Inequality: Ancient and Modern

Inequality: Ancient and Modern

The Ranieri Colloquium on Ancient Studies
INEQUALITY: ANCIENT AND MODERN
March 7-8, 2019

Presented by the NYU Center for Ancient Studies in conjunction with Conversations in the Social Sciences

Keynote Session

A Brief History of Inequality
Walter Scheidel, Stanford University

Session I

‘The Greatest of All Plagues’: Plato on Economic Inequality
David Lay Williams, DePaul University

Taxing Rich and Poor in the Ancient Mediterranean
Andrew Monson, NYU

Session II

Ancient Equality and Modern Inequalities:
Reflections on the Jury Trial in Ancient Greece and Contemporary America
Sara Forsdyke, University of Michigan

The Measure and Mismeasure of Inequality
Walter Scheidel, Stanford University

Political Inequality: Ancient and Modern
Melissa Schwartzberg, NYU
David Stasavage, NYU