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The Departments of Classics and History at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill have invited Dr. Noelle Zeiner-Carmichael to present her research in public lectures there(February 17-18, 2014). Her talk, based on her recent book, is titled, “The Making of … Continue reading →

This Thursday (Feb. 6, 4:00PM, RAND 301A) Dr. Jim Newhard will present, “Visualizing the Past: Recent Developments in Archaeoinformatics at the College of Charleston.” Dr. Newhard will address how recent theoretical and methodological shifts within the field of archaeology have … Continue reading →

For the Schedule of Meetings and Events, see the link below. The Classics Club offers students the opportunity to interact with others who share their interest in the Greco-Roman world. Any student is welcome to join the Classics Club and … Continue reading →

Student volunteers are working with Dr. Sterrett-Krause on a new study and publication project of ancient glass from Roman Carthage (modern Tunisia). The glass, excavated in the 1980s and 1990s by American and Tunisian teams at Carthage’s Circus and the … Continue reading →

The two leading national organizations for Classics, the AIA (Archaeological Institute of America) and APA (American Philological Association), will jointly hold their annual conference from January 2 -5. This year three of our students and three faculty members will be … Continue reading →

On November 14, 2013, 16 of our students were inducted into Eta Sigma Phi, the National Classics Honors Society. Students must have earned an overall grade point average of at least 3.0 and have completed three Classics courses (including at … Continue reading →

At the Classics Club meeting, Wednesday, October 30 (5:00 PM: Randolph Hall 301B), Dr. James Lohmar will be scaring us all with the horrors of Lucan in his presentation: “Snakes on a Plain: Monsters and Art Horror in Lucan’s Bellum … Continue reading →

On Friday, November 1 (3:00 PM: Maybank 100), Professor Darryl Phillips, as part of the Honors College Faculty Lecture Series, will present a lecture entitled, “What was Agrippa’s Pantheon?”. “The Pantheon is the best preserved ancient building in Rome and … Continue reading →

The Classics Club will meet on Wednesday, October 23 at 5:00 pm (Randolph Hall 301A). Dr. Allsion Sterret-Krause will be giving a “hands-on” demonstration of Roman materials, featuring her work with ancient glass.

Dr. Noelle Zeiner-Carmichael’s new book, Roman Letters: An Anthology (Wiley-Blackwell, September 16, 2013) ISBN 978-1444339512, is now available. Roman Letters offers a diverse and rich selection of original translations of ancient Roman letters spanning from the 1st century BCE to … Continue reading →