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Symposia 2025
The Symposia dates and topics have been announced as follows: Symposium Cumanum 2025 Vergil and the Greeks June 24 – 28, 2025 Symposium Vesuvianum 2025 Verses from a Campanian Tomb? Vergil and Silius Italicus’ Punica Oct. 8-11, 2025 Proposals of 500 words should by submitted by February 1, 2025 to Clayton Schroer for full consideration.
Read MoreVergilian Society Panel at SCS: Re-evaluating Turnus
Vergilian Society President-Elect Randall Ganiban will be moderating a panel at the Society for Classical Studies Annual Meeting in January, 2025. The panel, “Re-evaluating Turnus in Vergil and the Vergilian Tradition,” will be offered in a hybrid format, allowing those not traveling to the conference to join in the panel. The panel is scheduled for…
Read MoreCall for Proposals – Symposium Campanum 2022
The Vergilian Society seeks potential directors, on topics of their choosing, for the sixth Symposium Campanum, to take place at the Harry Wilks Study Center at the Villa Vergiliana in Cuma, Italy in October 2022. These October Symposia differ in focus from our summer Symposium Cumanum: we will consider proposals on any aspect of the…
Read More2021 McKay Book Prize Winners
The Alexander G. McKay Prize for Vergilian Studies has been awarded to Susanna Morton Braund and Zara M. Torlone, co-editors of “Virgil and His Translators,” published by OUP in 2018.
Read More2020 Vergilian Society Translation Contest Results
Open only to secondary-level students of Latin (including home-schooled), the contest sets a passage from Vergil’s Aeneid for translation. In addition, contestants are required to answer several questions, and write a 3-4 paragraph essay based on the text set. Cash prizes are awarded to the top ten papers. Certificates of Commendation are sent to excellent papers.
Read MoreAlexander G. McKay Prize competition for the best new book in Vergilian studies is now OPEN
The Vergilian Society is pleased to announce the opening of the next competition for the Alexander G. McKay Prize for the best book in Vergilian studies. The prize, which is accompanied by a cash award of $500 or a life membership in the Vergilian Society (valued at $800), is awarded every other year to the…
Read MoreOnline Companion to the Worlds of Roman Women
The Online Companion to the Worlds of Roman Women has a new web home! The Women’s Classical Caucus (wccaucus.org) now hosts the Companion website, (feminaeromanae.org) through a link from the WCC homepage. As part of its mission “to incorporate feminist and gender-informed perspectives in the study and teaching of all aspects of ancient Mediterranean cultures, particularly the study of women in…
Read More2019 Vergilian Society Translation Contest
Open only to secondary-level students of Latin (including home-schooled), the Contest will set a passage from Vergil’s Aeneid for translation. In addition, contestants will be required to answer several questions, and write a 3-4 paragraph essay based on the text set. Cash prizes wlll be awarded to the top ten papers. Certificates of Commendation will…
Read MorePosition Announcement Editor, Vergilius
The Board of Trustees of the Vergilian Society is seeking applicants for the position of editor for its journal Vergilius. Vergilius publishes annually peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of Vergil, along with the renowned annual Vergil Bibliography. Vergilius has a wide readership and good circulation. Recent updates to the journal include online publication with no…
Read MoreNew Tour, Winter 2018-2019
Romans in Southern Spain–Andalusia and Merida Dec 27, 2018-Jan 5, 2019 Director: Beverly Berg This program focuses primarily on Andalusia in Southern Spain and features outstanding archaeological museums and the impressive ruins of the Roman era, including Emerita, Italica, and Baelo Claudia. We also visit some outstanding Moorish monuments, such as the palace at Granada and…
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