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A black-and-white image of the reverse of a diadrachm of Magas, dated 300–275 BCE, depicting the silphium plant, with a small crab on the right side and Greek letters interspersed in the branches of the plant.

Blog: Roe v. Wade, the GOP, and echoes of Augustus: Reproducing fascism

Serena Witzke |
A row of six people, all but one dressed in varied togas. Two of the men raise their right hands in an oratorical gesture. Above each person is the name of a character in the Phormio.

Blog: Paternalism and the “Good Slave” in the Speech for Phormion and the Legacies of Slavery

Javal Coleman |
A dinner spread atop a mosaic-printed tablecloth. Two small glasses of red wine, a round bread loaf sliced into eighths, a terracotta bowl of green olives, and a bowl of pesto with a wooden spoon.

Blog: Food, Glorious Food

iandudum |
A shirtless black man with tattoos and a red bandana sits on a box of records facing right. He looks at a black boy in a red and white striped shirt. Both of their shadows are visible on the wall behind them.

Blog: Sampling Epic in Kendrick Lamar’s “Mortal Man”

Justine McConnell |
A beige terracotta vessel shaped like a long tear drop. A dark-skinned figure faces left wearing striped pants and a draped mantle holds an ax and an arrow.

Blog: Call It What It Is: Racism and Ancient Enslavement

Javal Coleman |
A mosaic featuring two rows of light-skinned women wearing brown bikinis. On top, two women are running, one hold a large object, and one stands still. On the bottom, one holds a crown, one holds a branch, and two play catch with a ball.

Blog: Ancient Worlds, Modern Communities: Interpreting the Ancient World through Music, Art, and Photography

Nina Papathanasopoulou |
An ornate carved gold square, at the center of which is a stylized horse with a small winged animal resting on its hind quarters. There are decorative patterns forming a border around the horse.

Blog: Dissertation Spotlight: Language and Difference in Herodotus

Edward Nolan |
A white circle on a black background with green leaves and white flowers. Around the circle is a yellow vine border, and in the middle there is a palm tree. On the left side of the tree, an abstract figure in drapery stands, and on the right side, a simil

Blog: Dissertation spotlight: A Tale of Four Cities: Exploring Classical Reception in Modern Hebrew

Giacomo Loi |
Penelope and the Suitors, by John William Waterhouse. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Blog: Weaving Humanity Together: How Weaving Reveals Human Unity in Ancient Times

Anika T. Prather |
Ravenna Mosaic. Image courtesy of Elizabeth Herzfeldt-Kamprath.

Blog: Why do we think ancient pandemics changed the world?

Merle Eisenberg, Lee Mordechai |
Header image: Gold death-mask, known as the ‘mask of Agamemnon’. Mycenae, Grave Circle A, Grave V, 16th cent. BC. National Archaeological Museum of Athens.

Blog: Ancient Worlds, Modern Communities: Ancient Worlds through Modern Podcasts

Nina Papathanasopoulou |
Gaius Gracchus addressing the plebeians. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Blog: Impeachment and Republican Rome

Serena Witzke |

Blog: Are We Orpheus or Eurydice? Singing Salvation in Popular Music

Eleonora Colli |

Blog: Why is Heavy Metal Music Obsessed with Ancient Sparta?

Jeremy Swist |
Photo by Christopher Trinacty and used by permission.

Blog: Music and Mythology: A Classics Playlist for the End of Summer

Christopher Trinacty |
Detail of bust in the Centrale Monemartini Museum

Amphora: The Metal Age—The Use of Classics in Heavy Metal Music

Kristopher Fletcher |

From Euterpe to YouTube: Popular music and the classics

T. H. M. Gellar-Goad |