Classical Antiquity in the News
Stories recommended by faculty and students
Smithsonian
Women in Classics: A Conversation with Judith Hallett
Was the Fall of Rome a Biological Phenomenon?
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
Apr
22
2021
Curtis Dozier (Vassar College), “‘The Values of Athens’ in Cont...
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Online
“The Values of Athens” in Contemporary White Ethnonationalism Classical scholars who are familiar with the admiration for ancient Spar...
May
7
2021
Famoro Dioubate: a performance and discussion of the poetic and m...
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, Online
An afternoon with Famoro Dioubate: a performance and discussion of the poetic and musical heritage of West African song and oral poetry...
May
19
2021
Warnock Lecture Series: Jennifer Trimble (Stanford University)
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Online
Interactions of slavery and visual culture in ancient Rome Northwestern University Department of Art History presents the Warnock Lectu...