Past Events



Department Colloquium: Stephanie McCarter (Sewanee) "Ovid’s Cephalus and the Dangers of Mistranslation"

Oct 20, 2022 at -

Speaker: Stephanie McCarter, Professor of Classics, University of the South (Sewanee)

Title: "Ovid’… Read More



Department Colloquium: Anna Uhlig (UC Davis) "Papyri without the Past: new approaches to cartonnage fragments"

Sep 8, 2022 at -

Speaker: Anna Uhlig, Associate Professor of Classics, University of California, Davis

Title:  "Papyri without… Read More



Department Colloquium: Jodi Magness (UNC) "More than Just Mosaics: The Ancient Synagogue at Huqoq in Israel's Galilee"

Oct 13, 2022 at -

Speaker: Jodi Magness, Kenan Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Title: "More than Just Mosaics: The… Read More



Department Colloquium: Simcha Gross (Penn) "Good Fences Make Bad Neighbors: Communities on the Roman-Sasanian Frontier"

Apr 27, 2023 at -

Speaker: Simcha Gross, Assistant Professor, the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania;… Read More



04/29-30 Graduate Conference Borders and Boundaries in the Ancient World

Apr 29, 2022 - Apr 30, 2022 at -

The Center for Ancient Studies 2022 Graduate ConferenceBorders and Boundaries in the Ancient World 

 

April 29, 2022

Keynote: 6:00-7:00pm, Rainey Auditorium

Transgressing… Read More



Event with ACLS President Joy Connolly: “How Do We Design our Research Questions?”

Apr 20, 2022 at -

The Classical Studies Department cordially graduate students in the humanities you to a conversation with Joy Connolly, President of the ACLS, and the Classical Studies Department's 2022 Penn Public Lectures… Read More



Event with ACLS President Joy Connolly: "Building the Future of the Humanities"

Apr 18, 2022 at

The Department of Classical Studies cordially invites faculty and graduate students in the humanities to a campus-wide presentation on "Building the Future of the Humanities” with… Read More



Event with ACLS President Joy Connolly: “Being a 'Whole Scholar:' Readiness for Life Inside and Outside Academia"

Apr 15, 2022 at -

The Classical Studies Department cordially invites AAMW, ANCH and CLST Graduate Student to a private conversation with Joy Connolly, our… Read More



Gilgamesh and the Translation of Philological Crises with Sophus Helle

Apr 6, 2022 at -

The Babylonian epic Gilgamesh holds a special place in the world literary sphere, as one of the oldest texts that continues to be widely read. Sophus Helle, who has recently… Read More