David Stifler successfully defended his dissertation yesterday on “Lucian and the Atticists: A Barbarian at the Gates”. Congrats Dr. Stifler! read more about David Stifler defends his dissertation! »
William Johnson has been awarded a Franklin Humanities Institution grant under their “Innovative Major Publications” program to fund the first of an exciting triplet of events that experiments with a new model for collaborative publication. The project has been organized under the leadership of New Testament scholar Chris Keith (St Mary’s University, Twickenham UK), Johnson himself, and Jewish Studies scholar Rebecca Scharbach Wollenberg (University of Michigan), using the working title, "The Cultures of Reading in the… read more about Johnson receives FHI grant to support a collaborative project on "The Cultures of Reading in the Ancient Mediterranean" »
Melissa Huber successfully defended her dissertation yesterday on “Monumentalizing Infrastructure: Claudius and the City and People of Rome”. Congrats Dr. Huber! read more about Melissa Huber defends her dissertation! »
Only 9 more days until Duke University's Fall 2019 registration begins! Tomorrow begins our Featured Course of the Day posts on our Facebook and Twitter pages. We'll be featuring one course each (business) day until registration begins. As a preview here's our entire course offering for FA19: read more about Check out our Featured Courses of the Day on Social Media »
The first issue of Visible Thinking, Duke's new journal that showcases "signature undergraduate research," has the senior thesis of Gabi Stewart ('18) among its first articles. Check it out: https://dukevisiblethinking.pubpub.org/issue1-1 read more about Gabi Stewart '18 highlighted in Visible Thinking,. Duke's new UG journal »
Francis Newton will receive an honorary degree in “Lettere" from the Università di Cassino e del Lazio meridionale, "for his well known merits as a scholar of Southern Italian Benedictine culture and Beneventan manuscripts.” The ceremony will take place in Cassino this April. read more about Università di Cassino e del Lazio meridionale confers honorary degree on Francis Newton »
On Saturday, Duke Sophomore, Christian Burke, presented his paper, "The Influence of Cult on the Ritual and Funerary Assemblages of 'Submycenaean' and Protogeometric Pottery," at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's Undergraduate Classics Conference. The topic was the subject of his research paper in Duke's "Early Greek Archaeology" course. read more about Duke Undergraduate Presents Paper at Undergraduate Classics Conference »
Professor Sosin hosts a Duke Conversation--a super cool student-run series of informal dinners that nominated faculty members host in their homes with undergraduates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNkkqpDpAts&feature=youtu.be (see our own Melisa Castillo in the video!) read more about Duke Conversations »
At its annual open house on Thursday, February 21st in Bostock 127, Duke University Libraries’ Digital Scholarship Services department showcases some of its work over the past year. This year’s slate of speakers and projects offers a view into the lifecycle of digital scholarship – from organizing files and creating digital workflows for underlying research, to engaging audiences for the resulting scholarship – and the often highly collaborative nature of that work. Whether you are looking to learn more about digital… read more about Hannah Jacobs will present her work creating Digital Humanities tools for the classroom, including collaboration with Alicia Jiménez (CLST 354 Roman Spectacles), at the DSS open house »
Some photos from the Latin Hack-a-thon on Feb. 15, when brave middle-school Latinists translated Latin inscriptions! Cohors GREENSBORO, with organizers Margot Ambruster & Samya Sao Cohors DURHAM, from Montessori Lakewood read more about Duke Certamen, 15-16 Feb. 2019 »
The Duke-UNC Classics Graduate Symposium was a fantastic success! On Sat., 9 Feb., Tar Heels and Blue Devils congregated in Chapel Hill for nine lightning talks and then continued deliberations on a lighter note at Linda's Bar & Grill. Thank you all for coming! Tar Heels and Blue Devils at Linda's Tar Heels and Blue Devils at Linda's read more about Duke-UNC Classics Graduate Symposium, »
Homer for lunch and for fun! That's how we do it here. Also, a typewriter, microfiche, and tissues. But mostly Homer. From Left - Clockwise: Professor Claire Catenaccio, Graduate Students Alex Karsten, Makaila Christensen, Mason Barto, David Stifler, Tori Lee, & Clinton Kinkade read more about Homer for lunch and for fun »
Professors Claire Catenaccio and Josh Sosin take a break from conference papers at the SCS to monkey around at the San Diego Zoo! Spotted in the Wild read more about Spotted in the Wild »
At the end of the Fall 2018 semester, Kyle Jazwa's 'Ancient Science and Technology' class hosted an "Ancient Science Fair" to present the students' reconstructions of ancient technologies. Individuals and groups researched and built scale models of inventions such as a Roman onager, Egyptian cosmetics and perfumes, Greek fishing poles, and Roman paved roads! Lauren Collier presents her reconstructed shaduf - a device for lifting water. Ken Koch and… read more about Kyle Jazwa's 'Ancient Science and Technology' class hosts an "Ancient Science Fair." »
Profs. J. Bermejo (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid), D. Hernández (Universidad de Castilla La Mancha) and A. Jiménez (Duke) will create a new LiDAR-based map to study the walls and internal layout of the Roman camps near Numantia (Renieblas, Spain). The new map has been generously funded by the Provincial Government of Soria (Diputación de Soria). Part of the team traveled to the site on December 11 to begin the data collection process. This remote sensing method… read more about Team working with Prof. Alicia Jiménez creates a new LiDAR-based map of the Roman camps near Numantia (Renieblas, Spain, 2nd – 1st c. BCE). »
Prof. Catenaccio and members of her Greek 203 class on Plato’s Symposium brave the blizzard for end-of-term festivities at Pizzeria Toro. read more about The Triumph of Philosophy »
