#  Classical Athens and Contemporary White Ethnonationalism  

 



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 **April 27, 2021** 

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##  [CLASSICAL TRADITIONS](/classical-traditions)

##  SPEAKER: Curtis Dozier, VASSAR COLLEGE

 Many classical scholars are familiar with the widespread admiration for ancient Sparta among white ethnonationalists, anti-government groups, and advocates for civilian gun ownership. Fewer are aware that democratic Athens is also a significant source of inspiration for white supremacists, as I have found in my research for my website *Pharos* documenting these groups’ admiration for Greco-Roman antiquity. Unlike appropriations of Sparta, the examples of white ethnonationalist interpretations of Athens that I will present highlight the similarities between white supremacist, popular, and even some disciplinary approaches to Greco-Roman antiquity.

 Curtis Dozier teaches in the Department of Greek and Roman Studies at Vassar College. He is the director of *Pharos: Doing Justice to the Classics* ([pharosclassics.vassar.edu](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__pharosclassics.vassar.edu&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=R5ao8hot24eAM54XpKG6LqzhXG7JohcKqyFKkMUJ5GY&m=p-ak1kwov5pfUDwCqC_2aFnYRQHSzHU2NY0_Njd7b98&s=jCBjzr41JQZMh271iirN8HAURAhMZiwud8DzhnSEiLM&e=)), a website that documents appropriations of Greco-Roman antiquity by hate groups.

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- [ Classical Traditions and Receptions ](/seminars/classical-traditions)
 
 

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