Picture of Greek stone mask

Hecuba: A world premiere adaptation by Diane Rayor - November

Nov. 2, 2018

Translated by Roe Green Artist Diane Rayor Masks by Roe Green Artist Jonathan Becker Years of violence and war have stripped Hecuba—Queen of Troy—of all she holds dear. In this translation of Euripides’ bleakest drama, Hecuba grieves her first born son killed in combat, and exacts revenge as her daughter...

Picture of a Greek city by the sea

At Home on Board

Oct. 30, 2018

CU Museum of Natural History and the Archaeological Institute of America , present: At Home on Board: the Kyrenia Ship and the Goods of its Crew Dr. Andrea Berlin, Boston University October 30 - 7:00 PM HALE 270 The Kyrenia shipwreck, discovered in 1964 off Cyprus, is the best preserved...

Picture of two actors rehersing the Hecuba play with costumes and masks

McClanahan Lecture: Euripides' Hecuba

Oct. 24, 2018

“CU’s upcoming production of Euripides’ Hecuba ” presented by Professor John Gibert “CU Presents/Casey Cass” Wednesday, October 24, 2018 7:00 PM in HUMN 250 After the fall of Troy, Queen Hecuba suffers the sacrifice of one of her remaining children to appease the ghost of Achilles and the brutal murder...

Affresco painting of Greek woman called Cosiddetta Sappho

Sappho's Latest

Oct. 17, 2018

The Classics Department and the Arts & Sciences Fund for Excellence present: SAPPHO'S LATEST Wednesday, October 17 HUMN 250 – 5:00 pm Diane Rayor Professor of Classics, Grand Valley State University, Michigan Roe Green Visiting Theatre Artist, for the production of Euripides’ Hecuba A poem of “raging desire” and one...

Stele of Vultures an ancient carved piece of stone

Citizen Soldiers

Oct. 15, 2018

Dr. Nicholas Rockwell Author of Thebes: A History (Routledge 2017) Monday, October 15 4:30 - HUMN 135 Warfare was fundamental to state formation and the articulation of ideas about freedom, citizenship, and political participation in the ancient Near East and Greece. Military service provided opportunities for individuals and whole groups...

Anaximander with sundial reinisher landes museum

Grad Colloquium: Time in Antiquity

Oct. 12, 2018

Time in Antiquity October 12-13, 2018 Friday 6:00 PM Keynote Address by Peter Bing, University of Toronto, "Tombs of Poet's Minor Characters" Eaton Humanities HUMN 250 Saturday 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM British and Irish Studies Room in Norlin Library Roman Mosaic of philosopher with sundial, 3rd century CE, Rheinisches...

How glass was made in the ancient Roman world

Oct. 11, 2018

A brief introduction to the ancient Roman glass industry, with links to videos for the various methods of shaping vessels.

Ancient Glass in the University of Colorado Museum

Oct. 11, 2018

Introduction to and catalogue of the collection of ancient glass at the University of Colorado Art Museum, including bibliography.

Old Latin writing on papyrus

The Fifth Glossary of Nonius Marcellus

Oct. 8, 2018

Jarrett Welsh Associate Professor at the University of Toronto Monday, 8th October 4:30 pm - HUMN 135 No work of late-antique scholarship can rival Nonius Marcellus’ De compendiosa doctrina for the sheer number of Latin literary fragments it preserves, a distinction owed to the fact that Nonius worked from a...

Ancient Greek Offerings

Oct. 5, 2018

An informative essay about ancient Greek offerings in sanctuaries and tombs, with examples from CU's collection.

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