The 40^th Annual Latin Day took place on October 20, 2022, in the UT Student Union. Young scholars of ancient Rome filled the conference rooms to hear faculty lecture on many riveting topics. This year, we hosted 278 young scholars, their teachers, and chaperones who attended 10 different talks and enjoyed the famous Roman lunch. They came from Knoxville, Kingsport, Murfreesboro, and Nashville. 

Our esteemed speakers included faculty from the UT Departments of Classics and History, as well as from the UT College of Art + Architecture, reflecting the diversity of perspectives on ancient Rome offered at UT. 

Megan Henderson and her expert team at UT Conferences run this event smoothly every year, while the energy and inquisitiveness of our young scholars make it extraordinary. 

The talks for our 40th Annual Latin Day included: 

• Justin Arft (Classics), “Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey in Rome”
• Tristan Barnes (Classics) “Practical Astronomy in Ancient Greece”
• Salvador Bartera (Classics) “Nero: Monster or Victim?”
• Dylan Bloy (Classics), “Death in the Afternoon”
• Lorenzo Del Monte (Classics) “Rome in the Movies”
• Gregor Kalas (Architecture), “What Happened to Rome’s Temples after the ‘End’ of Traditional Sacrifice?”
• Theodora Kopestonsky (Classics), “Cave Nympham: Nymphs and Water Cult in the Roman World”
• Jacob Latham (History), “‘Render unto Caesar’: Imperial Messaging and Roman History via Coins”
• Aleydis Van de Moortel (Classics), “Did Atlantis Exist?”
• Jessica Westerhold (Classics), “Happy Romans, Sad Romans: Emotions in Ancient Rome”