Calder Classics is a producer of “Amazing Grace: YorubaWorlds” a film by Raynald Leconte exploring Yoruba culture, its global impact, and the concept of reconnecting with one’s roots. The film chronicles Black excellence through the lens of Nigeria’s Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka who is renowned for his love and scholarship of Ancient Greek.

The Calder Classics Institute, located in the idyllic coastal town of Essex, MA, is the ideal setting for artists, athletes, and academics to gather and find time, space and inspiration to progress or complete their passion projects. In 2023 we hosted a Writing Retreat and several home stays for members of Squash and Education Alliance. Our next residency will be for a Classics Ph.D. to (hopefully!) complete his second book. In the summer we host week-long academic programs for high school students. If you are interested in applying for a residency, please contact us.

Throughout history, many have called for the return of these ancient artifacts to Greece. While the British Museum continues to argue that the Elgin Marbles will be more accessible and inspiring to the public if they remain in London, other historians and those who work in the Acropolis Museum in Athens argue that the Parthenon Frieze is an emblem of Ancient Greek culture and should be displayed in its complete form, in Athens, where it “rightfully” belongs.

Why should I study Classics? Of course, this question has been asked and answered by people many times, including several times on the Calder Classics Blog. But as we all enter the new technology world of large language models and generative AI chatbots we wondered what ‘the algorithm’ has to say on the topic. So we asked, and this is its answer… Studying classics can provide many benefits, both personal and academic. Here are a few reasons why you might consider studying classics:…

Sarah Betensky and Chloe Sales, seniors at Riverdale Country School in New York City, have been selected as the first Calder Classics students for our newly launched Classics in the Wild™ internship. Their mission is to seek out, experience, and review any works of their choice by writers, artists, and artisans who are inspired by antiquity. This is their review of Hadestown.

In the year 79 CE, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried Pompeii under 20 feet of ash and pumice. The city was then lost for over 1,500 years until it was rediscovered in the late 16th century. Because it was so well preserved, it remains one of the best archaeological sources for ancient Roman culture.

This is a re-post of a thoughtful piece by Cambridge Coaching on how studying Latin in high school provides benefits throughout your education!

Comments on the Sibyl of Cumae as seen at the Duomo di Siena, by Sonnet Carter.