News and Events in Greek and Roman Studies

National Archaeological Museum, Athens.

National Archaeological Museum, Athens.

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

CUCS The Carleton University Classics Society

Welcome to the Carleton University Classics Society! If you love anything or everything Greek and Roman, this is the place for you. Everyone is welcome! (We hang around PA 2A36, the Greek and Roman Studies and Religion lounge if you ever want to drop by.) We are an official student society dedicated to fostering... More

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

HUMS 1500A Fall: Five Books That Changed the World

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Monday, May 14, 2018

James Royer

James intends to continue his studies in the field of Classics after graduating from Carleton University. He plans to attend the University of Western Ontario to pursue his Master’s degree. Beyond that he hopes to continue his interests in politics, travel and... More

Monday, May 7, 2018

GRS Student Published in Concordia Classics Students’ Association Journal

Fourth year GRS student Shamus McCoy recently published an article in Hoplon, the Concordia Classics Students' Association Journal.    ... More

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Morgan Simmons-Feigel

Morgan Simmons-Feigel completed a double major History and Greek & Roman Studies with an added minor in Archaeology. His undergraduate degree was filled both with fascinating academic work at Carleton and rewarding fieldwork at archaeological field schools discovered through Carleton. He learned useful career skills such as thinking critically... More

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Andrew Osborne

In the Fall of 2017, Andrew Osborne completed a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Greek and Roman Studies. He spent his undergraduate degree exploring ancient legal practices, governmental administration systems and various schools of philosophic thought found throughout the classical world. These studies provided a foundation for further studies... More

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Jocelyn Cross

Jocelyn Cross has accepted an offer from McMaster University and will be starting her Masters in Classics in the fall. Her research interests focus on the connection between history and mythology, and how each are influenced by the other. She is very grateful to receive funding from SSHRC for her project on Ostracism in... More

Friday, April 20, 2018

Webinar of Group Trip to Greece October 2018

Listen to Professor Shane Hawkins as he talks about some of the marvels you can expect to see firsthand on the upcoming 11-day small group trip to Greece which he will be leading. This trip is taking place October 11-21, 2018 so learn more today!  Click here to... More

Monday, April 16, 2018

Tyler Jordan

I graduated in 2017 with a B.A. in Greek and Roman Studies and a minor in Philosophy. At convocation I was awarded the Senate Medal. I was also the recipient of the Robert E. Osborne Scholarship in Classical Greek. In 2018 I will be attending the University of Western Ontario for an M.A. in Classical... More

Monday, April 16, 2018

Morgan Windle

Morgan is currently completing a MSc in Environmental Archaeology and Paleoeconomy at the University of Sheffield, England after graduating from Carleton's Greek and Roman Studies B.A. in 2017.  The degree will allow her to acquire a specialized skillset for future research in the archaeological field. She is interested in animal husbandry,... More

Friday, January 26, 2018

Petra Hohenstein

Petra Hohenstein completed a double major in Greek and Roman Studies and Theoretical Linguistics. She spent her undergraduate exploring her fascination of historical linguistics, doing an independent study in her last year on the evolution of the Latin language. While studying the Classics, Petra found she was baking sweets in her spare time more... More

Monday, January 22, 2018

Glebe Lecture January 25th: Plato’s Account of Sophistry

PUBLIC LECTURE Glebe Community Centre Thursday, January 25th, 2018 7:00 pm, Scotton Hall All are welcome to attend the lecture. Admission is free and open to the public. D. Gregory MacIsaac, The College of the Humanities, Carleton University D. Gregory MacIsaac is Associate Professor of Humanities at Carleton University. He has taught in the... More

Monday, January 8, 2018

Webinar January 24th: Classical Greece: A Carleton alumni trip with Shane Hawkins

Curious about the birthplace of democracy, theatre, western literature and philosophy? With its timeless art and architecture, Greece is still the center of our cultural imagination. Listen to Professor Shane Hawkins as he talks about some of the marvels you can expect to see firsthand on the upcoming 11 day small group trip to... More

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Office Closure

Please note that the College offices (GRS, HUMS and RELI) will be closed the afternoon of Thursday December 14th but will re-open on Friday... More

Monday, December 11, 2017

2018 Alumni Trip to Greece

Classical Greece Crete, Mykonos, and Athens with Study Leader Professor Shane Hawkins October 11 – 21, 2018 Greece – there are few places on earth whose history has shaped the modern world so powerfully and in so many ways. The birthplace of democracy, theatre, western literature and philosophy, with its timeless art and architecture,... More

Thursday, December 7, 2017

College Offices Holiday Closure

Please note the the main offices for GRS and HUMS (300 Paterson) and RELI (2A39 Paterson) will be closed at noon on Friday December 22nd and re-open on January... More

Thursday, October 12, 2017

Peter Toohey Lecture October 18th

Euripides’ Bacchae and Ingmar Bergman Peter Toohey, University of Calgary Wednesday October 18th 6:00 p.m. 132 Azrieli pavillion Swedish cinema and theatre director Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) directed Euripides’ Bacchae three times on the stage. It seems to have  been one of his favorite plays. Bergman uses the imagery associated with... More

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Annual M.K. Gandhi Lecture on Peace and the Humanities

“Samadarshana and Samabhava: Gandhi and the Plurality of Religions” Professor Bindu Puri, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India Sunday, October 1, 2017 3:00 pm Richcraft Building, Carleton University, 2200 Co-sponsored by the College of the Humanities and the Mahatma Gandhi Peace Council of Ottawa. Please note: The lecture will be preceded... More

Friday, September 8, 2017

Glebe Lecture September 21st: The Elephant in the Room

The Elephant in the Room (at Notre-Dame de Gourdon in Burgundy) Glebe Community Centre Thursday, September 21st, 2017 7:00 pm, Scotton Hall All are welcome to attend the lecture. Admission is free and open to the public. John Osborne, Professor Emeritus, The College of the Humanities, Carleton University John Osborne is a medievalist and... More

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

College Offices Closed May 18th p.m.

