mcclanahan

  • The Triumph of Aemilius Paulus painting
    How to make a Roman temple robber: rhetoric and abuse from Ciceronian Rome to Lord Elgin presented by Professor Isabel KösterWednesday, September 19, 2018 7:00 PM in HUMN 250 Stealing from a sanctuary was one of the worst crimes a
  • picture of greek temple
     Announcement of the 2018 Mary E. V. McClanahan Graduate Essay Prize Summary: Classics Graduate students are invited to submit essays to be judged by a committee of three faculty members. The writer of the essay judged to be the best will
  • Picture of city of Sikyon, a Roman statue, and Roman coins
    McClanahan Lecture SeriesThe Lost City of Sikyonpresented by Sarah JamesTuesday, February 27, 2018 7:00 PM in HUMN 250 Sikyon is probably the most important ancient Greek city that you’ve never heard of. Known for centuries from
  • Statue of "Rape of the Sabine Women" by Giambologna, 1583
    Elegizing the Roman Theater:Ars Amatoria 1.89-134 Winner of the 2017 Mary E.V McClanahan Essay Graduate Prize, Samuel L. Kindick, will present his paper, "Elegizing the Roman Theater: Ars Amatoria 1.89-134", on Monday, December 4
  • Picture of Marlon Brando being Julius Caesar
    Wednesday, November 29 7:00 PM in HUMN 150 presented by Tyler LansfordClassical Rhetoric in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar Among Shakespeare’s ‘Roman’ plays, Julius Caesar is arguably the most Roman in both substance and form: not
  • picture of Greek painted pottery
    Travelers and Immigrants in Greek Mythology presented by Professor Lauri ReitzammerWednesday, October 11th 7:00 PM in HUMN 250 Greek Mythology is filled with travelers, wanderers, immigrants, exiles, and refugees. This lecture
  • poster for mcclanahan lecture by dimitri nakassis on feb 2, 2017
    Forgotten cities hidden in plain sight: archaeology and ancient landscapes in Greecepresented by Professor Dimitri Nakassis Archaeology is usually associated with excavation, a process that brings the past into the present by
  • cover image from Apuleius Golden Ass
    Congratulations to Elizabeth Deacon, winner of this year’s Mary E. V. McClanahan Graduate Essay Prize. Elizabeth is fourth-year PhD student working on Apuleius. She receives the $1500 prize for her essay “Diotima and Isis: The
  • column of Trajan at night
    McClanahan Lecture SeriesRevisiting the Column of Trajanpresented by Associate Professor Diane ConlinWednesday, November 16, 2016 at 7PM in HUMN 150
  • Announcement of the 2016 Mary E. V. McClanahan Graduate Essay PrizeSummary: Classics Graduate students are invited to submit essays to be judged by a committee of three faculty members. The writer of the essay judged to be the best will receive $1,
Subscribe to mcclanahan