Upcoming Events

Mother Earth: Ecofeminist Narratives in Ovid’s Metamorphoses

Fri. Mar. 28, 2025 4:00 PM - Fri. Mar. 28, 2025 5:00 PM
March 28, 2025 | 2L13 | 4:00-5:00pmDr. Cristiana Roffi, University of Toronto Since antiquity, the feminization of nature and the naturalization of... Read More

Networking Session with Dr. Cristiana Roffi

Fri. Mar. 28, 2025 12:30 PM - Fri. Mar. 28, 2025 1:30 PM
Join us for a networking session with Dr. Cristiana Roffi (Jackman Humanities Institute, University of Toronto) on Friday, March 28, 12:30-1:30pm... Read More

Community Lecture Series: Rome's Empire in its Ruins

Thu. Mar. 27, 2025 6:00 PM - Thu. Mar. 27, 2025 7:00 PM
When we look at the ruins of ancient Rome, we can see them as a silent witness of Rome's long-past position in the centre of an empire. This... Read More

Cancelled: Hot Wars, Cold Wars and the development of Classical Archaeology

Fri. Feb. 28, 2025 4:00 PM - Fri. Feb. 28, 2025 5:00 PM
EVENT CANCELLED February 28, 2025 | 2L13 | 4:00-5:00pmDr. Mark Lawall, University of Manitoba Archaeology might seem like a discipline concerned... Read More

Calling Down the Moon: ?

Fri. Jan. 24, 2025 4:00 PM - Fri. Jan. 24, 2025 5:00 PM
January 24, 2025 | 2L13 | 4:00-5:00pmDr. Pauline Ripat, University of Winnipeg Ancient Greek and Roman literature often refers to women... Read More

The Complete Eradication of the Live Actor from the Tragic Stage: Pre- and Post-Human(-ist) Confluences in Contemporary Productions of Greek Tragedy

Fri. Nov. 22, 2024 4:00 PM - Fri. Nov. 22, 2024 5:00 PM
November 22, 2024 | 3D01 | 4:00-5:00pmDr. Paul Monaghan, University of Winnipeg From theatre’s apparent beginnings in the late Archaic... Read More

Networking and Info Session with Zoe McQuinn, Director of Development at the Manitoba Museum

Wed. Nov. 20, 2024 12:30 PM - Wed. Nov. 20, 2024 1:30 PM
Zoe McQuinn, Director of Development at the Manitoba Museum, will be joining students in the lounge (4G07) for an informal pizza lunch and... Read More

Praise, Poetry, and Sport in Ancient Greece

Fri. Oct. 25, 2024 4:00 PM - Fri. Oct. 25, 2024 5:00 PM
October 25, 2024 | 3D01 | 4:00-5:00pmDr. Peter Miller, University of Winnipeg UCLA football coach Red Sanders was fond of saying,... Read More

Decolonial and International Pedagogy: Perspectives and Praxis - A Virtual Roundtable

Thu. Oct. 3, 2024 12:30 PM - Thu. Oct. 3, 2024 2:00 PM
This roundtable will share perspectives from International and BIPOC Faculty comparing pedagogic praxis and perspectives that they are bringing... Read More

Corruption & Contagion

Wed. Sep. 25, 2024 9:30 AM - Wed. Sep. 25, 2024 10:20 AM
Daryn Lehoux, Queen's University Talk of corruption in any one field is (often? always?) parasitic on a number of other well-established... Read More

Dying Like Men: Women and Martyrdom in Early Christianity

Fri. Sep. 20, 2024 4:00 PM - Fri. Sep. 20, 2024 5:00 PM
September 20, 2024 | 3D01 | 4:00-5:00pmDr. Heather Barkman, University of Winnipeg In the first few centuries of the Common Era, Christians were... Read More

Podcast Archai: The Classical World Accessible in Portuguese

Wed. Jun. 19, 2024 8:00 AM - Wed. Jun. 19, 2024 10:00 AM
Dr Flavia Vasconcellos Amaral, Assistant Professor from the Department of Classics, will be part of the Lecture Series "Seminários... Read More

