Classics Commons^™

Fulvia And The War At Perugia, Celia Schultz

Lecture Series

No abstract provided.

Archaeological Investigations At Rowan Oak: Searching For Evidence Of Antebellum Slavery, Arianna Faith Kitchens

Honors Theses

Although best-known as the home of William Faulkner, Rowan Oak and a number of associated outbuildings were built by Robert Sheegog, a wealthy individual who owned multiple plantations and dozens of slaves. Sheegog held seven to nine slaves at Rowan Oak, renting some out to the University of Mississippi for labor-intensive tasks such as constructing the Lyceum and other campus buildings. Although it is known that enslaved individuals lived and worked on the property of Rowan Oak, the location of their housing remains a mystery. Through the use of archaeological survey methods, structural evidence beyond the extant buildings has been …

Ethics In 21st Century Art Conservation: Confederate Monuments, Kate L. Hoffman

Honors Theses

This paper explores the ethics surrounding the conservation of damaged confederate monuments, specifically as educational tools for understanding their place in society and memory over time. Much of this research has been conducted through the use of contemporary news sources and memory studies scholarship on account of the recent influx of interest towards the monuments and their controversies in the 21st century. The ultimate purpose of this paper is to provide an unbiased source of material for future scholarship in memory studies towards confederate monuments, for if damages dealt to the monuments are repaired, that portion of their physical history …

Code-Switching Practices In The Foreign-Language Classroom: Instructor Nativeness And Students' Perceptions, Zachary Ty Gill

Honors Theses

In this study we investigated code-switching practices in the foreign language classroom among instructors who are native speakers of the target language (Spanish) and instructors who are non-native speakers of the target language, as well as students’ perceptions of L1 use. Participants were three college instructors of Spanish and 38 college students in an intermediate level Spanish course. The participants were observed and recorded during two hour-long classes involving group work. After the observations, the instructors completed an interview, and the students completed an online questionnaire. This study found that native instructors use less English than non-native instructors and the …

University Of Mississippi Archaeology Showcase (2018), Matthew Murray, Nancy Wicker, Jacqueline Dibiasie-Sammons, Aileen Ajootian, Arianna Kitchens, Madeleine Mccracken, Hannah Zechman

Lecture Series

Presentations about current research by UM archaeology professors and students.

6:00 p.m. Dr. Matthew Murray

"Fragmented, wrapped and infected: new perspectives on death in Iron Age Central Europe"

6:10 p.m. Dr. Nancy Wicker

"Vikings in Iberia? Investigation of a Viking-style deer antler container in Léon, Spain"

6:20 p.m. Dr. Jacqueline DiBiasie-Sammons

"Photographing ancient graffiti: dStretch and Neutral Density Filters"

Break

6:40 p.m. Arianna Kitchens, Madeline McCracken

"Inscriptions Lost in Time"
6:50 p.m. Hannah Zechman "Archaeological Investigations at Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Mississippi"

7:00 p.m. Dr. Aileen Ajootian

"Actium at Ancient Corinth: a Victory Monument for Octavian?"

Riots In Rome!, Gregory S. Aldrete, University Of Mississippi. Department Of Classics, Archaeological Institute Of America

Lecture Series

No abstract provided.

Street Theater: A Pompeiian Neighborhood In Five Acts, Jeremy Hartnett

Lecture Series

No abstract provided.

To “Converse With The Most Excellent Men”: Classical Education, Cultural Capital, And The Formation Of A Ruling Class In The Antebellum South, Katherine E. Aberle

Honors Theses

Caroline Winterer writes in The Culture of Classicism: Ancient Greece and Rome in Intellectual Life, 1780-1910that “Next to Christianity, the central intellectual project in American colleges before the nineteenth century was classicism.” Classics had been the heart of education among social elites in Europe and North America at least since the Renaissance, but the tradition would have particular importance in the American South. From such early planters as William Byrd II to such founding fathers as Jefferson and Madison, to planters at the end of the antebellum period, knowledge of classical languages and the history of classical antiquity was a …

Nationalism And The Reception Of Greco-Roman-Antiquity In Heavy Metal, Kristopher Fletcher

Lecture Series

No abstract provided.

On Being Sane In An Insane Place: The Rosenham Experiment In The Laboratory Of Roman Comedy, Michael Fontaine

Lecture Series

No abstract provided.

Brazen Charm: The Vitality Of Homeric Armor, Amy Lather

Lecture Series

No abstract provided.

