Classics Events
Currently Browsing:
Events for Prospective Students
See events for all groups (clear "Prospective Students")
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
February 2009
Saturday, February 14th
- "Ancient Colonization: Postmodern Perspectives on an Ancient Phenomenon"
- Annual Classics Comps Symposium
- 4:00 pm, Library Athenaeum
April 2011
Thursday, April 14th
- Vigil in Remembrance of the Looting of the Iraq National Museum
- Join us for an illustrated lecture by Nancy Wilkie, William H. Laird Professor of Classics, Anthropology and the Liberal Arts, in remembrance of the ransacking of the Iraq National Museum and the looting of countless archaeological sites throughout Iraq. Of the approximately 15,000 priceless objects looted from the museum, 5,000 are still missing.
- 8:00 pm, Leighton 304
February 2013
Tuesday, February 5th
- Love is a Rhythmical Art: A New Translation of Ovid's, "Ars amatoria"
- Christopher Brunelle, Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics at St. Olaf College
- 7:30 pm, LDC 335
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
January 2014
Saturday, January 25th
- "Monsters and Monstrosity in Classical Antiquity"
- 2014 Classics Senior Symposium: talks by Rachael Dodd, Tyler Gebauer, Will Schedl and Michael Tolan with guest respondent Christopher Polt
- 3:00 pm, Library Athenaeum
May 2014
Tuesday, May 13th
- Classics Faculty Discussion: That Friend-Request from Dad:
- Shame and Friendship Between Unequal Parties in Terence's "Brothers," Clara Hardy, Professor of Classical Languages
- 4:30 pm, LDC 104
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
April 2015
Thursday, April 9th
- Sophocles in the Wild West: Murder at Jagged Rock (a translation)
- Keyne Cheshire ’94, is Associate Professor in the Classics Department at Davidson College. He will be reading excerpts from his new book.
- 4:30 pm, LDC 104
April 2016
Thursday, April 21st
- Authors, Addressees, and Patronage:
- Toward an Astronomy of Ancient Authorship, Hans Wietzke '03, Visiting Assistant Professor of Classical Studies, Trinity University
- 4:30 pm, Language and Dining Center 104
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
February 2017
Thursday, February 9th
- "Rethinking the Maya Settlement System: Lessons from LiDAR"
- Special Classics Table, an Archaeology talk by Thomas Garrison of the University of Southern California
- 12:00 pm, Language and Dining Center 104
March 2017
Thursday, March 9th
- "The Classical Debt: From Ancient Athens to Modern Austerity"
- Johanna Hanink, Associate Professor of Classics at Brown University
- 4:30 pm, Gould Library Athenaeum
October 2017
Tuesday, October 3rd
- Oh the Screed that you'll read: Sarah Ruden on Translating
- Poet and translator of many classical & early Christian texts, will discuss and answer questions on the theory and practice of translation.
- 12:00 pm, Language and Dining Center 104
May 2018
Monday, May 14th
- Ancient Graffiti: Case Studies from Pompeii and Herculaneum
- A talk by Matthew Loar, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- 4:30 pm, LDC 104
October 2018
Thursday, October 25th
- The Experience of Ancient Greek Sacrifice
- Classics newest professor, Jake Morton, will give a talk about his ongoing research. Pizza will be provided.
- 12:00 pm, LDC 104
January 2019
Thursday, January 10th
- An Island Too Far: Southern Euboea in Aegean Prehistory
- Speaker: Dr. Zarko Tankosic, Higher Executive Officer, Norwegian Institute at Athens
- 12:00 pm, Language and Dining Center Room 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
Tuesday, October 22nd
- The Food of Ancient Rome--Lunches in LDC
- Come try Ancient Roman dishes such as fried dates in honey, beef burgundy, lamb stew, leeks fried with olives and farro porridge.
- 11:30 am
Wednesday, October 23rd
- The Food of Ancient Rome--Lunches in LDC
- Come try Ancient Roman dishes such as fried dates in honey, beef burgundy, lamb stew, leeks fried with olives and farro porridge.
- 11:30 am
Thursday, October 24th
- The Food of Ancient Rome--Lunches in LDC
- Come try Ancient Roman dishes such as fried dates in honey, beef burgundy, lamb stew, leeks fried with olives and farro porridge.
- 11:30 am
- 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
Friday, October 25th
- The Food of Ancient Rome--Lunches in LDC
- Come try Ancient Roman dishes such as fried dates in honey, beef burgundy, lamb stew, leeks fried with olives and farro porridge.
- 11:30 am
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
January 2020
Saturday, January 25th
- Where's the Line: Defining and Negotiating Boundaries in Antiquity
- Senior Classics Majors give their comps presentations in the annual Classics Symposium.
- 3:00 pm, Gould Library Athenaeum
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
