Book cover for Martha Graham's Greek Myth-Based Dances and Her Collaboration with Isamu Noguchi by Ronnie Ancona, published by Bloomsbury in the Imagines: Classical Receptions in the Visual and Performing Arts series. The cover features a black-and-white photograph of a female dancer in a dark dress, arms raised, standing on an abstract sculptural form, with dramatic branching elements in the background.

Congratulations to Professor Emerita Ronnie Ancona on her new book about Martha Graham's Greek dance work!!

Check it out here: www.bloomsbury.com/u...

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Flyer for the 2026 CUNY Graduate Center Classics Program Lecture Series. Three lectures, all held Thursdays at 5PM in Room 4422 and online via Zoom. February 26: Joel Christensen (The Graduate Center, CUNY) on "Homophrosyne: On the Politics of Marriage and Marriage of Politics in the Odyssey." March 5: Jesper Madsen (University of Southern Denmark) on "Ideal Rule in Cassius Dio's Roman History." March 19: Guido Milanese (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore) on "The Teaching of Latin and a European Project." RSVP: rkousser@gc.cuny.edu

Our final lecture of the term is tonight at 5 pm EST

Email RKousser@gc.cuny.edu for the Zoom link
Guido Milanese
Professor of Classics
Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Brescia-Milano IT

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Lecture flyer with text info.

This Thursday, March 5th at the CUNY Graduate Center.

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Poster for the CUNY Graduate Center 2026 Classics Program Lecture Series. The header reads: “CUNY Graduate Center 2026 Classics Program Lecture Series.” In the top right corner: “RSVP: rkousser@gc.cuny.edu .” Main text: “Lecture by: Joel Christensen, Professor, The Graduate Center, CUNY.” A headshot of a smiling man with light brown hair and a short beard appears on the right side. Title of the lecture in a green banner: “Homophrosyne: On the Politics of Marriage and Marriage of Politics in the Odyssey.”

Please RSVP to RKousser@gc.cuny.edu
Thurs 2/28 at 5pm
In person and via Zoom

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Spring Lecture Series 2026 Joel Christensen, Professor, The Graduate Center, CUNY Thursday, 2/26 Homophrosyne: On the Politics of Marriage and Marriage of Politics in the Odyssey What does Odysseus’ wish for Nausikaa to find a husband and enjoy homophrosunê (“likemindedness”) really mean? I will take a close look at O...

You can check out their abstracts here: docs.google.com/docu...

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Three students stand against a classroom whiteboard holding handmade Roman-style props. The student on the left holds a model axe with a wooden handle and gold-colored blade. The middle student holds a mannequin head wearing a red-and-white segmented helmet with fabric cheek guards. The student on the right holds a mannequin head wearing a cream helmet with brown leather-style bands and a ponytail crest.

Close-up of a student holding a handmade model axe with a reddish wooden handle wrapped in brown grip tape and a gold-painted blade. The student wears a striped hoodie and black shirt, with headphones around their neck.

Close-up of a mannequin head wearing a handmade red-and-white segmented helmet with stitched red fabric bands and hanging cheek guards. A small ponytail crest is visible at the top.

Close-up of a mannequin head wearing a cream helmet with brown leather-style bands and stitching, a long brown ponytail crest, and a dark leather cheek guard hanging on one side.

CUNY Grad Center PhD student Ivan Maiorov shared some new pictures from his Texts and Contexts class, where his students made replicas of Bronze Age weaponry!

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Three students stand side by side in a classroom wearing handmade Roman-style armor made from cardboard and fabric. The student on the left wears a white tunic-style costume with black trim and gives two thumbs up. The middle student wears a cream-colored chest piece decorated with red sun symbols and red-and-white striped skirt panels. The student on the right wears a beige textured chest piece over a dark shirt. All three are smiling and facing the camera.

How cool does PhD student Ivan Maiorov's class look?! He sent us these end-of-semester images from his UHC Ancient Greece course at Fordham.

