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Emily Wilson in Conversation with Madeline Miller on Re-imagining the Classics

Nov 20, 2020 at

From the website: "Revisit one of the most epic quests in all of literature: Homer’s The Odyssey. Emily Wilson’s translation breathes new life into the tale full of monsters, gods, and… Read More



Emily Wilson in Conversation with Madeline Miller and Maria Dahvana Headley on Radical Translations

Sep 16, 2020 at

From the event's website: "Maria Dahvana Headley’s Beowulf: A New Translation… Read More



Department Colloquium: Kate Meng Brassel (Penn) "Epictetus, Caesar, and the Animals"

Dec 3, 2020 at

Title: Epictetus, Caesar, and the Animals



Department Colloquium: Dan-el Padilla Peralta (Princeton) "The Affects of Manumission: Racial Melancholy and Roman Freedpersons"

Nov 19, 2020 at

Title: The Affects of Manumission: Racial Melancholy and Roman Rreedpersons



Department Colloquium: Sandra Blakely (Emory) "Testing the edges: digital approaches to maritime networks"

Nov 12, 2020 at

Title: Testing the edges: digital approaches to maritime networks



Department Colloquium: Greg Woolf (University of London) "Locating Resilience in Ancient Urban Networks"

Nov 5, 2020 at

Title:  Locating Resilience in Ancient Urban Networks



Department Colloquium: Mary Caldwell (Penn) “Musical Grammar and Lyrical Learning: Cato’s Distichs and Medieval Latin Song”

Oct 29, 2020 at

Title: Musical Grammar and Lyrical Learning: Cato’s Distichs and Medieval Latin Song



Department Colloquium: Eliza Gettel (Villanova) "Maintaining a Common Polity: Shared cult in the koina of the imperial Greek mainland"

Oct 22, 2020 at

Title: Maintaining a Common Polity: Shared cult in the koina of the imperial Greek mainland



Department Colloquium: Nyasha Junior (Temple) "But You’re Not a Historian: Reception History in Biblical Studies"

Oct 15, 2020 at

Title: But You’re Not a Historian: Reception History in Biblical Studies



Department Colloquium: Elena Isayev (Exeter) "Ancient Wandering and Permanent Temporariness"

Oct 8, 2020 at

Title: Ancient Wandering and Permanent Temporariness