Keely Lake Memorial Translation Contest Results

By Support Centner Consulting | March 26, 2023

The Vergilian Society is delighted to announce the results of the 2023 Keely Lake Memorial Translation Exam, which had entrants from 254 students across 20 different schools! In addition, the Society announces the winner of the 2023 Rudolph Masciantonio Prize for Inclusive Excellence in Latin and Classical Humanities, Mr. Jimmy Li. Jimmy is a student of Brad Savage at Flint…

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Symposium Vesuvianum 2023 – CFP

By admin | March 14, 2023

The Vergilian Society invites proposals for papers for the 2023 Symposium Vesuvianum (formerly Campanum) “Reading Pliny the Elder in the 21st Century” to be held October 13-15, 2023 (tentative) at the Villa Vergiliana, Bacoli (NA), Italy. See the full Symposium description here. Please send abstracts to Prof. Hilary Becker (hbecker@binghamton.edu) and Prof. Verity Platt (vjp33@cornell.edu) by…

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Grant Opportunity: IN MEMORY OF CRISTIANO CASTELLETTI

By admin | February 5, 2023

The Associazione Cristiano Castelletti is awarding a 5000 CHF biennial grant,intended for the following academic projects and publications (in order ofpriority):a) studies that are a continuation of Cristiano’s research on acrostics andsymbolism in ancient Latin and Greek cultureb) studies of ancient Latin and Greek literature focusing on authors Cristianoworked on: Aratus, Virgil, Valerius Flaccus.c) territorial…

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2023 McKay Prize Winner

By admin | January 5, 2023

The President and Board of Trustees of the Vergilian Society and the McKay Prize Committee are pleased to present the 2023 Alexander G. McKay Prize for Vergilian Studies to Joseph Farrell for his book Juno’s Aeneid: A Battle for Heroic Identity (Princeton, 2021). Read the Full Citation.

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Call for 2025 Tour Directors

By admin | November 6, 2022

Would you like to direct a tour or workshop for the Vergilian Society in 2025? Vergilian Society tours are designed to appeal to a wide range of travelers interested in the ancient Mediterranean. Our programs welcome college students, instructors and nonprofessionals. For 2025, we are particularly interested in tours of the ancient Mediterranean or study…

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Call for Papers for 2023 Symposium Cumanum

By admin | October 9, 2022

See Symposium description here. Please send an anonymous abstract (300-400 words) to Prof. Sergio Casali, casali@uniroma2.it , by 15th January 2023; we will communicate our decision by 1st March.

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Call for 2024 Tour Directors

By admin | July 16, 2022

Would you like to direct a tour or workshop for the Vergilian Society in 2024? Vergilian Society tours are designed to appeal to a wide range of travelers interested in the ancient Mediterranean. Our programs welcome college students, instructors and nonprofessionals. For 2024, we are particularly interested in tours of the ancient Mediterranean or study…

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