News
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Opinion: Latin is more than a dead language, deserves a larger place in UCLA’s curriculum
Catherine Price, a second year student in the Department of Classics has written her latest opinion column in The Daily Bruin. In her latest column titled "Latin...
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PhD candidate Tom Francis presents at the Connected Pasts conference
PhD candidate Tom Francis recently traveled to Toronto to deliver a paper at the Connected Pasts conference. His paper, “Modeling Alphabet Diffusion and Community Interactions in Ancient...
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Assistant Professor Adriana Vazquez Awarded NEH Grant
Assistant Professor Adriana Vazquez, together with a team of collaborators led by Leni Ribeiro Leite (University of Kentucky), has been awarded a Scholarly Editions and Translations grant...
Blogs - Odysseus in Antiquity and Today
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The Odyssey Files #7: More Than Meets the Eye: Helen in Nolan’s Odyssey and Beyond
By Elisa McAtee, Graduate Student in Classics The figure of Helen in Greek mythology has always been controversial. Ancient writers displayed their intellectual prowess debating whether...
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The Odyssey Files #6: Reception in 4DX (or not)
Professor Bryant Kirkland writes about how a mishap at the cinema got him to thinking about adapting his expectations. The chains on the seats confused me....
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The Odyssey Files #5: “Trick or Trauma? Odysseus and His Many Epithets”
By Caleb Speakman, Graduate Student in Classics The Odyssey is a text that speaks with many voices, reflecting both the rich oral tradition that stands behind...
