Classical & Medieval Studies Archives
Trade in the Ancient Mediterranean
On November 9, 2017, Thursday, Professor of Classics and History, Taco Terpstra, from Northwestern University talked on “Trade in the…
Maine Classical Association Fall Conference
Maine Classical Association Fall Conference “Fides” was held at Bates College, on Saturday, October 21, 2017. One of the two…
The Unintended Legacy of the Middle Ages
On October 13, 2017 at noon in Commons 221, Colleen C. Ho from the History Department of the University of…
The Greatest Hits of Mongol History
Colleen C. Ho, from the Department of History at the University of Maryland, gave a lecture on “The Greatest Hits…
Lecture Series
“Our Connected Past: Mobility, Borderlands and Global Connections in the Pre-Modern World” Recent scholarship has sought to break down the…
A Way with Words
On May 22, 2017, author and journalist, Dr. Caroline Alexander, gave a lecture on “A Way with Words: On Translating…
Careers in Archaeology
September 24, 2015 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm in Commons 226. Many job openings for archaeologists today are in the…
Donation of Books from Elizabeth C. Haskell of Bath, ME
The program in Classical and Medieval Studies at Bates College would like to offer its thanks to Elizabeth C. Haskell…
Women’s Ritual Competence int he Ancient Mediterranean
From April 25 – 27, 2014, Bates College hosted the conference “Women’s Ritual Competence in the Ancient Mediterranean”. This conference…
George Washington’s Breakfast
On November 7th, Sandra L. Oliver, food historian and author shared the social history of food, past and present. From…