Loyola alum lectures on shipwreck excavation in Sicily

On March 22, students, faculty, and alums packed Galvin Auditorium (Sullivan Center, Lakeshore Campus) for "The Late Antique 'Church Wreck' at Marzamemi: Marble, Maritime Heritage, and Museum Development along the Sicilian Coast" by Justin Leidwanger (Stanford University). Dr. Leidwanger is an alumnus of Loyola University of Chicago (Classical Studies) and the Director of the Stanford University/ Soprintendenza del Mare Marzamemi Maritime Heritage Project (Pachino, Siracusa, Sicily). His talk was co-sponsored by the Department of Classical Studies and the Medieval Studies Program.