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The interdepartmental program takes full advantage of Columbia’s unparalleled resources and the troves of classical treasures here in New York City. Faculty from Art History and Archaeology, Classics, History, and Philosophy work with students in the program to pursue a Ph.D. or an M.A. in Classical Studies, meeting requirements in three fields relevant to the study of Greek and Roman antiquity as well as the larger Ancient Mediterranean.more 6.19.20 - Please read the CLST Statement of Solidarity What’s Happening Friday, April 5, 2024 Classical Dialogue The Philosophical Stage: Drama and Dialectic in Classical Athens Joshua Billings Princeton University Friday, April 5, 2024 Friday, April 5, 2024 Hamilton 607 moreFriday, March 29, 2024 Event The Barnard/Columbia Ancient Drama Group presents Mangled House Friday, March 29, 2024 Friday, March 29, 2024 Minor Latham Playhouse moreFriday, February 23, 2024 Classical Dialogue Pindar, Song, and Space: Towards a Lyric Archaeology Richard Neer and Leslie Kurke The University of Chicago and University of California, Berkeley Friday, February 23, 2024 Friday, February 23, 2024 Hamilton 603 moreThursday, February 1, 2024 Announcement CLST Alum Evan Jewell Appointed Classical Summer School Director Thursday, February 1, 2024 Thursday, February 1, 2024 moreTuesday, January 16, 2024 Announcement CLST Faculty Katharina Volk Publishes in and Edits the Collection ’Nigidius Figulus: Roman Polymath’ Tuesday, January 16, 2024 Tuesday, January 16, 2024 moreFriday, December 15, 2023 Announcement CLST Doctoral Candidate Ayelet Wenger Publishes Article in the Jewish Quarterly Review Friday, December 15, 2023 Friday, December 15, 2023 moreFriday, December 8, 2023 Announcement CLST Doctoral Candidate Susan Rahyab Publishes Chapter in Brill Studies in Greek and Roman Epigraphy Friday, December 8, 2023 Friday, December 8, 2023 moreFriday, November 10, 2023 Classical Dialogue Phoenicians among Others: Why Migrants Mattered in the Ancient Mediterranean Denise Demetriou University of California, San Diego Friday, November 10, 2023 Friday, November 10, 2023 Hamilton 509 moreTuesday, October 10, 2023 Event Celebrating Recent Work by Ellen Morris Tuesday, October 10, 2023 Tuesday, October 10, 2023 Heyman Center moreFriday, October 6, 2023 Classical Dialogue In Blood and Ashes: Curse Tablets and Binding Spells in Ancient Greece Jessica Lamont Yale University Friday, October 6, 2023 Friday, October 6, 2023 Hamilton 509 moreMonday, July 10, 2023 Announcement CLST Chair Dr. Ellen Morris Publishes New Book: "Famine and Feast in Ancient Egypt" Monday, July 10, 2023 Monday, July 10, 2023 moreWednesday, June 7, 2023 Conference Italics: Italian poetry in America Wednesday, June 7, 2023 Wednesday, June 7, 2023 The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies, Columbia University moreWednesday, May 17, 2023 Announcement Congratulations to the Class of 2023! Wednesday, May 17, 2023 Wednesday, May 17, 2023 moreMonday, May 15, 2023 Announcement Abigail Breuker Awarded SWIP-NYC Graduate Essay Prize Monday, May 15, 2023 Monday, May 15, 2023 moreFriday, April 28, 2023 Conference A Roman World? Imperial Power and Provincial Communities Friday, April 28, 2023 Friday, April 28, 2023 The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies, Columbia University moreTuesday, April 25, 2023 Announcement Mary-Evelyn Farrior Awarded Rome Prize Tuesday, April 25, 2023 Tuesday, April 25, 2023 moreFriday, April 21, 2023 Event Lodge Papyrology Fellowship Publication Party Friday, April 21, 2023 Friday, April 21, 2023 RBML at Butler Library moreFriday, April 14, 2023 Classical Dialogue Domesticating Empire Caitlín Eilís Barrett Cornell University Friday, April 14, 2023 Friday, April 14, 2023 930 Schermerhorn moreFriday, March 24, 2023 Lecture Competing Cultures: Greek Legacy, Roman Culture, and the Cosmopolitan Identity within the Athletic Association of Imperial Rome Mary-Evelyn Farrior Columbia University Friday, March 24, 2023 Friday, March 24, 2023 832 Schermerhorn moreFriday, February 17, 2023 Lecture The Seleucid Paradox: Ethnicity and Cultural Change in Late-Hellenistic Sidon and Tyre Tal Ish-Shalom Columbia University Friday, February 17, 2023 Friday, February 17, 2023 616 Hamilton moreFriday, February 3, 2023 Classical Dialogue Calling Philosophers Names Christopher Moore Pennsylvania State University Friday, February 3, 2023 Friday, February 3, 2023 832 Schermerhorn moreTuesday, January 10, 2023 Announcement CLST Faculty Richard A. Billows Publishes New Book: ’The Spear, The Scroll, and The Pebble’ Tuesday, January 10, 2023 Tuesday, January 10, 2023 moreFriday, November 18, 2022 Classical Dialogue Scale, Space and Canon in Ancient Literary Culture Reviel Netz Stanford University Friday, November 18, 2022 Friday, November 18, 2022 507 Hamilton moreFriday, October 28, 2022 Classical Dialogue Souvenirs and the Experience of Empire in Ancient Rome Maggie Popkin Case Western Reserve University Friday, October 28, 2022 Friday, October 28, 2022 moreTuesday, October 4, 2022 Announcement CLST MA CANDIDATE JORDI ALONSO IS A FEATURED POET IN THE BANYAN REVIEW Tuesday, October 4, 2022 Tuesday, October 4, 2022...