Classical Antiquity in the News
Stories recommended by faculty and students
Washington Post
Hidden figures: the importance of remembering black classicists
Finding the Roots of Graphic Novels in the Ancient World
Classicizing Chicago
From the late 1800s, Chicagoans from all walks of life and with widely varying measures of familiarity with the classical sources have found elements of the ancient past useful for making meaningful contributions to their own struggles and ventures. The Classicizing Chicago Project is building a digital archive of examples of this cultural mingling across time and space.
Upcoming Events
Nov
2
2018
Panel on Ancient Law
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Evanston
Northwestern's Global Antiquities Group presents a Panel on Ancient Law.
Nov
9
2018
Classics After the Ontological Turn: New Horizons of History and ...
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
Greg Anderson, of Ohio State University, will present his talk "Classics After the Ontological Turn: New Horizons of History and Critiq...
Feb
21
2019
2000 Years of Public Health: From Ancients Plagues to Modern Pand...
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Evanston
Professor Kyle Harper, of University of Oklahoma, will present his talk "2000 Years of Public Health: From Ancients Plagues to Modern P...