St. Sebastian pleads for the life of those afflicted with the “plague of Justinian” (c.6 CE); oil painting by Josse Leferinxe, end c. 15 CE

Call for Papers: Plague and Pandemic in the Ancient World

June 8, 2023

Call for Papers The 2024 񱦵 Classics Graduate Colloquium conference: Plague and Pandemic in the Ancient World Friday, 19 th – Saturday 20 th January, 2024 Keynote Address by Hunter Gardner (University of South Carolina) Through the very trauma they inflict, plagues and pandemics stir conflict and...

Phocion (left), Petain (right)

McClanahan Lecture: Phocion the Good and Philippe Pétain, Marshal of France: Parallel Lives?

April 9, 2023

Phocion the Good and Philippe Pétain, Marshal of France: Parallel Lives? Professor Peter Hunt Thursday, April 20, 7:00 p.m. Hale Science Building Room 230 & Zoom ( REGISTER HERE ) Free and open to the public Download the poster ABSTRACT This lecture imagines how the Greek biographer Plutarch might write...

Hermopolis covered in mist

McClanahan Lecture: Uncovering the City of the Baboon: New excavations at Hermopolis Magna, Egypt

March 7, 2023

Uncovering the City of the Baboon: New excavations at Hermopolis Magna, Egypt Professor Yvona Trnka-Amrhein Thursday, March 16, 7:00 p.m. Hale Science Building Room 230 & Zoom ( REGISTER HERE ) Free and open to the public Download the poster ABSTRACT In January 2023, CU’s Classics Department and the Egyptian...

Fellows Lecture Poster

Swords, Sorcery, and Silliness: A Defense of the Mythical and Fantastic - Lecture

Feb. 23, 2023

Speaker: Jacqueline Fellows 6:00 pm Thursday, March 9 Eaton Humanities, HUMN135 Free and open to the public!

Rachel Dzugan

Congratulations to Rachel Dzugan!

Jan. 18, 2023

Please join us in congratulating doctoral student Rachel Dzugan, who has won a Graduate Part Time Instructor Appreciation Award from the Graduate School in recognition of her “hard work, creativity, and continued excellence in teaching.” As an MA student, Rachel worked as a Teaching Assistant for various courses in Greek...

Isis from the Tomb of Nefertari

AIA lecture: Imagining a Greek Home for an Egyptian Goddess: Time, Landscape, and Architecture in Greek Sanctuaries to Isis

Jan. 12, 2023

Imagining a Greek Home for an Egyptian Goddess: Time, Landscape, and Architecture in Greek Sanctuaries to Isis Professor Lindsay Mazurek Wednesday, January 25 at 7:00pm Hale Sciences 270 or via Zoom Free and Open to Public REGISTER HERE ABSTRACT When Isis first arrived on Greek shores in the 3rd century...

Temple of Apollo at Syracuse

AIA lecture: "New Technologies and Architectural Insights on a 6th-century BCE Temple in Sicily"

Nov. 22, 2022

New Technologies and Architectural Insights on a 6th-century BCE Temple in Sicily Professor Philip Sapirstein Wednesday, November 30 at 7:00pm Paleontology Hall ( CU Museum of Natural History ) or via Zoom Free and Open to Public REGISTER HERE ABSTRACT This talk presents a recent digital and architectural restudy of...

Joy King in 2015

Event: A celebration of Joy King, 1926-2022

Oct. 10, 2022

Friday, October 21 at 5:00pm Eaton Humanities 135 or via Zoom Free and Open to Public REGISTER HERE This event will highlight and celebrate the many critical interventions that Professor Joy King made over the course of her illustrious career to the Department, the 񱦵, and the...

gold bracelet

AIA lecture: "King Midas of the Golden Touch in Context: Death, Belief, Behavior, and Society in Ancient Phrygia"

Oct. 6, 2022

King Midas of the Golden Touch in Context: Death, Belief, Behavior, and Society in Ancient Phrygia Professor Beth Dusinberre Wednesday, October 12 at 7:00pm Paleontology Hall ( CU Museum of Natural History ) or via Zoom Free and Open to Public REGISTER HERE ABSTRACT The spectacular burial tumuli at Gordion...

A portrait of a Macedonian queen

Fountain Lecture: "Eurydice, Mother of Philip II of Macedon, and the Power of Memory"

Aug. 8, 2022

The Celia M. Fountain 2022 Webinar with Professor Elizabeth Carney; Thursday, September 15, 7:00 p.m.

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