The Classics Lab

Gladiators were celebrities, the Roman ideal of masculinity. But what if, hidden among their ranks, were women? “Queens of Combat” premieres Wednesday, January 28 at 10/9c on PBS.

Latin Study Club is back! 🎉
Join us for our first meeting of the New Year.

🗓 January 12th | 5:00 PM
📍 Brookwood Library, Hillsboro (2nd-floor boardroom)

Questions? Don’t hesitate to reach out!

Parents, looking for more ways your kids can interact with art? Our first podcast for kids and families launches today!

"If Objects Could Talk" is a playful storytelling podcast that imagines what antiquities at the Getty Villa Museum might say if they came alive and found their way to our podcast studio.

Each episode introduces concepts, objects, and themes found across antiquities museums, so you can take what you’ve heard and use it to start conversations on your next visit to a museum near you.

Subscribe and listen wherever you get your podcasts. Three episodes are out now, and new episodes come out every Monday through October 28. Find listener guides with bonus activities at getty.edu/podcasts/if-objects-could-talk/

📣 Registration is open for the National Latin Exam!

➡️If you need help registering or determining which exam is the best fit for your learner, feel free to reach out!

A cool find at Magna, a Roman military fort in Northumberland, England!!

Magna Excavations | Samian Pottery

The summer holidays might be coming to an end soon but our excavation season isn’t quite finished yet. This recent find is a lovely large sherd of Samian pottery, highly decorated with animals depicted racing around the top half and part of a gladiatorial combat scene beneath.

There are more great finds and insights from the Magna team in our Dig Diary ⬇️

https://romanarmymuseum.com/magnafort/magna-dig-diary-2025/