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Walter Scheidel (Stanford University)

"Ancient History as Universal History". Event contact to appear in listing: Contact: classics@fas.harvard.edu. Event Series: Harvard Classics Departmental Seminar Series. Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Barker 133 (tentative), 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138.

Workshop: Scott McGill and Susannah Wright (Rice University)

Dr. Susannah Wright and Dr. Scott McGill will talk about their new translation of the Aeneid, published by W. W. Norton in August 2025, and lead a public workshop. Event Series: Mahindra Humanities Center Seminar: Rethinking Translation. Thursday, February 19, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:45 PM. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBD, Cambridge, MA 02138. For more info visit mahindrahumanities.harvard.edu.

Lecture: Scott McGill and Susannah Wright (Rice University)

Dr. Susannah Wright and Dr. Scott McGill will talk about their new translation of the Aeneid, published by W. W. Norton in August 2025. Event Series: Mahindra Humanities Center Seminar: Civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome. Thursday, February 19, 2026, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBD, Cambridge, MA 02138. For more info visit mahindrahumanities.harvard.edu.

Panagiotis Roilos (Harvard University)

"The Cultural Politics of Imagination: From 'Paganism' to Christianity". Event contact to appear in listing: Contact: classics@fas.harvard.edu. Event Series: Harvard Classics Departmental Seminar Series. Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Barker 133 (tentative), 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138.

I-Kai Jeng (Yenching Institute)

I-Kai Jeng, a fellow at the Yenching Institute, will give a lunchtime/brown-bag talk on his fellowship project, which features Plato and Aristophanes. Thursday, February 26, 2026, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston 203, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138.