Professor Peter Hunt
Clas/Hist 4071 Ancient Social History:
Ancient Greek and Roman Slavery
Clare 208; TR 9:30-10:45

Topics include enslavement, the economics and politics of slavery, slaves' sex and family lives, manumission and ex-slaves, everyday resistance, gladiators and the great slave revolts, and the decline and legacy of ancient slavery. We'll also explore slavery's role in classical culture including literary representations of slaves and philosophical and legal responses to slavery.

Almost forty metal Roman slave collars have been found.  Their inscriptions often included, “I am a runaway.  Seize me,” identified the master, and promised a reward for the return of the slave.  All date to the late Roman empire and a number suggest Christian slaveholders.  One plausible explanation for the late dates is that Christians considered it blasphemous to disfigure a person’s face with a brand or tattoo, previously a common punishment and way to discourage slaves from running away. When this practice was outlawed under Constantine (Theodosian Code 9.40.2), good Christian slaveholders substituted slave collars, which, unlike tattoos, can survive to be found by archaeologists.

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ARTH/CLAS 2029-001
Lecture MW 9-9:50 (3)
HUMN 1B50
Travis Rupp

From the Pyramids of Giza to the Valley of the Kings and King Tut to Cleopatra, this course will explore how Egyptian history and culture impacted the development of the most notable and recognizable art and architecture in the world. Lecture will take place Monday/Wednesday and will be complimented by recitation and discussion once a week.

Email Travis.Rupp@colorado.edu with questions.

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Department of Classics Undergraduate Funding Opportunities 2019-2020

Thanks again to a generous donation from CU Classics alumna Ann Nichols, the Department of Classics will be able to offer several scholarships for the coming academic year (2019-2020).

•    Ann Nichols Fellowships will award around $3,500 to the chosen recipients for continued study at CU �鶹ӰԺ
•    Romulus Grants will award around $4,000 to the chosen recipients for departmentally approved study abroad summer programs in Classics, archaeological field schools or intensive language study programs in Latin or ancient Greek
•    Undergraduate Travel Grants for $750 will be awarded for travel expenses to a Classics major who has had a paper accepted to a departmentally approved conference
•    Herodotus Travel Grant. The Herodotus Travel Grant will cover roughly $15,000 in expenses for one of the departmentally approved semester-long study abroad programs (see the list below)

Any Classics major may apply for one or more awards. If a student chooses to apply for more than one award, s/he must indicate the order of preference for the awards. Students who receive any additional awards from CU or other sources for study at CU or elsewhere must report this to the undergraduate committee of the Classics Department. Their award may be adjusted accordingly. Failure to report additional awards will result in automatic forfeiture of the Classics fellowship.
This form can be used for one or more of the types of scholarship (Nichols, Romulus, Travel, Herodotus). Money from this award will be administered and disbursed through the Department of Classics and may be used to cover tuition and related expenses (travel, fees, books, room and board). Both in-state and out-of-state students are welcome to apply. To be considered, a student must:

(1)    be a current declared Classics major in good academic standing
(2)    maintain full time student status during the award tenure (2019-2020)
(3)    apply for and be accepted to one of the departmentally approved study abroad programs, archaeological field schools or intensive language study programs
(Romulus and Herodotus Travel Grants only).  See recommended list below.

N.B. Preference will be given to those majors who have not received a Classics scholarship in previous years. However, previous recipients of Classics scholarships are welcome to apply.  
Students will be expected to write at least one letter to donor Ann Nichols describing the use of the funds, within 60 days of completing the project towards which funds were applied.
If you meet these criteria, you may complete the application and send it as an e-mail attachment to Professor Carole Newlands (carole.newlands@colorado.edu) by five o’clock (5:00) p.m. on Friday Feb. 15 2019 (the Lupercalia).  

ALL APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE .PDF, .DOC, OR .DOCX

Approved departmental programs in Classics

Here is a suggested list of approved and recommended programs for study abroad. These are suggestions:  please check with the undergraduate adviser if you find other programs you are interested in.

Summer courses in Italy and Greece:

American Academy of Rome (AAR):

The AAR summer session lasts six weeks and is led by experts in the field.  The course introduces advanced undergraduates, along with graduate students and school teachers, to the main sites of Rome and its environs. Students will also learn how to study material remains and literary sources. The deadline for applications is early December.  
Website:   

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA):  
The ASCSA summer session (of six weeks) offers a wonderful opportunity to explore the ancient sites, monuments and culture of Greece first-hand, with the guidance of experts in the field.  The summer session is based in Athens, but the group over six weeks travels throughout Greece, including a visit to the island of Crete.  The summer session is open to advanced undergraduates.  The deadline for applications is early January.  Scholarships are available for financial support.  Website: 

The Paideia Institute offers “Living Latin” in Rome, a continuous, intensive period of study in Latin. Students read selections of some of the most important works of Latin literature, from the classical period through the Renaissance to the modern era. Each work is linked to a particular monument or site that the class visits on scheduled site visits. Informal conversations in Latin and weekend trips outside Rome are included in the five-week course, which is available for academic credit.  Housing is provided by the Institute. The Paideia Institue now also offers “Living Latin” in Paris (with a focus on medieval texts), and “Living Greek” in Greece.
Website: 
Contact: info@paideia-institute.org

Semester or year long studies:   

Education Abroad, CU �鶹ӰԺ:
Students can get course credit for spending a year abroad at another accredited university.  Eg. Scotland, Capetown, Berlin, Regensburg, Tübingen, Rome)   
Website:

