Explore aspects of life and culture in ancient Greece and Rome. Doctoral students, faculty, and staff from the UC Department of Classics will present a series of engaging presentations such as “Ancient Plagues and Pandemics,” “The Crowd Goes Wild: Gladiators in Rome,” "Pliny of Fish in the Sea: Romans and Marine Biology," "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Fountain Square,” “What Do Archaeologists Do, Anyway?” and others. You will learn about the importance of the Classical past to modern values and traditions.

Moderator: Susan Prince, PhD, is Associate Professor of Classics at UC. Her research interests are the history of ancient Greek thought and literature, especially the Socratic tradition. She teaches Greek and Roman literature from its beginnings, Homer and Hesiod, to the prose authors of the high Roman Empire.