The James F. Ruffin Lecture in the Fine Arts presents Dr. Steven L. Tuck of Miami University of Ohio who will present an illustrated lecture on the sculpture collection of the Emperor Tiberius at Sperlonga.

Free and open to the public, the lecture begins at 6 p.m. in Lecture B Room of Rhodes' Frazier Jelke Science Center.

An expert on Roman imperial art and archaeology, Tuck will speak on "Myth, Meaning and Metaphor: Sculptures from a Roman Imperial Villa." His publications include Latin Inscriptions in the Kelsey Museum and "Representations of Sport and Spectacle in Roman Art" in A Companion to Ancient Sport and Spectacle.