Classics at Butler University

03/18/2025

Come say hi and learn about the major this Friday!

06/03/2023

One great thing about staying at the Villa Vergiliana is remembering the experiences of past groups we've taken to Rome.

01/07/2023

Thanks to all of these awesome people for helping share Terence on stage at the SCS/AIA meeting.

02/24/2021

Happy from Blue and Su! Su is a pig rattle replica from our Ancient Mediterranean Cultures and Archaeology Lab (AMCA Lab), and she's very excited to tell you about ! Head over to butler.edu/givingtuesday to learn more!

01/27/2021

Come join us on February 5th at 8pm for a lecture from Professor Denise McCoskey entitled, "Race before Whiteness: Modern Lessons from Greece and Rome". Registration is necessary for this event. You can register at https://butleru.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYsc-ivrjguGdUDj9KmEZKvP2TvobqXEUAF.

Please also join us for the Spring Meeting of the Indiana Classical Conference. Registration for the meeting which will happen on Saturday can be found at https://butleru.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrdeuvpjgpEtbPehF5MBdJy5Qc8Os9EjbO

02/12/2020

"Culture has changed and technology has changed but people have not changed. Read any ancient text and you will see humanity in all its pride and folly and virtue."
-Madeline Miller, author of Circe
Click on the link below to read an exclusive review of Madeline Miller's sensational re-telling of the myth of Circe, as well as an interview with the author herself!

http://blogs.butler.edu/amca-lab/2020/02/12/old-story-new-twist-circe-by-madeline-miller/

01/27/2020

Our first Classics Spotlight of the 2020 year is now live!

The blog highlights Dr. Allannah Karas of Valparaiso University, who was able to borrow and integrate a handful of artifacts and replicas from our collection into her classroom discussions.

“I’m a firm believer that students best understand the ancient world through direct engagement with the material remains and physical culture of that world."

To read Dr. Karas' full story follow the link to the AMCA Blog!
http://blogs.butler.edu/amca-lab/2020/01/27/collegiality-and-creativity-amca-mobile-lab-artifacts-on-loan-to-valparaiso-university/

We were so excited to be able to send our materials all the way to Valparaiso University, and would love the opportunity to reach even more classrooms and individuals, both here at Butler and beyond.

To check out or collection of items for loan:
http://blogs.butler.edu/amca-lab/catalog/T

11/20/2019

Have you guys bought your 2019 BU Classics t-shirt yet??? There's still 5 days left! Click the link below to get yours today!
https://www.customink.com/fundraising/classics-club-t-shirt-fundraiser-2019

10/08/2019

We are excited to introduce our next Butler Classics Spotlight on Mark Kimpel, a former physician and current graduate non-degree seeking student here at Butler interested in Classics, Philosophy, and Theology.

“One thing I’ve learned while translating is that no translation is perfect and if you want to understand a text, you need to read it in its native language”

To read Mark’s full story click the link in our bio!

09/06/2019

A fun way to think about what you get from studying ancient languages.

Latin is a useless language - unless you're learning it for the right reasons. Classical Conversations supports parents and students in Christian, classical ...

03/27/2019

Come out and hear Dr. Kristina Killgrove on Tuesday April 2 in Atherton Union, Reilly Room!

02/20/2019

Have you seen our latest spotlight from current first year and Classics major Andrew Spores? Check it out here!

http://blogs.butler.edu/amca-lab/2019/02/12/classics-spotlight-andrew-spores/