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October 2008
Friday, October 17th
- Aquila Theatre Company presents The Iliad
- Homer's epic story of Achilles and the Trojan War is one of the greatest works in world literature. Aquila's innovative production, under Peter Meineck, Producing Artistic Director, tells the main parts of the story in an action packed performance. Free and open to the public.
- 7:30 pm, Concert Hall
March 2011
Wednesday, March 30th
- "Claiming an Icon: Gaius Marius in the Late Republic"
- Kathryn Steed, Assistant Professor of Classical Languages, presents her current research as part of the ongoing Classics Discussions series.
- 4:30 pm, LDC 330
April 2013
Friday, April 12th
- Nancy Wilkie Retirement Celebration: Film showings
- Films showing impacts of illicit artifact trade: 7:30pm "The Manuscripts of Timbuktu," and 8:30 pm "On the Trail of the Tomb Robbers"
- 7:30 pm, Boliou 104
Saturday, April 13th
- Wilkie Retirement: “Saving the Archaeological Past for Our Future”
- Professor Patty Gerstenblith, De Paul University, chair of the U.S. State Department Cultural Properties Advisory Committee
- 9:00 am, Weitz Cinema
- Nancy Wilkie Retirement Celebration: Alumni Panel
- Panel of Carleton archaeology and SoAn alums: John Doershuk 1980, Michael Madson 1994, and Jennifer Cerny Niquette 1996
- 10:30 am, Weitz Cinema
November 2014
Tuesday, November 11th
- "Iambic Poetry in the Geographical Tradition:
- The World Writ Small," Hans Wietzke '02, Visiting Assistant Professor of Classical Languages
- 4:30 pm, LDC 244
January 2015
Saturday, January 24th
- So You Want to Be a Hero? The Hero's Toolkit in Classical Antiquity
- Annual Classics Senior Comps Symposium with presentations by: Emma Burd, Josh Davids, Stella Fritzell and Patrick Stephen
- 2:30 pm, Gould Library Athenaeum
October 2016
Thursday, October 20th
- "The Mazi Archaeological Project:
- Regional Survey in an Ancient Greek Borderland," Alex Knodell, Co-Director of Archaeology, and Assistant Professor of Classics
- 12:00 pm, Language and Dining Center 104
September 2019
Thursday, September 26th
- Classics Table
- Look for the Gorgon Shield: Converse (in English) with profs, majors, potential majors, and people just interested in Classical Studies.
- 12:00 pm, East Dining Hall
October 2019
Thursday, October 3rd
- Classics Table
- Look for the Gorgon Shield: Converse (in English) with profs, majors, potential majors, and people just interested in Classical Studies.
- 12:00 pm, East Dining Hall
Thursday, October 10th
- Classics Table
- Look for the Gorgon Shield: Converse (in English) with profs, majors, potential majors, and people just interested in Classical Studies.
- 12:00 pm, East Dining Hall
Thursday, October 17th
- Classics Table: Following the Romans through Greece
- A report on summer research by Prof Jake Morton & student research partners: Patrick Mullins, Isabel McFadden, & Gabe Nass
- 12:00 pm, LDC 104
Thursday, October 24th
- Classics Table
- Look for the Gorgon Shield: Converse (in English) with profs, majors, potential majors, and people just interested in Classical Studies.
- 12:00 pm, East Dining Hall
Tuesday, October 29th
- Classics Table: Alex Knodell and his summer research students
- Talks by Alex Knodell and his summer reserach students
- 12:00 pm, LDC 104
November 2019
Tuesday, November 5th
- Classics Table: Professor Cynthia Damon, guest speaker
- Professor Damon will give a talk titled, Livy on the Invasion of Macedonia in 169 BC
- 12:00 pm, LDC 104
Thursday, November 14th
- Classics Table
- Look for the Gorgon Shield: Converse (in English) with profs, majors, potential majors, and people just interested in Classical Studies.
- 12:00 pm, East Dining Hall
September 2020
Thursday, September 10th
- Methods in the Archaeology of Greece Webinar:
- Join Professors Jack L. Davis and Alex R. Knodell for Archaeological Survey and Regional Approaches to the Study of Aegean Landscapes
- 11:00 am