CANCELLED: Rewriting the Ancient World in Renaissance and Contemporary Poetry

Fri. Mar. 22, 2024 4:00 PM - Fri. Mar. 22, 2024 5:00 PM
Annick MacAskill (St. Mary's University) Room 3D01 Co-sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures This talk begins by... Read More

CANCELLED: Poetry Reading: Annick MacAskill

Fri. Mar. 22, 2024 12:30 PM - Fri. Mar. 22, 2024 1:30 PM
In addition to her New Directions in Classics lecture, "Rewriting the Ancient World in Renaissance and Contemporary Poetry," Annick... Read More

Phryne: A Life in Fragments

Fri. Feb. 9, 2024 4:00 PM - Fri. Feb. 9, 2024 5:00 PM
Melissa Funke (University of Winnipeg) Room 3D01 Book launch How did Mnesarete, a girl from Boeotia, end up as Phryne and how did she end up as an... Read More

UW Classics Students' Association Colloquium

Fri. Feb. 2, 2024 1:00 PM - Fri. Feb. 2, 2024 3:00 PM
The University of Winnipeg's Classics Students' Association invites you to attend our annual Colloquium 1:00-3:00pm in 2M72 Friday,... Read More

Beyond Dido: Women’s Lives in Roman-era North Africa

Fri. Jan. 26, 2024 4:30 PM - Fri. Jan. 26, 2024 5:30 PM
Lea Stirling (University of Manitoba)Room 3D01What can we know about the lives of women in Roman-era North Africa? Archaeological research at the... Read More

Colonization, Imperialism and the Hudson’s Bay Company

Thu. Dec. 14, 2023 12:30 PM - Thu. Dec. 14, 2023 1:30 PM
Colonization, Imperialism and the Hudson’s Bay Company The Consequence of Classics on the Indigenous People of North America Caitlin... Read More

Lessons from the Past: Migration, Culture, and the Search for Order in Archaeology

Fri. Dec. 1, 2023 4:00 PM - Fri. Dec. 1, 2023 5:00 PM
Megan Daniels (University of British Columbia) Room 3D01 Part of the Laird Lecture Series Archaeology – the study of the past through... Read More

Who Owns the Past?

Wed. Nov. 29, 2023 4:00 PM - Wed. Nov. 29, 2023 5:00 PM
Dr. Heba Abd El GawadResearch FellowInstitute of Archaeology, University College LondonNovember 29, 4:00PMManitoba Hall 3M69 Read More

The Crisis of Masculinity in the Age of Augustus

Fri. Nov. 3, 2023 4:00 PM - Fri. Nov. 3, 2023 5:00 PM
Melanie Racette-Campbell (University of Winnipeg) Room 3D01 Book launch Masculinity changed dramatically in the last days of the Roman Republic.... Read More

CLAS-2082 In Rome: Info Session

Wed. Oct. 25, 2023 12:30 PM - Wed. Oct. 25, 2023 1:20 PM
Room 4M46 Interested in taking a class in Italy? Join the info session for CLAS-2082: Sites of the Ancient Greek & Roman World II! The course... Read More

Return to the Palaestra: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Ancient Greek Combat Sports

Fri. Sep. 22, 2023 4:00 PM - Fri. Sep. 22, 2023 5:00 PM
David Larmour (Texas Tech University) and Joshua Kulseth (Clemson University) September 22 | 4:00pm, Room 3D01 Book launch What has Brazilian Jiu... Read More

The Curation of Place: Poetry Reading with Joshua Kulseth

Fri. Sep. 22, 2023 1:30 PM - Fri. Sep. 22, 2023 2:30 PM
"A Curation of Place: The Poetry of Joshua Kulseth” features Joshua Kulseth, American poet and English instructor at Clemson... Read More

The Late Antique "Church Wreck" at Marzamemi, Sicily

Mon. Sep. 18, 2023 4:00 PM - Mon. Sep. 18, 2023 5:30 PM
The University of Winnipeg Department of Classics presents the Classical Association of Canada Western Lecture Tour Monday, September... Read More

Art Break: A Dog's Life in Antiquity

Thu. Aug. 10, 2023 2:00 PM - Thu. Aug. 10, 2023 3:00 PM
ONLINE ONLY Free | Advance sign-up required Greeks and Romans were fond of dogs—not just as work animals but also as beloved pets. Taking... Read More

Sulpicia, a Latin Sappho?

