Welcome to Classics
Classics students explore the cultural output of ancient Greece and Rome and its worldwide reception.
We look forward to welcoming the Class of 2030 in September!
About Classics
Join the Department
We are pleased to announce a search for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Latin literature to begin Fall 2027.
Department Spotlight
Dr. Clara Drummond is the Director of the Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections and University Archives, where she works to make the collections accessible for others. Her journey toward this role began by studying Classics!
Faculty Publications
Classics faculty regularly publish their research in books and journal articles.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
1
2026
Liba Taub (University of Cambridge/ Deutsches Museum Forschungsin...
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM, Evanston
Science at the Symposium Ancient historians have devoted a great deal of work to studying the drinking and dinner parties known as symp...