Al Duncan remotely presented a paper on March 3, “Rags of Defeat: Materializing Failure in Aristophanes’ Acharnians,” at the international conference Materialität und Medialität: Aspekte einer Anderen Äesthetik (Materiality and Mediality: aspects of a Different Aesthetics), co-organized by Jan Stellman … Read more

April 4th (Monday) at 4:40 PM on Zoom In 200 B.C., the Athenians, under increasing external pressure, abandoned the policy of strict external neutrality which they had pursued since 229, when they literally bought back their freedom from the Macedonians. … Read more

James Rives will present a paper at a conference on P. Nigidius Figulus, a friend of Cicero, a die-hard political opponent of Julius Caesar, and a remarkable scholar with a wide range of interests. The conference, which will be conducted … Read more

Together with Melina Tamiolaki (University of Crete) Emily Baragwanath has organized a three-day international panel on the topic of “Xenophon and Genre, Genres in Xenophon” in the framework of the Celtic Classics Conference, Lyon, France, July 18-21, 2022. The panel … Read more

The purpose of this talk is to address a normally overlooked aspect of Xenophon’s corpus, namely, his treatment of humor. Studies of ancient Greek theories on humor primarily engage with Plato and Aristotle. This is understandable, as both philosophers overtly … Read more

My paper examines the difference between Aristaeus’ success and Orpheus’ failure in the Georgics. Why does Aristaeus succeed in generating a new hive of bees while Orpheus fails to resurrect Eurydice? Some scholars understand the key difference to be a … Read more

Come join us! When? Tuesday March 1st, 2022, 5:00-6:30 pm Where? Murphey Hall, Room 116 (or watch live via Zoom: https://unc.zoom.us/j/96359843411) Prizes of $250 will be awarded to the winners, one in Greek and one in Latin. All undergraduates taking … Read more

February 28th (Monday) at 1:20 p.m. on Zoom Tea Talk by Prof. Hérica Valladares on work in progress: Viewing and Reading the Heroides in the House of Jason in Pompeii. The pictorial ensemble from room E in the House of … Read more

February 25th (Friday) at 1:20 p.m. on Zoom Tea Talk by Prof. Patricia Rosenmeyer on work in progress: After Lights Out: Studying Classics in a World War II Internment Camp. This paper investigates how exile and detention affected the lives … Read more

February 18th (Friday) at 1:20 p.m. on Zoom Tea Talk by Prof. Al Duncan on work in progress: Rags of Defeat: Materializing Failure in Aristophanes’ Acharnians. In Aristophanes’ Acharnians, the comedic protagonist Dicaeopolis visits the fictionalized home of the real … Read more