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The Hoplite Class as a Flexible Category in Greek Political ThoughtRichard Buxton - Colorado CollegeMonday, January 27th I 5:00p.m. I HUMN 1B90 Scholars have undermined the received wisdom that hoplites formed a “middle” class able to shift the

We are delighted to announce that Steve Slater will be joining us as our Graduate Program and Administrative Assistant on January 7, 2020!  Steve comes to us with over eight years of experience in the College of Music and is a graduate of

Ancient Greek Magic: New Finds and ApproachesDr. Jessica Lamont - Yale UniversityThursday, December 12th I 5:00p.m. I HUMN 250 Free and open to the public

McClanahan Graduate Essay Prize LectureVirgin Sacrifice? Menoikeus in Euripides' Phoenician Womenpresented by Jake Sawyer, University of Colorado BoulderMonday, December 2nd I 5 pm I HUMN 1B90 Free and open to the publicParking

McClanahan Lecture SeriesFugitive slaves in the ancient Greek and Roman worldsDr. Peter Hunt, University of Colorado BoulderWednesday, November 13th I 7 p.m. I HUMN 150 Free and open to the publicParking available just north of

AIA Lecture SeriesDigitizing Prehistory: Aegean Scripts in the 21st CenturyDr. Dimitri Nakassis, University of Colorado BoulderWednesday, October 30th I 7 p.m. I Paleontology Hall Free and open to the publicHenderson Building,

Statement on the part of the faculty, staff and graduate students of the Classics Department:We, the Department of Classics, add our voices to those raised across campus by the Black Student Alliance, UGGS, the Department of Ethnic Studies, the

The Classics Department endorses the SCS Board of Directors’ statement of October 13th, 2019, addressed to the Board of Directors of the Paideia Institute for Humanistic Study, Inc:"The Society for Classical Studies joins the American Classical

Through pieces of pottery, archaeologist touches history in the Mediterranean

“Narrating the Saints: Paulinus of Nola and the Beginning of Verse Hagiography.”Michael Roberts, Robert Rich Professor Emeritus Wesleyan University “Prof. Roberts will explore the Natalicia (Birthday Poems) of Paulinus of Nola,