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National Archaeological Museum, Athens.

Friday, December 18, 2020

Congratulations to George Harrison

George Harrison, in Greek and Roman studies has been nominated as a “2020 Favourite Faculty Member” by students in the residence community. Students were asked to submit a nomination form for their overall favourite faculty member he was among those identified. The Housing Department looks to make connections with faculty members who have... More

Friday, December 18, 2020

Holiday Office Closure

The last day the (virtual) Greek and Roman Studies office will be open will be Wednesday December 23rd. It will re-open on Thursday January 7th. Winter term classes begin on Jan 11th. Wishing everyone a restful... More

Monday, November 2, 2020

Zoom Webinar- New Sappho and Digital Forensics: Technology in the Service of Scholarly Integrity

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Grad School Information Session

Applying to Graduate School ? Information Session for Third and Fourth Year College Students (GRS, B.HUM and RELI) Tuesday, Oct. 27th , 5:00-6:00 p.m. https://zoom.us/j/97735584999 (Password: Graduate) If you are considering applying to graduate school please attend this info session: We will cover important information such as: applying for... More

Monday, September 21, 2020

Zoom Webinar: Imagining the Sights and Sounds of Ancient Ritual

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Tuesday, September 8, 2020

AIA Coffee Hour September 23rd

Dear AIA Members and Supporters, Our Carleton Student Representative, Melanie Price has been hard at work to bring you a new way to connect with the archaeological community! Join us for a Q&A on September 23rd at 19h00 (7:00pm) with Ibrahim Noureddine and Andreé Cooligan. I will send the Zoom information a couple of... More

Monday, June 22, 2020

Congratulations to June 2020 Graduate Ashley Carmichael

Congratulations to Ashley Carmichael Bachelor of Arts Honours Major in Greek and Roman Studies Minor in Art History Ashley wrote an article for the most recent edition of Corvus, Literary Treatments of Roman Women in the Triumviral Period. While pursuing her degree, Ashley enjoyed critically analyzing literature (especially poetry and epic) and... More

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Jamie Pudwell

Jamie Pudwell completed a major in English Literature and a minor in Greek and Roman studies with a concentration in Latin language. He has accepted an offer from Queen's Law and will be pursuing his Juris Doctor in Kingston starting Fall... More

Monday, March 16, 2020

Important Message for Students in the College

To all undergraduate and graduate students in the College of the Humanities, I am reaching out in order to communicate a few things about the College and the remarkable situation we are now experiencing. I want to reassure you that the College is working with the University to ensure that we can finish the... More

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Lecture March 5th: Frogs and the End of Democracy

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Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Glebe Lecture Jan 30th: “The Exodus-Myth or History?”

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Monday, January 6, 2020

Learning in the Field

By Ellen Tsaprailis Photos by National Capital Commission (NCC) From observing the inner sanctums of the military and RCMP or making an impact on local communities to conducting archaeological digs continents away, there are myriad practical ways Carleton University students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) apply their course... More

Thursday, December 12, 2019

Corvus Editors

Dear GRS majors, Interested in gaining valuable editing experience, or being involved in your faculty this term? Corvus, the Carleton University Classics society's journal is looking for bright and enthusiastic students interested in participating in the journal's editing process next term. Duties will include reading submissions and helping to... More

Monday, November 4, 2019

Free Public Lecture: Jane Austen, Dinosaurs, and a Female Fossil Hunter

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Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Israel Travel Course 2020

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Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Free Public Lecture: Alexander von Humboldt’s Empire of knowledge – Enlightenment Science in the Frame of Politics

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Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Gandhi and Human Rights

MGPC Annual Lecture... More

Friday, September 27, 2019

Lecture by Brendan Burke “The Golden King: Midas of Phrygia and the Myths of Wealth in the Greek Imagination

2019 CAC Brendan Burke Lecture... More

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Free Public Lecture: Alleviating the Clash of Ignorance – Combating Islamophobia through Religious Literacy

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Friday, August 2, 2019

Fall GRS Courses Open for Registration

CLCV 2008A/ENGL 2012 Fall Term:  Greek and Roman Epic Professor Efharis Kostala Wednesdays and Fridays 2:30-4:00 This course is open to students with second year standing. This course will focus on three foundational epics from the western literary tradition organized around the Trojan war and its aftermath. Students will read in full the Iliad... More

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Lecture by Martha Demas and Leslie Friedman August 7th: Preserving a Mosaic Legacy in the Mediterranean

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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

A Dramatic Reading of Sophocles’ Antigone

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Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Public Lecture: Truth to Power – Politics from Below on the Comic Stage

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Thursday, March 7, 2019

Corvus Launch

Corvus Launch... More

Friday, February 1, 2019

Public Lecture: The History and Archaeology of the Earliest Wines

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Monday, January 21, 2019

Glebe Lecture This Thursday: Dreaming and Dreamers in Early Medieval Chinese Buddhism

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Monday, November 19, 2018

Exhibit by Carleton Alumni – “Sights and Sounds of Ancient Ritual”

Carolyn studied classics, religion, and art history at Carleton. She is currently a postdoctoral associate in the Yale Program for the Study of Ancient and Premodern Cultures and Societies.             She recently curated "Sights and Sounds of Ancient Ritual,” a new exhibit at the Yale University Art Gallery. For... More

Monday, November 19, 2018

Carolyn Laferrière

Carolyn studied classics, religion, and art history at Carleton. She is currently a postdoctoral associate in the Yale Program for the Study of Ancient and Premodern Cultures and Societies.             She recently curated "Sights and Sounds of Ancient Ritual,” a new exhibit at the Yale University Art Gallery. For... More

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Dramatic Reading of Homer’s Odyssey

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Thursday, November 1, 2018

Seeing the Invisible in Renaissance Art: A Public Lecture

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Monday, October 22, 2018

New Course Winter 2019: CLCV 2906 Greek and Latin Scientific and Technical Terminology

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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

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