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CFP SCS 2027: Call for Papers
SOCIETY for CLASSICAL STUDIES158th ANNUAL MEETING JANUARY 7-10, 2027BOSTON Call for Papers for Panel Sponsored by the Vergilian Society “Vergil Beyond Europe” For decades, scholarship on the reception of Vergil has focused primarily on European contexts. As scholars and teachers of Vergil, we recognize how deeply his presence in European literatures and cultures has shaped…
Read MoreIn Memoriam: Michael C. J. Putnam
Obituary for Michael C. J. Putnam (1933-2025) The Vergilian Society mourns the loss of Professor Michael C. J. Putnam, who passed away on August 19, 2025, at the age of 91 at his summer home, in Maine. Michael was a Life Member and a steadfast supporter of our organization. He served on the Board of…
Read MoreKeely Lake Memorial Translation Contest Winners 2025
Participating in this year’s exam were 141 students from 20 schools. Thank you to our scorers: Claire Bishop (Charlotte Christian School, NC), Ian Lockey (Friends Select School, Philadelphia , PA), Jeff Pearson (‘Iolani School, Honolulu, HI), Brad Savage (Flint Hill School, Oakton, VA), and Ryan Sellers (Memphis University School, TN). Congratulations to students and their…
Read MoreNew Approches in Vergilian Studies
We are pleased to announce a new book series in collaboration with DeGruyter, entitled, New Approches in Vergilian Studies. Editorial Board: Barbara Weiden Boyd, Randall Ganiban, Hunter Gardner, Micah Myers, Vassiliki Panoussi, Zara Torlone The series will publish monographs and edited volumes reflecting the latest developments in the research on Vergilian Studies. This will include,…
Read MoreSymposia 2025
The Symposia dates and topics have been announced as follows: Symposium Cumanum 2025 Vergil and the Greeks June 24 – 28, 2025 Symposium Vesuvianum 2025 Verses from a Campanian Tomb? Vergil and Silius Italicus’ Punica Oct. 8-11, 2025 Proposals of 500 words should by submitted by February 1, 2025 to Clayton Schroer for full consideration.
Read MoreVergilian Society Panel at SCS: Re-evaluating Turnus
Vergilian Society President-Elect Randall Ganiban will be moderating a panel at the Society for Classical Studies Annual Meeting in January, 2025. The panel, “Re-evaluating Turnus in Vergil and the Vergilian Tradition,” will be offered in a hybrid format, allowing those not traveling to the conference to join in the panel. The panel is scheduled for…
Read MoreCall for Proposals – Symposium Campanum 2022
The Vergilian Society seeks potential directors, on topics of their choosing, for the sixth Symposium Campanum, to take place at the Harry Wilks Study Center at the Villa Vergiliana in Cuma, Italy in October 2022. These October Symposia differ in focus from our summer Symposium Cumanum: we will consider proposals on any aspect of the…
Read More2021 McKay Book Prize Winners
The Alexander G. McKay Prize for Vergilian Studies has been awarded to Susanna Morton Braund and Zara M. Torlone, co-editors of “Virgil and His Translators,” published by OUP in 2018.
Read More2020 Vergilian Society Translation Contest Results
Open only to secondary-level students of Latin (including home-schooled), the contest sets a passage from Vergil’s Aeneid for translation. In addition, contestants are required to answer several questions, and write a 3-4 paragraph essay based on the text set. Cash prizes are awarded to the top ten papers. Certificates of Commendation are sent to excellent papers.
Read MoreAlexander G. McKay Prize competition for the best new book in Vergilian studies is now OPEN
The Vergilian Society is pleased to announce the opening of the next competition for the Alexander G. McKay Prize for the best book in Vergilian studies. The prize, which is accompanied by a cash award of $500 or a life membership in the Vergilian Society (valued at $800), is awarded every other year to the…
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