Loyola University Chicago Department of Classical Studies

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/books/review/the-american-school-of-spies-stephan-talty.html?unlocked_article_code=1.p1A.v1Cr.dEBxfLsnAPUj&smid=url-share

Mission Accomplished: Kill the N***s, Save the Statues (Gift Article) In “The American School of Spies,” Stephan Talty tells the story of the desperate struggle to preserve antiquities during World War II.

https://nautil.us/did-a-roman-legionnaire-wear-eyeliner-1281575?utm_source=nautilus.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=9-books-we-re-excited-to-read&_bhlid=141867b08f4516ba092f632c0251bf7d9246aced

Did a Roman Legionnaire Wear Eyeliner? Did a Roman Legionnaire Wear Eyeliner?: An ancient makeup bottle turns up far from its Egyptian home

https://www.archaeological.org/digthis-photo-challenge/

#DigThis Photo Challenge - Archaeological Institute of America Photo Challenge on the AIA website

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/movies/pompei-below-the-clouds-review.html

‘Pompei: Below the Clouds’ Review: Trembling Beauties, Old and New The past and the present converge in this ravishingly beautiful Italian documentary set in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius.

20 April 2026

Congratulations to our wonderful Chair, Dr. Jenn Finn for her promotion to Full Professor!

https://radiolab.org/podcast/a-little-pompeiian-fish-sauce-goes-a-long-way

A Little Pompeiian Fish Sauce Goes a Long Way The coldest of cold cases about a red hot explosion.

https://loyolaphoenix.com/2026/02/staged-reading-of-senecas-thyestes-asks-what-it-means-to-watch-violence/

Staged Reading of Seneca’s ‘Thyestes’ Asks What it Means to Watch Violence | The Loyola Phoenix The collaboration between the Classical Civilizations and Theater departments contemplated the role of violence in society. (Courtesy of Jonathan Mannering)

https://www.tovima.com/stories/frieze-frame-two-centuries-of-a-multi-faceted-debate-over-the-parthenon-marbles/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAPiRe5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEecStnViIpF0bQGc2WgpvvB7x_XXawylmM54nVR8lEKxCnNHIPjBuY2K1Q5b8_aem_41tkmHVWkW49IY3Oe7f0vA

Frieze Frame: Two Centuries of a Multi-faceted Debate Over the Parthenon Marbles - tovima.com Oxford Professor of History A.E. Stallings’ new book weaves a marvellous tapestry of how poets, artists and others framed the issue

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/roman-basilica-fano-vitruvius-2738762?fbclid=IwRlRTSAPecY1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEejCjo8W5ylW_IPAL_-y8iZJ-MyCMYorbt3ba2GJFqFpBcxG1xHMdi_IIOTfA_aem_pFPIPZmYzo2EX36CYWpEqQ

Monumental Roman Basilica Identified as Long-Lost Work by Vitruvius A 2,000-year-old basilica has found in the center of Fano in Italy has been linked one of ancient Rome’s master builders, Vitruvius.