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“Curculio” by Plautus (c. 254-184 BCE): Play presented by the Roman Drama class (Latin 352A and Classics 492) in Latin, with some narrative assistance in English
By Katharine Bogen, Eleanor Clark, Grace Anne Gregg, Matthew Nelson, Brooke Prevedel, Jessica Thorne Faculty mentor: Dr. Liane Houghtalin Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl. A long-lost brother. A long-lost sister. A greedy pimp. A greedy banker. Some helpful friends. In short, the usual Roman comedy. Fun for all, and no one…
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Humans, Bees, and Gods: How Virgil Explores the Concept of Ars in Georgics IV
by Jessica Thorne Faculty mentor: Dr. Joe Romero 9:00-9:50am HCC 329 One of the main parts of works by Virgil is the contemplation of the four main factors of human life and success, which are conditions surrounding your birth, your work, the work of nature, and divine intervention. The word for your work and skills…
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Prometheus & the Body Beautiful: Arno Breker and the Weaponization of the Greco-Roman Tradition in the Große Deutsche Kunstausstellung
By Sophia Maldonado Faculty mentor: Dr. Joe Romero 9:00-9:50am HCC 329 During the Third Reich (1933-1945), Hitler and the Nazis turned to the visual arts as a tool for propaganda to promote Hitler’s conception of the ideal people, i.e. the ‘Aryan’ race. Rooted in a calculate understanding of Greco-Roman civilization and culture, this conception of…
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Encountering Hades: The Appearance of Hades in Archaic and Classical Greek Art and Literature
By Madeleine Almand Faculty mentor: Dr. Joe Romero 9:00-9:50am HCC 329 Mythos from ancient Greek and Roman religions has been popular source material for modern adaptations for the past several decades. However, these adaptations are filled with modern bias and interpretation of their original texts and often differ greatly from the meaning of the ancient…
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Reception of Classical Material in the Argument of Charles Loyseau’s Traité des Ordres et Simples Dignités
By Matthew Nelson Faculty mentor: Dr. Joe Romero 9:00-9:50am HCC 329 Charles Loyseau (1564-1627) was a French jurist who wrote during the reigns of Henry IV and Louis XIII – the first two kings of the Bourbon dynasty. Throughout his career, Loyseau wrote several argumentative treatises either contesting royal edicts or supporting royal law against…
