Penn Classical Studies

We study ancient Greek and Roman literature, myth, history, and their afterlives, and the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean.

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Greg Callaghan (ANCH PhD '20) has accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Classics at Union College (NY).

Congratulations, Greg! https://t.co/pqL7cIjncF

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Greg Callaghan (ANCH PhD '20) has accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Classics at Union College (NY).

Congratulations, Greg!

Congradulations, Brigitte! https://t.co/c8OQqFRgTL

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Belated reminder! Our colloquium speaker today is Professor Eric Orlin, on the Carmen Saeculare. Come one and all and lend your friendly ears! https://t.co/Uhc9JW2EXd

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If you would like to do a Classics Post-Bacc -- a year after your BA degree focused on improving your Ancient Greek and Latin -- please consider Penn! We have two funded scholarships for people from URM backgrounds. Tuition paid plus $20K stipend. https://t.co/oA1K94k5tf

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Please join us this Thursday by zoom or in Cohen Hall, 4.45-6, to hear about Frank Snowden, race in antiquity, and race in American modernity. All welcome. https://t.co/uudW78FtqN

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Colloquium Talk! Christopher Parmenter will speak on “Frank Snowden Jr, Race and the Ancient Roots of American Modernity” https://t.co/hzGN0USBPi

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"I used to visit this vase in the Met almost weekly and wonder what this bard’s song might have sounded like. The painter has taken advantage of the vessel's volume so that when you move around it, the singer seems to sway gently, his chest expanding and contracting as he sings."

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Each week, we're asking a current student or faculty member to share an artifact from the ancient world that holds special significance for them. Michael Russo, a PhD student in Classical Studies, chose this 5th cent. BCE amphora by the Berlin Painter. (Open thread to read more!)

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Thank you to those who joined us for our weekly department colloquium! It was wonderful hosting and hearing from Ari Bryen from Vanderbilt yesterday.
(Photo: Ari Bryen, Vanderbilt University, looking at a head of Asclepius in the @pennmuseum)

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If you would like to attend this talk over Zoom, register here: https://t.co/FTmhy1xXwp

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Our weekly department colloquium is today! Join us to hear from Ari Bryen (Vanderbilt) on "The Trials of Aelius Aristides" at 4:45 in 402 Cohen Hall.

(See thread for Zoom details!)

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The talk will take place in person Thursday, September 23, 2021 - 4:45 – 6:15 pm in 402 Cohen Hall, or on Zoom (register for zoom: https://t.co/7mlZxztqwK)

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COLLOQUIUM TALK THIS THURSDAY: “Hipponax, Iambic Laughter and the Question of Genre”, from Prof Ralph Rosen.

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Prof Rosen will argue that iambos should be seen as poetry that always aims to generate laughter in the audience. All are welcome!

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We have our first in person event for a very long time coming up on Thursday! All welcome; the event will also be accessible by zoom.
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