The corona civica was a crown of oak leaves awarded by the Senate to a Roman citizen who saved the life of a fellow citizen during a battle. For your gift of fifty dollars, you’ll receive our metaphorical corona civica for feeding two graduate students for a day.

Once painted with beautiful colors, marble sculptures are one of our best preserved remnants of the Classical world. Your gift, which will pay for one student’s round trip bus or train fare to a dig site from the airport, will contribute to the further discovery and preservation of these remnants of the Classical past.

Bronze tripods were sacrificial objects awarded as prizes at athletic games and other contests. With your generous gift of $150, you too can be lauded as a winner for fully funding the equipment one student archaeologist needs for at least 2-3 trips (trowels, work boots, hard hat, dig-appropriate clothing, etc.).

According to ancient legend, the palladium was a sacred object that once protected Troy. Later it was moved to Rome, where it protected the city for centuries. Like a palladium of travel, your gift will provide safe passage for one graduate student by fully funding their travel-related expenses.

According to Homer, the divinely forged Shield of Achilles was the most beautiful and powerful piece of armor in the Trojan War. You can make a similarly beautiful gift by fully funding the travel-related expenses of three graduate students.

The highest prize an athlete could win at the Olympic Games was a simple laurel wreath. You can be the greatest victor of all by funding our entire project and completely supporting ten graduate students in their travel and research endeavors!