Randolph College Classics

Congratulations to Kylie Edington on her successful senior presentation.

Our last and one of our best!

Classics, Theatre, and Greek Play, of course!

Congratulations to Sabina Sabat '22, recipient of the Maude Huff Fife Award for highest GPA in the Class of 2022! 👏

Please congratulate Fable on their induction to Eta Sigma Phi!

ARC here! Check your email for an updated save-the-date to celebrate ✨Susan Stevens✨ on her retirement at the end of the academic year.

We're now planning for JUNE 11.

If you didn't receive the email, message me with an updated address, and I'll get the information to you.

ARC here! I just sent an email to alumnae and alumni with news and a save-the-date to celebrate ✨Susan Stevens✨ on her retirement at the end of the academic year.

If you didn't receive the email, message me with an updated address, and I'll get the information to you.

Congratulations to Allison, R-MWC Classics 2003, for this and her many other accomplishments!

Congratulations to Dr. SK on a new publication!

Dr. Sterrett-Krause has just published a chapter in Leptiminus (Lamta) Report No. 4: The East Cemetery: stratigraphy, ceramics, non-ceramic finds and bio-archaeological studies, edited by Nejib Ben Lazreg, Lea M. Stirling, and Jennifer P. Moore. This 2-volume archaeological report appears in the prestigious Journal of Roman Archaeology Supplementary Series, no. 110. The book reports on excavations of a large Roman and Byzantine (Christian) cemetery from the town of Leptiminus, Tunisia; Dr. Sterrett-Krause’s chapter includes primary publication of the glass from the excavations and an earlier survey of the city. She also analyses the types of glass vessels found at the cemetery, provides evidence for dating the vessels and their use, and proposes that Christian residents of Leptiminus may have used similar rituals of commemorating the dead as their pagan Roman forebearers. CofC alumni Sarah Legendre ‘17 and Colin Shields ’20 assisted Dr. Sterrett-Krause with this work.

The Leptiminus East Cemetery excavations are among the first in North Africa to study such a wide range of archaeological evidence from modern stratigraphic excavation: tomb markers and architecture; ceramics; glass vessels; coins; human skeletal remains; animal bones; and botanical data. This kind of work takes a huge effort: 16 authors from five countries; dozens of excavators, illustrators, and research assistants; five seasons of excavation and field study; and 12 years of post-excavation research, review, writing, and editing! The combined research gives a rich picture of human activities at the site of Leptiminus’ East Cemetery over more than 4 centuries and offers insights into the nature of death—and life—in an ordinary Roman town.

Thinking we may need a set for the department...

Reconstructing the Past: Lego Colosseum & 8 reasons why Lego is great training for an archaeologist Before. Box I: Bag 3 After Box IV: Bag 35 Apart from the joys of building, does Lego offer an experience that can shape our character and how we come to view the world? Building Lego’s epic new Co…

Our own Haley Patterson, '22, () is featured in Sententiae Antiquae's classical coverage of !

How Do You Say ShantyTok in Ancient Greek? P. Oxy. iii. 1903, no. 425, A Sailor’s Song “Sailors who race over deep waves, along Triton’s salty swells Nile-runners who make their sweet way sailing over the waters’ sm…

Prof. Cohen will, for sure, be talking about our 2008 production of this play.

Wednesday, August 12, 3pm on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tTspXZWZu4

Wednesday, August 12 at 3:00 p.m. EDT! Watch it on chs.harvard.edu

ἰοῦ! We get to offer our Greek 101 online to students beyond Randolph this fall! Spread the word.

Online Greek Fall 2020 Flyer.pdf Shared with Dropbox

We must share the sad news that Prof. Robert Lloyd has died. He continued to be a generous and influential member of the department long after his retirement, and we feel this loss acutely.

Obituary of Robert Bruce Lloyd, Sr. | Diuguid Funeral Service & Crematory-Wiggington Road Robert B. Lloyd, long-time resident of 9 Riverview Place, Lynchburg, Virginia died 19 June 2020 at The Summit Health and Rehabilitation Center in Lynchburg. He was born in Toledo, Ohio 10 July 1926, the son of Marshall Wesley Lloyd and Rachael Marie Navarre. His wife Angela Davies Pardington died in...