April 17, 2026
5:00 - 9:00 pm | USU Fieldhouse
Based on a religious festival in ancient Rome, Utah State’s Ludi Romani (Roman Games) is a role-playing game that reenacts the period of history between the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE and the Battle of Actium thirteen years later. Students, faculty and alumni assume the roles of senators, generals, kings and gods as they participate in a deadly struggle to become the most powerful person in Rome and answer the immortal question, “Is history inevitable?
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Here is a list of who is playing which role. Propitiate Prof. Damen (mark.damen@usu.edu) with an email citing your top three choices of roles to play and perhaps you may bend his implacable will. Offerings are welcome.
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Every year, Ludi Romani is made possible entirely through the generosity of donors who support the Classics Program. Gifts of every size have helped sustain our tradition to celebrate ancient studies at USU and wherever our students and alumni go.
Thank you for recognizing the important role Classics plays in helping people understand the enduring influence of ancient Greece and Rome on our world.
Vivant Romani Graecique! [“Long live the Romans and Greeks!”]
(All donations directly support Ludi Romani by covering catering, venue rental fees, and the staff support needed to make the event possible.)
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