The Department of Classical Studies Graduate Student Conference 2026 at Boston University, entitled “Cupido regnandi: Lust for Power in the Ancient Mediterranean World,” seeks to examine how literary sources theorized and remembered the polarizing personalities of tyrants, demagogues, and usurpers from the Greek archaic period to the twilight of antiquity. The conference will take place … Continue reading CALL FOR PAPERS: Boston University Classical Studies Graduate Student Conference 2026