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Our Classics Dept and Keren would like to thank the Classical Association of the Atlantic States for funding her trip. These conferences are vital for students to attend, & CAAS's generosity is appreciated!

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A woman stands at a podium on a small stage, presenting at an academic conference. A large projection screen beside her displays a slide titled “Face Down: Iconographic Censorship and the Mutilation of Hector on Attic Vases,” with the presenter’s name (Keren Freidenreich), affiliation (CUNY Graduate Center), and conference details (AIA Annual Meeting 2026, San Francisco, CA). The slide includes an image of fragmented pottery. The room is a hotel conference space with warm lighting, a large ceiling fixture, and a table nearby holding a water bottle and microphone.

PhD student Keren Freidenreich presented at the SCS conference last Thursday!

Face Down: Iconographic Censorship and the Mutilation of Hector on Attic Vases
PANEL: AIA-Greek Pottery and Its Contents

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EXTENSION Call for Papers:
Thalassocracy and the Power of the Sea
Graduate Student Conference

Classics Department at the the Graduate Center, CUNY

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Lecture flyer titled “From Refuse to Revelation: What Rubbish Disposal Tells Us about Papyri from Roman Egypt.” The left side lists the speaker, Anna Boozer of Baruch College (CUNY), and event details: CUNY Graduate Center Classics Program, Fall 2025 Lecture Series; Thursday, December 4 at 5 pm in Room 4422 and online via Zoom. RSVP email is provided. The right side features a portrait of the speaker above a block of text explaining that discarded papyri in rubbish heaps across Roman Egypt—especially at Oxyrhynchus—formed accidental archives containing literary texts, correspondence, and official documents. The summary describes how cleaning, recycling, and disposal practices reveal social organization and cultural insights into Roman-Egyptian life.

THIS THURSDAY!
Join us at the Grad Center (or on Zoom) at 5pm.

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Flyer titled “Thalassocracy and the Power of the Sea,” announcing a call for papers for a Classics conference at the CUNY Graduate Center with a target date of April 17, 2026. The text defines “thalassocracy,” describes the theme, and lists possible paper topics including sea deities, maritime monsters, Oceanus, insularity, trade and warfare, Mediterranean material culture, and shipbuilding. Submission guidelines specify 15-minute presentations, abstracts up to 300 words, and a submission deadline of December 8 via email. Contact information for the two organizers is listed at the end.

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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Digital poster for the CUNY Graduate Center 2025 Classics Program Lecture Series. Title: In Search of the Roman Party Scene. Speaker: Alan Sumler, University of Colorado, Denver; CUNY Graduate Center alum, 2015. Includes an abstract about research on Roman party and intoxication culture. Event details: Thursday, October 23rd, 5 PM, Room 4422 or online via Zoom. RSVP: rkousser@gc.cuny.edu Background image shows an ancient Roman fresco of reclining banquet figures.

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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flyer for the “Classics Open House at the CUNY Graduate Center.” The background shows a close-up of an ancient marble statue’s face in blue tones. Main heading reads: “Classics Open House at the CUNY Graduate Center.” Subheading says: “Meet the current students and faculty.” Two boxes of text below highlight features: Left box—“Live & learn in NYC. Discover Classics in the city. Uncover teaching opportunities.” Right box—“Explore the NYC Consortium. Learn about Classics alum. Discuss current research.” Footer details: “Hybrid session, in-person at the CUNY Graduate Center Room 3115 and online via Zoom. RSVP: rkousser@gc.cuny.edu .” Social media handles are listed as @CUNYCLASSICSGC on X/Twitter and @GCCUNYCLASSICS on Meta. A date box on the right reads “10/17 2PM.”

