Author Archives: Sonia

Summer Research

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Sonia

Current and prospective students often want to know about summer research opportunities in the Classics Department. These can take many different forms, depending on the degree of collaboration required, the available funding, and the stage of a professor’s research project(s). … finish reading Summer Research

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Gelato outing

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Sonia

Four of the six seniors and two of the three qual-writing juniors out for gelato to kick off spring break! (Pinolo Gelato on Division)

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Reedies in Rome

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Sonia

I am away from Reed this year and teaching at the Centro, where many Reed Classics majors (and several faculty) have studied. Three students are here with me this semester. Today we visited the American Academy, a visit that included … finish reading Reedies in Rome

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Facelift for the bulletin board

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Sonia

Thanks to one of our majors in Scriptorium, our always remarkable bulletin board in ETC now has all our names in rustic capitals. (And yes, Hektor is still breaker of horses.) Eat your heart out, Vat. lat. 3225.

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Counterprotest

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Sonia

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New translation of the Iliad by Caroline Alexander – extract | Books | The Guardian

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Sonia

Read a short section from the latest edition of Homer’s great epic of the Trojan wars – the first English translation by a woman Source: New translation of the Iliad by Caroline Alexander – extract | Books | The Guardian

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Willamette Undergraduate Conference

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Sonia

Our friends at Willamette University just issued their announcement for the annual Northwest Undergraduate Conference on the Ancient World. This conference is a wonderful and unusual opportunity for students to present their work outside Reed. Please see any of the … finish reading Willamette Undergraduate Conference

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Father Catich in Rome

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Sonia

Stolen from twitter: pictures of Father Edward Catich in mid-creation of the Trajan font. For more on this, see The Eternal Letter edited by Reed alumnus Paul Shaw and with a contribution from our own Gregory MacNaughton.

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Test your knowledge of Latin poetry | OUPblog

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Sonia

As some of you know, we now have access to the excellent “Oxford Scholarly Editions Online.” Let’s celebrate with a tough quiz on Laitn poetry! Source: Test your knowledge of Latin poetry | OUPblog