Past Events

In the Odyssey, Demodokos' performances are framed by the consumption of meat. Indeed, the two known settings of the epic performances, symposia and religious festivals, were characterized by consumption of… Read More

Julia Simons' (CLST) talk Crooked: Hippocrates Against the Medical Maltreatment of Hunchbacks will be delivered during the Humanities presentations February 22, 2019. There will be a $500… Read More

Several milestones and new beginnings punctuate the history of the ancient world in the 8th century BCE, but my Colloquium focuses specifically on the beginning of Greek colonization… Read More

A series of recent publications, both scholarly and popular, has identified the physical environment as a primary historical agent in the Roman Empire’s development and decline as a major (and distinct) political,… Read More

Facultea with Sarah Ruden, Translator of the Aeneid

Translation may just be the most self-indulgent thing you can do.

Open to all. Presented by the Classics Board… Read More

Greg Callaghan's (ANCH) talk If You Can't Walk the Walk, Then Talk the Talk: Status and International Relations in the Hellenistic Worldwill be… Read More

CLST Visiting Scholar Sarah Ruden is giving a series of evening lectures at Pendle Hill entitled:

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Keynote Presentation:  Matthew Liebmann (Harvard)

“A Little Rebellion Now and Then is a Good Thing”: An Archaeology of Alternative American… Read More