Statue of "Rape of the Sabine Women" by Giambologna, 1583

McClanahan Essay Lecture: Elegizing Roman Theater

Dec. 4, 2017

Elegizing the Roman Theater: Ars Amatoria 1.89-134 Winner of the 2017 Mary E.V McClanahan Essay Graduate Prize, Samuel L. Kindick, will present his paper, " Elegizing the Roman Theater: Ars Amatoria 1.89-134", on Monday, December 4 at 5:00 PM in HUMN 250. Although Ovid’s Ars Armatoria (2 BCE) has often...

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Professor of Distinction - Carole Newlands

Sept. 21, 2017

On September 21 at 3:30pm in Old Main Chapel, professors of Art and Art History, Classics, Geography and Linguistics will give public lectures on their areas of expertise. From left to right, America, Palmer, Serreze, and Newlands Three members of the University of Colorado Boulder faculty have been named 2017...

Andy Cain's book cover "The Greek Historia Monachorum in Aegypto: Monastic Hagiography in the Late Fourth Century"

Andy Cain wins the 2017 Kayden Book Award

May 23, 2017

The winner of this year’s Kayden Book Award is Andy Cain, for his book, The Greek Historia Monachorum in Aegypto: Monastic Hagiography in the Late Fourth Century (Oxford UP, 2016). The book revisits one of the foundational texts on fourth-century monasticism in Egypt. The committee cited the clarity of the...

2017 Student Award Winners

May 1, 2017

King-Hill Fellow in the Teaching of Latin: The King-Hill award was established o commemorate the work of Joy King, professor emerita and former chair of our department, and Barbara Hill, who for may years served as Latin program coordinator. This award is given to support a student pursing an MA...

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Sarah James: Corinth Excavations Archaeological Manual

April 28, 2017

The Department of Classics celebrates Sarah James’ first co-authored book, available in digital and print editions. This book represents the culmination of Dr. James’ twelve years working at Corinth.

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Jackie Elliott wins Humboldt fellowship for Berlin

April 10, 2017

Jackie Elliott is extremely grateful to be the recipient of a Humboldt fellowship for experienced researchers , which will take her to Berlin for the 2017-18 academic year. During that time, she will work on a relatively new project, on the second century satirist, Lucilius. Jackie appreciates the help of...

Andy Cain wins College Scholar Award

Jan. 17, 2017

Andy Cain has won a College Scholar Award that will allow him to extend his autumn 2017 sabbatical through spring 2018, as he completes his current major research project, Jerome’s Commentaries on the Pauline Epistles: Their Sources, Methods, and Influence (to be submitted to Oxford University Press). Many congratulations to Andy!

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Winner of McClanahan Essay Prize - Elizabeth Deacon

Nov. 30, 2016

Congratulations to Elizabeth Deacon , winner of this year’s Mary E. V. McClanahan Graduate Essay Prize. Elizabeth is fourth-year PhD student working on Apuleius. She receives the $1500 prize for her essay “Diotima and Isis: The Platonic Model behind the Metamorphoses ’ Eleventh Book”. She will present her essay as...

Announcing the 2016 Dwyer Translation Prize Winners!

June 14, 2016

Congratulations to the 2016 Dwyer Translation Prize Winnners! This year's Dwyer Latin Translation Prize Winner is Susan Niederhoff, Astrophysics major and Classics minor. Susan won the prize for her translation of lines 390-405 of Book 9 of Vergil's Aeneid . This year's Dwyer Greek Translation Prize Winner is Classics major...

Dimitri Nakassis Elected to ASCSA Committee

May 19, 2016

Dimitri Nakassis Elected to ASCSA Committee Dimitri Nakassis, Associate Professor of Classics, has been elected to the Information Technology Committee of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens for the 2016-2021 term. Congratulations Dimitri!

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