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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CUNY Classics Open House — meet students & faculty, explore NYC opportunities, and learn about research. CUNY Graduate Center + Zoom Oct 17, 2 PM RSVP: rkousser@gc.cuny.edu Follow: @CUNYClassicsGC / @GCCUNYClassics

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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Screenshot of an NYU Institute of Fine Arts event page. The header reads “Public Programs @ the Institute.” The event is titled Series: Ancient Seminar with speaker Mark Wilson Jones on The Pantheon in Rome: decoding an enigma, scheduled for Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at 6:00pm. A blue RSVP button offers options to “Join us in-person” or “Join us online.” The description below discusses the Pantheon’s architecture, design controversies, origins, and attribution. A small architectural diagram of the Pantheon appears on the right.

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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City street with cyclists: A cobblestone street lined with historic Dutch buildings, bicycles parked along the sidewalks, and several people cycling under a sky of scattered clouds.

Illuminated church at night: A classical-style church facade with tall white columns lit against the night sky, inscribed with the Latin phrase Hic domus Dei est et porta coeli.

These images come from the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and around town.

The Classical Association of the Atlantic States and their Professional Development Fund helped make this trip a reality!

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Handout: A printed handout titled Points of Tocharian B grammar showing declension tables of alternant and non-alternant nouns, with columns for nominative, oblique, and genitive forms, plus notes on historical grammar.

Leiden lecture: A lecturer stands in front of a podium in a university classroom, speaking beneath a projected slide on Indo-European parallels with examples from Avestan, Sanskrit, Greek, and Hittite. A chalk heart is drawn on the blackboard behind.

The Classical Association of the Atlantic States and their Professional Development Fund helped make this trip a reality, for which Jason and our department are quite grateful!

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Lipsius Building: A modern gray concrete building with angular rooflines stands behind a decorative blue metal footbridge over a canal. Lush green plants grow along the water’s edge under a bright blue sky with clouds.

Windmill in garden: A traditional wooden windmill with long blades is seen in the background, framed by leafy trees. In the foreground, a lush garden with flowering plants fills the scene.

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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Joel P. Christensen Becomes Provost With a Mission to Safeguard Knowledge The classics scholar highlights the urgency of preserving graduate education and his goals as provost.

We are THRILLED to have Classicist Joel P. Christensen as the CUNY Grad Center's Provost.

www.gc.cuny.edu/news...

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A set of replica ancient armor and weapons resting on sand with rocks in the background. The gear includes a short bronze-colored sword, a round black shield with gold studs, a crested helmet decorated with red and blue plumes and white horns, and a section of lamellar armor made of overlapping metal plates edged in red leather.

A person in a red tunic stands barefoot on a rocky beach, holding a decorated helmet with blue and red plumes under one arm and a short sword at their hip. They wear white greaves with bronze-colored plates, while the sea and a seagull flying overhead appear in the background.

A person in a red tunic stands on the beach by the water, adjusting the chin strap of a horned, crested helmet. A short sword hangs at their side, and a black shield with gold studs lies in the sand nearby. Gentle waves and footprints in the sand are visible in the background.

PhD student Ivan Maiorov has triumphantly completed his Agamemnon armor project! The attention to detail is just fabulous!

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A person standing outdoors with their back to the camera, flexing their arms while wearing a sleeveless lamellar armor made of horizontal rows of gold, blue, and silver metal plates bound with bright red edging. Trees and part of a white house are in the background.

Close-up side view of the person’s shoulder showing the gold metal plates of the armor, red edging, and black cord lacing securing the shoulder seam.

Side view of the person’s torso showing the overlapping metal plates and red edging, with brown cord lacing running through metal rings to fasten the armor along the side.

A project update from PhD student Ivan Maiorov!

The Agamemnon armor is coming together quite nicely.

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A person wearing a wide-brimmed hat, light blue shirt, and dark pants stands on top of a large rocky outcrop with hands on hips, surrounded by trees and shrubs. Below them is a set of rough, ancient stone steps leading up the slope under a bright blue sky.

A close-up selfie of a person wearing glasses, a light gray “National Science Bowl” baseball cap, and a light blue shirt, with an archaeological site of stone ruins under a metal shelter in the background.

Our EO Rachel Kousser sent pics from her summer trip to Greece!

