Posted on October 30th, 2024 in Students by Elizabeth W. Thill

The Classical Studies Program is proud to launch our new Virtual Homecoming Series, where we profile a graduated student (not a current graduate student, we don’t have any of those) to learn where they are in the current world, and how their love of the ancient world got them there. Our thanks to our inaugural …

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Posted on October 29th, 2024 in Events, Local, Students by Elizabeth W. Thill

One of the great benefits of the Classical Studies Program moving under the umbrella of the History Department is that, in good Roman style, we can see what of their stuff we like and totally co-opt it (if it’s a good enough strategy for Ovid and his Metamorphoses, it’s good enough for us). One thing …

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Posted on October 29th, 2024 in Students, We Have Thoughts On That... by Elizabeth W. Thill

This post was written by student Bailey Evans, as part of her Fall 2024 Honors Project in CLAS-A 301 Classical Archaeology. More about Bailey at the end of the post. The Ancient world remains a mystery. Modern scholars will continue to dedicate years to furthering our current understanding of classical civilizations, but there will always …

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Posted on October 22nd, 2024 in Real Housewives of Mt Olympus by Elizabeth W. Thill

Episode 80: In which Hades and Persephone discuss a newly discovered (and hilariously bad) painting of Cerberus, and Theseus gets a new job. This cross-over episode of Real Housewives of Hades (a Mt. Olympus spin-off) and Real Housewives of Mt. Olympus brought to you by the latest archaeological news on Greek Reporter.com– and by CLAS-B 320 Greek …

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Posted on October 14th, 2024 by Elizabeth W. Thill

Want to enhance your growth as a citizen of the world? Ask timeless big-picture questions while learning marketable skills? Expand and unlearn what you thought you knew about Ancient Greece and Rome? Draw connections to the past in your field of study? Whether you are minoring in Classical Studies, or taking courses to expand your view …

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