Talk examines Civil Rights Act’s unintended consequences
Legal scholar Gail Heriot will describe a chain of unintended consequences of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 in her talk "Why We Walk on Eggshells," Dec. 8.
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Members of the Cornell Classics community engage in research across the whole domain of Classical Studies, from Greek and Roman literature and historical linguistics to ancient philosophy, historiography, archaeology, and art history.
Cornell classicists combine rigorous training in ancient languages with cutting-edge theoretical approaches, covering material from the Aegean Bronze Age to Late Antiquity, and regions from the Latin West to the Caucasus, though with a firm basis in the cultures of the Greco-Roman Mediterranean.
Popular Destinations
Classics Research Centers
- The Cornell Tree Ring Laboratory builds multi-millennial scale tree-ring chronologies in the Aegean and Near East that throuigh the last 10,000 years of human and environmental history.
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The American Research Center in Sofia (ARCS) was established in 2004 as both a center for research and a training institution, committed to training North American graduate students in the history, culture, and languages of the region. Cornell University hosts the US Office of ARCS.
Classics News
The long, deep dig: Collaboration excavates the ancient city of Sardis 
A collaboration between Cornell and Harvard has continuously excavated the ancient city.
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Public speeches challenged assumptions in ancient Greece
In a new paper, Klarman Postdoctoral Fellow Davide Napoli argues that public speeches in ancient Greece aimed not to express personal views, but to undermine entrenched ideas and challenge common-sense conclusions.
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Your September 2025 reads
This month’s featured titles include the latest by a National Book Award winner and a classical history of Jewish resistance to Rome.
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2025 Nexus Scholars talk about academic growth, transformation
Ten students who participated in this summer's Nexus Scholars Program share their stories..
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Book details Jews’ two-century fight against Roman Empire
Barry Strauss ’74 shines a light on the resilience the Jews of Judea showed in their rebellion against the Romans.
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Listen to the ancients: Don’t cave to peer pressure, improper requests
“How to Have Willpower: An Ancient Guide to Not Giving In,” edited and translated by professor Michael Fontaine, brings together a pair of works by Plutarch and Prudentius that show how people can overcome pressures that encourage them to act against their own best interests.
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From posters to precedent, humanities scholars showcase their research
Projects spanned topics from Confederate cemeteries to Korean textiles.
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