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Fayum portraits from Roman Egypt.

Department and Field of Classics Statement on Diversity and Inclusion

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Miniature casts

Miniature casts of Temple of Zeus take their place in namesake cafe

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Garden triclinium (outdoor dining benches) at the Casa dell’Efebo, a wealthy house in Pompeii. Paintings of Egyptian landscapes decorate the sides of the benches where people once reclined to dine, and an artificial canal once flowed between the benches.

New book explores images of Egypt in Roman domestic spaces

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Stature of the head of a Greek woman

Timeless story performed in original Latin

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Photo of student presenting their research

Undergrad humanities scholars present their research

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Students in Verity Platt's course, Statues and Public Life, examine and analyze a statue outside Uris library.

Active learning connects past, present in new classics course

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Photo of lake in Argentina

A&S Dean Ray Jayawardhana to lead Argentine study tour to see eclipse

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Odyssey student reader

'The Odyssey in Ithaca' captivates audience during daylong community reading

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Vivian Jin

Vivian (Yijie) Jin: 'Make use of Cornell’s fantastic libraries'

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Dendrochronology faculty and students in front of tree made of paper.

Dendrochronology Workshop Expands Horizons

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David Mankin in class

David Mankin, who inspired students to love classics, dies at 61

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Javier Agredo

Javier Agredo: 'Take plenty of fun classes and study abroad if you can'

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