Umbria Antica Festival

The 2025 edition of the Umbria Antica Festival, titled 'The Roads of History,' took place in Todi from March 20 to 23. Opening the event on March 19 was a preview with Matteo Saudino (Barbasophia) dedicated to Seneca. Among the main speakers were Laura Pepe (from Odysseus to Alexander the Great), Dario Fabbri (human geopolitics of the ancient world), Luciano Canfora (the Peloponnesian War), and Piergiorgio Odifreddi, who closed the festival with a lecture on Lucretius. At the Cinema Teatro Nido dell'Aquila, Cesare Catà staged 'Odyssey Jukebox.' The program was completed by the Book Fair and guided tours of the Roman Cisterns, the Civic Museum, and the Lapidary Museum.

Wednesday, March 19 (Preview)

• Matteo Saudino (Barbasophia) — lecture-performance on Seneca and the pursuit of happiness

Thursday, March 20

• Laura Pepe — journeys, encounters, and conflicts, from Odysseus to Alexander the Great
• Dario Fabbri — human geopolitics in the ancient world

Friday, March 21

• Luciano Canfora — 'The Great Peloponnesian War'

Saturday, March 22

• Cesare Catà — 'Odyssey Jukebox' (Cinema Teatro Nido dell'Aquila)

Sunday, March 23

• Piergiorgio Odifreddi — concluding lecture on Lucretius

Throughout the event: Book Fair and guided tours of the Roman Cisterns, the Civic Museum, and the Lapidary Museum.