[L to R]
▪️ A Mycenean fort on Ithaka (tiny me with large rocks)
▪️Nestor's Palace at Pylos (big dusty archaeological site in background)

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A hand holding a gold-colored, metal piece with rows of embossed rivets, shaped with a central ridge and curved edges, likely part of a reconstructed historical armor. The background shows a pegboard wall with tools and a drill.

A hand holding another view of the same gold-colored armor piece, showing decorative circular rivet patterns and scalloped edging. The workbench and pegboard wall with tools are visible in the background.

A rectangular panel of overlapping metal lamellae (small plates) arranged in alternating rows of gold, black, and silver, sewn onto a red backing material, likely part of lamellar armor. The piece is laid out on a carpeted floor.

PhD student Ivan Maiorov has been busy building scale armor of Agamemnon (with a helmet!) this summer. Check out these preliminary pictures of his work.

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A job advertisement for a 'Lecturer in Digital Classics.' The role is a two-year fixed term, 0.7 FTE Lecturer B (pathway 1) position in the Department of Classics and Ancient History, covering for Prof. Genevieve Liveley, funded until 30/09/2027. Responsibilities include teaching 2–3 undergraduate units in Greek and Roman History and Culture, supervising dissertations, administrative tasks, personal tutoring, conducting research, and collaborating with the Research Institute for Sociotechnical Cyber Security. Applicants should have (or be near completion of) a PhD in a related field, plans for research publication, and teaching experience at undergraduate or postgraduate levels.

University of Bristol
Lecturer in Digital Classics

LINK TO INFO:
www.bristol.ac.uk/jo...

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ICYMI: Governor Hochul Announces College Financial Aid for More New York Veterans – The City University of New York Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the expansion of New York State's Veterans Tuition Awards Program, which will enable more veterans to access critical financial aid for college. Under this historic expansion, all veterans who served at least four years on active-duty now qualify for full-tuition awards.

"Under this historic expansion, all veterans who served at least four years on active-duty now qualify for full-tuition awards."

www.cuny.edu/news/ic...

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Two women stand in front of a stone wall at a scenic overlook, with a panoramic view of Vilnius, Lithuania in the background. The cityscape features red-tiled roofs, church towers, and clusters of trees under a cloudy sky. The woman on the left wears a blue jacket, and the woman on the right wears a white jacket over a teal shirt.

Front view of a grand Baroque-style church with peach and white tones, ornate columns, and sculpted details. The building features twin towers with domes and a central pediment above the main entrance. A person stands at the open door at the top of a staircase, while another sits nearby on the right. The sky above is cloudy and dramatic.

Gothic-style church built from red brick, featuring tall, narrow spires with crosses and intricate detailing. The facade includes pointed arches and vertical ornamentation. Behind it stands a larger red-and-white church with a stepped gable and arched windows. Several people walk on the street and sidewalk in front, with trees framing the scene and a clear blue sky above.

Do you ever wonder what our GC Classics Professors do with their summer? Here is Professor Jennifer Roberts (GC/CCNY) in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania!

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image of text that says 'Jennifer Τ. Roberts THUCYDIDES A Very Short Introduction OXFORD'

Prof. Jennifer Roberts has been keeping quiet about this gem that she authored!

Everything you ever wanted to know about Thucydides (condensed).

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Pasts Imperfect (5.29.25) Gamifying the Past, Louse-y Wool, Neanderthal Fingerprints, Ancient Warfare in Mad Max, the Women of Pompeii, Classicism & Other Phobias & Much More

PASTS IMPERFECT

Gamifying the Past
Louse-y Wool
Neanderthal Fingerprints
the Women of Pompeii
Classicism and Other Phobias

BY: Lexie Henning, Stephanie Wong, Colin McCaffrey, and Sarah E. Bond

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Upcoming Play by Student Charlotte Fiehn

Charlotte’s play, “Next of Kin,” is being produced as part of the New York Theater Festival. It will be staged at the end of the month. For more info & tickets, see the link

newyorktheaterfestiv...

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