Classics & Classical Studies

Every Fall Family Weekend since 2005 classics majors have brought the ancient epics to life. This year they will be reading Homer’s Iliad (in English). We invite everyone to stop and listen to this noted prequel to The Odyssey, or visit go/epic/ to sign up for a time slot and participate. 

Evan Jewell, Assistant Professor of History
Rutgers University - Camden

Classics is one of the nicest majors at Middlebury, come learn about our winter term introductory Latin class. Drink the cider, eat the donuts, declare.

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 in the Classics Department by Wednesday, April 29th.

Please join the departments of American Studies, Classics and Classical Studies, Comparative Literature, English, Film and Media Culture, History, Literary Studies, and Religion for a reception celebrating graduates in these disciplines.

The following departments invite grads and their guests to join them in the locations listed below.

English | AXN 232 | 3:30-4:15 pm

Religion | AXN 220 | 3:30-4:15 pm

History | Abernethy Room (AXN 221) | 3:30-5:00 pm

Film and Media Culture | AXN 229 | 3:30-5:30 pm

American Studies | American Studies Conference Room | 4:45-5:30 pm

Classics and Classical Studies, Comparative Literature, Literary Studies | AXN 232 | 4:45-5:30 pm

Please join the Eve Adler Department of Classics & Classical Studies for a marathon reading of Ovid’s Metamorphoses. If you would like to participate, everyone is welcome, you can access the sign up sheet at go/epic/.

Please join the Eve Adler Department of Classics & Classical Studies for a marathon reading of Ovid’s Metamorphoses. If you would like to participate, everyone is welcome, you can access the sign up sheet at go/epic/.

Please join the Eve Adler Department of Classics & Classical Studies for a marathon reading of Ovid’s Metamorphoses. If you would like to participate, everyone is welcome, you can access the sign up sheet at go/epic/.

Stephanie Frampton, MIT Literature

The trope of “books as friends” has a long history. Pinpointing the earliest appearance of the metaphor in the letters of the Roman orator, politician, and philosopher Cicero, this paper asks what it means to read books as friends, how we make connections with others by sharing texts in common, and what we can learn about the past and the future from reading ancient literature today.

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 of a passage from Latin poetry into English. Contestants may use a dictionary. This contest is open to all Middlebury College students.