Thu. Feb. 17, 2022 4:00 PM - Thu. Feb. 17, 2022 5:30 PM
Dr. Alison Keith, Director of the Jackman Humanities Institute, University of Toronto This talk aims to shed light on the historical and literary... Read More

Walls and Roads: Walking Around and Through Rome

Fri. Feb. 4, 2022 4:00 PM - Fri. Feb. 4, 2022 5:30 PM
Walls and Roads: Walking Around and Through Rome Dr. Melanie Racette-Campbell, UWinnipeg 4:00 - 5:30 pm on Zoom, register here:... Read More

UWCSA Colloquium

Fri. Jan. 28, 2022 2:00 PM - Fri. Jan. 28, 2022 4:30 PM
Join the UWCSA at our annual colloquium! The event will be held on Friday, January 28th, 2022 on Zoom, 2:00-4:30pm. Please email... Read More

Local and Global Dynamics in a Roman Frontier Settlement: The Military Community at Vindolanda in the Early 2nd Century CE

Fri. Jan. 21, 2022 4:00 PM - Fri. Jan. 21, 2022 5:30 PM
POSTPONED until Fall 2022 Local and Global Dynamics in a Roman Frontier Settlement: The Military Community at Vindolanda in the Early 2nd Century... Read More

New Visions of the Vindolanda Stylus Tablets

Thu. Jan. 20, 2022 4:00 PM - Thu. Jan. 20, 2022 5:30 PM
POSTPONED until Fall 2022 New Visions of the Vindolanda Stylus Tablets Dr. Alex Meyer, Western University Learn more about the 2021-22 New... Read More

Deadline - Call for Papers, UWCSA Colloquium

Fri. Jan. 7, 2022 5:00 PM - Fri. Jan. 7, 2022 5:00 PM
The UWCSA is inviting you to present your work at our annual colloquium! The event will be held on Friday, January 28th, 2022, from 1-4 pm in 3D01.... Read More

UWCSA Clothing Drive

Mon. Nov. 29, 2021 9:00 AM - Fri. Dec. 3, 2021 4:00 PM
Do you have any gently-used winter clothing items you'd like to donate? The UWCSA is holding a winter clothing drive from Monday, November... Read More

Heracles, Plato, and Philosophical Immortality

Fri. Nov. 12, 2021 3:30 PM - Fri. Nov. 12, 2021 4:30 PM
Heracles, Plato, and Philosophical Immortality Dr. Warren Huard, UWinnipeg Watch the lecture on our YouTube channel:... Read More

Building a Narrative: Use and Misuse of Antiquity at the Manitoba Legislature

Fri. Nov. 5, 2021 3:30 PM - Fri. Nov. 5, 2021 4:30 PM
Building a Narrative: Use and Misuse of Antiquity at the Manitoba LegislatureDr. Melissa Funke, UWinnipeg Watch the lecture on our YouTube channel:... Read More

Distinguit et Miscet: Framing Garden Spaces in the Villas Of the Roman Elite

Tue. Nov. 24, 2020 3:30 PM
Escape Winnipeg's chilly winter weather for a moment as Dr. Victoria Austen speaks about garden spaces in the villas of Roman elites. On Zoom... Read More

Crafting an Image of Sincerity: Autobiography by Letter

Fri. Oct. 22, 2021 3:30 PM - Fri. Oct. 22, 2021 4:30 PM
Crafting an Image of Sincerity: Autobiography by Letter Dr. Chris Lougheed, University of... Read More

3D models and the Classics Classroom

Fri. Sep. 24, 2021 3:30 PM - Fri. Sep. 24, 2021 4:30 PM
3D models and the Classics Classroom Bethany Hucks, Heidelberg University 3:30 - 4:30 pm on... Read More

