The American Philological Association (APA), founded in 1869, is a non-profit North American scholarly organization devoted to all aspects of Greek and Roman civilization. Originally its members studied a great variety of texts and languages, but as disciplines such as linguistics and modern languages have created their own societies, the APA has come to be concerned with classical antiquity and fields closely related to the study of antiquity, while the definition of "philology" has broadened to include many approaches to understanding the ancient world. It is the preeminent association in the field, and publishes a journal, Transactions of the American Philological Association (TAPA). 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ... Transactions of the American Philological Association (TAPA) is an academic journal founded in 1869 and the official publication of the American Philological Association. ...

The Association holds its annual convention in January, meeting jointly with the Archaeological Institute of America. About 400 scholarly papers are delivered at the APA meeting, which is also the site for interviewing for college and university positions and for the meetings of the many committees and affiliated groups. It is also the occasion for the presentation of APA awards [1] for teaching at both pre-collegiate and collegiate level, for projects that bring classics to a wider public (outreach), and of the Goodwin Award of Merit, which recognizes a recently published book. The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) is a North American is a nonprofit organization devoted to the promotion of public interest in archaeology, and the preservation of archaeological sites. ...

At every meeting, the Outreach Division conducts two events that are open to the general public. One is a special panel that is of interest to non-specialists. Topics have included the movie Troy, Classics and Contemporary Fiction and the HBO series Rome and Classics and Comics. The second is the staged reading of a classical or classically-themed play, by the Committee on Ancient and Modern Performance. The productions have been: The Invention of Love (Tom Stoppard, directed by Mary-Kay Gamel, produced by Judith Hallett), The Heavensgate Depositoion (based on Apocolocyntosis by Seneca the Younger, directed by Amy Cohen, produced by Thomas Jenkins), The Golden Age (by Thomas Heywood, directed by C. W. Marshall), Iran Man (based on Persa by Plautus, directed by Mary-Kay Gamel, Thespis (by W. S. Gilbert and A. S. Sullivan, with new music by Alan Riley Jones, directed by John Starks, produced by John Given), The Birds (by Aristophanes, directed by Thomas Talboy) and Cyclops (by Euripides, directed by Laura Lippman and Mike Lippman). For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... The Invention of Love is a play by Tom Stoppard portraying the life of poet A.E. Housman, focusing specifically on his homosexuality and love for a college roommate. ... Sir Tom Stoppard, OM, CBE (born as Tomáš Straussler on July 3, 1937)[1] is an Academy Award winning British playwright of more than 24 plays. ... The Pumpkinification of (the Divine) Claudius or Apocolocyntosis (divi Claudii) is a political satire on the Roman emperor Claudius, probably written by Seneca the Younger. ... Bust, traditionally thought to be Seneca, now identified by some as Hesiod. ... Thomas Heywood (died approx. ... Titus Macchius Plautus, generally referred to simply as Plautus, was a playwright of Ancient Rome. ... Thespis car, relief of the Giottos Belltower in Florence, Italy, Nino Pisano, 1334-1336 Thespis (1965), bronze sculpture by Robert Cook, commissioned for the opening of the Canberra Theatre Thespis of Icaria (6th century BC) is claimed to be the first person ever to have a man-gina According... Sir William Schwenck Gilbert Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (November 18, 1836 – May 29, 1911) was an English dramatist, librettist and illustrator best known for the fourteen comic operas produced in collaboration with the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan. ... Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan Wikisource has original text related to this article: Arthur Sullivan For the Australian soldier decorated with the Victoria Cross medal, see Arthur Percy Sullivan. ... The Birds (Ornithes) is a comedy written by the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes in 414 BC, and performed that year for the Festival of Dionysus. ... Sketch of Aristophanes Aristophanes (Greek: , ca. ... This page is about the mythical creature. ... A statue of Euripides. ...

Through its divisions of Research, Education, Publications, Professional Matters, and Program, the APA conducts a variety of activities to support and disseminate knowledge of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. For example, it operates a Placement Service, gathers statistical information about the demographics of classicists, hears complaints of violations of professional ethics, provides advice and funding for major research projects (such as the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World), and publishes monographs, textbooks and software. The Outreach Division produces a newsletter, Amphora, [2], for non-specialists, and the electronic newsletter The Dionysiac [3], which gives information about performances of classical plays and other events related to ancient performance. The Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World is a large-format atlas of ancient Europe, Asia, and North Africa, edited by Richard Talbert. ...

Many notable scholars have served as executives of the APA, including including Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve, William W. Goodwin, Herbert Weir Smyth, Paul Shorey, Lily Ross Taylor, Berthold Ullman, T. R. S. Broughton, Gerald Else, Helen North, Bernard Knox, Charles Segal, and Emily Vermeule. Adam Blistein is the present Executive Director of the APA. Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve (October 23, 1831 _ January 9, 1924), American classical scholar, was born in Charleston, South Carolina, son of Benjamin Gildersleeve (1791-1875), a Presbyterian evangelist, and editor of the Charleston Christian Observer in 1826-1845, of the in 1845-1856, and of The Central Presbyterian in 1856... Herbert Weir Smyth (born Wilmington, Delaware, August 8, 1857 – died 1937) was an American classical scholar. ... Paul Shorey, Ph. ... Lily Ross Taylor (Born in Alabama, 1886-November 18, 1969) developed an interest in Roman studies at the University of Wisconsin, earning an A.B. in 1906. ... Berthold Louis Ullman (born 1882; died June 26, 1965) was an American Classical scholar. ... Emily Dickinson Townsend Vermeule (New York City August 11, 1928 – Cambridge, Massachusetts February 6, 2001) was an American classical scholar and archaeologist. ...

The APA is currently based at the University of Pennsylvania. This article is about the private Ivy League university in Philadelphia. ...

External links

• American Philological Association. Official site.