Professor Michael Herren has published (2017) The Anatomy of Myth: The Art of Interpretation from the Presocratics to the Church Fathers

Congratulations to Professor Herren on the publication of his book, The Anatomy of Myth: The Art of Interpretation from the Presocratics to the Church Fathers (Oxford University Press, 2017). Further information is available from the publisher's website.  

Lectures by Michael Herren

Professor Michael Herren gave a lecture on April 20, 2017 at the University of Colorado at Boulder on "The Classical Canon in Late Late Antiquity: 550-750."

Rules for Roman games: follow up from Professor Toph Marshall's lecture

Many thanks to everyone who turned out to be part of a great audience at the annual Classical Association lecture given by Professor Toph Marshall. Here is a link to Prof. Marshall's rules for ancient two Roman games.

Monday 24th October: Classical Association of Canada annual lecture by Professor Toph Marshall (UBC)

At this year's Classical Association of Canada lecture, Professor Toph Marshall (UBC) will be speaking about the use of knucklebones (used as dice) in ancient Greek and Roman culture. The talk will be held in Kaneff Tower 519 on Monday 24th October, 17:30-19:00. All are welcome. Click here for a poster: cac-2016-lecture-poster

Undergraduate opportunity: archaeological field experience in Spain, summer 2017

Would you like to learn about archaeological field work in Spain this summer and earn 3.0 credits towards your major or minor in Classical Studies or Classics? The Cabrera de Mar excavation is looking for volunteers. Click here for a poster with information about the dig and how to apply. Follow this link for the […]

York University Intermediate Greek Reader Project

Vocabulary and commentaries for reading ancient Greek texts, written for students by students... coming soon.

Congratulations to Leah Bernardo-Ciddio

Leah Bernardo-Ciddio, who graduated from York with a double major in Classical Studies and History in 2013, has recently accepted a place at the University of Michigan to begin her PhD in the autumn of 2016. Ms Bernardo-Ciddio will hold a SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship to support her research; she was also offered a very prestigious […]

Special Lecture: Prof. Frédéric Hurlet (Paris): Tues. 26 April, 3.30 pm

YORK UNIVERSITY THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY and THE PROGRAMME IN CLASSICAL STUDIES LA&PS are pleased to announce a special lecture by PROFESSOR FRÉDÉRIC HURLET Professeur d'Histoire romaine Directeur de la Maison Archéologie & Ethnologie René-Ginouvès Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense The Image of Augustus in France and the Anglo-Saxon world in the second half […]

First prize for best poster at the annual meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America

Congratulations to three members of the Classical Studies Programme: Alejandro G. Sinner (a Postdoctoral Fellow in Roman Archaeology), and Kim McCullough and Daniel Jankulovski (undergraduate Classical Studies majors). Alejandro, Kim, and Daniel were part of a team that won first prize for best poster at the annual meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America. The […]

Aplicaciones de Sintaxis Espacial en Arqueologia - Space Syntax Applications in Archaeology

Congratulation to Prof. Jesús Bermejo Tirado, who is a postdoctoral fellow in Roman archaeology in the Department of History, on the publication of a new edited volume, Aplicaciones de Sintaxis Espacial en Arqueologia - Space Syntax Applications in Archaeology. The volume is published under the auspices of the journal Arqueología de la Arquitectura. The volume […]