Classics In The News
August 2012
Vindolanda Fort Fresh Water Piping System Discovered
An archaeologist in Northumberland has uncovered more of a Roman water system first found by his grandfather
JULY 2012
Boris Johnson to recite new poem for the Olympics in ancient Greek
The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has commissioned a poem in the style of Pindar to mark the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games
Stratford Theatre Festival Presents:
Elektra
About the Play
Through her long years of powerless rage against her mother and stepfather – who murdered her father, King Agamemnon – Elektra has been sustained only by the belief that her brother Orestes will one day return to avenge their father’s death. But further grief awaits her before that hope can be fulfilled.
July 29 - September 29, 2012
JUNE 2012
Ancient Greek Solution for Debt Crisis
MAY 2012
Adela Talbot, Western News May 2012
A performance by renowned Canadian poet and classicist Anne Carson kicked off the 2012 Classical Association of Canada (CAC) Conference, hosted by Western’s Department of Classical Studies this past May. The annual CAC conference unites roughly 150 researchers from across North America. Professor Amy Richlin of the University of California at Los Angeles delivered the keynote address, Vox Clamantis in Deserto: Teaching Classics to the First Nations.
OCTOBER 2011
Uncovering family ties across the ages
Paul Mayne Western News Oct. 6, 2011
Elizabeth Greene has spent the best part of the last decade in the hills of northern England playing in the dirt. And she cant think of a better way to earn a living. Its just cool and fun digging in the dirt. Its the best, says Westerns new professor in Roman archaeology (Department of Classical Studies). I can make mud patties in the summer when Im bored. Read More.