The Department of Classics focuses on the interpretation of the culture and society of Greco-Roman antiquity in the widest sense of those terms. Learn more about us.
Learn more about the Classics honorary society for students of Latin and/or Greek. Meetings this fall semester (2009) will be on Mondays at 7:00 p.m. here in the department seminar room (1518 Cathedral of Learning).
Dr. Harry Avery is the faculty advisor for Eta Sigma Phi. We sincerely congratulate Dr. Avery on the golden anniversary of his professorhood and thank him for all the years of guidance and wisdom he has generously given. Nulli secundus!
This graduate program is joinly offered by the departments of Classics, Philosophy and History and Philosophy of Science. Learn more about the Program in Classics, Philosophy, and Ancient Science (CPAS).
Dr. Edwin D. Floyd is President of the Pittsburgh Society of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA). The University is host to several yearly lectures of international scholars. Read about forthcoming lectures here.
REGISTRATION for Spring 2010 (2104) will begin on October 22. Students must meet with their advisor before registration. To view our course descriptions look under "Courses" either at Undergraduate or Graduate page.
Prof. Nicholas F. Jones has just been named editor (one of thirteen) of Brill's New Jacoby, a new edition of Felix Jacoby's monumental Die Fragmente der griechischen Historiker. Meanwhile, he will continue as contributor (editor, translator, and commentator) of 38 authors of writings on ancient Athens.
Congratulations to Joseph Dragovich (History/Classics '08) and Alexander Moore (Classics/Eng Lit/ Philosophy '08)who will both be attending graduate school. Joe will be a graduate student at Durham University, UK, this Fall 2009, majoring in History. Alex will going to Trinity College in Dublin to pursue a M. Phil. in Ecumenics. Our very best wishes to you both!
Bon Voyage! Liz Gibbons, Classics major, will be spending the fall semester attending Oxford University in Great Britain. Liz will be a part of the college at Lady Margaret Hall. She will study in the hall that was home to many highly accomplished and notable alumni, such as Benazir Bhutto, Antonia Fraser and Nigella Lawson. We are confident Liz will have an amazing experience. Cheers!
Best Wishes and Congratulations to alumni Edward Ablang (Classics/Music '06). Edward is a seminarian with the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest in Gricigliano, Italy. He was tonsured on June 30 by the Most Reverend Basil Meeking, Bishop Emeritus of Christchurch, New Zealand. For contact/email information for M. l'abbé Ablang, contact Liz Conforti.
First Experiences in Research has brought together Pitt freshman Sean Doescher and Dr. Edwin Floyd during the Spring term. Sean presented his research at a poster fair at the Chevron Science Center, Monday, April 13, 2009.
Sean's project is "Comparative Etymology of Latin Texts: The Ratio of Words for 'And'". It deals with the relative frequency of "et" and enclitic "que" in a variety of different Latin texts, and it supplements two aspects of research and teaching currently being done by Prof. Floyd, viz., (1) instances in which an original digamma in Homer has been replaced by "de", and (2) correlations in patterning between the Greek New Testament and the Latin Vulgate in connection with an OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) course in Koine (New Testament) Greek.
Sean’s research experience, offered through the Office of Experiential Learning, was facilitated through the mentorship of Dr. Edwin Floyd. Experiential learning at the University of Pittsburgh includes different types of activities, with one common goal—to immerse the student in “hands-on” activities outside of the classroom, emphasizing the central role of experience in the learning process. These activities include internships, research, teaching and academic service-learning for undergraduate students. For more information on the Office of Experiential Learning look here.
Congratulations to Professor H. P. Stahl, Mellon Professor in Classics. Professor Stahl has two books that have gone to paperback; Vergil's Aeneid: Augustan Epic and Political Context and Thucydides: Man's Place in History.
Congratulations to Classics Professor, Dr. Nicholas F. Jones. Dr. Jones authored "Politics and Society in Ancient Greece", recently published by Praeger Publishing. This book is one of the Preaeger Series on the Ancient World.
Study Abroad has some interesting information for Classics majors and the opportunities that exist to enhance their interest in learning and culture. Learn more about the study abroad opportunities for students in Classics. You may also stop by the department for a study abroad brochure.
The University of Pittsburgh's Study Abroad Office has developed a new study abroad initiative called Pitt MAP, or Pitt Multi-region Academic Program. The semester-long program will launch in spring 2010 with a semester-long trip to Buenos Aires, Cape Town, and Beijing.
Apply online or contact Elizabeth Conforti, our department administrator, for more information.
University of Pittsburgh, Department of Classics
Thursday, November 19, 2009
4:30 p.m., Cathedral of Learning Room 244A
Co-sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America, Pittsburgh Society
Thursday, November 19, 2009
4:00 p.m., Cathedral of Learning Room 208A
Sponsored by the Program in Classics, Philosophy and Ancient Science
Josh Cannon, University of Pittsburgh School of Arts and Sciences, has been accepted to present his paper at the Academic Program of the Archaeological Institute of America's 2010 Annual Meeting in Anaheim, California. The meeting will be held January 6-9, 2010. The title of Josh's paper is "Socio-Economic Transitions at the Early Bronze age site Karatas".
Topher Kurfess, graduate student, presented his paper," "But Judge By Reason": Mistakes in Reading Parmenides, DK 7.5", at the 21st International Conference of Philosophy, sponsored by the International Association for Greek Philosophy. The topic of the conference was "Philosophy, Art and Technology", and it was held from July 21-27, 2009, in Paphos, Cyprus.
Erin O'Bryan, graduate teaching fellow, presented her paper, "Bringing the War Back Home: The Suffering of the Innocents in Aeschylus' Persians" at the Graduate Student Conference ("And Call it Peace: New Perspectives on Ancient Wars") at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York on April 25, 2009.
Erin presented another paper "The Deviation of the Standards: The Classics in Secondary Education" for the conference "The Future of the Ancient: Making Classics Relevant" at Ohio State University on May 2, 2009.
Andrew Korzeniewski, graduate teaching fellow, has been accepted to present his paper "A Programmatic Case of Levity in Vergil’s 'Georgics'" at the annual meeting of the Classical Association of Scotland in April, 2009. This meeting will be hosted by the Department of Classics at the University of Glasgow.
The Presidential Address will be given by Professor Richard Seaforth, University of Exeter and the Plenary Session by Professor Mary Beard, University of Cambridge. Invited speakers include Joan Booth, Sandler Goldberg, Allison Keith, Glenn Most and Robert-Morstein-Marx.
Rhett Jenkins, graduate teaching fellow, presented his paper " Lucretius and the Conquest of Emotions" at the Annual Graduate Student Colloquium at the University of Virginia held on Saturday, February 16, 2008. The abstract for his paper can be read here.
Christopher Kurfess, graduate teaching fellow, presented his paper "Speech and Bondage: Logos as Desmos in Later Plato" at the National Communications Association Annual Convention in Chicago, Illinois on November 16, 2007.
Christopher also presented a paper at the 19th International Conference of Philosophy, Pythagorio, Samos, Greece during July, 2007. His paper "A Serious Education for Women in Aristotle's Politics?" was included in the recent publication of the conference proceedings.