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As we await yet another rendition of the Homeric epic, some reflections on why the nostos continues to keep us hooked.

Why the Odyssey Mattered––and Matters
Paul Cartledge |
Read the inaugural edition of the Paideia Institute's youth Classics journal.

Ephebeia, Fall 2025
In Medias Res |
Catullus, Propertius, and Tibullus decoded by Swifties

Teaching Roman Elegy through Taylor Swift
David Levene |
On Homecoming and the Meaning of Human Life

Odysseus as a Philosopher
Antonio Cimino |
Godard's Disintegration of the Homeric Journey

From Ithaca to Cinecittà
Tatiana Eva-Marie |
Submit an abstract for the Paideia Institute's 2026 Living Latin in NYC Conference!

Call for Papers: Otium et Negotium
In Medias Res |
How many spare cloaks does Eumaeus have?

Improvising over the Odyssey
Mark Buchan |
How the Papacy prevails through failure.

Paradoxes in Papal History
Patrick Cullinan |
Why Socrates’ Contradiction Makes Perfect Sense on a First Date.

Knowing Nothing, Knowing Love
Joy Connolly |
On Love and Discomfort in the Symposium.

Socrates Without Cushions
Mark Buchan |