2022/2023 Lecture Series Event – Self-Harm and the Death Drive: A history through Antiquity
Mar. 14, 2023—The Department of Classical and Mediterranean Studies Lecture Series presents Self-Harm and the Death Drive: A history through Antiquity, a lecture by Simon Goldhill, Professor of Greek Literature and Culture at King’s College, University of Cambridge. This event will be held in 203 Cohen Memorial Hall on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 4:10pm with reception...
Professor Joseph L. Rife’s New Book – On the Edge of a Roman Port: Excavations at Koutsongila, Kenchreai, 2007–2014
Mar. 6, 2023—Associate Professor of Classical and Mediterranean Studies Joseph L. Rife has released his latest book, On the Edge of a Roman Port: Excavations at Koutsongila, Kenchreai, 2007–2014, which he chiefly wrote and edited with Elena Korka, Honorary General Director of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage of the Greek Ministry of Culture. Book Description: Between 2007...
Department Hosts 2022-2023 Lecture Series
Feb. 20, 2023—This academic year, the Department of Classical and Mediterranean Studies is honored to host an esteemed group of lecturers for its 2022/2023 lecture series: October 6, 2022: Professor of Religion at Colgate University, Georgia Frank, presented Unfinished Christians – Ritual Objects and Silent Subjects in Late Antiquity. November 10, 2022: Associate Professor of Architectural History and...
Professor William Caferro elected as Medieval Academy of America Fellow
Feb. 8, 2023—Professor of Classical and Mediterranean Studies, William Caferro, had been elected as a fellow of the Medieval Academy of America. This is the highest career honor for an American Medievalist and highlights Professor Caferro’s significant contributions to the field. Professor Caferro will be formally honored for this achievement at the Medieval Academy of America’s annual...
2022/2023 Lecture Series Event – Ordinary Christians on the Eve of Islam
Feb. 8, 2023—The Department of Classical and Mediterranean Studies Lecture Series presents Ordinary Christians on the Eve of Islam, a lecture by Jack Tannous, Associate Professor of History and Hellenistic Studies at Princeton University. This event will be held in 203 Cohen Memorial Hall on Friday, February 17, 2023 at 2:30pm with reception to follow the presentation....
2022/2023 Lecture Series Event – The Spaces for Poor Relief in Late Antique Rome
Nov. 9, 2022—The Department of Classical and Mediterranean Studies Lecture Series presents The Spaces for Poor Relief in Rome, a lecture by Gregor A. Kalas, Associate Professor of Architectural History and Rigsby director of the Marco Institute for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. This event will be held in 203 Cohen Memorial...
2022/2023 Lecture Series Event – Unfinished Christians: Ritual Objects and Silent Subjects in Late Antiquity
Oct. 6, 2022—The Department of Classical and Mediterranean Studies at Vanderbilt University welcomes Georgia Frank, Charles A. Dana Professor of Religion, Department of Religion at Colgate University to present Unfinished Christians: Ritual Objects and Silent Subjects in Late Antiquity. This event will be held in 203 Cohen Memorial Hall on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at 4:10pm with...
Professors and students explore an ancient port-city in Israel
Aug. 8, 2022—Over the past five years, Vanderbilt researchers and students working at the ancient port-city of Caesarea Maritima, on the north coast of modern-day Israel, have unearthed tantalizing clues to life in the city during the Early Islamic period as well as the best-preserved remains yet discovered of Herod the Great’s famous Temple of Rome and...
Dan Solomon lectures on Roman propaganda at regional conference
Aug. 8, 2022—Daniel Solomon delivered a lecture entitled “War and Peace in Augustan Propaganda” at the Tennessee Foreign Language Teaching Association Annual Conference in November 2021. Professor Solomon is an expert in Roman thought, society, and literature, and he regularly teaches courses on the reign of Augustus and the poetry of the Late Republic to Early Empire....