Affresco painting of Greek woman called Cosiddetta Sappho

Sappho's Latest

Oct. 17, 2018

The Classics Department and the Arts & Sciences Fund for Excellence present: SAPPHO'S LATEST Wednesday, October 17 HUMN 250 鈥 5:00 pm Diane Rayor Professor of Classics, Grand Valley State University, Michigan Roe Green 兔子先生传媒文化作品ing Theatre Artist, for the production of Euripides鈥 Hecuba A poem of 鈥渞aging desire鈥 and one...

Stele of Vultures an ancient carved piece of stone

Citizen Soldiers

Oct. 15, 2018

Dr. Nicholas Rockwell Author of Thebes: A History (Routledge 2017) Monday, October 15 4:30 - HUMN 135 Warfare was fundamental to state formation and the articulation of ideas about freedom, citizenship, and political participation in the ancient Near East and Greece. Military service provided opportunities for individuals and whole groups...

Anaximander with sundial reinisher landes museum

Grad Colloquium: Time in Antiquity

Oct. 12, 2018

Time in Antiquity October 12-13, 2018 Friday 6:00 PM Keynote Address by Peter Bing, University of Toronto, "Tombs of Poet's Minor Characters" Eaton Humanities HUMN 250 Saturday 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM British and Irish Studies Room in Norlin Library Roman Mosaic of philosopher with sundial, 3rd century CE, Rheinisches...

Old Latin writing on papyrus

The Fifth Glossary of Nonius Marcellus

Oct. 8, 2018

Jarrett Welsh Associate Professor at the University of Toronto Monday, 8th October 4:30 pm - HUMN 135 No work of late-antique scholarship can rival Nonius Marcellus鈥 De compendiosa doctrina for the sheer number of Latin literary fragments it preserves, a distinction owed to the fact that Nonius worked from a...

Image of students dresses in togas

Classics Day 2018 at Boulder High School

Sept. 22, 2018

The University of Colorado Boulder Department of Classics and Outreach Committee with the Classics Department at Boulder High, the Colorado Classics Association and the Colorado Junior Classical League Present: Classics Day at Boulder High Saturday, 22nd September, 2018 Registration begins at 9:15 AM - Events end at 2:00 PM Featuring...

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Chancellor鈥檚 Postdoc Fellowship Program

Sept. 20, 2018

The University of Colorado Boulder views postdoctoral fellowships as providing an exceptional opportunity to recruit potential new faculty to the university by offering the possibility of either a postdoc alone or a combined postdoc and tenure-track faculty appointment. The University of Colorado Boulder offers postdoctoral research fellowships in all academic...

The Triumph of Aemilius Paulus painting

McClanahan Lecture: Roman Temple Robber

Sept. 19, 2018

How to make a Roman temple robber: rhetoric and abuse from Ciceronian Rome to Lord Elgin presented by Professor Isabel K枚ster Wednesday, September 19, 2018 7:00 PM in HUMN 250 Stealing from a sanctuary was one of the worst crimes a Roman could commit. A temple robber was a creature...

Latin drawing with Latin phrases

Latin Workshops - Fall 2018

Sept. 18, 2018

Practice Latin through games, conversations, and easy stories. Latin learners of all levels welcome. Stay for a few minutes or the whole session! Snacks will be served. Meet in Eaton Humanities 350 (HUMN 350) Tuesdays from 11:30-1:00 on September 18th, Oct. 2, Oct. 16, Oct. 30, Nov. 13 Fridays from...

picture of greek temple

McClanahan Graduate Essay Prize Announcement 2018

Aug. 31, 2018

Announcement of the 2018 Mary E. V. McClanahan Graduate Essay Prize Summary: Classics Graduate students are invited to submit essays to be judged by a committee of three faculty members. The writer of the essay judged to be the best will receive $1,500 and will present his or her essay...

Image credit (painting): Charles Partridge Adams, American (1858 鈥 1942), 鈥淪unrise on the Mountains at the Head of Moraine Park, Near Estes Park, Colorado鈥 (cropped), c. 1920, oil paint on canvas, 48 x 68 录 x 3 inches framed. Gift of Philip, Albert, and Charles P. Adams Jr., sons of the late Charles Partridge Adams, CU Art Museum, University of Colorado Boulder, 86.1825. Photo: Jeff Wells, 漏 CU Art Museum, University of Colorado Boulder

兔子先生传媒文化作品 Consortium of PhD programs in Languages & Literatures

Aug. 27, 2018

The Consortium of PhD Programs in Literatures and Cultures is an innovative effort to maximize the benefits of intellectual and administrative collaboration while granting participating students autonomy in their pursuit of excellence within their chosen disciplines. We can offer graduate students funding and mentoring that allows them to complete their...

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