Students in a Greek Mythology class perform a scene from Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound.

“Classics is humanist study at its core: Why do empires rise and fall? Why do people murder and seek revenge? What is justice? Every idea that we have, from law and politics to the arts, has been profoundly influenced by Greece and Rome, and it is very important to understand the power of that influence.”

-- Nancy Sultan, director, Greek and Roman Studies Program

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Dedicated to the Roman God Jupiter, the Ides fell on the day of the full moon in the Roman calendar.  Because a full moon comes halfway through each lunation, its day was called 'Idus' in Latin, meaning "divide".  Greek and Roman Studies celebrates the Ides each month during the academic year with a guest speaker or performance. 

2008 Ides Events