Loyola University Chicago Department of Classical Studies

06/03/2026

https://nautil.us/did-a-roman-legionnaire-wear-eyeliner-1281575?utm_source=nautilus.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=9-books-we-re-excited-to-read&_bhlid=141867b08f4516ba092f632c0251bf7d9246aced

Did a Roman Legionnaire Wear Eyeliner?: An ancient makeup bottle turns up far from its Egyptian home

05/20/2026

https://www.archaeological.org/digthis-photo-challenge/

Photo Challenge on the AIA website

04/21/2026

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/movies/pompei-below-the-clouds-review.html

The past and the present converge in this ravishingly beautiful Italian documentary set in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius.

04/21/2026

20 April 2026

04/20/2026

Congratulations to our wonderful Chair, Dr. Jenn Finn for her promotion to Full Professor!

04/20/2026

https://radiolab.org/podcast/a-little-pompeiian-fish-sauce-goes-a-long-way

The coldest of cold cases about a red hot explosion.

02/12/2026

https://loyolaphoenix.com/2026/02/staged-reading-of-senecas-thyestes-asks-what-it-means-to-watch-violence/

The collaboration between the Classical Civilizations and Theater departments contemplated the role of violence in society. (Courtesy of Jonathan Mannering)

01/25/2026

https://www.tovima.com/stories/frieze-frame-two-centuries-of-a-multi-faceted-debate-over-the-parthenon-marbles/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAPiRe5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEecStnViIpF0bQGc2WgpvvB7x_XXawylmM54nVR8lEKxCnNHIPjBuY2K1Q5b8_aem_41tkmHVWkW49IY3Oe7f0vA

Oxford Professor of History A.E. Stallings’ new book weaves a marvellous tapestry of how poets, artists and others framed the issue

01/22/2026

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/roman-basilica-fano-vitruvius-2738762?fbclid=IwRlRTSAPecY1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEejCjo8W5ylW_IPAL_-y8iZJ-MyCMYorbt3ba2GJFqFpBcxG1xHMdi_IIOTfA_aem_pFPIPZmYzo2EX36CYWpEqQ

A 2,000-year-old basilica has found in the center of Fano in Italy has been linked one of ancient Rome’s master builders, Vitruvius.

01/20/2026

https://www.reuters.com/science/italy-uncovers-basilica-designed-by-vitruvius-father-architecture-2026-01-19/?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=696eca5a56d80b0001b76fb2&fbclid=IwZnRzaAPb13pleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEetgCmA9wEUh-qpr4-F-Dd2qREvBGSveBf0h6DJEZLavtKM_HTWftbZsyUYws_aem_6OjnBPGkN5IYuKPYbX_cIg

Italian officials on Monday hailed the discovery of a more than 2,000-year-old public building attributed to Vitruvius, the ancient Roman architect and engineer known as the "father of architecture."