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The Classics Club invites you to come to Randolph 301B to create your very own hoplite shield. Paint and supplies will be provided, but bring whatever other crafting supplies you want to decorate your masterpiece. Once the shields are dry, … Continue reading →

Each semester, the Classics Club hosts an ‘a-thon’ in which we read aloud an ancient epic from beginning to end. This year’s selected epic is Homer’s Odyssey. The Club is more excited about the Homer-a-thon this semester because it is a … Continue reading →

Come join us for the first Classics Club meeting of the year! We’re a club dedicated to the fellowship of all lovers of the Classical World, not just Classics majors and minors. See you there on Wednesday, August 27, 6PM (RAND … Continue reading →

College of Charleston alumna, actor and playwright Colie McClellan ’10 brought her one-woman show “They Call Me Arethusa” to Piccolo Spoleto this summer with money she raised through a Kickstarter campaign. The play, which deals with dating and domestic violence … Continue reading →

We are pleased to welcome and welcome back all of our Classic students this fall. It promises to be an exciting semester. Look here for announcements and events for the Classics Club and the department.

New research confirms the value of a liberal arts and sciences university http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daan-braveman/the-value-of-a-liberal-ar_b_3791998.html

On Tuesday, May 20, Dr. James Lohmar gave an invited public lecture at the University of California Riverside, under the title “Gore Caesars: Toward a History of Horror.” This summer Dr. Lohmar has been a Mullen Fellow at the University of … Continue reading →

The annual conference for the Southern Association for the History of Medicine and Science is being held in St. Louis, February 27-March 1, 2014. This year Classics will be well represented. Dr. Gentile will present her research in a paper, … Continue reading →

This year Classical Charleston and the Theodore Guérard Lecture Series will bring to campus three renowned scholars on citizenship and democracy: Dr. Deborah Boedeker (Brown University), Dr. Josiah Ober (Stanford University), and Kurt Raaflaub (Brown University). Citizenship in a Democracy: … Continue reading →