Classical Studies
Congrats to Sinja Küppers, who has won a slot at this year's Summer Teaching Fellows Program at the National Humanities Center! read more about Küppers at NHC, Summer Teaching Fellow »
Jed Atkins' most recent book, Roman Political Thought, was recently published by Cambridge University Press. This book provides an engaging guide to Roman political thought and its enduring relevance for contemporary liberal democracies. For more information, see Roman Political Thought by Jed W. Atkins. read more about CLST Professor Jed Atkins Publishes New Book! »
Dear Classics community, We are sorry to report the death of Andrea Purvis, a Duke Ph.D. in classics and the widow of our late colleague Diskin Clay. The cause of death was cancer, from which Andrea had been suffering since last December. At the end she was receiving hospice care in her home. Among Andrea’s accomplishments were her translation of Herodotus’Histories for the highly regarded Landmark Herodotus and Four Island Utopias, the anthology of utopian texts she co-authored with Diskin. Andrea asked that there be no… read more about CLST loses a beloved colleague, Andrea Purvis »
William Johnson has one of those very scholarly looking offices where important, weighty tomes make the bookshelf sag. But Johnson, who studies the culture and history of ancient Greece and Rome, is examining a very basic question about many of those aged books: How did the authors get anyone to read them? “We have all this stuff from antiquity,” he says. “How did it come to the public notice? How did people get published? What exactly does “publishing” mean in an ancient context?” Johnson, the current chair of classical… read more about What I'm Working On: Social Media in Ancient Greece »
Click here to see photos from our Honors Thesis Presentation and Reception held last week. Congrats to Gabi Stewart for successfully completing your senior thesis and to all of our graduating seniors. Congratulations class of 2018! read more about Gabi Stewart successfully completes her senior thesis! Congrats! »
Courtney Monahan and Laura Camp present papers at CAMWS 2018 in Albuquerque, NM. Courtney's paper, entitled "Rings on Her Fingers: Women's Public Donations of Jewelry in Roman Iberia," was presented at the session on Greek Epigraphy and Papyrology, and Laura's, "Greeks Doing Algebra," was presented at the session on Ancient Mathematics and Science. read more about CAMWS 2018: Duke Graduate Student Papers »
Can you spell Albuquerque backwards! Our grad colleagues Laura Camp and Courtney Monahan can. That’s where they are now, sharing their work at CAMWS! Laura E. Camp : Greeks Doing Algebra. Courtney Monahan : Rings on Her Fingers: Women's Public Donations of Jewelry in Roman Iberia. And Peter Burian too! Peter Burian : Operatic Danaids ; also presiding over the “Late Euripides” session. Math, jewelry, and opera. How cool is classics! read more about Duke at CAMWS »
In early April Prof. Boatwright presented "Above the Law? Crimes and Punishments of Imperial Women," at the Biggs Family Residency in Classics Reunion at Washington University in St. Louis (Apr. 11-13, 2018). For further details and a full program, see https://sites.wustl.edu/biggsreunion18/. Prof B photographs the Apis bull statue Hadrian donated to the Serapeion in Alexandria, in the Sunken Cities exhibit at SLAM. read more about Above the Law? Crimes and Punishments of Imperial Women by Tolly Boatwright »
John Aldrup-MacDonald and Sinja Küppers organized the first Duke-UNC First-Gen Graduate Student Symposium with Dr. Karri Holley, professor of Higher Education at the University of Alabama on 4/7. More such events to follow! read more about First Duke-UNC First-Gen Graduate Symposium »
Jed Atkins recently delivered a paper on "Patriotism and Cosmopolitanism in Cicero's De officiis" for the Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Workshop at the University of Chicago on April 11, 2018. For a program of recent workshop speakers, see: https://voices.uchicago.edu/agarp/ read more about Patriotism and Cosmopolitanism in Cicero's De officiis by Jed Atkins »
Jed Atkins recently delivered a lecture on "Gratitude: An Ancient Virtue for the Modern World," at Wheaton College on April 11, 2018, as part of their Philosophy Speakers Series. The abstract for the lecture can be viewed here: http://intelligentevent.com/?event=gratitude-an-ancient-virtue-for-the-modern-world; the series program can be found at https://www.wheaton.edu/academics/programs/philosophy/speaker-series/2017-18-philosophy-speaker-series/ read more about Gratitude: An Ancient Virtue for the Modern World by Jed Atkins »
Students from Greek 332 and CLST 280 visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City with Professor Claire Catenaccio! read more about Greek Drama in New York »
Congrats to Adrian Linden-High on winning a Graduate Student Enhancement Grant, to attend DHSI this summer (http://www.dhsi.org). His project is called "IIIF - Unleashing the Power of Ultra High-Resolution Images in the Humanities". Unleash! read more about Adrian Linden-High wins GSTEG! »
John Aldrup-MacDonald defends his dissertation, "Athenian Democracy on Paper". You only *thought* there was no papyrology of Athens! read more about John Aldrup-MacDonald defends his diss! »
Jed Atkins delivered a paper with the title “Cicero on Athenian Democracy and Its Critics" on March 14, 2018 at Lille, France, as part of the seminar “Philosophie et Rhétorique dans l’Antiquité. Le De re publica de Cicéron.” Details of the event can be seen here: https://halma.univ-lille3.fr/index.php/event/seminaire-philosophie-et-rhetorique-dans-lantiquite-le-de-re-publica-de-ciceron-3/ read more about Cicero on Athenian Democracy and Its Critics by Jed Atkins »
Zach Heater (Classical Studies, '17) has just had accepted for publication yet another part of his senior thesis. This revised chapter will appear under the title, "On Believing Simonides: Plato and Polemarchus in Republic 1," in Stanford's Aisthesis Undergraduate Classics journal. The journal website can be found here: https://classics.stanford.edu/projects/aisthesis-undergraduate-journal. The publication will appear in the May 2018 issue. read more about Zach Heater ('17) publishes on Plato - yet again! »
