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Joseph Pulitzer died on this day in 1911, establishing in his will an endowment for what we know now as the Pulitzer Prize. You can read Pulitzer winner Gary Wills’ 1998 essay on Augustine’s Hippo here: bu.edu/arion/files/2026/10/W…

Arion's fall issue is in press. Subscribe now to be among its first readers: bu.edu/arion/subscribe

Arion draws your attention to several lectures in the Boston area this week and next

In addition to recent Nobel winner Anne Carson, Arion has featured the work of several other Nobel laureates. Who is your favorite?

Eros the Bittersweet won in this week's poll in spite of a strong write-in campaign for Autobiography of Red. All can enjoy Louis Ruprecht's 2019 essay on Carson's Eros the Bittersweet here: bu.edu/arion/files/2026/10/R…

Classicist James Strachan-Davidson was born on this day in 1843. With works on Polybius & Appian, he is best known for his Greek & Roman coin collection, donated to the Ashmolean. Have an idea for an Arion essay on numismatics? See our guidelines here: bu.edu/arion/contribute

Arion's fall issue is in final production. Subscribe here to be among its first readers: bu.edu/arion/subscribe

Many Arion readers are celebrating (editorial board member) Anne Carson’s Nobel Prize in Literature. This week, we want to know which of Carson’s works is your favorite (write-ins welcome).

Arion draws your attention to several lectures over the next week, held at UNH, BU, and Harvard.

Lucretius died on this day in 55BCE. Remember him with T.H.M. Gellar-Goad’s poem from 2025 here: bu.edu/arion/files/2026/10/G…

A reminder of two panels of possible interest to Arion readers today and tomorrow at Harvard.

Latin is the most learned language by US presidents, though FDR is the last one widely accepted as having a strong command of it. Have an idea for an Arion essay on polyglottal presidents? See our contributor guidelines here: bu.edu/arion/contribute

Filippo Lippi died on this day in 1469. Find out what his chubby baby portraits have to do with Raphael in Paul Barolsky’s 2020 essay here: bu.edu/arion/files/2026/10/B…

Those in the Boston-Cambridge area might mark your calendars for next Wednesday, when Harvard will hold a panel on Aristotle and AI. The fall issue of Arion will include a Voice from the Front on AI. You can subscribe here to be among its first readers: bu.edu/arion/subscribe

Those in the Boston-Cambridge area might mark your calendars for next Tuesday, when Harvard will hold a panel on Nolan’s The Odyssey. The fall issue of Arion will include a history of cinematic Odysseys. Subscribe here to be among its first readers: bu.edu/arion/subscribe

Franklin Pierce died 157 years ago this week. Among his achievements, sure, there was his presidency, but he also delivered an address in Latin during his graduation from Bowdoin in 1824. This week, Arion asks you which language has been "commanded" by the most US presidents?

The Zephyr was a predictable winner in this week’s poll. You can read about this wind’s role in Botticelli’s Primavera in Paul Barolsky’s 2017 essay here: bu.edu/arion/files/2026/10/B…

Sallust was born on this day in 86 BCE. The last Arion essay to treat him in detail was by William Mullen in 1976. You can find it here on JSTOR: jstor.org/stable/20163423 Have an idea for a new essay on Sallust? See our contributor guidelines here: bu.edu/arion/contribute

Arion highlights poet Molly Kirschner whose poetry collection, Sweeten It with Salt--including poems first published in Arion--can be pre-ordered from Etruscan Press here: etruscanpress.org/product/sw…

As Boston weathers an early Nor'easter, Arion wants to know which wind is your favorite: