# Civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome ## expand\_more ![Ruined ancient facade](/sites/g/files/omnuum4936/files/styles/hwp_1_1__960x960_scale/public/mahindra/files/ancientciv.jpg?itok=b1cptJNe) Through consideration of topics reflecting the entire range of Classical studies, the seminar examines Greek and Roman literature, philology, history, religion, archaeology, and philosophy; the application of literary and cultural theory to classical texts; and various other aspects of classical literature and culture, including its reception by and intersections with other related fields. ## Past Events [### Translating Virgil’s Aeneid — an evening with Scott McGill and Susannah Wright ](/event/translating-virgils-aeneid-evening-scott-mcgill-and-susannah-wright?occ_id=0)Feb 19, 2026 | 5:30PM EST [### Susannah Wright, Scott McGill: Translation Workshop ](/event/susannah-wright-scott-mcgill-translation-workshop?occ_id=0)Feb 19, 2026 | 12:00PM EST [### Penelope’s Bones: A New History of Homer’s World through the Women Written Out of It ](/event/penelopes-bones-new-history-homers-world-through-women-written-out-it?occ_id=0)November 19, 2025 | 5:30PM - 7:00PM EST [ More past events arrow\_circle\_right ](/calendar/past_events?f%5B0%5D=event_hwp_c_seminars%3A170368) ## Chairs [### Irene Peirano Garrison ](/people/irene-peirano-garrison) ![Irene](/sites/g/files/omnuum4936/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/mahindra/files/irenepg-9241_1.jpg?itok=x8aKU78G) [### Naomi Weiss ](/people/david-elmer) ![Naomi Weiss headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum4936/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/mahindra/files/weiss_naomi_website_photo_4_0.jpg?itok=3aovnYEJ) See also:- [ Seminars ](/page-type/seminars) - [ Civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome ](/seminars/civilizations-ancient-greece)