And stories that had been told and heard previously, but not really confirmed through established fact, became not unbelievable.
τά τε πρότερον ἀκοῇ μὲν λεγόμενα, ἔργῳ δὲ σπανιώτερον βεβαιούμενα οὐκ ἄπιστα κατέστη.
Thuc. 1.23.3
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@gnomai.comAnd stories that had been told and heard previously, but not really confirmed through established fact, became not unbelievable.
τά τε πρότερον ἀκοῇ μὲν λεγόμενα, ἔργῳ δὲ σπανιώτερον βεβαιούμενα οὐκ ἄπιστα κατέστη.
Thuc. 1.23.3
@classicsgc.bsky.socialNYU IFA Classics Lecture
Wed, Oct 14 6:00 pm EST
"Lessons From a Lost Republic and Writing about the Ancient World for the Public"
Professor Michelle Berenfeld, Pitzer College
See link to RSVP
shorturl.at/fjWLN
@classicsgc.bsky.socialTonight! 5:30pm EST
In person at the GC AND via Zoom
Please RSVP to Rachel Kousser at [email protected]
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@classicsgc.bsky.socialPhD Candidate Ivan Maiorov shares some more images from his Agamemnon armor. It looks a bit different from what we saw in the box office this summer!
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@classicsgc.bsky.socialOur department's second lecture of the fall semester! You MUST RSVP for this, whether you plan to attend in person or online.
WHEN: 10/8 at 5:30pm EST
Email Rachel Kousser at [email protected] for the Zoom link
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@gnomai.comΜὴ μύρα, μὴ στεφάνους λιθίναις στήλαισι χαρίζου,
μηδὲ τὸ πῦρ φλέξῃς· ἐς κενὸν ἡ δαπάνη.
ζῶντί μοι, εἴ τι θέλεις, χάρισαι· τέφρην δὲ μεθύσκων
πηλὸν ποιήσεις, κοὐχ ὁ θανὼν πίεται.
(Anonymous, _Greek Anthology_ XI.8, ed. Paton)
@classicsgc.bsky.socialOur department's second lecture of the fall semester! You MUST RSVP for this, whether you plan to attend in person or online.
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@classicsgc.bsky.social"Five of the inscriptions are votives, tributes dedicated to a goddess reverentially called Domina..."
@classicsgc.bsky.socialPlease share our annual Classics Grad Student Conference CALL FOR PAPERS!
Mosaic of Hesperia: The History and Culture of Italy Before Empire
Submissions due: Dec 8th
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@classicsgc.bsky.social"If “the pestilence persists”, Columella recommends remedies including garlic soaked in warm oil."
@classicsgc.bsky.social"Accented with splashes of purple and pink — the former alluding to the Tyrian dye that only the emperor could wear — the exhibition foregrounds the unprecedented influence that women held during Trajan’s reign."
@classicsgc.bsky.socialThe Classics Dept at the CUNY Graduate Center invites prospective students to its annual Open Day! Please forward to all interested in pursuing an MA or PhD. RSVP: [email protected]
Fri 10/30
2pm EST
In person & on Zoom
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@classicsgc.bsky.socialDon't forget Dr. Beethoven Alvarez speaks this evening for our Fall Lecture Series!
Please RSVP to [email protected]
5pm EST in person or via Zoom
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@classicsgc.bsky.socialPhD Candidate Ivan Maiorov writes: "More photos of my Mycenaean armor (scale shirt, pauldrons, gorget, and belt). It’s been arranged similar to a Greek trophy."
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@classicsgc.bsky.socialTHIS THURSDAY! In person & via Zoom -- 5pm EST
RSVP to [email protected]
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@classicsgc.bsky.social"These pieces add to our understanding of imperial law under two emperors, Constantius II and Julian the Apostate, who ruled between 337 and 363, Wibier said."
@classicsgc.bsky.social"Sea of Treasures asks scholars and readers to reconsider the ways we’ve long approached the history of this trade route and its impacts."
@classicsgc.bsky.social"Archaeologists found a mosaic depicting a dolphin, a fish, a lobster and a crab surrounding a large two-handled vase, as well as the remains of a painted ceiling decorated with large red and blue circles."
@classicsgc.bsky.social"...the hull was coated with conifer-derived pitch, and one sample contained a mixture of pitch and beeswax."
@classicsgc.bsky.social"The sacred site... is especially notable for the crescent-shaped votive stelae, carved stone slabs left as offerings, that surround the temple's perimeter."