Past Events



“The Blues of Achilles”: Live Performance and Discussion, with Joe Goodkin

Sep 17, 2024 at -

This is an opportunity to experience ancient Greek epic poetry through a creative reception by an American singer/songwriter. Joe Goodkin will play and sing, and discussion will follow.

All students, faculty,… Read More



Department Colloquium: Joseph Farrell (Penn) "Intertexuality Outside the Canon"

Sep 12, 2024 at -

Speaker: Joseph Farrell, Professor of Classical Studies, University of Pennsylvania



Dissertators-Only Colloquium Session

Aug 29, 2024 at -

We are seizing upon the open first colloquium slot of the year to call a first ever “dissertators-only” colloquium. Recognizing that dissertation work is often solitary and yet is also core to our intellectual… Read More



Department Colloquium: Rosa Andújar (King's College London) "Fragmenting the Chorus in Greek Tragedy"

Sep 26, 2024 at -

Speaker: Rosa Andújar, Senior Lecturer at King's College London



Department Colloquium: James Uden (Boston University) "The Immune System of Civil War: Lucan's Body Politics"

Sep 19, 2024 at -

Speaker: James Uden, Professor of Classical Studies, Boston University



Scheherazade Khan Dissertation Defense

Jul 16, 2024 at -

Classical Studies doctoral candidate Scheherazade Khan will defend her dissertation:

“Actualized Mimesis and the Processual Animation of Greco-Roman Objects”

All are warmly invited to come learn about… Read More



Zachary Elliott Dissertation Defense

Jul 15, 2024 at -

Classical Studies doctoral candidate Zachary Elliott will defend his dissertation:

“Lucian’s Mythological Playground: Time, Space, and Myth in Lucian of Samosata”

All are warmly invited to come learn… Read More



Career Celebration for Ralph Rosen

May 14, 2024 at -

The Kislak Center
Van Pelt Library



Senior Colloquium

Apr 25, 2024 at -

*4:15-4:45 pm: Coffee and cookies in Cohen Hall 2nd Floor Lounge. All are welcome.

Senior Colloquium is devoted to celebrating this year’s graduating majors in Classical Studies and Ancient… Read More