Wikipedia:WikiProject Classical Greece and Rome/Tasks
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Requests from other members
[edit]The following pages require attention from a project member:
- Flamen needs a good deal of attention - grammar, better sourcing, removal of informal language and a couple of other things. HalfdanRagnarsson (talk) 16:24, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
- The articles on Ancient Athens need attention. Classical Athens is not detailed enough, and a lot of its content is duplicated in Fifth-century Athens, and also History of Athens. There are big gaps on Athens during the Mycenaean, Archaic, Hellenistic, and Roman eras. Please discuss how to organise these articles on the Wikiproject's talk page if you want to (re)write them. T8612 (talk) 21:35, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
- Cyclops (play) needs some significant attention. Please have a look at Talk:Cyclops (play) for an explanation. I'm focused on another article right now, so any help or expertise you have would be appreciated. Imaginestigers (talk) 15:17, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
- Ancient pagan writers on Christianity: I have recently looked over the articles Tacitus on Jesus and Pliny the Younger on Christians, and I would like to have an outside view on them. The same holds for Josephus on Jesus and Suetonius on Christians, it's just that I haven't looked at them in detail yet. I am concerned that some of the things they say might be (more or less subtle) POV pushing, either pro-Christian or anti-Christian or more likely a wild mixture of these. I presume you who are reading this are more interested in Classical Greece and Rome than in Christian history, and I think this is exactly what these articles need now. Possible tasks include:
- Identify potential POV and fringe opinions, if present;
- Provide your judgment on what the scholarly consensus is (for example regarding authenticity of these passages);
- Add information on other aspects, such as the role of these passages in the work of the respective writers, their religious background (what do they mean by superstitio?),... --Corneille pensive (talk) 15:07, 15 April 2023 (UTC)
- New requested article on A. B. Bosworth, an Australian classicist (d. 2014), who is still one of the most important authors on Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World. —Brigade Piron (talk) 12:07, 7 October 2023 (UTC)
- Villa della Farnesina (Roman Empire), a major Principate-era villa in Rome excavated in 1879 1. Its extensive plaster wall decorations are preserved on display in the permanent collection of the Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne. Not to be confused with the Renaissance Villa Farnesina. —Brigade Piron (talk) 22:02, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
General backlogs
[edit]The following task queues are backlogged and require the attention of experienced, knowledgeable Wikipedians. Tasks in the queue do not need to be cleared by a project member or somebody with knowledge in Classics, though help is readily available to Wikipedians with expertise that does not extend to Ancient Greece and Rome who require it.
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News and alerts
[edit]Did you know
- 31 Aug 2026 – George Leonard Huxley (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Edward056686 (t · c); see discussion
- 30 Aug 2026 – Siege of Rome (537–538) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by A.Cython (t · c); see discussion
- 29 Aug 2026 – Marvin Leonard Colker (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Edward056686 (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 24 Sep 2026 – Hellenistic Greece (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by SuriMuri (t · c) was closed as keep by Cavarrone (t · c) on 02 Oct 2026; see discussion (11 participants)
Proposed deletions
- 21 Sep 2026 – Hymn to Delos (Callimachus) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c) was deleted
- 21 Sep 2026 – Hymn to Zeus (Callimachus) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c) was deleted
Categories for discussion
- 17 Sep 2026 – Category:Ancient Roman LGBTQ people (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by HappiestSisyphus (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Sep 2026 – Category:Ancient Greek LGBTQ people (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by HappiestSisyphus (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Sep 2026 – Category:5th-century BC establishments in the Roman Republic (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Sep 2026 – Category:Fictional harpies (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Aug 2026 – Category:Mythology of Dionysus (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Brandmeister (t · c); see discussion
- 31 Jul 2026 – Category:Scholars of ancient Greek history (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Brandmeister (t · c); see discussion
Featured article candidates
- 04 Sep 2026 – Iron Gate (Antioch) (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by AirshipJungleman29 (t · c); see discussion
A-Class review
- undated – Siege of Ariminum (538) (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review
- undated – Battle of Taginae (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review
Good article nominees
- 01 Oct 2026 – Richard MacGillivray Dawkins (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by UndercoverClassicist (t · c); start discussion
- 01 Oct 2026 – Ekkyklema (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by UndercoverClassicist (t · c); see discussion
- 01 Oct 2026 – 1937–1938 Elgin Marbles cleaning scandal (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by UndercoverClassicist (t · c); see discussion
- 01 Oct 2026 – "Sappho" fresco (Pompeii) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by UndercoverClassicist (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Jul 2026 – Herostratus (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by DannyRogers800 (t · c); start discussion
- 07 Jul 2026 – Apollophanes Cave (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Mariamnei (t · c); start discussion
- 26 Jun 2026 – Military Theory and Practice in the Age of Xenophon (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Edward056686 (t · c); start discussion
- 28 May 2026 – Riot in Ephesus (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Mariamnei (t · c); start discussion
Good topic candidates
- 12 Sep 2026 – Gothic War (535–554) (talk · edit · hist) was GT nominated by A.Cython (t · c); see discussion
The topic includes: Battle of Faventia, Battle of Mons Lactarius, Battle of the Volturnus, Battle of Treviso, Siege of Ariminum (538), Sack of Rome (546), Siege of Rome (549–550), Battle of Taginae, Battle of Mucellium, Siege of Rome (537–538), Siege of Panormus, Battle of Sena Gallica (551), Siege of Naples (542–543), Siege of Salona (537), Siege of Verona, Siege of Naples (536)
Featured article reviews
- 31 Aug 2026 – Byzantine navy (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion
Requests for comments
- 03 Oct 2026 – Macedonia (ancient kingdom) (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by SuriMuri (t · c); see discussion
- 30 Sep 2026 – Alexander the Great (talk · edit · hist) RfC by SuriMuri (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Requested moves
- 30 Sep 2026 – Josephine Crawley Quinn (talk · edit · hist) move request to Josephine Quinn by Malerisch (t · c) was withdrawn; see discussion
Articles to be split
- 15 Sep 2026 – Vergina (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by FaviFake (t · c); see discussion
- 16 Jul 2026 – Atlas (mythology) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by ThunderBrine (t · c); see discussion
- 22 Apr 2026 – Samsat (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Onceinawhile (t · c); see discussion
- 19 Sep 2025 – Grenade (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by BP OMowe (t · c); see discussion