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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’ De compendiosa doctrina for the sheer number of Latin literary fragments it preserves, a distinction owed to the fact that Nonius worked from a...

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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’s 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...

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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 Köster 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...

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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...

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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 – 1942), “Sunrise on the Mountains at the Head of Moraine Park, Near Estes Park, Colorado” (cropped), c. 1920, oil paint on canvas, 48 x 68 ¼ 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, © CU Art Museum, University of Colorado Boulder

CU Boulder 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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112th Distinguished Research Lecture

May 1, 2018

Professor Elspeth Dusinberre - Archaeology, Imperialism, and What It Means To Be Human. Understanding how the Achaemenid Empire worked, the processes and effects of imperialism, can—if we wish—allow us a different glimpse into our own lives as well.

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Religion and Economics of the Sea

April 23, 2018

Religion and the Economics of the Sea at the Bronze Age-Iron Age transition Barbara Kowalzig, NYU Monday, April 23 5PM in HUMN 135 The paper explores fundamentally new conceptions of maritime economic and social connectivity taking shape at the Bronze Age-Iron Age transition in Greece and the Near East. According...

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Subaltern Women, Sexual Violence, and Trauma in Ovid's Amores

April 20, 2018

Subaltern Women, Sexual Violence, and Trauma in Ovid's Amores Dr. Jessica Wise Classics Department, Colorado College Friday, April 20 3:30 PM in HUMN 1B80 Subaltern Women, Sexual Violence, and Trauma in Ovid's Amores A study of Ovid's Amores which focuses on depictions of trauma endured by subaltern women. Ovid's dramatization...

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