Classics & Ancient Studies at Mount Holyoke College

07/30/2024

The classical studies program in the Department of Classics and Italian at Mount Holyoke College has begun its search for a tenure track assistant professor of classics. We are eager to hire a colleague able to teach ancient Greek and Latin at all levels as well as courses in the material culture of the ancient Mediterranean world. Qualified applicants may apply now! For more information:
Mount Holyoke positions: https://mtholyoke.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Assistant-Professor-of-Classics_R-0000001192-1
Society for Classical Studies Placement Service: https://classicalstudies.org/placement-service/2024-2025/38412/assistant-professor-classics

The Department of Classics and Italian at Mount Holyoke College invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor of Classics. The start date is July 1, 2025 and the teaching load is four courses per year. We invite applications from qualified candidates who hold a....

04/05/2023

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04/02/2022

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03/24/2022

On the dangers of projecting modern concerns on ancient representations of black figures.

By Sarah Derbew, Stanford University. https://classics.stanford.edu/people/sarah-derbew

The many depictions of blackness in ancient Greek vase-painting.

03/10/2022

Computer Science ( AI) and Ancient Greek

Machine learning provides a tool for the analysis of ancient text.

03/10/2022

On Ukraine and the Black Sea ( a.k.a the Euxine) in Antiquity.

When you are standing at the edge of the Pontic steppe, where the Bug-Dnieper estuary melts into the Black Sea, there are three islands on the horizon. It can be difficult to see in the haze of late summer, which is when I was there last with two friends, Sam Holzman and Phil Katz. Foremost is Berez...

02/14/2022

This Thursday--a production of "Uprooting Medea."

Visit the Amherst classics lecture page for Zoom registration.
https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/classics/classics_lectures

01/20/2022

Today (Wednesday, January 20), noon our time. You just need to register for the zoom link.

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Medici Riccardi Horse Head in the National Archaeological Museum of Florence. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

01/20/2022

Have you ever wondered about this?

Almost every Roman city had large public latrines, where many people - often 20 or more - could relieve themselves in remarkably opulent settings. This video...

01/18/2022

About Pompeii

01/14/2022

For equestrians and " hippophiles" " out there, there is an upcoming series of lectures ( remote) from the American School of Classical Studies Athens on the horse. Click below for further information and registration

Return to Events Hippos - The Horse in Ancient Athens - Hybrid Lecture Series Starts 1/20/2022 7:00pm (Greece - EET) 12:00pm (U.S. - EST) Ends 3/10/2022 Presented By American School of Classical Studies Location ASCSA Cotsen Hall - Hybrid Lectures, Anapiron Polemou 9, Athens 106 76 Anapiron Polemou....