Palaestra Michiganensis

Our 3rd annual event at Hillsdale College

Encounter Classical & Neo-Latin texts

in a welcoming, immersive atmosphere

This year’s theme: De Arte Rhetorica

We will discuss rhetorical training, and practice it, too! Peritiores and Veterani will read Cicero’s 2nd Phillipic, among other works, and all will have the opportunity to perform a speech they have composed or a set piece.

Act out short Latin scenes; Picnic at Lake Baw Beese; Build your Latin vocabulary; Learn new idiomatic phrases

—2+ college semesters in Latin grammar required, or the equivalent —

College and graduate students, Latin teachers, professors, and other Latinists welcome!

This event will be held on the Hillsdale College campus, beginning with lunch on July 6 and ending with lunch on July 11.

Registration fee: $250 (includes lunch & dinner)

Stay in the dorms for an additional fee: $100 (double occupancy); $175 (single occupancy)

For more information, contact Dr. Patricia Aeschliman (paeschliman@hillsdale.edu)