On 19 November, Mark Saltveit (Middlebury College, VT) is to give the Carol Rifelj lecture on palindromes in Sidonius, starting from Ep. 9.14.4 Roma tibi subito motibus ibit amor and tackling the complexities of the manuscript tradition.

Mark is a specialist and one-time world champion in the field of palindromes. He is preparing an article on the subject of his lecture. He welcomes any relevant discussions: msaltveit AT middlebury.edu.