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In his new book, “The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium,” historian Barry Strauss offers a more accurate, nuanced narrative of the conflict and the fascinating personalities at its core.
The Active Learning Initiative has announced its Phase IV grants. The winning proposals, from Classics, Government, History, the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, included collaborations that extend across Cornell.
Cornell Classics is excited to welcome its newest faculty member, Cat Lambert. Cat will join the Classics department as a post-doctoral fellow for the 2022-2023 academic year, and then as an assistant professor.
Two Cornell Classics majors, Charlee Mandy and Lal Kosematoglu, share their experiences studying abroad in Rome this spring with the Centro Study Abroad program.
In the 1980s, Cornell University students ate lunch under the watchful eyes of several ancient Greek and Roman sculptures — the north wing portion of Cornell’s Plaster Cast Collection displayed in the Temple of Zeus Café inside Goldwin Smith Hall. Yet while alumni may remember the casts, few know about their history, their fate, or their future.
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During the 2021-2022 academic school year, I have been incredibly fortunate to have participated in the Regular Program at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
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As peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine appear to be proceeding in fits and starts, Barry Strauss, writes that history shows that such talks are a way station to the real arena: the battlefield.
While we might crave information, we are right to be suspicious of the sources that provide it, Barry Strauss, professor of history and classics, writes in Washington Post commentary.
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The Sculpture Shoppe, located in a former retail space in Ithaca Mall, will be open through the month of May.
