Classics
Five years after a devastating fire, CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Professor Kirk Ambrose reflects on the significance of the renowned cathedral’s Dec. 7 reopening.
Even if historical films like Gladiator II, debuting Friday, are inaccurate on key points, CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Department of Classics Assistant Teaching Professor Travis Rupp sees value in them as a gateway to getting students interested in real history.
CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Classics scholars identify previously unknown fragments of two lost tragedies by Greek tragedian Euripides.
Team co-led by CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ classics researcher unearths the upper portion of a huge, ancient pharaonic statue whose lower half was discovered in 1930; Ramessess II was immortalized in Percy Bysshe Shelly’s ‘Ozymandias.'
Nick Romeo’s ‘The Alternative’ uses real-world examples to push back on ‘unempirical dogmas’ of modern economics.
In a critically acclaimed new translation of The Iliad, CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ classics Professor Laurialan Reitzammer sees the enduring relevance of Homer.
In his Distinguished Research Lecture Nov. 28, Professor Kirk Ambrose will discuss how institutions used art to authenticate religious relics, as well as condemn counterfeiting.
Dimitri Nakassis, classics professor and former ‘genius grant’ winner, lands support from National Endowment for the Humanities to complete paradigm-shifting study of ancient Greece.
Specialist in art, architecture and archaeology of ancient Rome wins 2021 Excellence in Teaching Award from Archaeological Institute of America.
Elspeth Dusinberre, new college professor of distinction, discusses the joy and relevance of the discipline.