Welcome to Classics, the study of the cultural output of ancient Greece and Rome and its worldwide reception.
Welcome back to our students and faculty!
See our other course offerings on our 2024-2025 Course Schedule.
Faculty Spotlight
Assistant Professor Sarah Eisen (PhD Harvard University) joins our faculty this year. Click here to learn more.
Classicizing Chicago
From the late 1800s, Chicagoans from all walks of life and with widely varying measures of familiarity with the classical sources have found elements of the ancient past useful for making meaningful contributions to their own struggles and ventures. The Classicizing Chicago Project is building a digital archive of examples of this cultural mingling across time and space.
Upcoming Events
Nov
1
2024
Charles McNelis (Georgetown University): Achilles and Odysseus in...
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
Statius' Achilleid takes as its subject the hero Achilles prior to his participation in the Trojan War. Even though this chapter of Ach...
Nov
15
2024
Elizabeth Macaulay (CUNY Graduate Center): "Ancient Exempla: Movi...
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
Reception studies are now a core part of classical studies. Yet, the study of ancient art and architecture has lagged behind the recept...
Jan
13
2025
Nick Winters - "Rival Arithmetics of Ancient Greece"
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM, Evanston
Speaker Nick Winters, Classics, Northwestern University Title "Rival Arithmetics of Ancient Greece" Abstract The origin of European the...