Research

Alex-Jaden Peart
May, 2023
Latin Language and Literature, Reception Studies | Journal Article

This paper, framed by “racecraft” theory (Fields and Fields 2012), argues that the first chapter of Book VI of Vitruvius’ De architectura positions the Roman state led by Augustus—established at the temperate middle of the ecumene by the “divine intellect...

John Newell
January, 2023
Ancient Philosophy and Science | Journal Article

In this paper, we explore the mathematics behind a method for discovering, comparing, or computing the degrees of similarity or dissimilarity between the orientations of two objects, such as two polarizing filters. We proceed by analogy through an analysis of two...

Lisa Haney
December, 2022
Art and Archaeology | Journal Article

This paper is part of ongoing research into the largely unpublished corpus of offering trays and soul houses currently in the care of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The goal of this preliminary exposition is to draw attention...

John Newell
September, 2022
Ancient Philosophy and Science, Greek Language and Literature | Journal Article

A close reading of the contexts of several Homeric passages reveals that Homer often uses εἰδώς with ironic force. This realization sheds light on several passages discussed herein, including: 1) Homer's description of the location of Ithaca, which is shown to be...

Marcie Persyn
August, 2022
Reception Studies | Book Chapter

In this chapter, I will sample five popular historical/archaeological video games that were launched and received critical success within the five-year span of 2013–17. After compiling the statistics of how female playable avatars and NPCs are represented within these...

Kalan N. Culver McDonald
April, 2022
Greek Language and Literature, Reception Studies | Scholarship

Emerging largely in the mid-twentieth century, the modern corpus of fantasy literature has risen to cultural prominence through works such as The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, A Game of Thrones, and their subsequent screen adaptations....

Ryan Steinly
April, 2022
Ancient History and Society, Latin Language and Literature, Reception Studies | Scholarship

Through this work I intend to consider ancient Roman history through a modern postcolonial lens in order to better understand the particular nature of Roman Italian colonial frameworks and power dynamics. By placing ancient history in conversation with modern...

Emily Wiley
April, 2022
Ancient History and Society, Art and Archaeology | Scholarship

This thesis analyzes how artistic depictions of different genders are represented in Ancient Egyptian art as more binary under the influences of Ancient Greek and Roman rule. I demonstrate this development through the archaeological record of remaining sculptures...

Carrie L. Sulosky Weaver
March, 2022
Ancient History and Society, Art and Archaeology, Greek Language and Literature | Book

Studies of the ancient Greek world have typically focused on the life histories of elite males as the group that has made the most distinct mark on ancient Greek literature, art and material culture. As a result, the voices of foreigners, the physically impaired,...

Sarah C. Street
December, 2021
Greek Language and Literature, Latin Language and Literature, Reception Studies | Scholarship

The female characters of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Legendarium, although oft-criticized for their scarcity in number, fully embody one of the most central themes of the story: the complicated interplay between death and immortality. While Tolkien admitted that the love and...

Jacques A. Bromberg
December, 2021
Ancient History and Society, Reception Studies | Book Chapter

Volume Editors: Sophia Papaioannou, Andreas Serafim, and Michael Edwards

This volume, examining the reception of ancient rhetoric, aims to demonstrate that the past is always part of the present: in the ways in which decisions about crucial political, social...

Madeline Rose Fox
April, 2021
Latin Language and Literature, Reception Studies | Scholarship

There is an immediate discrepancy between Chaucer’s the Tale of Melibee and its base text, Albertanus of Brescia’s Liber consolationis et consilii: Sophie’s wounds. Chaucer does not include the eyes in the list of her wounds, whereas Albertanus of Brescia does. This...

Jacques A. Bromberg
April, 2021
Ancient History and Society, Art and Archaeology, Reception Studies | Book

What makes Classics "global", and what does it mean to study the ancient world "globally"? How can the study of antiquity contribute to our understanding of pressing global issues? Global Classics addresses these questions by pursuing a transdisciplinary dialogue...

Thyra-Lilja Altunin
April, 2021
Greek Language and Literature | Scholarship

This thesis presents my analysis of the Bankes Homer papyrus with the intent to gain insights into aspects of Homeric performance. Over the past century, scholars have largely reconstructed the performance tradition of the Homeric epics, the ​Iliad ​and the ​Odyssey...

Taylor Coughlan
January, 2021
Greek Language and Literature | Journal Article

BMCR 2021.01.06 Edilo, Epigrammi: introduzione, traduzione, testo critico e commento

Lucia Floridi, Edilo, Epigrammi: introduzione, traduzione, testo critico e commento. Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter, 2020. Pp. viii, 250. ISBN 9783110629620 $126.99....

Taylor Coughlan
October, 2020
Greek Language and Literature | Journal Article

Scholars and editors of Hellenistic epigram have often discounted the authenticity of dialectal variance attested in the manuscript tradition, either privileging the dialectal variant that conforms to the predominant dialect in the epigram or even choosing to change...

Taylor Coughlan
October, 2020
Greek Language and Literature | Journal Article

Nossis and Leonidas of Tarentum used dialect in their self-epitaphs as an integral component in the construction of their authorial identities. Using her native Doric, Nossis both situates herself in a Sapphic tradition of female-centered poetry and reinforces her...

Jacques A. Bromberg
October, 2020
Greek Language and Literature, Latin Language and Literature | Book Chapter

Pp. 47-70.

Jacques A. Bromberg
October, 2020
Ancient History and Society, Greek Language and Literature, Reception Studies | Book Chapter

Este libro pretende buscar luces en los clásicos para iluminar nuestro presente, un presente inestable y conflictivo, un presente en el que la muerte y la desolación se propagan como una plaga, un presente en el que la paz es un anhelo para millones de personas...

Marcie Persyn
September, 2020
Ancient History and Society, Ancient Philosophy and Science, Latin Language and Literature | Journal Article

It is the purpose of this paper to examine the Lucilian manipulation of Greek philosophy and to question how the satirist’s account reflects or potentially distorts the context of intercultural adaptation of Greek philosophy within the Roman world. I will focus on...

M. Sanglikar
April, 2020
Greek Language and Literature, Latin Language and Literature | Scholarship
Lisa Haney
April, 2020
Art and Archaeology | Book

In Visualizing Coregency, Lisa Saladino Haney explores the practice of co-rule during Egypt’s 12th Dynasty and the role of royal statuary in expressing the dynamics of shared power. Though many have discussed coregencies, few have examined how such a...

Jacques A. Bromberg
January, 2020
Greek Language and Literature, Reception Studies | Book Chapter

The first comprehensive treatment in English of the rich and varied afterlife of classical drama across Latin America, this volume explores the myriad ways in which ancient Greek and Roman texts have been adapted, invoked and re-worked in notable modern theatrical...

Carrie L. Sulosky Weaver
December, 2019
Ancient History and Society, Art and Archaeology | Journal Article

Ancient literary sources provide us with conflicting accounts concerning whether the physically deformed and impaired were socially marginalized in the ancient Greek world. However, one underutilized source of evidence that bears the potential to shed light on this...

Jacques A. Bromberg
September, 2019
Greek Language and Literature, Reception Studies | Conference Presentation

Resumen: El cuento de la mujer que se venga de un marido infiel o abusivo al asesinar a sus hijos es una leyenda que cruza los océanos, las fronteras y los siglos. En la mitología griega, aunque la versión ateniense del mito es el la más famosa, la figura de Medea...