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March Events in the Department of Classics
Please join the department for the events upcoming in March:Thursday 15 March --- Prof. Robert Tordoff, Dept. of Classical Studies, York University, "The Communism of Aristophanes' Assembly Women:...
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Undergrad Thesis examines Old Comedy
Jason Binder (Classics '12) recently completed an undergraduate thesis under the direction of Dr. Daniel McLean: My undergraduate thesis has focused on Athenian Old Comedy with a concentration on the...
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Welcome to Summer, Welcome to a New Season
Now that winter classes have ended, many Classics undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty are engaged in the second season, or research time. The concept of summer vacation has become a distant...
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Congratulations to Mac Graduates!
Congratulations to all new McMaster Graduates and special Congratulations to all Classics Graduates.
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After presenting at the EAHN conference in Brussels, I had a moment to walk around the city and enjoy something new to me. My reaction reminded me of something I had seen in Sicily (as is often the...
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Mac Classics Student Excavates in Italy
Ms. Naomi Neufeld (Classics '13) recently returned from the field and reports:This June, I had the privilege of accompanying Dr. Fabio Colivicchi and the Queen’s Classics department...
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The Department of Classics will host two talks this October:On Friday, 19 October we will welcome Prof. Fabio Colivicchi of the Dept. of Classics at Queen's University, who will present, "From Etruscan...
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Award Winning Mac Classics Students
Congratulations to Mac Classics Major Mr. Brendan Palangio on being awarded 3rd place in the Classical Association of Canada's undergraduate essay competition. The essay, "'Books from the Ships' and...
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Studying Culture and Creating Culture, or Why Apotropaic Cupcakes Matter
Classics 735 Graduate Seminar in Winter 2013 examined the relationship between a city and its countryside (asty and chora); we examined the foundation of apoikiai in the eighth century BC and border...
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Congratulations to Mac Classics Graduates!
Congratulations to all Mac Classics Graduates, ever shall your names, honours, and praises remain.Mac Classics graduates were recognized by the Faculty of Humanities with numerous awards....
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The Great Gatsby and the Pantheon
All who have suffered through my Greek Art and Archaeology lectures long enough to arrive at the Archaic period know that I have a fondness for F. Scott Fitzgerald. I often recite one of the opening...
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Classics 2B03: Greek Art and Archaeology Sneak Preview
Viewing the Greek Art and Archaeology (Classics/Art History 2B03) class list on Avenue to Learn recently, I was pleased to see a number of familiar names and an equal number of names that will soon be...
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Congratulations to Humanities Essay Prize Winner
Congratulations to Laura Jones (Classics `16) who was awarded the 2nd Prize in the Humanities Essay Prize Term I: 2013-14 (Level II) for her paper "Ancient Dress and Jewelry from Early Minoans to...
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The Great Beauty, Part I
The first half of 2014 might be considered a good moment for Classics on film. The 300: Rise of Empire revives the great battles of the early Classical period (although I am not sure exactly which...
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Congratulations to 2014 Classics Graduates
Congratulations to McMaster Humanities graduates and the Classics Department Class of 2014. Convocation marks the completion of formal education for many of us and provides the occasion to look forward...
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Athenian Wealth and the Parthenon
I recently had the opportunity to deliver a paper at the Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of Canada as part of a team researching the Athenian Acropolis. Peter Schultz, David Scahill and I...
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MacClassics Student's Excavation in Italy
McMaster Classics Major Shanna Ingram participated on an archaeological excavation at Ceverteri, ancient Caere, in Italy across summer 2018. The MacClassics Blog is grateful for this guest submission...
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