Classics Department Student Theses 2023-24

This research paper discussed the similarities between Qumran Essenes, Israeli Jews, and Branch Davidians and their reactions to eschatology.

Cleopatra has captivated popular audiences for centuries. This paper seeks to understand the origins of such a dynamic narrative by returning to the poetry written by her [...]

Through the pursuit of wisdom, may mortals overcome the trials of fate in order to return Home? If so, how? This paper seeks to answer this question through a typological [...]

In the first of his series of poems, the Heroides, Ovid attempts to re-write Penelope’s story from her own perspective. The first-person account of her experiences seem [...]