February Newsletter | Department of Classics

Fresco fragment of a Griffin atop entablature from Pompeii.

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Dry landscape featuring a hill and partly cloudy sky

Rare drought coincided with Hittite Empire collapse

An interdisciplinary collaboration used tree ring and isotope records to pinpoint a likely culprit: three straight years of severe drought in an already dry period.

The unexpected importance of the sea sponge in classical history

In the Society for the Humanities Invitational Lecture Feb. 15, art historian Verity Platt will present her research on the humble sea sponge.

Humanities Impact Grant supports virtual modeling of Roman house and garden at Pompeii

The Society for the Humanities has recently awarded Caitlín Barrett a Humanities Impact Grant to support the 3D and virtual modeling of the Casa della Regina Carolina Project at Pompeii.

Expanding the boundaries of classics abroad: Ruth Portes’ journey to Georgia

Ruth Portes, a fourth-year archaeology PhD student, has recently returned from two months of field work in Georgia (August 1- October 3)

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