Both offices in the College of the Humanities, 300 and 2A39PA will be closed for the afternoon on Thursday May... More

Monday, March 20, 2017

Upcoming GRS Lectures March 28th

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Thursday, March 16, 2017

Research Achievement Award to GRS Faculty Member

The Carleton University Research Achievement Awards are administered by the Office of the Vice-President (Research and International). The purpose of these awards is to recognize outstanding research achievements. The awards were established in 1989 to enhance the quality of research and to recognize research excellence. The recipients’ terms... More

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Glebe Lecture November 24th

Dr. Susan Downie:  Telling the Future's Past: The Delphic Oracle and Greek History Thursday, 7:00 pm November 24th, 2016 Scotton Hall, Glebe Community Centre Are are welcome, admission is free Susan Downie teaches in the Greek and Roman Studies program at Carleton University where her research focuses on the history, art and religion of... More

Monday, November 7, 2016

Leibniz Colloquium November 13th

Leibniz Colloquium Commemorating the Tercentenary of his Death The College of the Humanities, Carleton University Sunday, November 13th, 2016 2:00 pm, 303 Paterson Hall Admission is free and open to the public. Graeme Hunter Jesu dessen Tod und Leiden University of Ottawa & Dominican University College Shane Hawkins Selig wer auch Zeichen... More

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Lecture November 3rd: “Assessing the Evidence for the Trojan War: Recent Excavations at Troy”

Professor C. Brian Rose, “Assessing the Evidence for the Trojan War: Recent Excavations at Troy” Thursday November 3rd at 7:30 p.m. The College of the Humanities, Paterson Hall 303 Brian Rose is the James B. Pritchard Professor of Archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania, Head of Post-Bronze Age excavations at Troy (since 1988),... More

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Field Trip to Rome and Naples Information Meeting

CLCV 3400A: Greek and Roman Studies Abroad (CU:  0.5 credit, Ottawa U:  3 credits) May 22 - June 6, 2017 INFORMATION MEETING Thursday November 3rd @ 4:00 Carleton University Paterson Hall room 303 For more information contact: Prof. Elizabeth Kennedy-Klaassen Carleton University Office: 2A55 Paterson Hall Email: liz.klaassen@carleton.ca Prof.... More

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Digital Humanities Workshop May 13th and 14th

The Digital Humanities Workshop is an occasion for an international group of scholars, curators, archivists, and artists who work in the field of digital humanities. It is designed to give both Canadian and international participants opportunities to learn from each other about the diverse and rapidly changing ways in which digital technologies... More

Friday, April 29, 2016

Jonathan Malcolm

Jonathan Emanuel Malcolm will be continuing his studies with a Master's in International Affairs at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton. In particular, Jonathan will be focusing on International Organizations and Global Public Policy. Within this interdisciplinary program, Jonathan will be exposed to legal, political,... More

Friday, April 15, 2016

GRS Professor Named as a Finalist for the 2016 Capital Educators’ Awards

Laura Banducci (College of the Humanities – Greek and Roman Studies), Jeff Dawson (Department of Biology), Christopher Dieni (Institute of Biochemistry), Martin Geiger (Department of Political Science), Kelly Lauzon (Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice) and Nduka Otiono (Institute of African Studies) were named among 63 finalists from... More

Thursday, March 10, 2016

New Book Announcement

Hannibal and Scipio The History Press, 2016 Greg Fisher Set against the highly dramatic and bloody Second Punic War, two of the most important figures in the ancient world battle it out in one compact volume. This portrait of Hannibal and Scipio takes the reader through one of the greatest military campaigns in history,... More

Monday, February 1, 2016

New GRS Publication

M. S. Goodfellow, “Early Reception of Vergil’s Georgics: Protinus Italiam Concepit,” Vergilius 61 (2015),... More

Monday, January 11, 2016

San Marco, Venice and the Fourth Crusade: John Osborne Lecture January 17th

The Ottawa Chapter of the Canadian Institute for Mediterranean Studies Presents an Illustrated lecture In collaboration with the College of the Humanities, Carleton University San Marco, Venice and the Fourth Crusade by Dr. John Osborne, Professor of Medieval Studies School for Studies in Art and Culture, Carleton University Sunday, 17 January... More

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Corvus Call for Papers

December 2015 Call for Papers Corvus is looking for undergraduate submissions! Corvus is an undergraduate journal published by the Carleton Classics Society. We are looking for students to submit papers which have content related to the classical world. Having a paper published as an undergraduate looks great on your CV. We also accept creative... More

Friday, August 14, 2015

New-Student Archaeology Blog

This site contains the observations and reflections of Carleton University students undertaking archaeological fieldwork around the world in the summer of 2015. The students are gaining archaeological training and experience at field schools in a variety of different contexts and countries: Portugal, Spain, Italy, and Canada. Through the Greek... More

Thursday, July 30, 2015

New Book Announcement: Greg Fisher (ed.) Arabs and Empires Before Islam

Arabs and Empires before Islam Edited by Greg Fisher 608 pages | 89 black and white illustrations and 16 colour plates | 234x156mm 978-0-19-965452-9 | Hardback | July 30 2015 Oxford University Press Arabs and Empires before Islam collates nearly 250 translated extracts from an extensive array of ancient sources which, from a variety... More

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