Classics seminar series: Spring 2024

The School of Classics seminar series starts on 19 January, with a paper by Rhyne King (St Andrews). Research seminars take place on Fridays at 4:15 pm or Wednesdays at 2:15 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend. Schedule Friday, 19 January 2024, Rhyne King: “The Persian Empire and ‘India’, 522-486 BCE” Wednesday, 24 January 2024,…

Classics seminar series: Autumn 2023

The School of Classics seminar series starts on 15 September, with the annual lecture for the Centre of Ancient Environmental Studies, to be given by Edith Hall. Research seminars will take place on Fridays at 4:15 pm or Wednesdays at 2:15 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend. Schedule Friday, 15 September, 4.15 pm (Venue TBC),…

Classics seminar series: Spring 2023

The School of Classics seminar series starts on 20 January, with a paper by Anna Judson (Durham). Research seminars take place on Fridays at 4:15 pm or Wednesdays at 2:15 pm. Papers last between 45 and 60 minutes and are followed by discussion.  This semester’s seminars include a mix of in-person and online speakers. Everyone…

Classics seminar series: Autumn 2022

The School of Classics seminar series starts on 16 September, with a public lecture by Professor Alastair Blanshard, who is joining us as a Senior Global Fellow. Research seminars will take place on Fridays at 4 pm or Wednesdays at 2 pm. The papers normally begin at five past the hour and are followed by…

Classics seminar series: Spring 2022

The School of Classics seminar series starts on 21 January, with a paper by Professor James Uden. Research seminars will normally take place on Fridays at 4 pm or Wednesdays at 2 pm. The papers normally begin at five past the hour and are followed by discussion. This semester’s seminars will include a mix of…

Classics seminar series: Autumn 2021

The School of Classics seminar series starts on 17 September, with a paper by Dr Justine McConnell. Seminars will be hosted in Microsoft Teams unless otherwise stated. Papers will normally begin at five past the hour and are followed by discussion. Everyone is welcome to attend. To join us online please subscribe to our seminar…

Classics seminar series: Spring 2021

The School of Classics seminar series starts on 29 January, with a paper by Dr Adrian Gramps. Seminars will be hosted in Microsoft Teams unless otherwise stated. To join us online please subscribe to our seminar mailing list: email selby-sympa@st-andrews.ac.uk, and put “subscribe classics-ressem” in the subject line. On the day of each seminar, you…

Classics seminar series: Autumn 2020

The School of Classics seminar series starts on 18 September, with a paper by Dr Eóin O’Donoghue. Seminars will be hosted in Microsoft Teams unless otherwise stated. Papers will normally begin at five past the hour and are followed by discussion. Everyone is welcome to attend. To join us online please subscribe to our seminar…

Classics seminar series: Spring 2020

The School of Classics seminar series starts on 7 February, with a paper by Dr Henry Stead. Seminars will be hosted in Microsoft Teams unless otherwise stated. To join us online please subscribe to our seminar mailing list: email selby-sympa@st-andrews.ac.uk, and put “subscribe classics-ressem” in the subject line. On the day of each seminar, you…

Classics seminar series: Autumn 2019

The School of Classics seminar series starts on 20 September, with a paper by Maria Mili. Schedule Friday, 20 September 2019, Maria Mili: “Egrapse kai anetheke: what can we learn by looking at inscribed dedications” Wednesday, 25 September 2019, Maurizio Sonnino: “Was Euripides the father of New Comedy? A propos Satyrus Vit. Eur. P. Oxy….

Classics seminar series: Spring 2019

The School of Classics seminar series starts on 30 January, with a paper by Dr Matthew Skuse. Schedule Wednesday, 30 January 2019, Matthew Skuse: “Fabricating fertility: faience #aegyptiaca in the Early Iron Age Mediterranean” Wednesday, 6 February 2019, Anke Walter: “Celebrating (in) exile. Festive days in Ovid’s Tristia” Friday, 15 February 2019, Jane Draycott: “Prostheses…

Classics seminar series: Autumn 2018

The School of Classics seminar series starts on 19 September, with a paper by Michael Hanaghan. Schedule Wednesday, 19 September 2018, Michael Hanaghan: “Praise, Blame, and Roman Emperors: A Visual Study of Constantius II in Epideictic Literature” Friday, 21 September 2018, Onno Van Nijf: “Connecting the Greeks: festival networks in the Hellenistic and Roman periods”…