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Classics at the CUNY Graduate Center @classicsgc.bsky.social · Mar 14
Meet Keren - A CUNY Classics PhD Student

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Call for Papers: Thalassocracy and the Power of the Sea
Graduate Student Conference
Classics Department at the CUNY Graduate Center
Due Monday, 12/8

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Flyer titled “Thalassocracy and the Power of the Sea,” announcing a call for papers for a Classics conference at the CUNY Graduate Center with a target date of April 17, 2026. The text defines “thalassocracy,” describes the theme, and lists possible paper topics including sea deities, maritime monsters, Oceanus, insularity, trade and warfare, Mediterranean material culture, and shipbuilding. Submission guidelines specify 15-minute presentations, abstracts up to 300 words, and a submission deadline of December 8 via email. Contact information for the two organizers is listed at the end.
November 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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In recognition of World AIDS Day, Student Health Services is partnering with GMHC to offer:

Free STI and Rapid HIV Testing
Wednesday, 12/3
11am - 2pm, on the C-level

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Flyer announcing free STI and rapid HIV testing for World AIDS Day. The design has a bold red border with circular cutouts and a large red awareness ribbon in the center. Text reads: “In recognition of World AIDS Day. Free STI & Rapid HIV Testing. Wednesday, December 3, 11 am–2 pm, C-Level.” Additional text states the event is open to GC and J-school students, with registration by emailing “healthed@gc.cuny.edu .” It notes that walk-in spots are available. Logos at the bottom include CUNY Graduate Center Student Health Services and GMHC with the tagline “End AIDS. Live Life.”
November 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Elon Musk backs 'pivotal' archaeology initiative, says AI could help rewrite history books on Ancient Rome
Elon Musk donated $1 million through the Musk Foundation to support digital archaeological research into ancient Rome — a project he said could one day rewrite history books through AI.
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November 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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"The Culture Ministry released a statement late Wednesday with drawings of the six missing statues representing the Roman goddess of Venus."

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Theft of Roman statues from Syria’s main museum believed to be the work of an individual
Investigators believe the theft of ancient Roman-era statues from Syria's national museum was likely the work of an individual and not an organized gang.
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November 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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CNN International
How often do you think about the Roman Empire? For a team of international researchers who went all in and mapped the ancient Roman road system, the answer — truly — is every day. And now, anyone...
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November 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Reminder that the CUNY Grad Center is hosting a talk by Alan Sumler TOMORROW--

Thursday, 10/23
5pm EST--via Zoom
RSVP for link: RKousser@gc.cuny.edu

TITLE: In Search of the Roman Party Scene

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Digital poster for the CUNY Graduate Center 2025 Classics Program Lecture Series. Title: In Search of the Roman Party Scene. Speaker: Alan Sumler, University of Colorado, Denver; CUNY Graduate Center alum, 2015. Includes an abstract about research on Roman party and intoxication culture. Event details: Thursday, October 23rd, 5 PM, Room 4422 or online via Zoom. RSVP: rkousser@gc.cuny.edu Background image shows an ancient Roman fresco of reclining banquet figures.
October 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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News - Rare Objects Unearthed in Ancient Troy - Archaeology Magazine
ÇANAKKALE, TURKEY—A gold brooch, a rare piece of jade, and a bronze pin dated to […]
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October 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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REMINDER: Tomorrow, Fri 10/17
Our CUNY Grad Center Classics Open House

Come learn about our Phd & MA programs!

When: 2pm EST
Hybrid - in person and via Zoom

RSVP to Rachel Kousser: RKousser@gc.cuny.edu

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flyer for the “Classics Open House at the CUNY Graduate Center.” The background shows a close-up of an ancient marble statue’s face in blue tones. Main heading reads: “Classics Open House at the CUNY Graduate Center.” Subheading says: “Meet the current students and faculty.” Two boxes of text below highlight features: Left box—“Live & learn in NYC. Discover Classics in the city. Uncover teaching opportunities.” Right box—“Explore the NYC Consortium. Learn about Classics alum. Discuss current research.” Footer details: “Hybrid session, in-person at the CUNY Graduate Center Room 3115 and online via Zoom. RSVP: rkousser@gc.cuny.edu .” Social media handles are listed as @CUNYCLASSICSGC on X/Twitter and @GCCUNYCLASSICS on Meta. A date box on the right reads “10/17 2PM.”
October 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Those interested in our Graduate Center Classics program (MA & PhD) are invited to attend our Open House!

