This year, Prof. Hilary Becker (Binghamton University) is the guest speaker selected by our graduate students. Prof. Becker will deliver a lecture titled "Troubleshooting Roman pigments and glass" on October 3rd, 6 PM, in Blegen 308. Additionally, she will be conducting a workshop on Fresco making on October 4 at 12:15 in Blegen 214. (Organization: Callie Todhunter, Poster Charlie Kuhlman)

Congratulations to Jack Davis, who has been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in Cambridge, MA, on September 21st! A great honor for him, for our department, and for the University of Cincinnati.

The 2025 Annual Meeting of the Association of Ancient Historians (AAH) will be hosted by the University of Cincinnati from 16-18 April, 2025. The AAH is the premier organization for the study of ancient history in the United States and Canada, and we are excited for the opportunity to host and to showcase our programs. More information on the conference, including panel topics and instructions for abstract submissions, can be found here: classics.uc.edu/aah-2025. We look forward to welcoming everyone to Cincinnati next spring!

Please join us on Wednesday September 25th at 6 PM in Blegen 308 for the AIA lecture by Prof. Gretchen Meyers (Franklin and Mashall College), "A day in the life of an Etruscan Sanctuary: Gender, comnunity and ritual at the Etruscan site of Poggio Colla."

The international Semple Symposium organized by Susan Prince and Christopher Moore at UC Classics on the anthology of John Stobaeus is about to begin! "The Anthologist’s Workshop: Insights on the Principles, Materials, and Techniques behind the Anthology of John Stobaeus", 2-4 May 2024.