Ancient Rome: Specialist Lecture Series every week until Sun Mar 22 2020 . Sun 8 Mar 2020Sun 15 Mar 2020Sun 22 Mar 2020 2:00pm – 2:45pm WA Maritime Museum Bookings are at capacity Listen and learn as our experts guide you through the amazing and extraordinary world of the Ancient Romans. Details Dates: Sunday 8, 15, 22 and 29 March Cost: Lectures are free and will run for one hour or less. Entry fees apply if you wish to explore the Museum or Ancient Rome Bookings: Lectures are at capacity Lecture schedule "Rebel girls of Rome: The status of women in society and the prominent troublemakers who challenged the status quo" Sunday 22 March 2020 | 2pm Speaker: Danielle McCabe Women occupied a complex position in ancient Roman society, as they were considered functionally and legally to be under the patriarchal guidance and ownership of the male head of the Roman family that they belonged to. Join Danielle McCabe as she discusses how many Roman women found ways to achieve legal and social personhood within Roman society, and some great tales of prominent ‘rebel girls’ who made history through their exploits. This talk will include a summary of the rights and roles of women of the elite, free roman citizens and those in slavery and will also include an overview of some of Rome’s notorious women. These figures include Hypatia of Alexandria who was the first woman executed for witchcraft; Porcia Cato’s daughter, Hortensia who led a political rebellion against unfair taxation; Fulvia who nailed Cicero’s tongue to the senate door and the infamous Julia whose promiscuity scandalised Rome. About your speaker Danielle McCabe spent a number of years as a tour guide in Rome, specialising in presentations featuring the Palatine Hill, the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. She studied Ancient History at Notre Dame and University of Western Australia with a focus on the Ancient Roman world. She now teaches Ancient History at Mount Lawley Senior High School. This lecture is at capacity. "The Battle of Actium: Augustus versus Marc Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC" Sunday 29 March 2020 | 2pm Credit: Battle of Actium, 31BC by Lorenzo A Castro, 1672, oil on canvas held by the National Maritime Museum Greenwich, London-Palmer Collection Join Michael Page for a lively discussion of the defining conflict of the ancient Roman world during the period of civil war that followed Julius Caesar's death. The Battle of Actium would see Octavian (Augustus) win decisively against the forces of Marc Antony and the Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra. This naval battle effectively ended the Roman Republic and brought forth the rule of Octavian as Augustus Caesar, a legacy that would shape Rome’s imperial future. Michael will introduce the Roman warships that defined this naval battle, along with the naval tactics and weapons that featured in the Ionian Sea on that fateful day. This discussion will identify the the strengths and weaknesses of the combatants, the three key phases of the battle, and analyse why the battle was won by Augustus and lost by Marc Antony. About your speaker Col. (Retired) Michael Page Colonel Michael Page was born in Warwick, England and emigrated with his family to Australia in 1967. Colonel Page is a graduate of the Australian Army Command and Staff College, in Queenscliff, later receiving his Reserve Forces Decoration in 2000, a Training Commander’s Commendation in 2004 and the Australian Defence Medal in 2006. He was promoted Colonel on the 1st January 2007, and posted as the Director Army Personnel Agency Perth, and subsequently appointed as an Honorary ADC to the Governor General of Australia on the 1st January 2008. His last posting in 2013 was as the Senior Military Liaison Officer at the Directorate of Indigenous Affairs, Canberra. Michael completed a Bachelor of Arts (History) the University of Western Australia in 2011, and after retiring from military service achieved his Honours in History in 2014, during which time he delivered multiple lectures on ancient military battles to the Classical History faculty. He was awarded the Rae Metcalf African History and the UWA Convocation History prizes in 2011 and a Jean Rogerson Honours Scholarship in 2013. Michael is married to Lesley, a teacher, and they have two adult children who are happily pursuing their own lives. His leisure interests include military history, war-gaming, travel and supporting the Wallabies. He is currently writing the biography of the RSM, SAS Regiment, Laurie Fraser. This lecture is at capacity.