Spring 2024 Welcome Letter

Mon, 03 Feb 2025 14:52:23 -0500

χαίρετε and Salvete!

Welcome to the spring semester! We hope you had a relaxing and restful winter break! We will continue to spread the joy of looking at the Ancient Mediterranean, no matter if you have an ANCS degree or are just looking to become an ancient history enthusiast!

To be in the loop for our semester’s events, meet us at our booth during Involvement Fest on Tuesday the 4th from 1:30-3:30pm. You can also be on the lookout for event details on our myUMBC page as well as our discord. We hope to see you at Involvement Fest!

Here are some of the events we are offering this semester!

February:

Trivia Day (2/26) – Test your knowledge of ancient civilizations and win some prizes!

March

Alea Iacta Est (3/14) – An Ancient Egyptian themed D&D 1-shot tabletop event!

April

Movie Night (4/10) – Brief lecture from an Ancient Studies Faculty member, an ancient themed movie, and pizza!

Trip to D.C. – Join us and the Ancient Studies Department for a day trip to D.C.

May

Scribe School – A professor led event where you’ll learn about Sumerian seals, and make one yourself

Note that some dates may be subject to change!