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Classics Students Help Publicize New ‘Greek in Greece’ Summer Program

Visiting Greek scholar Efi Athanasopoulou (left) with OHIO students Jericha Tumblin, Shannon McLaughlin, Kelly Bilz, Alayna Gould and Micaela Eberhard in front of the Class Gateway on College Green

These days, not even the ancient Greek messenger god, Hermes, could outfly Twitter or Facebook to alert followers to a new initiative at Ohio University to study Greek in the seaport city of Patras, Greece. The inaugural OHIO-Patras Greek-in-Greece study abroad takes place this May. “For the last 2,500 years […]

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January 18, 2017 at 1:32 pmIn Class News

Summer Courses | Tier II Cross-Cultural Perspectives (2CP), Online & On Campus

Summer Courses | Tier II Cross-Cultural Perspectives (2CP), Online & On Campus

Summer with the College of Arts & Sciences—Enjoy our Parks | Fill some Reqs—includes courses that can apply toward Ohio University’s general education Tier II  requirements in Cross-Cultural Perspectives. Check the Registrar’s summer course offerings site for up-to-the-minute course availability—both online and on campus. ANTH 1010 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (2CP) […]

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April 20, 2015 at 7:55 pmNews

Classics Faculty Present, Meet Alumni at Conference

Classics Faculty Present, Meet Alumni at Conference

  Dr. James Andrews, Associate Professor of Classics and World Religions at Ohio University, gave a talk on “Sophia kai episteme … kratiston: Protagoras on Knowledge and the Virtues” at the annual meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South on March 26 in Boulder, CO. At […]

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March 30, 2015 at 2:12 pmResearch

Roundtable: Epic Fail? Comparing Myths, Monsters, and Metaphors Across Cultures, March 12

Roundtable: Epic Fail? Comparing Myths, Monsters, and Metaphors Across Cultures, March 12

The Gawande Speaker Series and the Becoming Human Theme Present “Epic Fail?: Comparing Myths, Monsters, and Metaphors Across Cultures,” an interdisciplinary roundtable discussion with Dr. Shubha Pathak of American University, on Thursday, March 12, at 7 p.m. in Ellis 111. This event is free and open to the public. Pathak […]

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March 12, 2015 at 9:15 pmEvents

Classics in a Pool, Classics Online, Classics’ Metamorphosis?

Classics in a Pool, Classics Online, Classics’ Metamorphosis?

When classics faculty from around the state gather at Ohio University this weekend, their agenda melds some classical scholarly discussions with some modern techniques—a swimming pool, QR codes, online teaching, and undergraduate student research. The Department of Classics and World Religions hosts the 2013 meeting of the Ohio Classical Conference […]

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October 3, 2013 at 10:45 amNews

The Ohio Classical Conference convenes in Athens Oct. 4-5

The Ohio Classical Conference convenes in Athens Oct. 4-5

The 2013 Meeting of the Ohio Classical Conference will be held in Baker University Center Friday-Saturday, Oct. 4-5. Friday’s Vergilian Society luncheon will feature guest speaker Garth Tissol, Professor of Classics at Emory University, whose talk will focus on the exile poetry of Ovid. On Friday night, conference attendees will […]

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September 13, 2013 at 4:09 pmEvents

James Andrews Moderates Ancient Greeks/Modern Lives

April 19, 2012 Tim Smith Aquila Theatre Presents Ancient Greeks/Modern Lives: Poetry-Drama-Dialogue: A National Conversation on April 21, 2012, at 2 p.m. in the Big Meeting Room at Athens Public Library, 30 Home Street, Athens, OH 45701. Aeschylus, Agamemnon. “The Sacrifice of Iphigenia.” Lines 104-159; 184-255. (Oresteia by Aeschylus, translated […]

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June 1, 2013 at 4:58 pmNews