Welcome to Classics, the study of the cultural output of ancient Greece and Rome and its worldwide reception.
Classics students visited the replica of the Athenian Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee! Read the full story here.
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
May
16
2025
Suspense and Surprise in Greek Tragedy
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
Visiting Lecture by Glenn Most Starting from Alfred Hitchcock's classic distinction between suspense and surprise, I ask how much of ea...
May
23
2025
Ancient Economies Conference
8:15 AM - 5:15 PM, Evanston
Ancient Economies May 23, 2025 Sponsored by: Northwestern Center for Economic History Joel Mokyr, Joe Ferrie, and Walker Hanlon, co-dir...