On Friday, December 7 students from all four sections of Latin 101 competed in a Certamen (contest) to test their Latin knowledge and review for the final exam. PhD candidate Courtney Monahan took the lead in organizing and running the event, using Trinity College "Student Speakeasy" funding for a proposal she and PhD candidate David Stifler wrote. All four Latin 101 instructors (Monahan, Stifler, PhD candidate Laura Camp, and supervisor Dr. Rex Crews) had their sections represented. The winning team were the ironically-… read more about Latin Certamen Provides Fun Outlet on Last Day of Class »
The Classics Department has a new Spring offering: CLST 348 Classical Greek Archaeology: Archaic to Classical with Dr. Kyle Jazwa. CLST 348 will be held on Monday and Friday, 3:05-4:20. In it, you will study the material culture of Greece in the Archaic and Classical periods (ca. 700-323 BCE). From the Parthenon to the Persian War to Perikles, all the great P’s will be covered (and other letters, as well)! read more about Newly Added Course for Spring 2019 »
Coins are not simply the raw material of catalogue compilers and a source of chronological information! Students learned during their visit to the Nasher Museum with Prof. Jiménez how to analyze coins from an archaeological perspective, and the foundations of coin identification. They also discussed how ancient coins provide evidence on ancient commodification, exchange and consumption patterns. Students reading the legend of a Roman denarius… read more about Students in Alicia Jiménez's seminar Principles of Roman Archaeology visit the Nasher Museum to study Roman coins »
Duke's CLST and AAHVS, together with the Ancient World Mapping Center at UNC, hosted a conference on digital cartography, November 2 – 3, 2018. The excellent talks included one by are Antonio LoPiano and Katie McCusker, and one by Lindsay Mazurek, a Duke PhD now at the University of Oregon. Antonio LoPiano in action Lindsay Mazurek speaking read more about Digital cartography conference »
Professor Atkins, students, and faculty colleagues pose for a picture outside the Capitol building during a field trip to Washington D.C. As part of the Visions of Freedom Focus cluster, the group toured the Capitol, National Archives, and Smithsonian Museum of American History. read more about Visions of Freedom Focus DC Field Trip »
Duke graduate Mike Lippman PhD ’04 has won the national (SCS) teaching prize for 2018! Professor Lippman is doing these great things at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Read all about it here - very inspiring stuff, and worth the time to check it out:https://classicalstudies.org/awards-and-fellowships/scs-newsletter-october-2018-teaching-prize read more about Mike Lippman Duke PhD ’04 wins 2018 SCS teaching prize »
Professor Boatwright and her husband recently returned from Delos, Greece, where she spoke to Duke Alumni and others on ancient slavery (Delos was a slave-trading center) and on the Romans in Greece. read more about Romans in Greece »
This past Monday, Kyle Jazwa had a great discussion about Greek Archaeology with a group of seniors at a senior living center in nearby Cary, NC. read more about Kyle Jazwa talks Archaeology at local Senior Center »
Duke PhD Gil Renberg (’03) has won the SCS Goodwin Award, the top book prize in our profession in North America, for his 2-volume work, *Where Dreams May Come: Incubation Sanctuaries in the Greco-Roman World*. For details, see: https://classicalstudies.org/awards-and-fellowships/scs-newsletter-september-2018-goodwin-citations read more about Duke Alum Gil Renberg PhD '03 wins national book award! »
Students in William Johnson's Papyrology class studied the practicalities of writing on papyrus sheets, papyrus rolls, and wax tablets in a special practicum session at the professor's house and workshop. Students practice writing their ABCs Ancient scribes often wrote sitting on the ground with a tunic, and these students are giving that a try A partial roll written by an inexperienced scribe… read more about Writing Implements Practicum »
Read full article read more about Gregson Davis Featured in Myth Appropriation: Classics Scholars Confront Poorly Read Pillagers »
Alicia Jiménez receives a Faculty Book Manuscript Workshop Award from the J. H. Franklin Humanities Institute. During the workshop, held at Duke on Sep. 21, she obtained feedback on her second book manuscript (tentatively titled "Mimesis, Transmission, Power: An Archaeology of the Double") by Profs. Jennifer Trimble (Stanford University), Harriet Flower (Princeton University), Carl Knappett (University of Toronto), Jennifer Gates-Foster (UNC Chapel Hill), Sheila Dillon (Duke University), David Morgan (Duke University),… read more about Alicia Jiménez receives a Faculty Book Manuscript Workshop Award from the J. H. Franklin Humanities Institute »
Research Travel Award Winner (Graduate): Summer 2018 Thanks to the generous research funding provided by the department this summer I was able to participate in the Vulci 3000 archaeological project lead by Professor Maurizio Forte where I was able to expand my field experience and contribute to profoundly important research into Etruscan and Roman civilization. The project focuses on investigating the urban fabric of the Etruscan and then later Roman city of Vulci in modern day Lazio, Italy. Vulci was initially settled 3,… read more about Antonio LoPiano: Vulci 3000 Archaeological Project, Vulci, Italy »
Research Travel Award Winner (Undergraduate): Summer 2018 Through a generous grant from the Classics Department, I was able to spend one month this past summer working on an archaeological excavation in Vulci, Italy. This project, established and run by Duke University, brings students together from universities all over the world to experience hands-on archeological work. The team consisted of students of all ages and skill level. There were undergraduates with diverse academic backgrounds who were… read more about Helen Healey: Documentary Filmmaker for an Archaeological Excavation, Vulci, Italy »