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National Archaeological Museum, Athens.

National Archaeological Museum, Athens.

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

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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

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

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