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Recent News

Sydney Barta and Tatiana Zhang | Courtesy Stanford Athletics; Tatiana Zhang

The Stanford Department of Classics will be well represented at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Society for Classical Studies (SCS).

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Two new undergraduate programs invite students to explore how coding, computation, and culture intersect.Check out the Stanford Report article by clicking the link above.

Upcoming Events

February
18
Date
Wednesday, February 18, 2026. 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Location
Building 260, Pigott Hall
450 Jane Stanford Way, Building 260, Stanford, CA 94305
252

Organized and hosted by the Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (CMEMS).

Philip Hardie (University of Cambridge) presents, "

February
27
Date
Friday, February 27, 2026. 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location
Building 110
450 Jane Stanford Way Building 110, Stanford, CA 94305
112

Luca Grillo (Notre Dame) will be a guest speaker for a Talk in Classics on Friday, February 27, 2026 at noon.

Title and more info coming…

Recent Publications

Stanford Classics community members visiting the alley of the Temples in Agrigento. Photo Credit: MMHP.