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William Phillips

We mourn the death of the department’s long-time friend and supporter, William Phillips. He created the M. D. Phillips Award to honor outstanding outstanding majors. Read more about his life and work by clicking here.


“Classics Beyond Europe” Proculloquium Event

In the second event in our Proculloquium Classicum series, “Classics Beyond Europe” on November 15th, Professor Sasha-Mae Eccleston of Brown University gave an enlightening and powerful talk on the intersections of race, colonialism, and the Classical tradition in Suzan-Lori Parks’ theatrical trilogy Father Comes Home […]


The 3rd Annual Ancient Olympics

This September saw the 3rd annual Wake Forest Ancient Olympics, attended by students and alums of Professor Gellar-Goad’s first-year seminar, Beware the Ides, Beware the Hemlock: Roleplaying Crisis in Ancient Greece & Rome.  Participants recited hymns to the gods and victory odes (epinikia), dressed in chitons, feasted on authentic Ancient Greek […]


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