Brown University's many faculty and students undertaking research on ancient cultures connect with each other through a variety of events, collaborations, and programming.  Among the most fruitful are the many groups that meet on campus to share and discuss readings, or to workshop members' own work, or to explore specific languages.  This cross-pollination of ideas among scholars of antiquity makes Brown's community an exceptionally supportive and productive environment for interdisciplinary thinking around topics relevant to the study of early cultures.