College Year in Athens (CYA): This  program offers semester, academic year, summer and winter study abroad programs that embrace the vibrant experience of day-to-day contact with the people, institutions, monuments and landscape of Greece and the Mediterranean. Many classes are held on-site adding a new dimension to learning and a global understanding of the subject. A significant portion of the semester involves field trips, which are designed not only to enhance the classroom material but also to give you a deeper understanding of Greece.
Website:

Intercollegiate Centre for Classical Studies (ICCS, or the “Centro”), Rome: All students take “ The Ancient City”, a course that integrates the topography of Rome with its social history, literature, and culture.  The course includes many field trips in and around Rome, as well as two longer trips to Pompeii and Herculaneum on the Bay of Naples and to Sicily.  Classes are also offered in Greek and Latin, architecture and art, and beginning Italian.    
Website:

               Classics Scholarship 2019-2020 Application Form             

Please send your application as an e-mail attachment to Professor Carole Newlands
(carole.newlands@colorado.edu) by five o’clock (5:00) p.m. on Friday February 15 2019 (the Lupercalia).

See the Full Scholarship Instructions and Application

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Mary E. V. McClanahan Graduate Essay Prize

Monday, December 3rd at 5:30 pm | HUMN 250

Virgil’s Chaonian Doves
Reading Hesiod in Eclogues 5 and 9
Classics PhD candidate, Samuel Hahn

On one level, Virgil’s Eclogues consider the tension between Latin poetry and the Roman state. With the image of doves assailed by an eagle Virgil frames this discussion in Hesiodic terms. Ultimately, by engaging with Hesiod’s Works and Days throughout his collection of pastoral poems, Virgil affirms the didactic role of the poet.

This event is free and open to the public.

Sponsored by Mary E. V. McClanahan and the Department of Classics

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Dr. Francesca Schironi
Professor of Classical Studies, University of Michigan

Friday, November 16
3:00 PM in HUMN 135

This event is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by the CU Department of Classics.

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RomeLab: The Nature of Evidence at a Roman Funeral

Dr. Chris Johanson
Department of Classics, UCLA

Monday, November 5, 2018
5:30 PM in HUMN 250

This presentation examines the ways that the Roman funeral eulogy subverts traditionally understood priorities for Latin oratorical argumentation.  Through a combination of close and distant reading, Dr. Johanson explores nearly every funeral attested during the Roman Republic.  The goal is twofold: 1) to reveal the primacy of visual and visible evidence; and 2) to posit a new model for interpreting funerary performance in the Roman Forum.
The presentation will showcase a suite of projects developed in a technology ecosystem that comprises a Unity3D + Drupal presentation layer, a multi-player avatar system, ESRI ArcMap and CityEngine, an application of Linked Open Data, SketchUp, and Wordpress.

This event is sponsored by the Graduate Committee on the Arts & the Humanities, the Center for Wester Civilization, Thought & Policy, the Department of History and, the Department of Classics.

Please email Classics with questions.

Download the Rome Lab poster.

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Years of violence and war have stripped Hecuba—Queen of Troy—of all she holds dear. In this translation of Euripides’ bleakest drama, Hecuba grieves her first born son killed in combat, and exacts revenge as her daughter is sacrificed to appease the gods and honor her son’s killer.

Professor Tamara Meneghini directs a cast of 's talented young performers in the elegant University Theatre.

Friday, Nov. 2, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 4, 2 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 11, 2 p.m.

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CU Museum of Natural History and the , present:

At Home on Board: the Kyrenia Ship and the Goods of its Crew

Dr. Andrea Berlin, Boston University
October 30 - 7:00 PM HALE 270

The Kyrenia shipwreck, discovered in 1964 off Cyprus, is the best preserved small Greek merchant ship ever found. Its cargo included amphoras, millstones, iron ingots, almonds, oak planks and logs – plus whole and fragmentary vessels that comprised the goods of the crew. Those particular goods provide a glimpse into life on board for the crewmembers ca. 300 B.C. In this lecture Dr. Berlin explains what they can tell us of the place and date of the ship’s final departure and the character of the people working on board and more.

Lecture is free and open to the public. Seating is limited. Doors open at 6:30 PM.

This talk is sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America, the CU Museum of Natural History, and the CU Department of Classics.

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“CU’s upcoming production of Euripides’ Hecuba”

presented by Professor John Gibert

Wednesday, October 24, 2018
7:00 PM in HUMN 250

After the fall of Troy, Queen Hecuba suffers the sacrifice of one of her remaining children to appease the ghost of Achilles and the brutal murder of another by a former friend from Thrace. With scenes of deep pathos and dazzling rhetoric, Euripides’ tragedy shows us Hecuba’s unbearable pain and her pursuit of horrific revenge. From November 2 through November 11, the University Theatre will stage the play in a new, specially commissioned translation by Diane Rayor, directed by Tamara Meneghini, with masks created by Jonathan Becker, original music composed and performed by Jesse Manno, and a host of other creative contributions from guest artists and faculty. Prof. Gibert, the dramaturg for the production, will introduce the play and its contexts in myth and history, and set the stage for the upcoming production with select scenes performed by student actors.

Sponsored by Mary E.V. McClanahan and the Department of Classics
1610 Pleasant St. Eaton Humanities  303-492-6257
Parking available just north of the Eaton Humanities building

See the full Hecuba poster

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