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    Decorating for Death: Sculptural Programs at the Colosseum & Flavian Amphitheaters Dr. Steven L. Tuck Professor and Chair of Classics at Miani Ohio UniversityJanuary 23 HUMN 150 at 5:30 pmAmphitheaters like the Colosseum at
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    Practice Latin through games, conversations, and easy stories.  Latin learners of all levels welcome.  Snacks will be served. Stay for a few minutes or the whole session!  Questions?  Email reina.callier@
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    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,
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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
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    Department of Classics Undergraduate Funding Opportunities 2019-2020Thanks 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-
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    We are delighted to announce that Sarah James has won a CHA Faculty Fellowship for 2019-20. She will be working on the manuscript for her second book, entitled The Archaeology of Hellenistic Economies: Corinth and
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    Mary E. V. McClanahan Graduate Essay PrizeMonday, December 3rd at 5:30 pm | HUMN 250 Virgil’s Chaonian Doves Reading Hesiod in Eclogues 5 and 9 Classics PhD candidate, Samuel HahnOn one level, Virgil’s Eclogues consider the
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    Dr. Francesca Schironi Professor of Classical Studies, University of MichiganFriday, 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 FuneralDr. Chris Johanson Department of Classics, UCLAMonday, November 5, 2018 5:30 PM in HUMN 250This presentation examines the ways that the Roman funeral eulogy subverts traditionally
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    Translated by Roe Green Artist Diane Rayor Masks by Roe Green Artist Jonathan BeckerYears of violence and war have stripped Hecuba—Queen of Troy—of all she holds dear. In this translation of Euripides’ bleakest drama, Hecuba
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