Antiquity Day

Celebrate the traditional time of year for the Ludi Plebeii in Rome by joining us for a day of competition, presentations and performances. Students have the option to win prizes through Latin, Greek, History and Art contests. Board games, a scavenger hunt, and opportunities to explore campus will be available throughout the day. Oral Latin Workshops and Trebuchet Demonstrations to be added. Students: $25, Educators: $20. Registration fee includes lunch at Haggar Cafe and a T-Shirt. Schedule: 8:30 a.m. Check-in Begins 9:00 a.m. Opening: On arma virumque with Dr. David Sweet, Associate Professor of Classics 9:30 a.m. Creating America as the New Rome with Dr. Estelle Voisin, Affiliate Assistant Professor of Art HistoryGreek and Latin Translation Contests 10:30 a.m. Illuminated Chants: Making Medieval Manuscripts with Mary Kaye Coons, University of Dallas ArchivistCulture Contests – Aeneid 11.532-594 Art Competition* and Roman History & Culture Exam 11:30 a.m. Lunch 12:00 p.m. Lost in Translation: Defining “polytropos” in the Proem to the Odyssey with Dr. Branden Kosch, Affiliate Assistant Professor of Classics Active Latin Workshop with Tyson Watson of Providence Christian School of TexasGladiator Workshop with Jonathan Carr, Victorian Fencing Society 1:00 p.m. Cicero and Plato at the American Founding with Dr. Daniel Burns, Associate Professor of Politics;Active Latin Workshop with Tyson Watson of Providence Christian School of TexasActive Latin for Educators with Dr. Laura Eidt, Affiliate Assistant Professor of ClassicsGladiator Workshop with Jonathan Carr, Victorian Fencing Society 2:00 p.m. Performances by the University of Dallas Drama & Classics DepartmentsAntigone //directed by Isabel WilliamsThrasymachus in the Underworld // students from Second-Year Greek I 2:30 p.m. Conclusion: Remarks and Prizes *For the Art Competition: Contestants will have 45 minutes to draw an illustration of the narrative from Aeneid 11.532-594. You may choose any moment in the story to highlight. No comic strips. Students should bring their own drawing medium/materials. 9" x 12" paper will be provided. Email Dr. Teresa Danze, Chair of Classics, at [email protected] for questions and details.