Jed Atkins delivered a lecture on "Hope and Empire in the Dream of Scipio" at the Sorbonne, in Paris, France on March 9 as part of the Séminaire de philosophie hellénistique et romaine. The program with the full schedule of speakers for the Spring semester can be found here: https://zetesis.hypotheses.org/4360 read more about Hope and Empire in the Dream of Scipio by Jed Atkins »
On March 8, Kyle Jazwa presented a paper in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium at the conference: ASHLAR. Exploring the Materiality of Cut Stone Masonry in the eastern Mediterranean Bronze Age. His paper was entitled, "Accommodations to Building Design and Labor Organization for Cut Stone Masonry in Mycenaean Greece." Further details about the conference can be found at https://ashlar.minoan-aegis.net/ashlar read more about Kyle Jazwa presents on Mycenaean ashlar masonry in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium »
Sneak Peek at the CLST Fall 2018 Courses Here is a sneak peek of our courses for Fall 2018. Bookbagging begins March 26th. Registration for Summer I & II 2018 and Fall 2018 Courses Begins April 4th Registration for Summer I & II 2018 and Fall 2018 will begin on April 4th. To register please login to Duke Hub during your scheduled registration window. read more about Sneak Peak at Fall 2018 Courses »
Duke Professor Carla Antonaccio gave a lecture on Feb. 27 in Mainz at their invitation. The title was "Morgantina in Sicily. Re-Excavating an excavation". It was a public lecture, attended mostly by the museum staff and students in addition to the public. read more about Lecture by Carla Antonaccio at the Romish-Germaniche Zentralmuseum (Mainz) »
Duke Classical Studies for the first time hosted a national Latin Certamen. And what a Certamen it was! There were 30 preliminary contests in three rounds leading up to 9 semifinal contests, and then the 3 finals. The event included 9 novice teams, 6 intermediate, and 12 advanced. So, 27 teams, 132 students in toto, ranging from 8 grade to senior. The contest was won by high schools from DC and northern Virginia, with two Florida teams being the runners up. Organizing committee: Saumya Sao (Organizer and… read more about Duke hosts National Certamen »
After more than a year of planning, a piece of art that has been in storage for many years is now on display in our hallway in Allen: Neo-Assyrian Relief from North West Palace at Nimrud (Iraq) 865-860 BCE Cast of original gypsum in British Museum (inv. no. 124534) Ashurnasirpal II hunting lions. Two attendants, wearing conical helmets, and armed with bows and shields, stand ready to assist. Gift of Metropolitan Museum of Art Stop by to see it next time you are in the area… read more about New artwork on display! »
Jed Atkins delivered a paper, "Cicero on the Justice of War," at a conference that brought together leading scholars working on Cicero's philosophy. The conference was held in Durham, U.K. from Feb. 10-11. read more about Cicero on the Justice of War by Jed Atkins »
Zach Heater (Classical Studies, '17) has just had accepted for publication a revision to part of his senior thesis in Philomathes: An Online Undergraduate Journal for Research in the Classics. The article carries the title, “Emotion in the Tripartite Soul: A New Translation of Republic 4.439-443.” read more about Zach Heater ('17) publishes on Plato »
CLST Grad students met over lunch today in the beautiful Wellness Center to discuss teaching sensitive subjects in Classical Studies. Scarcely any subject in our field is free of material to do with, e.g., the awful reality of slavery, disturbing constructions of race and gender, and violence in its innumerable forms. What a wonderful community of students, coming together to share experiences and questions on incorporating this material in the classroom with sensitivity and to good effect! read more about Grad Workshop »
SCS Jed Atkins, Duke University : Approaching Christian Receptions of the Classical Tradition; Organized by Nicholas Kauffman, Gonzaga University, Alexander Loney, Wheaton College, and Jed Atkins, Duke University John Aldrup-MacDonald (Duke University) : “Intertextuality in Athenian Interstate Legislation: The Case of IG II^2 1" Hugh Cayless (Duke University Libraries) : "Modeling Servius for the Digital Latin Library" Kathryn A. Langenfeld (Duke University) : “Imperial Spies and Intercepted Letters in the Late Roman… read more about 2018 SCS/AIA Annual Meeting CLST Presentations »
Duke students recreate ancient technologies for the undergraduate "Ancient Science and Technology" course, such as a Roman watermill, Archimedes screw, functioning ballista, and hand-spun yarn. read more about Duke Students Recreate Ancient Technologies »
At the Society for Biblical Literature in Boston, panel session S20-313 focused on applications of William Johnson's work on ancient reading cultures to early Christian and Judaic studies, with papers by scholars from UNC, Boston College, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, and St. Mary's Twickleham. Johnson acted as respondent, presenting a paper entitled, "Authorship & Publication in late antique homilies and the gospel of Matthew." read more about William Johnson presents at SBL »
Duke is a sponsor of the wonderful exhibit, "Trajan: Building an Empire, Constructing Europe," that just opened in Rome at the Markets of Trajan. Prof. Maurizio Forte, his students, and his team, with the aid of the Provost, the Nasher Museum and others, created an entire section of the exhibit that showcases 'technology' to help us understand the past. Prof. Tolly Boatwright presented a paper at a related conference on "Women in the Age of Balance: First Ladies in Trajan's and Hadrian's Time." The attached is from an AP… read more about Trajan exhibit at Rome »
Kudos to Adrian High on the successful completion of his dissertation prospectus! "Slaves and Ex-Slaves in the Roman Military Community under the Principate." Taking a wide and inclusive view. Nice! read more about Kudos to Adrian High! »