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Congratulations, Dr. Mark Wright!
Mark Wright successfully defended his dissertation, "The Liber Amicus: Studies in Horace Sermones I" on Friday, July 11, 2014. Professor Batstone served as his advisor and Professors…
Fritz Graf Fund for Ancient Mediterranean Religions Established!
The Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in Ancient Mediterranean Religions is very pleased to announce the establishment of the Fritz Graf Fund. The Graf Fund, which was endowed by one of…
Congratulations, Dr. Luke Gorton!
Luke Gorton successfully defended his dissertation, "Through the Grapevine: Tracing the Origins of Wine" on Monday, March 24, 2014. Professor Carolina López-Ruiz served as his advisor and…
Sam Flores Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics at Kalamazoo College in Michigan
Ph.D. Sam Flores (Spring 2013, dir. Bruce Heiden) has accepted a position as Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics at Kalamazoo College in Michigan.
Carol U. Merriam promoted to full professor
Former Department of Classics graduate student (1993), Carol U. Merriam, has been promoted to full professor at Brock University. She is also now associate dean for research and graduate studies…
Cosmopolitan Smyrna Writing competition
Following on the screening at Ohio State of the documentary “Smyrna: The Destruction of a Cosmopolitan city 1900-1922” by Maria Iliou, the OSU Modern Greek Program announces an essay competition…
Sarah Iles Johnston elected president of the American Society for the Study of Religion (ASSR)
Sarah Iles Johnston, Arts and Humanities Distinguished…
Undergraduate student Petra Marla Creamer receives national recognition
Undergraduate student Petra M. Creamer’s research paper, “Isis over Rome: An Examination of the Popularity of the Isaic Cult in the Roman Empire” has been selected from a national essay contest to…
Frank Santoro on visit to OSU
Frank Santoro has written an article for The Comics Journal about his visit to OSU, part of which was to speak to the Undergraduate Classics Club about his graphic novel Pompeii…