The installation in the Markell Gallery explored the Renaissance and its relationship to ancient Greek and Roman culture. Artists and craftsmen of the Renaissance drew inspiration directly from works ...

ELAINE C. SANDERSON is a University Teacher in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Liverpool (UK). Her doctoral research examined necromancy, poetry, and civil war in Lucan's Bellum ...

In impromptu remarks delivered following the assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Robert F. Kennedy called on Americans to “tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of ...

Whether it's to start analyzing a detail or impressing someone in conversation, understanding a classical building begins with an awareness of the different classical orders of architecture. In the ...

The author of a sweeping re-examination of Western history reveals the global reach of Greek and Roman antiquity Naoíse Mac Sweeney - Author, The West: A New History in Fourteen Lives Examples of ...

Until the 18th century, Latin annotations of well-known classical texts were an important source of scientific knowledge, but over the course of time the texts lost their authority. Now a classical ...

Candidates for the degree in Classical Antiquity who intend to be examined in Latin translation create their own reading list, which must be approved by the Associate Chair of Graduate Studies. The ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Modernity -- the sharp awareness of being Modern-with-a-capital-M -- ...

A new collection of essays considers how the villainous women of classical antiquity resonate in contemporary Western society Nora McGreevy - Correspondent Explore the true history and myths behind ...

When an Irish poet and an English illustrator set out to dust off Greco-Roman tales with homoerotic undertones, they were not hard up for options (or for overtones, for that matter). By Maggie Lange ...

Candidates for the degree in Classical Antiquity who intend to be examined in Greek translation create their own reading list, which must be approved by the Associate Chair of Graduate Studies. The ...