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6.29.26

Tools for The Meters of Greek Drama Database Now Available

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6.26.26

New WashU Classics Databases Bring Ancient Music and Languages to Life Online

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6.18.26

Classics PhD Candidate Maurice Gonzales Performs at SLAM Underground

In St. Louis, For St. Louis
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6.18.26

Classics Student Nicole Spangler named Beinecke Scholar

The Record
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6.16.26

Assistant Professor Christopher Erdman Publishes Two New Articles

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6.9.26

Collaborative Worksprint Advances Washington University Papyri Volume III

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6.4.26

New Digital Database of Greek Dramatic Meters Released by WashU Classics and Humanities Digital Workshop

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6.4.26

Harvesting the Classics: Students connect ancient poetry with Missouri farm life

The Ampersand
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6.1.26

Remembering James M. Redfield (1934–2026)

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5.28.26

Rome: Eternal City?

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5.27.26

Aravecchia Receives Weil-Hall Endowment Support for Excavations in Egypt

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5.6.26

Nicola Aravecchia Delivers Invited Lecture at Seoul National University

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