article_snippet.sent: In his lecture, entitled 'Lessons from the history of nightlife - 10,000 years from Mesopotamia to Las Vegas', his will examine how our distant ancestors balanced freedom with responsiblity in regulating nightlife.
article_snippet.sent: That's what night has always been about.'
article_snippet.sent: The official preview of Dr Bellis talk, set to take place tomorrow, reads: 'The foundations of modern nightlife go back thousands of years to when people first abandoned nomadic lives to build and live in cities. '
article_snippet.sent: Looking back at how nightlife developed over the past 10,000 years, we can learn from history's successes and failures and develop a greater insight into the challenges posed by nightlife today.'