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
Oct
30
2020
"The Limits of Plato’s Test" (Katy Meadows, Indiana University, B...
10:15 AM - 12:15 PM, Online
The Northwestern Ancient Philosophy Workshop will be hosting Dr. Katy Meadows, of Indiana University, Bloomington. Professor Meadow...
Oct
30
2020
Classics Online Lecture: Amy Richlin (UCLA), "Subalternity in the...
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, Online
"Subalternity in the Roman Metropole" Please join the Department of Classics for an online lecture with Amy Richlin, UCLA, on October 3...
Nov
12
2020
AntigoneNOW at the Wirtz Center, opening on November 12
All Day, Online
AntigoneNOW Available On-Demand NOV 12–19 In the midst of a bombed-out city still feeling the aftershocks of war, the rebellious and in...