The creativity and sense of humour of our students at UBC never cease to amaze me! Yesterday we were happy to host a small group from Professor Melissa Funke’s Classical Studies course, Women in the Roman World of Republican and Imperial Times, to look at our Roman-age Egypt papyri. During their visit, I got to hear about a very cool presentation that some of the students did for the class this term.
The students—Susan Bahaduri, Jova Chan, Jeneba Kamara, Jaymie Orchard, and Pauline
While this cake looks delicious, RBSC patrons are discouraged from eating actual papyri.
Villegas—were tasked with looking at the letter from a son to his mother here at RSBC, as well as other similar papyrus letters either to or from women in Roman Egypt. The students, aware that presentation audiences are always more receptive when they get treats, decided to bake a papyrus cake! It looks as amazing as I’m sure it tasted. We’re delighted that the papyrus letter was able to inspire both great scholarship and culinary adventure. Congratulations Susan, Jova, Jeneba, Jaymie, and Pauline on a job well done!