Friday, 10/17
2pm
In person or via Zoom
RSVP: RKousser@gc.cuny.edu

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CUNY Classics Open House — meet students & faculty, explore NYC opportunities, and learn about research. CUNY Graduate Center + Zoom Oct 17, 2 PM RSVP: rkousser@gc.cuny.edu Follow: @CUNYClassicsGC / @GCCUNYClassics
October 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Mark Wilson Jones at IFA, The Pantheon in Rome: decoding an enigma

Wed. Oct 8th
6pm EST

In person and via ZOOM

You can RSVP through the link: ifa.nyu.edu/events/d...

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Screenshot of an NYU Institute of Fine Arts event page. The header reads “Public Programs @ the Institute.” The event is titled Series: Ancient Seminar with speaker Mark Wilson Jones on The Pantheon in Rome: decoding an enigma, scheduled for Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at 6:00pm. A blue RSVP button offers options to “Join us in-person” or “Join us online.” The description below discusses the Pantheon’s architecture, design controversies, origins, and attribution. A small architectural diagram of the Pantheon appears on the right.
September 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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"Outer Lands introduces contemporary democracy and warfare to ancient Greece in a unique mash-up of history and speculative fiction."
Exclusive Preview: OUTER LANDS time travels to ancient Greece
New Comixology Originals sci-fi graphic novel Outer Lands introduces modern warfare to ancient Greece. Here's a first look.
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September 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Part 3/4 of the photo series by our MA student Jason Palladino!

He spent part of his summer at Leiden University attending the Summer School in Languages and Linguistics.
Flowers and houses: A bed of red and orange dahlias in a green park, with rows of red-roofed houses and trees in the background under a blue sky. Observatory building: A cream-colored neoclassical building with two domed observatory towers, surrounded by green lawns and flower beds.
September 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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“Previous research suggests animals killed in the arena were butchered nearby, their meat distributed, and bones discarded close to the amphitheater — not buried in a formal animal graveyard,” Marković added."
Archaeologists In Serbia Just Discovered The First-Ever Proof That Ancient Roman Gladiators Battled Brown Bears
The remains found at the Viminacium amphitheater in present-day Serbia are the first-ever hard evidence that Roman gladiators fought bears.
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September 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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The New York Classical Club would like to invite classics enthusiasts to their (free) Fall 2025 Lecture, featuring:

Dr. Samuel Holzman, Princeton University
The Colors of Ancient Greek Architecture

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Flyer for the New York Classical Club Annual Fall Lecture 2025. Title reads “The Colors of Ancient Greek Architecture.” Central image shows a drawing of an Ionic column capital with remnants of painted decoration in red and orange geometric and floral patterns. Speaker listed as Samuel Holzman, Princeton University. Event details: Saturday, October 4, 2025, from 3–5 pm at Fordham University, Lincoln Center Campus, Lowenstein Building South Lounge. Includes a QR code on the lower left and the New York Classical Club logo on the lower right. Background is black with decorative gold geometric rays. Flyer back with a headshot of Dr. Samuel Holzman, a man with curly brown hair and beard, wearing a blue checkered suit, white shirt, and tie, posed against a leafy green background. Text identifies him as Assistant Professor of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University, affiliated with the Stanley J. Seeger ’52 Center for Hellenic Studies and Director of the Program in Archaeology. Abstract of the lecture describes color as an integral feature of ancient Greek temples, noting evidence from pigments and receipts, and discusses how architects used color with carved design. Also advertises Dr. Holzman’s new book Retrospective Columns: Ionic Capitals and Perceptions of the Past in Greek Architecture, released October 7, with QR code for more info. Bottom caption credits an 1836 Christian Hansen drawing of painted Ionic capital from the Temple of Athena at Sounion (Danish National Art Library).
September 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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"ROSE WINE

