Classical & Medieval Studies Archives
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…
Byzantium and Islam: Art, Poetry, and Sound at the Crossroads of the Mediterranean Sean
From October 29 – November 20, 2013, the Program in Classical and Medieval Studies and the Department of Religious Studies…
GOT PLAGUE?
No? Lucky you. Actually, the plague’s quite treatable nowadays. But if you were at the Mt. David Summit this year,…
THE BACCHAE @ Bates
Professor O’Higgins’ Greek class filmed two scenes from Euripides Bacchae for this year’s Mt. David Summit. See what Dionysius has…