In Medias Res
In Memoriam: Portia Prebys (1944-2026)
It was a cloudy spring morning in Manhattan. The phone rang very early in my hotel room, where I’d fortunately been awake for a little while thanks to lingering jet lag. So I picked up, and immediately recognized the…
Notes from Madeline Miller's Classroom
Eric Simpson | March 19, 2025
A portrait of a brilliant high school Latin teacher and theater director, before Circe and The Song of Achilles.
Happy Valentine's Day from Antiquity
Mark Buchan | February 14, 2025
But be very afraid!
Giving Helen of Troy a Voice through Dance
Emily Gunter | February 11, 2025
An Artist's Statement from Paideia's 2024 Brightheart Fellowship Recipient.
The 2025 Paideia High School Essay Contest
Paideia Institute | January 21, 2025
Win a trip to Greece this summer!
Is the Odyssey a Christmas Movie?
Mark Buchan | January 14, 2025
Thoughts on Uberto Pasolini's The Return.
Medea: Re-Versed, a Classic Play Rehashed
Aminata Hughes | December 20, 2024
A review of Luis Quintero's electrifying battle-rap rendition of the Euripidean tragedy.
How to Learn Latin in Two Months
Paideia Institute | November 13, 2024
One Living Latin student's lightning-speed journey from total beginner to National Junior Classical League Certamen champion.
4 Reasons You Should Try Teaching Latin this Year (and 1 Reason You Shouldn't!)
Aminata Hughes | September 25, 2024
How to expand access to Latin this Fall by starting a Teaching Literacy with Latin site in your community.
Taylor Swift for Classicists, Or: Love Elegy Today (Part I)
Mark Buchan | September 12, 2024
On The Tortured Poets Department's Classical allusions and complex poetic twists.
Modern Meditations: Stoicism's Social Media Renaissance
Tessa Little | August 26, 2024
The memes, motivational quotes, and Meditations popping up on your social media feed.
Call for Papers: Origin Stories
Paideia Institute | August 21, 2024
Submit an abstract for the Paideia Institute's 2025 Living Latin in NYC Conference!
Of Myths and Men: Classical Themes in Russian-Ukrainian Narratives
Nina Zeltser | June 26, 2024
Hackley School senior Nina Zeltser offers an expansive analysis of the Classical imagery woven into Russian and Ukrainian political history.