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www.juilliard.edu/ev...

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Promotional graphic for a Juilliard Drama performance. At the top is a fragmented gold funerary mask resembling those from Mycenaean archaeology, shown against a dark gradient background. Below it, white text announces: ‘Juilliard Drama Presents “Agamemnon’s Return” from “Oresteia: This Restless House” by Zinnie Harris. Thu, Dec 11, 2025, 7:30PM, Stephanie P. McClelland Theater
December 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Today at 5pm EST! In person and via Zoom.

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Lecture flyer titled “From Refuse to Revelation: What Rubbish Disposal Tells Us about Papyri from Roman Egypt.” The left side lists the speaker, Anna Boozer of Baruch College (CUNY), and event details: CUNY Graduate Center Classics Program, Fall 2025 Lecture Series; Thursday, December 4 at 5 pm in Room 4422 and online via Zoom. RSVP email is provided. The right side features a portrait of the speaker above a block of text explaining that discarded papyri in rubbish heaps across Roman Egypt—especially at Oxyrhynchus—formed accidental archives containing literary texts, correspondence, and official documents. The summary describes how cleaning, recycling, and disposal practices reveal social organization and cultural insights into Roman-Egyptian life.
December 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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THIS THURSDAY!
Join us at the Grad Center (or on Zoom) at 5pm.

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Lecture flyer titled “From Refuse to Revelation: What Rubbish Disposal Tells Us about Papyri from Roman Egypt.” The left side lists the speaker, Anna Boozer of Baruch College (CUNY), and event details: CUNY Graduate Center Classics Program, Fall 2025 Lecture Series; Thursday, December 4 at 5 pm in Room 4422 and online via Zoom. RSVP email is provided. The right side features a portrait of the speaker above a block of text explaining that discarded papyri in rubbish heaps across Roman Egypt—especially at Oxyrhynchus—formed accidental archives containing literary texts, correspondence, and official documents. The summary describes how cleaning, recycling, and disposal practices reveal social organization and cultural insights into Roman-Egyptian life.
December 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Call for Papers: Thalassocracy and the Power of the Sea
Graduate Student Conference
Classics Department at the CUNY Graduate Center
Due Monday, 12/8

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Flyer titled “Thalassocracy and the Power of the Sea,” announcing a call for papers for a Classics conference at the CUNY Graduate Center with a target date of April 17, 2026. The text defines “thalassocracy,” describes the theme, and lists possible paper topics including sea deities, maritime monsters, Oceanus, insularity, trade and warfare, Mediterranean material culture, and shipbuilding. Submission guidelines specify 15-minute presentations, abstracts up to 300 words, and a submission deadline of December 8 via email. Contact information for the two organizers is listed at the end.
November 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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In recognition of World AIDS Day, Student Health Services is partnering with GMHC to offer:

Free STI and Rapid HIV Testing
Wednesday, 12/3
11am - 2pm, on the C-level

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Flyer announcing free STI and rapid HIV testing for World AIDS Day. The design has a bold red border with circular cutouts and a large red awareness ribbon in the center. Text reads: “In recognition of World AIDS Day. Free STI & Rapid HIV Testing. Wednesday, December 3, 11 am–2 pm, C-Level.” Additional text states the event is open to GC and J-school students, with registration by emailing “healthed@gc.cuny.edu .” It notes that walk-in spots are available. Logos at the bottom include CUNY Graduate Center Student Health Services and GMHC with the tagline “End AIDS. Live Life.”
November 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Reminder that the CUNY Grad Center is hosting a talk by Alan Sumler TOMORROW--

Thursday, 10/23
5pm EST--via Zoom
RSVP for link: [email protected]

TITLE: In Search of the Roman Party Scene

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Digital poster for the CUNY Graduate Center 2025 Classics Program Lecture Series. Title: In Search of the Roman Party Scene. Speaker: Alan Sumler, University of Colorado, Denver; CUNY Graduate Center alum, 2015. Includes an abstract about research on Roman party and intoxication culture. Event details: Thursday, October 23rd, 5 PM, Room 4422 or online via Zoom. RSVP: rkousser@gc.cuny.edu Background image shows an ancient Roman fresco of reclining banquet figures.
October 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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REMINDER: Tomorrow, Fri 10/17
Our CUNY Grad Center Classics Open House

Come learn about our Phd & MA programs!

