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Arion is one of the most distinguished classics journals. Some of the best works in classics have had their start in Arion.

The accessibility of Arion to non-specialist readers deeply interested in the core values of Western culture is one of Arion‘s primary aims. Elaine Fantham, president of the American Philological Association, announcing Arion as the winner of the inaugural APA Outreach Award, captured what’s so special about us: “Arion is the one journal I would most want to show friends outside the Classics to de

monstrate our exuberant variety of form and content, and its continued vitality.”

At the same time, Arion is available in most of the world’s best libraries because we demand the highest standards of scholarship from our contributors, whether these are prominent or simply promising scholars. Arion discusses not only the works of great classical authors like Homer and Virgil, but also history, theater, opera, film, architecture, contemporary museum shows, comparative literature, and philosophy. It features original poetry, modern translations, memoirs, public lectures, plays, and fiction – all creatively engaged with the classics. Professionals!: check out www.linkedin.com/in/arionbu

Boston University is excited to host Tony Corbeill for a lecture entitled “Communicating on Rome’s Edges: Tongues, Gestu...
21/03/2025

Boston University is excited to host Tony Corbeill for a lecture entitled “Communicating on Rome’s Edges: Tongues, Gesture, and Art” on Monday, March 24 at 5:30pm in CAS 224. Please join us!

The Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of New England will be held this weekend at Yale University. See more de...
18/03/2025

The Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of New England will be held this weekend at Yale University. See more details here: https://caneweb.org/annualmeeting/

The Boston Area Roman Studies conference will be held this Friday at BU. Please join us!
17/03/2025

The Boston Area Roman Studies conference will be held this Friday at BU. Please join us!

Claudian won in our poll this week. Arion has not yet published any work on his De Raptu Proserpinae. Have an idea for a...
14/03/2025

Claudian won in our poll this week. Arion has not yet published any work on his De Raptu Proserpinae. Have an idea for a Claudianic essay? Check out our submissions guidelines here: www.bu.edu/arion/contribute

Yesterday would have been George Seferis’ 125th birthday. Celebrate with Avi Sharon’s 1996 translation of “The King of A...
14/03/2025

Yesterday would have been George Seferis’ 125th birthday. Celebrate with Avi Sharon’s 1996 translation of “The King of Asine” here: https://buff.ly/kWQiroH

Back issues 4.2, 12.3, 13.2, 14.1, 16.2, 32.2 with translations of Seferis’ poetry are available for purchase here: https://buff.ly/krDlZfC

This week Arion highlights Jenny Strauss Clay whose essay on Penelope’s nostos appears in our new issue. Subscribe here ...
12/03/2025

This week Arion highlights Jenny Strauss Clay whose essay on Penelope’s nostos appears in our new issue. Subscribe here to be among its first readers: www.bu.edu/arion/subscribe
And read her 2021 Arion essay, on “Traversing No-Man’s Land” here:https://www.bu.edu/arion/files/2025/03/Clay.pdf

Arion 32.3 is in press. Check out our contents here and subscribe to be among this issue’s first readers here: www.bu.ed...
11/03/2025

Arion 32.3 is in press. Check out our contents here and subscribe to be among this issue’s first readers here: www.bu.edu/arion/subscribe

Arion 32.3 is in press. Subscribe to be among its first readers here: www.bu.edu/arion/subscribeOur cover features Josep...
10/03/2025

Arion 32.3 is in press. Subscribe to be among its first readers here: www.bu.edu/arion/subscribe

Our cover features Joseph Wright’s painting of Silius at Virgil’s tomb. This week we want to know which imperial Latin poet is your favorite. Write-in here or head to our other socials to hit the polls.

Claudian
Silius Italicus
Statius
Valerius Flaccus

Euripides won in this week’s poll. You can celebrate with Herbert Golder’s new translation of his Cyclops here: https://...
07/03/2025

Euripides won in this week’s poll. You can celebrate with Herbert Golder’s new translation of his Cyclops here: https://buff.ly/AFkpu7Q

was born on this day in 1475. Arion invites you to celebrate with Paul Barolsky's 2013 essay on the development and ar...
06/03/2025

was born on this day in 1475. Arion invites you to celebrate with Paul Barolsky's 2013 essay on the development and artwork of the young Michelangelo here: https://buff.ly/zOQsKiO

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This week Arion highlights scholar Gordon Braden whose review of Sarah Van der Laan’s new book on Homeric ethics in the ...
05/03/2025

This week Arion highlights scholar Gordon Braden whose review of Sarah Van der Laan’s new book on Homeric ethics in the Renaissance will appear in our upcoming issue. Subscribe here to be among its first readers: https://buff.ly/krDlZfC

And read Braden’s 2023 Arion essay on “Epic Mess” here: https://buff.ly/VC1Gq33

We hope you can join for this year's Boston Area Roman Studies Conference. Check out the program here and register toda...
04/03/2025

We hope you can join for this year's Boston Area Roman Studies Conference. Check out the program here and register today: https://buff.ly/9Pthb5J

On to epsilon this week, Arion wants to know who your favorite Greek in E is. Write in here or head to our other socials...
03/03/2025

On to epsilon this week, Arion wants to know who your favorite Greek in E is. Write in here or head to our other socials to hit the polls...

Empedocles
Epicurus
Euclid
Euripides

Demosthenes won in a landslide in this week’s poll. We invite you to enjoy W. Robert Connor’s 2019 study of Demosthenes’...
28/02/2025

Demosthenes won in a landslide in this week’s poll. We invite you to enjoy W. Robert Connor’s 2019 study of Demosthenes’ and others’ hyperbole in political speech here: https://buff.ly/4hXuVIV

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