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Philip Barnes, John Burroughs School
Translating the Untranslatable: Proper Names in the Septuagint and in Jerome's Vulgate
Christophe Rico, École biblique et archéologique française de Jérusalem, Polis Institute
Classical Club of St. Louis: Anatomical Puzzles: Learning to Take the Human Body Apart to Put it Back Together
Professor Luis Salas, Washington University in St. Louis
Making an Imperial Henchman: Crispinus in Martial and Juvenal
Cathy Keane, Washington University in St. Louis
CANCELLED: Mars' Visit to his Temple in Ovid's Fasti: A Comic Tragedy on an Epic Event?
Wolfgang Polleichtner, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen
CANCELLED: 2020 Biggs Family Residency in Classics: "The Guardians and the Law in Plato's Republic"
The 2020 Biggs Family Resident in Classics is Julia Annas, Regents Professor of Philosophy, University of Arizona.
CANCELLED: 2020 Biggs Family Residency in Classics: "Routine or Skill? Aristotle on Habituation in the Eudemian and Nicomachean Ethics"
The 2020 Biggs Family Resident in Classics is Julia Annas, Regents Professor of Philosophy, University of Arizona
CANCELED: 2020 Biggs Family Residency in Classics: "Plato on Utopia: The Atlantis Story"
Julia Annas, Regents Professor of Philosophy, University of Arizona.
CANCELLED: Women as a Natural Resource in Greek Literature and The Handmaid's Tale
Clara Bosak-Schroeder, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
CANCELLED: A picture is worth 1,000 words: Evidence of Female Literacy in Ancient Egypt
Dr. Mariam Ayad, Associate Professor of Egyptology, American University in Cairo
Remote Play Reading
The Classics Department is sponsoring a remote reading of Plautus' The Haunted House (Mostellaria)
Remote Research Colloquium
Join the Classics Department on April 27 at 12pm for presentations of undergraduate and graduate Classics student research.
Classics Graduation Recognition Ceremony
Join the Department of Classics to recognize and celebrate graduating Ancient Studies and Classics Majors, Minors, and Classics Graduate Students.
Classics Faculty to Discuss Washington University's Greek Vases
Susan Rotroff, Jarvis Thurston and Mona Van Duyn Professor Emerita, Grizelda (Zellie) McClelland, assistant dean in the College of Arts & Sciences and lecturer in the Department of Classics, and Tim Moore, John and Penelope Biggs Professor of Classics, will hold an online conversation on key works from the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum’s collection of ancient Greek vases. The discussion will delve into how to make meaning of the featured iconography, forms, and style of these historical objects.
Classics Open House
A Welcome to the Class of 2024!
Faculty Spotlight Talks for New Student Orientation
Several Classics and associated faculty to share their areas of interest with new students
Ancient Greek Theater in the Digital Age
International Online Conference
Classical Club of St. Louis: "Your Second Trip to Rome"
Avery Springer, John Burroughs School
Student-Faculty Discussion on Classics, Race, and Antiracism
The 2020 George E. Mylonas Lecture in Classical Art and Archaeology | The Birth of Democracy in Ancient Athens: A View from the Graves
Jane Ellen Buikstra, Regents' Professor of Anthropology and Founding Director of the Center for Bioarchaeological Research, Arizona State University
Eos Project READS for Black Lives: A Discussion of Critical Race Theory and Antiracism in Classics
CripAntiquity: Making Ancient Studies More Accessible
A talk and group discussion about supporting and promoting neurodiverse and disabled teachers and students in ancient history and related disciplines
Classical Club of St. Louis: “From Persepolis to Chicago: Achaemenid Art and Architecture”
Kiersten Neumann, Curator, Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago
Halloween Lucian Reading
A Virtual Reading in English Translation of Two Dialogues of Lucian: Lover of Lies & Dialogues of The Dead.
Major/Minor Fair
Please join us for the Virtual Major/Minor Fair and learn more about Classics!
Book Talk -- Leaving Academia: A Practical Guide
Chris Caterine, PhD, discusses his new book Leaving Academia: A Practical Guide
Classical Club of St. Louis: Book discussion on Tacitus' Germania and its reception
Christopher Krebs, Associate Professor of Classics, Stanford University
Three Classics student present their research at virtual symposium
Virtual Washington University Undergraduate Research Symposium exhibits asynchronous presentations on Greek tragedy, government in Roman Greece, and more
Defining a Comic Tradition: Plautus and the Marx Brothers
John Gruber-Miller, Edwin R. and Mary E. Mason Professor of Languages, Cornell College
Study Abroad Showcase
Overseas Programs is excited to offer an event for Danforth Campus students to learn more about available study abroad opportunities on December 4th, 12:00-2:00 pm (CT)