When: 2pm EST
Hybrid - in person and via Zoom

RSVP to Rachel Kousser: [email protected]

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flyer for the “Classics Open House at the CUNY Graduate Center.” The background shows a close-up of an ancient marble statue’s face in blue tones. Main heading reads: “Classics Open House at the CUNY Graduate Center.” Subheading says: “Meet the current students and faculty.” Two boxes of text below highlight features: Left box—“Live & learn in NYC. Discover Classics in the city. Uncover teaching opportunities.” Right box—“Explore the NYC Consortium. Learn about Classics alum. Discuss current research.” Footer details: “Hybrid session, in-person at the CUNY Graduate Center Room 3115 and online via Zoom. RSVP: rkousser@gc.cuny.edu .” Social media handles are listed as @CUNYCLASSICSGC on X/Twitter and @GCCUNYCLASSICS on Meta. A date box on the right reads “10/17 2PM.”
October 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Those interested in our Graduate Center Classics program (MA & PhD) are invited to attend our Open House!

Friday, 10/17
2pm
In person or via Zoom
RSVP: [email protected]

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CUNY Classics Open House — meet students & faculty, explore NYC opportunities, and learn about research. CUNY Graduate Center + Zoom Oct 17, 2 PM RSVP: rkousser@gc.cuny.edu Follow: @CUNYClassicsGC / @GCCUNYClassics
October 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Mark Wilson Jones at IFA, The Pantheon in Rome: decoding an enigma

Wed. Oct 8th
6pm EST

In person and via ZOOM

You can RSVP through the link: ifa.nyu.edu/events/d...

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Screenshot of an NYU Institute of Fine Arts event page. The header reads “Public Programs @ the Institute.” The event is titled Series: Ancient Seminar with speaker Mark Wilson Jones on The Pantheon in Rome: decoding an enigma, scheduled for Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at 6:00pm. A blue RSVP button offers options to “Join us in-person” or “Join us online.” The description below discusses the Pantheon’s architecture, design controversies, origins, and attribution. A small architectural diagram of the Pantheon appears on the right.
September 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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These images come from the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and around town.

The Classical Association of the Atlantic States and their Professional Development Fund helped make this trip a reality!

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City street with cyclists: A cobblestone street lined with historic Dutch buildings, bicycles parked along the sidewalks, and several people cycling under a sky of scattered clouds. Illuminated church at night: A classical-style church facade with tall white columns lit against the night sky, inscribed with the Latin phrase Hic domus Dei est et porta coeli.
September 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Part 3/4 of the photo series by our MA student Jason Palladino!

He spent part of his summer at Leiden University attending the Summer School in Languages and Linguistics.
Flowers and houses: A bed of red and orange dahlias in a green park, with rows of red-roofed houses and trees in the background under a blue sky. Observatory building: A cream-colored neoclassical building with two domed observatory towers, surrounded by green lawns and flower beds.
September 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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The New York Classical Club would like to invite classics enthusiasts to their (free) Fall 2025 Lecture, featuring:

Dr. Samuel Holzman, Princeton University
The Colors of Ancient Greek Architecture

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Flyer for the New York Classical Club Annual Fall Lecture 2025. Title reads “The Colors of Ancient Greek Architecture.” Central image shows a drawing of an Ionic column capital with remnants of painted decoration in red and orange geometric and floral patterns. Speaker listed as Samuel Holzman, Princeton University. Event details: Saturday, October 4, 2025, from 3–5 pm at Fordham University, Lincoln Center Campus, Lowenstein Building South Lounge. Includes a QR code on the lower left and the New York Classical Club logo on the lower right. Background is black with decorative gold geometric rays. Flyer back with a headshot of Dr. Samuel Holzman, a man with curly brown hair and beard, wearing a blue checkered suit, white shirt, and tie, posed against a leafy green background. Text identifies him as Assistant Professor of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University, affiliated with the Stanley J. Seeger ’52 Center for Hellenic Studies and Director of the Program in Archaeology. Abstract of the lecture describes color as an integral feature of ancient Greek temples, noting evidence from pigments and receipts, and discusses how architects used color with carved design. Also advertises Dr. Holzman’s new book Retrospective Columns: Ionic Capitals and Perceptions of the Past in Greek Architecture, released October 7, with QR code for more info. Bottom caption credits an 1836 Christian Hansen drawing of painted Ionic capital from the Temple of Athena at Sounion (Danish National Art Library).
September 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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The Classical Association of the Atlantic States and their Professional Development Fund helped make this trip a reality, for which Jason and our department are quite grateful!