Roman Character: Moral Foundations Theory And The Success Of Rome, Weston Liefer

Honors Theses

This study explores the six foundations in Jonathan Haidt's Moral Foundations Theory and how they manifest in Livy's History and Augustan policy. Their presence within each of those areas will demonstrate how strongly the foundations were entrenched in Roman culture and may help explain the successful transition from a republic to an empire by examining how these foundations encourage group cohesion. Added to this, this study may also help provide more support for Haidt's theory. Moral Foundations Theory posits that there are six moral foundations of culture that have developed over time, each responding to a unique trigger: Care, Loyalty, …

Brutus, Cassius, Judas, And Cremutius Cordus: How Shifting Precedents Allowed The Lex Maiestatis To Group Writers With Traitors, Hunter R. Myers

Honors Theses

In either 103 or 100 B.C., a concept known as Maiestas minuta populi Romani (diminution of the majesty of the Roman people) is invented by Saturninus to accompany charges of perduellio (treason). Just over a century later, this same law is used by Tiberius to criminalize behavior and speech that he found disrespectful. This thesis offers an answer to the question as to how the maiestas law evolved during the late republic and early empire to present the threat that it did to Tiberius' political enemies. First, the application of Roman precedent in regards to judicial decisions will be examined, …

Connecting The Mind And Body In Ancient Greek Medicine, Taylor Ferris

Honors Theses

I investigated Greek medicine and healing shrines in antiquity and focused on the issue of the mind-body connection and how this phenomenon was understood in antiquity. I researched the Athenian plague of 430-425 B.C., sleep and dreams, particularly in the Rites of Incubation, and Hippocratic medicine as well as religious medicine in order to understand more deeply the origins of Greek medicine and how the healing phenomena were practiced and understood. I have come to a greater understanding of this connection between the mind and the body and have come to redefine the placebo effect and argue that the mind …

Using Greek In Rome: Learning From Pliny The Polyglot, Brandon Jones

Lecture Series

No abstract provided.

Community Based Classics: Teaching Latin As Service Learning Through The Paideia Institute's Aequora Program, Elizabeth Butterworth

Lecture Series

No abstract provided.

Topsy-Turvy Comedy In Ancient Rome And Medieval Japan, Timothy J. Moore

Lecture Series

No abstract provided.

Nemea And The Panhellenic Sanctuary Of Zeus, Kim Shelton

Lecture Series

No abstract provided.

The Secrets Of David M. Robinson And The Olynthos Excavations, Alan Kaiser

Lecture Series

Sometimes the best place to hide a secret is in plain sight. In the University Museum hangs a portrait of professor David M. Robinson, one of the great classical archaeologists in the United States during the 20th century. The celebrated man had a dark secret, however, known only to his former student, Mary Ellingson. Half a century after Robinson’s death the chance discovery of Ellingson’s forgotten scrapbook uncover Robinson’s secret and message hidden in Robinson’s portrait.

Latin In 3-D: How Particles And Word Order Offer Linguistic Depth Perception, Patrick Mcfadden

Lecture Series

No abstract provided.

Sex And The Law Of Ancient Athens, Laura S. Dona

Honors Theses

This paper will explore the legal implications of social norms and taboos surrounding both biological sex distinctions and sexuality in Ancient Athens. I believe that the legal speeches used in Ancient Athenian court cases reflect a unique gateway into understand these social norms, because these speeches are arguments made in an attempt to appeal to a jury of Athenian citizens. From these arguments, we can infer what would likely be honorable versus condemnable, and from the logical structure of the arguments we can further understand their legal reasoning. From what I have researched on biological sex and sexuality norms of …

Whore Or Hero?: Helen Of Troy's Agency And Responsibility From Antiquity To Modern Young Adult Fiction, Alicia Dixon

Honors Theses

The purpose of this research is to explore the use of Helen of Troy spanning literature from Homer to the modern Starcrossed series by Josephine Angelini, and to discuss how Helen's agency is both stripped from her and granted to her through the use of desire, death, and the connotations associated with her face and name. Specifically, the differences between ancient works and Angelini's novels in how these three categories are treated concerning Helen are used to show how a Helen with very similar characteristics to those Helens in ancient literature, who generally possess little or no agency, can go …

War And Peace: Trojan War Scenes On A Black-Figure Krater At The University Of Virginia, Tyler Jo Smith, University Of Mississippi. Department Of Classics, Archaeological Institute Of America

Lecture Series

No abstract provided.

Flavian "Fides" In The Histories Of Tacitus, Salvador Bartera

Lecture Series

No abstract provided.

Vergilian Themes In Ovid's Metamorphoses, K. Sara Myers

Lecture Series

No abstract provided.

Monuments And Monumental Sculpture From Aphrodisias, Maryl B. Gensheimer, University Of Mississippi. Department Of Classics, Archaeological Institute Of America

Lecture Series

No abstract provided.

Shakespeare's Romans: Rediscovering And Reinventing Julius Caesar, Brad L. Cook

Lecture Series

An illustrated public lecture.

Firing The Canon: Plaster Casts And Their Discontents, Verity Platt, University Of Mississippi. Department Of Classics, Archaeological Institute Of America

Lecture Series

No abstract provided.

Liquid Gold: The Ancient Olive Oil Trade Between Baetica And Rome, Mary Martin

Honors Theses

The paper provides an overview of the olive oil trade between the city of Rome and its colony, Baetica, focusing on the 1st-3rd centuries AD. Topics covered include the procedure for making oil, a discussion of how the oil was packaged for shipment, hypotheses about what routes might have been taken to deliver each shipment, and estimates on the total consumption of Baetican oil in Rome. A special attention was placed on linking the records of people involved in the trade to their jobs and business functions. To accomplish this work, epigraphic records from statue bases, amphorae and dedicatory plaques …

Bodies Of Evidence: C.S.I. And The Ancient Greeks, Thomas Van Nortwick

Lecture Series

No abstract provided.