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The Classics Department offers Monmouth College (IL) students education and cocurricular enrichment.

10/28/2026

If you're in the Monmouth area tonight, you should come out and see Dr. David Hernandez of Notre Dame deliver the 10th Annual Sienkewicz Lecture at 7:30 PM in Dahl Chapel at Monmouth College: "Slavery and Manumission in Greco-Roman Buthrotum (Butrint, Albania): Recent Archaeological Discoveries from the Sanctuary of Zeus Soter." It should be a fascinating talk, with tons of illustrative images. I hope to see you there!

10/11/2026

Happy Homecoming weekend to all of the Classics alumni/ae/a out there! Prof. Simmons wishes he could have been around campus, but it was also the weekend of his favorite professional conference, the Illinois Classical Conference's annual meeting, this year meeting in St. Louis. He presented a paper titled "Ancient Apiculture: Beekeeping Practices and Means of Reproducing Them," on which he collaborated with '26 alumna Madison Hieser. Any alumni/ae/a who were on campus looking for him this weekend: please reach out electronically!

10/04/2026

Classics Day went GREAT yesterday! Thanks to the hundreds of you who put on events of a whole range of sorts and who took enthusiastic part in the 50+ events on offer. You all contributed to a fun and illuminating event.

10/03/2026

Prof. Bob Holschuh Simmons and Classics Day Leadership team members Mohammad Alsheikh '27 and Calvin Wellman '28 were on WRAM Radio Friday morning with Vanessa Wetterling to talk about today's Classics Day. Give it a listen, and come to Classics Day today (Oct. 3) from 1-3 PM in the Huff Athletic Center fieldhouse on Monmouth's campus!

It is Classics Day on the Monmouth College campus, Saturday, October 3rd. Over 50 interactive events will be set up behind the Center for Science and

09/30/2026

Classics Day will be happening inside on Saturday! Find us in the fieldhouse on the ground level of Monmouth's Huff Athletic Center from 1-3 PM. More details to follow!

09/25/2026

It's a big news day for Classics! In addition to the story about Classics and Poli. Sci. major Sydney Burge '28, Monmouth also posted a story on Classics Day this morning! It will be happening just 8 short days from now!

Monmouth College to host immersive, interactive event that will help attendees experience practices from 2,000 years ago.

09/25/2026

Classics and Political Science major Sydney Burge '28 is highlighted in a campus news story for her role as President of Scots Student Senate. Classics is proud of Sydney, as with all of our majors.

As Student Senate president, Sydney Burge ’28 aims to amplify student voice, raise involvement.

09/21/2026

Classics Day has a flyer! Check it out, and plan to come to Classics Day itself, on Saturday, October 3, from 1-3 PM, behind the Center for Science and Business at Monmouth College!

08/18/2026

Classics Day will be back this fall! Saturday, October 3, from 1-3 PM on Monmouth College's campus! While there are still many details of this year’s Classics Day to be resolved, among its 50+ separate interactive opportunities will almost certainly be the following, all based on practices from one or more peoples from the ancient world: sporting events; military activities; tabletop games; clothing; stone-carving; languages, including modern ones and their ancient antecedents; mythologies from around the world; mosaic-making; hair-dyeing, hair-styling, and cosmetics; various technologies, including a catapult; magical practices; red- and black-figure vase-painting; weaving; appearances by people from the ancient world; and a host more. We hope to see you there! DM any questions you have!

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07/25/2026

Hello again, Monmouth Classics community! The NEH Summer Institute has now been over for a week, and if you'd like a written account of it, please see Barry McNamara's excellent article (https://www.monmouthcollege.edu/live/news/6008-gotta-get-back-in-time). Meanwhile, Prof. Simmons is handling the aftermath of the institute while also trying to take care of as many professional and personal matters as possible before starting SOfiA on August 3. We hope your summers continue to be refreshing and rejuvenating!

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