A group of students met in Dartmouth Library's Rauner Special Collections Library to decipher handwritten texts from the Middle Ages. The class—"Latin Paleography," co-taught by Jennifer Lynn, language program director, Department of Classics, and medievalist Cecilia Gaposchkin, a professor and chair of the Department of History.
Anne Johnakin '23 made a stone and clay oven to test fuels used in ancient ceramics.
A veterans' book group moderated by the classics professor is reading war stories from ancient Greece, Vermont Public Radio reports. Stewart says the group helps veterans discuss their own war experiences.
Living with the Dead: Urbanism in the Roman Suburb, Allison Emmerson, Tulane University spoke on October 21, 2021, Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center, room 201.
The Dean of Faculty has extended congratulations to two of our faculty members who have received grants supporting their research.
It is our pleasure to announce the recipients of awards and prizes given by the Department of Classics in 2021. Prizes are awarded for excellence in Greek and Latin Literature, Greek language, Latin language, and in interpreting the ancient world in multiple media. In addition, we warmly congratulate four students who have completed Senior Honors Projects. [more]
The Department warmly congratulates a fantastic group of students who graduate from Dartmouth this year with majors or minors in Classical Studies, Classical Archaeology, and Classical Languages and Literature. You students have dealt with so much over the past year; now your dedication and your commitment to the liberal arts has brought you to this milestone in your life. We will miss you all!
Wednesday, May 26 for four seniors defended their theses Following the presentations, there was a celebration for the recipients of our annual language prizes: the Atherton 1883 Greek prize and the Class of 1846 Latin Prize.
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!
This year's Benefactors' Lecture was given by Prof. Emily Greenwood of Yale University in a webinar format on May 13, 2021 at 5 p.m. Prof. Greenwood's title is "Thucydides on Race."
