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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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November 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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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November 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
"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.
apnews.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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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October 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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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October 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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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October 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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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September 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
"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.
www.comicsbeat.com
September 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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.
September 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“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
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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September 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"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
"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
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.
September 16, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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
[UC Berkeley] History Professor Carlos Noreña on Roman imperialism and its legacy

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

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

camws.org/CFPCAMWS2026

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September 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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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September 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM