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Authors on the Hill presents: Thomas R. Martin
No full textThomas R. Martin is the Jeremiah O’Connor Professor in Classics. As an undergraduate he studied abroad in Rome and earned his AB degree at Princeton University; as a graduate student he studied abroad in Athens and earned his PhD at Harvard University. He currently teaches courses on ancient Greek and Latin language and literature, Alexander the Great and Asia, and democracy and rhetoric. His scholarly publications concern a range of topics in ancient Greek and Latin historical authors and Greek and Roman history. Prof. Martin is also one of the founders of the online Perseus Project and the author of its overview of ancient Greek history. He has appeared in a number of video and recorded programs on ancient Greece and Rome. [See the list on pp. 11-12 in his current CV.] His most recent book is Phocion: Good Citizen in a Divided Democracy (Yale Univ. Press, 2024). Written for readers who are interested in the early development of democracy, but who are not specialists in ancient history, the book explores the lessons that we can today learn from thinking about the long and ultimately disastrous political career of the Athenian leader Phocion (ca. 402-318 BCE). Prof. Martin asks how and why Phocion initially became famous and influential among his fellow citizens at Athens, but then ended up being blamed and executed as a national traitor during the period of Athenians’ fall from being a leading international power and of the violent fracturing of their renowned “direct democracy.”https://crossworks.holycross.edu/aoth/1022/thumbnail.jp
Marks of Mystery (Standard)
No full texthttps://crossworks.holycross.edu/photographing_antiquity/1070/thumbnail.jp
Worn Judgment (Creative)
No full textAt first glance, this gavel is a simple tool — symbolizing authority, decision-making, and justice. However, the condition of its surface tells a deeper story shaped by time and unseen forces. The top of the gavel’s head is significantly more worn than the bottom, prompting the question: What caused this uneven aging? Is it the repeated force of its use? Exposure to light? Or something more? This photograph displays the textured contrast of the gavel’s surface, emphasizing its gradual transformation. The result highlights an object that, over time, has absorbed countless decisions, each one leaving its mark. This image invites all viewers to consider not just the physical wear of objects but the histories they carry.https://crossworks.holycross.edu/photographing_antiquity/1014/thumbnail.jp
Fractured Flowers (Standard)
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Emotions of a Ceramic Sitting Man (Standard)
No full texthttps://crossworks.holycross.edu/photographing_antiquity/1045/thumbnail.jp
Ricordo (Creative)
No full textRicordo depicts a glass paperweight containing the image of The Basilica della Santa Casa in Loreto, Italy–the Sanctuary of the Holy House. This image is printed on paper and glued to the underside of the weight, viewable through the glass bubble. On the bottom of the image is the text “Ricordo Di Loreto,” or “memory of Loreto.” To the left of the print, further down the road from the camera, stands a group of men. The basilica is pictured at quite a distance, and the foreground of the image is full of the foliage on the hillside leading up to the shrine. Presumably this would be the primary view of the shrine from the main city of Loreto. By all accounts, this paperweight represents the image of someone’s memory of Loreto.
This photo seeks to eliminate all of the above information from the viewing of this object. What is left when you remove any indication of place from such a souvenir? At the same time, the warmth of the yellow light and the texture of the backdrop evoke the image on the visibly aged paper backing. The texture of the backdrop also helps to indicate the scale of the paperweight. Posterior lighting helps to highlight the curvature of the glass bubble. These elements, together with the above description, seek to create an accurate impression of the underlying image without showing it at all.https://crossworks.holycross.edu/photographing_antiquity/1017/thumbnail.jp
2025 O\u27Callahan Society Newsletter
Full text linkThis annual newsletter of the O\u27Callahan Society includes articles about the 2024 O\u27Callahan Society Fall Dinner. Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Schmiegel, United States Marine Corps (Retired) and Holy Cross Class of 1989 was the guest speaker. VADM Nancy S. Lacore, HC ‘90 was 2025 Annual Meeting Speaker. Unit News. Alumni News. Society News
Glimmer of Sunshine in a Field of Chrysanthemums (Creative)
No full textA small yellow vase is adorned with flowers, interspersed with white and red, filling the front face of the vase as the yellow hue dominates the other faces, leaving the interior with an earthy green texture, with remnants of dirt caked on the inside. The entrance is lined with burnished metal, reflecting the viewer’s glance. While the specks of dust and grains line the metal from the top and the bottom of the vase, and the country of origin fades, it has a home in the Archives.
In my photos, I wanted to showcase a story of how everything fades with time. The small red flowers on the side of the vase are a perfect example of this. Why do they fade to white? The artist paid close attention to these flowers. What were they trying to show? We can only speculate. What I do know, however, is that this vase is long overdue for some flowers.https://crossworks.holycross.edu/photographing_antiquity/1069/thumbnail.jp