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Handout: A printed handout titled Points of Tocharian B grammar showing declension tables of alternant and non-alternant nouns, with columns for nominative, oblique, and genitive forms, plus notes on historical grammar. Leiden lecture: A lecturer stands in front of a podium in a university classroom, speaking beneath a projected slide on Indo-European parallels with examples from Avestan, Sanskrit, Greek, and Hittite. A chalk heart is drawn on the blackboard behind.
September 16, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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The delightful part 2/4 of the photo series by our MA student Jason Palladino!

He spent part of his summer at Leiden University attending the Summer School in Languages and Linguistics. Jason has sent along images from his journey.
Leiden logo: Glass door with the etched seal of Leiden University, showing a classical female figure holding a book and staff, flanked by heraldic shields, with the Latin inscription Academia Lugduno-Batava 1575. Selfie: A person wearing glasses, a pink shirt, and a black backpack takes a selfie by a canal lined with flowers and cobblestone path, with a brick observatory building and red-roofed houses in the background.
September 16, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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CAMWS Individual Paper abstracts are due:
Monday, 10/6 by 11:59pm

camws.org/CFPCAMWS2026

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Screenshot of the 'Call for Submissions for CAMWS 2026' announcement from the Classical Association of the Middle West and South. The meeting will be held March 11–14, 2026, in Mobile, Alabama. Deadlines are listed: panel, workshop, and round-table proposals by August 25, 2025; individual paper abstracts by October 6, 2025; undergraduate poster abstracts by November 17, 2025. Guidelines note that only one abstract per person is allowed, panels require three to six papers, workshops must include audience participation, and round-tables may have up to two leaders. The call emphasizes fresh ideas, broad interest, and inclusivity.
September 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Please enjoy enjoy Part 1/4 of his trip images, all of which was made possible through the generous support of the Classical Association of the Atlantic States and their Professional Development Fund.
Canal with drawbridge: A white wooden drawbridge with black support cables spans a canal lined with flower baskets. A brick walkway with black railings runs along the water, under a partly cloudy sky. Hooglandse Kerk: A large Gothic church with tall spires rises above a cluster of red-roofed houses and trees. The foreground includes a grassy slope and leafy trees framing the view.
September 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Masters student Jason Palladino spent part of his summer at Universiteit Leiden / Leiden University attending the Summer School in Languages and Linguistics!

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Lipsius Building: A modern gray concrete building with angular rooflines stands behind a decorative blue metal footbridge over a canal. Lush green plants grow along the water’s edge under a bright blue sky with clouds. Windmill in garden: A traditional wooden windmill with long blades is seen in the background, framed by leafy trees. In the foreground, a lush garden with flowering plants fills the scene.
September 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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PhD student Ivan Maiorov has triumphantly completed his Agamemnon armor project! The attention to detail is just fabulous!

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A set of replica ancient armor and weapons resting on sand with rocks in the background. The gear includes a short bronze-colored sword, a round black shield with gold studs, a crested helmet decorated with red and blue plumes and white horns, and a section of lamellar armor made of overlapping metal plates edged in red leather. A person in a red tunic stands barefoot on a rocky beach, holding a decorated helmet with blue and red plumes under one arm and a short sword at their hip. They wear white greaves with bronze-colored plates, while the sea and a seagull flying overhead appear in the background. A person in a red tunic stands on the beach by the water, adjusting the chin strap of a horned, crested helmet. A short sword hangs at their side, and a black shield with gold studs lies in the sand nearby. Gentle waves and footprints in the sand are visible in the background.
September 2, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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A project update from PhD student Ivan Maiorov!

