Classics News
Curated by The Paideia Institute
When time became regular and universal, it changed history – Paul J Kosmin | Essays
Once local and irregular, time-keeping became universal and linear in 311 BCE. History would never be the same again
Art & Archaeology
Why do so many Egyptian statues have broken noses?
The pattern of damage to statues' faces has led experts to believe it was both deliberate and widespread in the...
The Myth of Whiteness in Classical Sculpture
Greek and Roman statues were often painted, but assumptions about race and aesthetics have suppressed this truth. Now scholars are...
A Man Among Gods
The Gemma Augustea, the finest and almost the largest cameo that survives from antiquity, celebrates Augustus and Roman triumph.
History
Riddle solved: Why was Roman concrete so durable?
An unexpected ancient manufacturing strategy may hold the key to designing concrete that lasts for millennia.
When time became regular and universal, it changed history – Paul J Kosmin | Essays
Once local and irregular, time-keeping became universal and linear in 311 BCE. History would never be the same again
Pompeii ‘fast food’ bar unearthed in ancient city after 2,000 years
Thermopolia used by poorer residents with few cooking facilities, archaeologists say
Archaeologist Finds New Evidence Of The Romans Who Escaped Mt. Vesuvius
Archaeologists have long focused on the skeletons of those killed by Mt. Vesuvius, but one scholar wants to know the...
Language
Latin may help students bridge their native language with English
Researchers found that in teaching English learners -- students who aren't fluent in English and often come from homes where...
Emma Thompson donates £500 to former school’s fund-raiser to save Classical Greek lessons
Exclusive: Camden School for Girls uses Just Giving site to raise money to keep course going
Re-introduction of Latin and Greek would prompt "huge interest"
A call has been made for Greek and Latin to be more widely taught to Scottish children.
Literature
Should Ovid’s Metamorphoses Have a Trigger Warning?
Stephanie McCarter’s new translation grapples intelligently with issues of sexual violence that have often been obscured by euphemism.
Is the Aeneid a Celebration of Empire—or a Critique?
By mythologizing the Romans’ Trojan origins, Virgil turned a story about losers into an epic about winners.
Max Mara rewrites Greek myths at Milan fashion week
Classics were given a feminist twist in a show that also put outerwear centre stage
Philosophy
Opinion | Socrates Wants You to Tidy Up, Too
What reading an ancient Greek dialogue can tell us about the Marie Kondo craze.
Particle Accelerator Reveals Ancient Greek Medical Text Beneath Religious Psalms on Parchment
If you’re a history buff, you might not know much particle physics. But the two fields share more in common...
Is Democracy Broken? What Plato Would Have Said About Trump and Brexit
First Brexit, then Trump. 2016 was not a good year for modern Western democracies. In 2018, the consequences of these...
Leading private school uses Greek philosophers to teach pupils how to spot 'fake news'
Brighton College will begin using Greek philosophers to teach students how to spot fake news on social media as it...
Classics at Large
Hidden figures: the importance of remembering black classicists
A new exhibition celebrates the role of African Americans in the study of classics, important figures who often been ignored...
The Classics Scholar Redefining What Twitter Can Do
Emily Wilson’s tweets are quietly revolutionary, a new kind of experience for anyone who likes to watch knowledge take shape...
The Cult of Mary Beard
The long read: How a late-blossoming classics don became Britain’s most beloved intellectual
