The Public Voice of Women
By Mary Beard Abstract: Beard analyses the culture surrounding women and public speaking in both Greek and Roman culture and literature, notably Homer’s Odyssey and Ovid’s Metamorphoses, drawing connections to the…
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Rape, Lost in Translation: How translators of Ovid’s “Metamorphoses” turn an assault into a consensual encounter
By Stephanie McCarter Abstract: In this article, McCarter analyses the Leucothoe’s rape in Ovid’s Metamorphoses and compares how various translations have obscured and misinterpreted the language to portray the…
Rethinking Descriptions of Black Africans in Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Art
By Paula Gaither, Eliza McAtee, Kenneth Lapatin, and David Saunders Abstract: By discussing museum curation of Greek and Roman artwork, the authors critique common presumptions and misinterpretations made about artwork…
From Abortion to Pederasty: Addressing Difficult Topics in the Classics Classroom
Edited by Nancy S. Rabinowitz and Fiona McHardy Abstract: Ancient sources raise a variety of issues—slavery, infanticide, abortion, rape, pederasty, domestic violence, death, sexuality—that may be difficult to discuss…
A Brief Guide to Disability Terminology and Theory in Ancient World Studies
by Alexandra F. Morris and Debby Sneed Abstract: As our culture changes, so, too, does the language that we use. This post is an invitation to discuss what is, at present, a culturally appropriate approach to language…
Classical Antiquity in Heavy Metal Music
by K.F.B. Fletcher and Osman Umurhan (eds) Abstract: This book demonstrates the rich and varied ways in which heavy metal music draws on the ancient Greek and Roman world. Contributors examine bands from across the…
Staging the European Classical in ‘Latin’ America: an introduction
by Rosa Andújar and Konstantinos P. Nikoloutsos Abstract: This volume explores the rich and varied afterlife of Greek and Roman tragedies and comedies in Latin America, offering nuanced examinations of notable…
Ovid’s Women of the Year: Narratives of Roman Identity in the Fasti
by Angeline C. Chiu Abstract: Roman love-poet Ovid, best known for the epic Metamorphoses, offers in his Fasti the self-proclaimed goal of exploring and explicating the Roman calendar. Published in his maturity circa…
Managing Multiple Conversations: the multilevelled communication of Late Antique honorific monuments and epigraphy
by Elizabeth A. Wueste Abstract: For the modern scholar, the most historically informative piece of a monument is often the inscription. When complete, it can often tell us not just the specific name and identity of…
Streaming the Past
Abstract: Streaming the Past is a Science Communciation Project by Leiden University and the VALUE Foundation. Funded by a Science Communication grant from the Dutch Science Organisation (NWO), a team of three students…
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