The Agamemnon armor is coming together quite nicely.

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A person standing outdoors with their back to the camera, flexing their arms while wearing a sleeveless lamellar armor made of horizontal rows of gold, blue, and silver metal plates bound with bright red edging. Trees and part of a white house are in the background. Close-up side view of the person’s shoulder showing the gold metal plates of the armor, red edging, and black cord lacing securing the shoulder seam. Side view of the person’s torso showing the overlapping metal plates and red edging, with brown cord lacing running through metal rings to fasten the armor along the side.
August 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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"It and other trilobite fossils may have influenced other Roman jewelry made from jet or black glass that bears a similarly segmented pattern, and that archaeologists call Trilobitenperlen."

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Trilobite fossil as a pendant.
August 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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One more from Rachel!

▪️Athens (Parthenon in the background)
A close-up selfie of a person wearing large sunglasses, a wide-brimmed woven hat with a black ribbon, and a navy-and-white striped shirt. The background shows trees, hills, and the Acropolis of Athens with the Parthenon visible under a clear blue sky.
August 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Our EO Rachel Kousser sent pics from her summer trip to Greece!

[L to R]
▪️ A Mycenean fort on Ithaka (tiny me with large rocks)
▪️Nestor's Palace at Pylos (big dusty archaeological site in background)

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A person wearing a wide-brimmed hat, light blue shirt, and dark pants stands on top of a large rocky outcrop with hands on hips, surrounded by trees and shrubs. Below them is a set of rough, ancient stone steps leading up the slope under a bright blue sky. A close-up selfie of a person wearing glasses, a light gray “National Science Bowl” baseball cap, and a light blue shirt, with an archaeological site of stone ruins under a metal shelter in the background.
August 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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PhD student Ivan Maiorov has been busy building scale armor of Agamemnon (with a helmet!) this summer. Check out these preliminary pictures of his work.

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A hand holding a gold-colored, metal piece with rows of embossed rivets, shaped with a central ridge and curved edges, likely part of a reconstructed historical armor. The background shows a pegboard wall with tools and a drill. A hand holding another view of the same gold-colored armor piece, showing decorative circular rivet patterns and scalloped edging. The workbench and pegboard wall with tools are visible in the background. A rectangular panel of overlapping metal lamellae (small plates) arranged in alternating rows of gold, black, and silver, sewn onto a red backing material, likely part of lamellar armor. The piece is laid out on a carpeted floor.
August 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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University of Bristol
Lecturer in Digital Classics

LINK TO INFO:
www.bristol.ac.uk/jo...

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A job advertisement for a 'Lecturer in Digital Classics.' The role is a two-year fixed term, 0.7 FTE Lecturer B (pathway 1) position in the Department of Classics and Ancient History, covering for Prof. Genevieve Liveley, funded until 30/09/2027. Responsibilities include teaching 2–3 undergraduate units in Greek and Roman History and Culture, supervising dissertations, administrative tasks, personal tutoring, conducting research, and collaborating with the Research Institute for Sociotechnical Cyber Security. Applicants should have (or be near completion of) a PhD in a related field, plans for research publication, and teaching experience at undergraduate or postgraduate levels.
July 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Do you ever wonder what our GC Classics Professors do with their summer? Here is Professor Jennifer Roberts (GC/CCNY) in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania!

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Two women stand in front of a stone wall at a scenic overlook, with a panoramic view of Vilnius, Lithuania in the background. The cityscape features red-tiled roofs, church towers, and clusters of trees under a cloudy sky. The woman on the left wears a blue jacket, and the woman on the right wears a white jacket over a teal shirt. Front view of a grand Baroque-style church with peach and white tones, ornate columns, and sculpted details. The building features twin towers with domes and a central pediment above the main entrance. A person stands at the open door at the top of a staircase, while another sits nearby on the right. The sky above is cloudy and dramatic. Gothic-style church built from red brick, featuring tall, narrow spires with crosses and intricate detailing. The facade includes pointed arches and vertical ornamentation. Behind it stands a larger red-and-white church with a stepped gable and arched windows. Several people walk on the street and sidewalk in front, with trees framing the scene and a clear blue sky above.
July 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM