The Headstone of Sextus Congenius Verus found in New Orleans
Dr. Susann Lusnia identifies a 2nd century headstone found in a New Orleans backyard.
Photo courtesy of D. Ryan Gray
How did a 2nd Century Roman headstone wind up in a New Orleans backyard?
D. Ryan Gray / Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans / October 6, 2025
New Orleans couple discovers ancient Roman grave marker in their yard
Ancient Roman tombstone unearthed in New Orleans backyard sparks global mystery
Meg Farris / WWLTV / October 7, 2025
The mystery of how a 2,000-year-old Roman headstone wound up in a New Orleans backyard is solved
Danny Monteverde / Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans / October 9, 2025
Mystery solved: How an ancient Roman tombstone ended up behind a shotgun house in New Orleans
Meg Farris / WWLTV / October 9, 2025
Ancient Roman Gravestone Found in New Orleans Backyard Touches Off a Mystery
Aimee Ortiz / New York Times / October 10, 2025
Old marble tablet found in backyard turns out to be Roman gravestone
Michelle Del Rey / USA Today / October 10, 2025
Poet Wolfe / Nola.com / October 14, 2025
Congratulations to our faculty and alumni who presented at this year's
2025 AIA/SCS Joint Annual Meeting.
2I: Excavations around the Bay of Naples
"Towards an Urban Economy of the Subelite: Three Seasons of Excavation at Pompeii I.14"
Allison L. C. Emmerson, Tulane University, Mary-Evelyn Farrior, Columbia University (Tulane MA '16), Gabriel Higgs, AIA Member at Large, and Jordan R. Rogers, North Carolina State University
“Excavating a Unique Organic Context at Pompeii: The Reed Workshop of Pompeii I.14”
Jordan Rogers, North Carolina State University, Allison L.C. Emmerson, Tulane University, and Mark Robinson, Oxford University
“Marginalizing Dorus in 15th-Century France: Terence’s Eunuchus and Jewish Iconography in a Gothic Illuminated Manuscript.”
Andrew Lund, Tulane University
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The Department of Classics Studies at Tulane University presents The Dennis A. Georges Lecture in Hellenic Culture.
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