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Gustavus Student Colonizes Carleton
On Feb. 14th, Classics major Paula Wiggam delivered a very well-received paper at the Carleton undergraduate conference on colonization. Paula has recently returned from the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies in Sicily, where our very own Matt Panciera is teaching for the year. Gustavus classicists: taking over the world one corner at a time!
A Tipsy Hero–wine-drinking in the Odyssey
In connection with the previous post on feasting with good food and friends, here’s an article on wine-drinking in the Odyssey from the New York Times: A student in one of my English classes recently asked about the endless references to drinking wine in “The Odyssey.” The question, which had nothing to do with my lesson, [...]
Roman Food Extravaganza
On Thursday, January 29, Eta Sigma Phi paired up with Professor Mary McHugh’s Roman Food and Culture class. The interim class displayed their culinary creativity in many Mediterranean dishes. Highlights included: moretum, ham in a crust, Pizza Rustica, carrots in cumin sauce, and green beans. Eta Sigma Phi kindly offered pitas, tzatziki sauce, and sparkling [...]
Greek Women Gain Entry into Art Museum!
This is overdue (in a couple of ways), but better late than never. It’s well worth reading the whole thing. The Glory That Was Greece From a Female Perspective It’s funny, given American political ideals, that our museums offer so few major exhibitions of ancient Greek art. The Met had one called “The Greek Miracle: Classical Sculpture [...]
Hot off the presses!
Ancient Greek homes doubled as pubs, brothels http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28775168/ A new analysis of archaeological remains might have solved the mystery of the elusive kapeleia, lively Greek taverns that have long puzzled archaeologists. Despite the kapeleia being featured prominently in classical plays, no tangible evidence of the drinking dens has ever been found. “Taverns are indeed so well hidden. We know [...]
Ancient Persians ‘gassed Romans’
Ancient Persians were the first to use chemical warfare against their enemies, a study has suggested. Read more here. A UK researcher said he found evidence that the Persian Empire used poisonous gases on the Roman city of Dura, Eastern Syria, in the 3rd Century AD. The theory is based on the discovery of remains of about 20 [...]
Clytemnestra at the Kennedy Center
Here’s a Washington Post review of Martha Graham’s new production of “Clytemnestra”: Your married sister runs off with a guy and causes an international incident, which happens to be the Trojan War. To get her back, your husband volunteers your daughter to be sacrificed. When he comes home (a full decade later), after overseeing a victory [...]
Flatus Stanlius Linguam Latinam Amat!
A most distinguished visitor has arrived in the Gustavus Classics department a long way from his second-grade friends at Algonquin Road School in Illinois. Meet Flat Stanley! Dear Ms. Marge Tietz & Second Graders at the Algonquin Road School, I just wanted to send you some photos from my recent travels. I am in St. [...]
Et tu, Roma! Welcome to Ancient Rome 3D brought to you by Google Earth
Exciting news!: Google has released an “Ancient Rome 3D” layer for their popular Google Earth geographic browser. The new layer shows many of the buildings, structures and topography that made up the city during the rule of Constantine the Great. Some of the buildings even have interiors. The Ancient Rome 3D feature was created in conjunction with [...]
Stephen Berard: Living Latin
On Thursday, October 30th Dr. Stephen Berard delivered a lecture on the history of Latin as a spoken language and led a workshop on speaking Latin. Students and faculty alike were given the rare opportunity to bring past and present together by talking about their homes, families, and even computers–all in Latin! Dr. Berard continued [...]