Lately we've seen number of articles that give 21st century perspectives on the study of Greek and Roman antiquity. Follow the links for thoughtful discussions of Classics in the context of current events.
Please join us for a virtual dramatic reading of Aeschylus' Persians, our oldest surviving Greek tragedy, on Friday May 28th at 6pm Eastern! Free of charge and open to public!
We are excited to announce that this year's Benefactors' Lecture will be given by Prof. Emily Greenwood of Yale University. Please plan to join us in webinar format on May 13, 2021 at 5 p.m. Prof. Greenwood's title is "Thucydides on Race."
After months of renovations, a refurbished Reed Hall is again the home of the Classics Department.
A new face in the Classics Department is William (Flint) Dibble, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Malcolm H. Wiener Laboratory for Archaeological Science, American School for Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA), University of Cincinnati, who is a visiting lecturer in 2020-21. His area of expertise is Classical Archaeology /Environmental Archaeology /Ancient History /Archaeological Science.
Murray and her colleagues argue that women could have been the true potter-artisans of this society. Hruby, who describes Murray and her students' paper as "extraordinarily well-reasoned," is in the process of using fingerprints to shed further light on Greek potters.
Congratulations Patrick Glauthier, Roberta Stewart and Julie Hruby.
Noah Simmons '20 presented his senior thesis project and eleven Classics students received recognition in a special Zoom event on May 28th honoring their academic achievements.
After reading ancient texts about human anatomy and physiology, students in the Winter 2020 CLST 11 class (Ancient Medicine) visited the Anatomy Lab at Geisel School of Medicine for a chance to examine bones and organs up close.
Jenny Lynn, Language Program Director, Classics Department talks about being comfortable in a new learning environment.
