Associate professor Rosemary Moore was on active duty in the U.S. Navy for five years. She uses this experience in both her courses and research on the Roman military.

This article announcing the passing of Dr. Peter Green was written by his long-time University of Iowa Department of Classics colleague and friend, Dr. John Finamore.

In a world where illness, disaster, and misbehavior could be attributed to demonic interference, what relief or protection could be found? How did ancient people seek to protect their minds, bodies, and souls from foul spirits and dark powers? In this presentation, Dr. Miller aims to introduce the complex, often contradictory, world of demons in the Late Antique Mediterranean through a collection of stories to explore the methods, reasons, and training behind demon combat.

Associate professor Robert Cargill is a strong believer in public education and ongoing learning opportunities, which is one of the reasons why he’s been sharing his expertise with major networks for more than 20 years.

Dr. Chris Hoklotubbe from Cornell College will be visiting the Department of Classics to deliver a colloquium presentation on November 2nd at 5:00 pm in Van Allen Hall's Lecture Room 2.

All four professors come from varying backgrounds and areas of expertise, promoting a unique interdisciplinary approach to the prestigious appointments in the classics.

Paul Dilley, associate professor of ancient Mediterranean religions at the University of Iowa, was named a 2023 National Endowment for the Humanities fellow.

Students enrolled in the course City of Athens: Bronze Age of Greece spent the spring semester intensively studying ancient Greece with Professor Deb Trusty. Their reward? Visiting Greece.

5 Classics professors were recognized at the University of Iowa's 2023 CLAS Faculty Awards: Sarah Bond, Robert Cargill, Paul Dilley, Brenda Longfellow, and Deb Trusty.

Coinciding with the release of their latest issue, Ancient Exchanges editors Adrienne Rose, Laura Moser, and Echo Smith represented the journal at the annual Society for Classical Studies conference hosted in New Orleans in January, where they organized a panel called "Making Space for Translation" devoted to the vital role translation plays in Classical Studies pedagogy, scholarship, and publication. Presentations on the manifold "spaces" in which translation lives (from the metrical and miniscule to indigenous and interdisciplinary) were followed by a lively discussion with participation from both in-person and Zoom audiences.