February 25, 2012 – August 19, 2012 Benjamin Rubin, Assistant Professor of Classics, has worked closely with the museum’s collection of antiquities to create this exhibition. Focusing on ancient Rome, he grouped objects thematically: jewelry, coins, sculpture, household objects, military accoutrements, and grave goods. This exhibition supports Professor Rubin’s spring course, “Roman Archaeology and Material more »

Wednesday, February 15 at 7:00pm Griffin 7 Would you like to participate in archaeological excavation? Or spend a year studying abroad in Athens or Rome? If so, please come to the Classics Department information session on study abroad opportunities, Wednesday, February 15 at 7:00 in Griffin 7. We will discuss the deadlines and requirements for applications to the more »

A lecture by Professor Joseph Farrell Thursday, April 12 at 7:00pm in Griffin 7 Joseph Farrell is the Joseph B. Glossberg Term Professor in the Humanities and Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of Latin Language and Latin Culture from Ancient to Modern Times. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, more »

“The Roman Period Temples at Omrit in Northern Israel” Michael Nelson is an art historian and an active field archaeologist studying the ancient architecture of the Mediterranean. For more than a decade, he has been a member of an international team of scholars excavating at Omrit, a Roman and Early Byzantine site in northern Israel. more »

On Tuesday, October 4 at 7:30 in the Faculty Lounge in Hollander, junior and senior Classics majors (and a few others!) will gather with the Classics faculty for conversation and to hear from those who studied abroad last year or worked on archaeological digs this past summer. Dessert treats will be served.

Professor Kerry Christensen: Wednesday from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, and by appointment. Drop-ins welcome. Professor Edan Dekel: Tuesday from 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm and by appointment. Professor and Chair Meredith Hoppin: Monday from 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm and by appointment. Professor Benjamin Rubin: Tuesday from 1:00 pm -2;00 pm, Wednesday from 2:00 more »

Class of 2015, welcome to Williams! If you have any questions about Classics courses to be offered in 2011-12, and especially if you have questions about placement in Latin or Greek, please come to the Academic Expo on Tuesday, September 6 in Paresky, between 2:30 and 5:00. The Classics faculty will all be there to more »