Classics & Classical Studies

Sir John Myres posed this question in his 1927 Sather Lectures at the University of California Berkeley. Contrary to many scholars of his day, Myres did not believe that the issue of Greek identity was self-evident and he argued that it had arisen slowly over a period of time on Greek soil. This lecture will examine how, why, when, and on what grounds the ancient Greeks began to think of themselves as a singular ethnic entity and will trace developments in the definition of what it meant to be Greek in the ancient world. Jonathan M.

Antony Augoustakis, Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Episodes of death, elaborate ritual, and burial abound in Flavian epic poetry. In this talk, I examine the episodes that describe a “fake” funeral to investigate the strong ties between burial, lament and civil war. In particular, female lament is opposed to and complements male grief, as lamentation becomes a vessel for letting out the darkest side of human predisposition towards despotism.

James Romm, the James H. Ottaway Jr. Professor of Classics; Director, Classical Studies Program at Bard College

Martha Nussbaum, Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago

A celebration of Ovid and the College’s recent purchase of a 1521 edition of Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Featuring Prof. Angeline Chiu of UVM and members of LATN 0202.

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. 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. Star (cstar@middlebury.edu).

Beginning Friday afternoon Oct. 13, at 3 p.m., the Eve Adler Department of Classics will sponsor a marathon reading of Homer’s “Iliad,” in English using the Lattimore translation. The “Iliad” is an epic Greek poem that recounts the siege of Troy and includes memorable allusions to ancient art, heroics of war and enduring literary images. The reading, by both students and faculty, will continue through Oct. 15, beginning at 10 a.m. each morning on Saturday and Sunday until dusk each evening.

Beginning Friday afternoon Oct. 13, at 3 p.m., the Eve Adler Department of Classics will sponsor a marathon reading of Homer’s “Iliad,” in English using the Lattimore translation. The “Iliad” is an epic Greek poem that recounts the siege of Troy and includes memorable allusions to ancient art, heroics of war and enduring literary images. The reading, by both students and faculty, will continue through Oct. 15, beginning at 10 a.m. each morning on Saturday and Sunday until dusk each evening.

Beginning Friday afternoon Oct. 13, at 3 p.m., the Eve Adler Department of Classics will sponsor a marathon reading of Homer’s “Iliad,” in English using the Lattimore translation. The “Iliad” is an epic Greek poem that recounts the siege of Troy and includes memorable allusions to ancient art, heroics of war and enduring literary images. The reading, by both students and faculty, will continue through Oct. 15, beginning at 10 a.m. each morning on Saturday and Sunday until dusk each evening.

Prof. Jenny Strauss Clay, the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Classics at the University of Virginia