Events

The University of Waterloo Classical Studies Department is proud to present a lecture by Lothar Willms from the University of Heidelberg and Brown University, "Transgression, the Tragic and Metatheater: A New Look at Greek Tragedy" on Monday, March 5th, from 10:30am - 11:20pm in ML 349. All are welcome for this free lecture. See poster for details.

The Waterloo Institute for Hellenistic Studies and the Parochial Polis Research Network at McGill University will jointly host a conference on “Localism in the Hellenistic World” in April 2018. The Hellenistic period is generally seen as a time of expanded horizons and shifting frontiers, with a diffusion of Greek culture throughout the Mediterranean and the Near East unprecedented in any previous era.

This conference explores the relationship between poetry and scripture in the Latin, Greek, Syriac, and Hebrew poetic traditions of Late Antiquity (c. 300-700 CE), with a focus upon the reception of Genesis. Participants aim to further interdisciplinary dialogue, in order to understand better the numerous links and interactions between Hebrew, Syriac, Greek, and Latin literature of the period. 

The Department of Classical Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, and the Classical Association Canada are proud to present a lecture by Professor Frances Pownall (University of Alberta).  The talk is titled, "Invasion of the Body-Snatcher? Ptolemy I's "Quest for Legitimacy" on Tuesday September 25, 2018 from 4:00-5:30 in HH 139.  Lecture is free and all are welcome.  

The Department of Classical Studies is pleased to present a lecture by Professor Sheila Ager on, "Eve. Pandora, Cleopatra: Scapegoating Women in Myth and History on Friday October 19, 2018 at 4:00 pm in AL 105.  Lecture is free and all are welcome.  Please see poster .  

You are cordially invited to attend UW Classical Studies Department's Annual Wine and Cheese Gathering which is being held on Friday October 19th at 6:00 pm at the University Club.  

The Department of Classical Studies is proud to present a lecture by Professor Claude Eilers, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON. The title of the lecture is  "Anti-Jewish Sentiment in Rome and the Provinces" and it will be held on Tuesday October 23 from 10:00-11:20 in AL 209.  

This one day workshop, being held on Monday November 12 from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm in HH 373, on Ancient Black Sea Studies will feature eight presentations displaying a broad range of ongoing Classical Scholarship and a variety of methodological approaches.  Some of the papers are assembled around the main themes of the SSHRC-sponsored research project Ethnic Identities nd Diplomatic Affiliations in the Bosporan Kingdom hosted at the University of Waterloo.  Each panel combines two papers of 20-25 minutes each, followed by a discussion of up to 30 minutes.  Participation in the works

The Department of Classical Studies is proud to present an in-class guest lecture by Dr. Gaius Stern, University of California at Berkeley.  The talk is entitled, "Inaugurating the Ara Pacis Augustae on 30 January 9 BCE".  The lecture will be held on Tuesday November 13 from 16:40-17:20.  The lecture is open to the public.   

The Department of Classical Studies is proud to present a lecture by Dr. Spencer Pope, McMaster University.  The lecture is entitled "Everything must Change: Political Centralization in Sicily in the 4th Century BCE".  The lecture will be held on Friday February 1, 2019 from 10:00-11:30 in ML 242.  Please see poster for more information.