This track allows students significant choice in determining both the type of comprehensive exams they take and in electing courses to help them prepare for those exams. The curriculum thus allows for ...

The following list offers required readings and choices for the M.A. in Classical Antiquity, Special Field examination in Greek History. Students are expected to consult with an advisor and finalize a ...

I lead a local library group that is reading Herodotus’s Histories, an ancient Greek account of the Greco-Persian Wars. Last week, one of the members emailed me after he saw the New York Times ...

Classical Studies encompasses all the social, material, and intellectual culture of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds, as they can be studied both in the original languages and in English. The ...

The author of a sweeping re-examination of Western history reveals the global reach of Greek and Roman antiquity Naoíse Mac Sweeney - Author, The West: A New History in Fourteen Lives Examples of ...

The recently reinstalled Northend gallery explores the Renaissance and its relationship to ancient Greek and Roman culture. Artists and craftsmen of the Renaissance drew inspiration directly from ...

In impromptu remarks delivered following the assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Robert F. Kennedy called on Americans to “tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of ...

Whether it's to start analyzing a detail or impressing someone in conversation, understanding a classical building begins with an awareness of the different classical orders of architecture. In the ...

A new collection of essays considers how the villainous women of classical antiquity resonate in contemporary Western society Nora McGreevy - Correspondent Explore the true history and myths behind ...

Until March 15, 2026, the Palazzo Nuovo dei Musei Capitolini hosts, for the first time in its history, a temporary exhibition ...

When an Irish poet and an English illustrator set out to dust off Greco-Roman tales with homoerotic undertones, they were not hard up for options (or for overtones, for that matter). By Maggie Lange ...

Interpret the history of the ancient world. Examine the life of Julius Caesar and learn the language and literature of ancient Greece and Rome. In her role as architectural historian, Kirsten Straus ...