MAKE ROSE WINE IN THIS MANNER: ROSE PETALS, THE LOWER WHITE PART REMOVED, SEWED INTO A LINEN BAG AND IMMERSED IN WINE FOR SEVEN DAYS. THEREUPON ADD A SACK OF NEW PETALS WHICH ALLOW TO DRAW FOR ANOTHER SEVEN DAYS...
Discover the World’s Oldest Surviving Cookbook, De Re Coquinaria, from Ancient Rome
Western scholarship has had “a bias against studying sensual experience,” writes Reina Gattuso at Atlas Obscura, “the relic of an Enlightenment-era hierarchy that considered taste, touch, and flavor taboo topics for sober academic inquiry.” This does not mean, however, that cooking has been ignored by historians.
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September 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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"The choice of such an emblematic and symbolically charged architectural model was not available to just anyone; it was a declaration of status, of power, and of loyalty to the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which... extended its influence throughout Gaul."
Monumental Mausoleum from the Time of Claudius Found in France Replicates the Model of Augustus’ Tomb
Under the harsh Rhône summer light, the earth has begun to give back, stone by stone, the secrets of one of the most prosperous Roman colonies in Gaul. A team of archaeologists, during the course of an excavation campaign carried out in the western sector of the museum, has unearthed the remains of
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September 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Mythmatch – taking on ancient Greek tech bros to rebuild a broken world
Low-budget puzzle game is also about building communities and challenging capitalism – while still looking cute and approachable
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September 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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The delightful part 2/4 of the photo series by our MA student Jason Palladino!

He spent part of his summer at Leiden University attending the Summer School in Languages and Linguistics. Jason has sent along images from his journey.
Leiden logo: Glass door with the etched seal of Leiden University, showing a classical female figure holding a book and staff, flanked by heraldic shields, with the Latin inscription Academia Lugduno-Batava 1575. Selfie: A person wearing glasses, a pink shirt, and a black backpack takes a selfie by a canal lined with flowers and cobblestone path, with a brick observatory building and red-roofed houses in the background.
September 16, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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The enduring value of Ancient Greek | eKathimerini.com
For decades, the relevance of studying Ancient Greek has been a recurring topic in educational policy debates.
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September 15, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Ancient world knew the importance of shade. How did modern cities forget?
Ancient world knew the importance of shade. How did modern cities forget?
Heat waves are among the deadliest natural disasters. Shade is a vital defense. But in cities like LA, it’s treated as a privilege, not a right.
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September 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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The Order of Giants DLC takes Indiana Jones to ancient Rome this fall
The game will expand with a new storyline that will take Indiana Jones to the ancient streets of Rome on a treasure hunt.
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September 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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[UC Berkeley] History Professor Carlos Noreña on Roman imperialism and its legacy

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September 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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"Maskovsky sees his new role benefiting Graduate Center scholars."

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September 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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CAMWS Individual Paper abstracts are due:
Monday, 10/6 by 11:59pm

camws.org/CFPCAMWS2026

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Screenshot of the 'Call for Submissions for CAMWS 2026' announcement from the Classical Association of the Middle West and South. The meeting will be held March 11–14, 2026, in Mobile, Alabama. Deadlines are listed: panel, workshop, and round-table proposals by August 25, 2025; individual paper abstracts by October 6, 2025; undergraduate poster abstracts by November 17, 2025. Guidelines note that only one abstract per person is allowed, panels require three to six papers, workshops must include audience participation, and round-tables may have up to two leaders. The call emphasizes fresh ideas, broad interest, and inclusivity.
September 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Masters student Jason Palladino spent part of his summer at Universiteit Leiden / Leiden University attending the Summer School in Languages and Linguistics!

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Lipsius Building: A modern gray concrete building with angular rooflines stands behind a decorative blue metal footbridge over a canal. Lush green plants grow along the water’s edge under a bright blue sky with clouds. Windmill in garden: A traditional wooden windmill with long blades is seen in the background, framed by leafy trees. In the foreground, a lush garden with flowering plants fills the scene.
September 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM