Classics & Classical Studies

An informational meeting to talk about LATN 0101 and to answer any questions you may have. If you are interested in studying Latin, please come to the meeting. Refreshments will be served.

An informational meeting for students who are curious about the Classics Department’s Intensive Beginning Greek, GREK 0101. Course instructors and current students of both Greek and Latin will describe the agony and the ecstasy of learning an ancient language in Winter Term and the lifelong profits that accrue to those who learn to read Ancient Greek.

Jason Pedicone, Ph.D., the president and co-founder of the Paideia Institute, will discuss the Paideia Institutes programs and outreach initiatives, explain the institute’s teaching philosophy, and explore current issues in second language acquisition as they relate to Classics.

Roberta L. Stewart, Professor of Classical Studies at Dartmouth College

Contestants are given a Latin passage to translate, and the best translation wins the endowed Kellogg Latin English Prize established in 1918 by Brainerd Kellogg, professor of rhetoric and English literature, 1861-1868, and trustee, 1885-1920. Dictionaries are allowed, so please bring one along. This contest is open to all Middlebury students.

The Classics Department announces the KELLOGG COMPETITION IN LATIN TRANSLATION. The Kellogg Prize fund was established in May 1918 by Prof. Brainerd Kellogg, Class of 1858, “to encourage Latin and English.” This award is given for the best sight translation from Latin poetry into English. The competition will take place on FRIDAY, MAY 13TH FROM 3:00-5:00 PM IN TWILIGHT 204. Contestants may use a dictionary. THIS CONTEST IS OPEN TO ALL MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE STUDENTS. If you have a conflict with the scheduled time, please contact Prof.

Robert Parker, Wykeham Professor of Ancient History at New College, Oxford University

“How Lawyers Became Villains at Rome: The Historiography of Delation from Cicero to Tacitus” A Classics lecture by Christopher van den Berg (Amherst College)

Jason Pedicone, Ph.D., the president and co-founder of the Paideia Institute, a non-profit classics startup, will discuss his experiences building a startup that promotes the classical humanities.  He will explore the nuts and bolts of starting a business that prioritizes solving social problems above earning a profit, the concept of “social entrepreneur,”and what running a business has taught him about the humanities, and vice versa.

Lunch will be provided.

Beginning Friday afternoon, the Eve Adler Department of Classics will sponsor a marathon reading Ovid’s Metamorphoses in English. With over 250 tales of transformation, this narrative poem recounts the history of the world from creation to the golden age of Rome under Augustus. The reading, by both students and faculty, will continue through the weekend, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday and 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Sunday. Davis Family Library Steps