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    Great Battles: Moments in Time that Changed History Lecture

    Great Battles: Moments in Time that Changed History Lecture

    Presented by University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum) at University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)

    October 3, 2012


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    A Tale of Two City States: Quirigua's Victory over Copan in 738 CE

    Dr. Robert Sharer, Curator Emeritus, American Section, and Director of the Early Copan Acropolis Program (1989–2003), presents this inaugural lecture in the Great Battles Series. Until recently scholars depicted the ancient Maya as a peaceful civilization devoid of warfare. This somewhat romantic notion has been overturned by evidence of a starker reality: during the Classic period (ca. 250–900 CE) an array of Maya kingdoms were engaged in a series of major wars that ravaged the heart of the Maya homeland. For much of this era the major kingdom of Copan appears to have escaped these conflicts. Everything changed in 738 CE, however, when Copan was dramatically defeated by its far smaller vassal, Quirigua.


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      • Venue Info

        University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)

        3260 South Street
        Philadelphia, PA 19104

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      • Admission Info

        Tickets:

        $40 (General Admission)
        $15 (Penn Museum Member)
        $10 (At Door - Based on Availability)
        $5 (Individual Lecture General Admission Advance)
        $2 (Individual Lecture Member Advance)


        Info Phone: 215-898-4000

      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        October 3, 2012

        Times:

        6 pm


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