Reconstructing the role of dogs and cats in classical antiquity from archaeological remains

Fri. Mar. 26, 2021 3:00 PM - Fri. Mar. 26, 2021 4:30 PM
A conversation with Dr. Michael MacKinnon (University of Winnipeg) March 26, 3:00-4:30pm on Zoom Watch Dr. MacKinnon's lecture, archived on... Read More

Wine, Song, and Self

Fri. Mar. 5, 2021 3:00 PM - Fri. Mar. 5, 2021 4:30 PM
A conversation with Dr. Jessica Romney (MacEwan University) March 5, 3:00-4:30 on Zoom Watch Dr. Romney's lecture, archived on YouTube.... Read More

Networking Lunch with Dr. Melanie Racette-Campbell

Fri. Mar. 5, 2021 12:30 PM - Fri. Mar. 5, 2021 1:20 PM
We've really been enjoying catching up with Classicists on our blog, but now it's time to connect with us one-on-one! Join our... Read More

UWCSA Colloquium

Fri. Feb. 26, 2021 1:00 PM - Fri. Feb. 26, 2021 3:00 PM
This year's UWCSA Colloquium is taking place on Zoom! On February 26, 2021 from 1:00-3:00pm join the UWCSA for a series of 20-minute paper... Read More

Riding through the Ancient World

Fri. Feb. 5, 2021 3:00 PM - Fri. Feb. 5, 2021 4:30 PM
A conversation with Dr. Carolyn Willekes (Mount Royal University) February 5, 3:00-4:30pm on Zoom Watch Dr. Willekes's lecture, archived on... Read More

The soldier's life in Ancient Rome

Fri. Nov. 20, 2020 3:00 PM - Fri. Nov. 20, 2020 4:30 PM
A conversation with Dr. Conor Whately (University of Winnipeg) November 20, 3:00-4:30pm on Zoom Dr. Whately's talk included a virtual book... Read More

de ebrietate sua: Alcohol in the Roman world, new data, and future directions

Fri. Oct. 23, 2020 3:00 PM - Thu. Oct. 22, 2020 4:30 PM
A conversation with Dr. Matt Gibbs (MacEwan University) October 23, 3:00-4:30pm on Zoom   Watch Dr. Gibbs's lecture, archived on... Read More

Plotting Pausanias and Following Fermor: Recent Fieldwork from the CARTography Project

Fri. Mar. 6, 2020 3:30 PM - Fri. Mar. 6, 2020 5:00 PM
Chelsea A.M. Gardner, Assistant Professor of Ancient History Department of History & Classics, Acadia University   The CARTography... Read More

The Roman Imperial-period portrait statuary from the Library of Pantainos complex in the Athenian Agora

Fri. Feb. 28, 2020 4:00 PM - Fri. Feb. 28, 2020 5:00 PM
Sheila Dillon (Duke University) 31st Annual Edmund G. Berry Lecture Read More

#WCCWiki Wikipedia Editing Workshop

Mon. Feb. 10, 2020 12:00 PM - Mon. Feb. 10, 2020 2:00 PM
Building on the issues raised in the New Directions in Classics talk (#WCCWiki: Using Wikipedia for Public Engagement and Social Change), this... Read More

#WCCWiki: Using Wikipedia for Public Engagement and Social Change

Fri. Feb. 7, 2020 3:30 PM - Fri. Feb. 7, 2020 4:30 PM
Dr. Victoria Austen-Perry, University of Winnipeg Wikipedia, the fifth most visited website in the world, is one of the most influential sources of... Read More

Treasures of the Goddess: Cultural Heritage and Survival in Post-2008 Greece

Sun. Feb. 2, 2020 3:00 PM - Sun. Feb. 2, 2020 4:00 PM
Brady Kiesling (Independent Scholar) 8th Annual Lecture in Hellenic Civilization Read More

Narrative Fragments, Fragmented Lovers: Reading Latin Elegy through Comics

Fri. Jan. 24, 2020 3:30 PM - Fri. Jan. 24, 2020 4:30 PM
Natalie Swain, University of Bristol How are Latin poems like comics? Although these texts seem far removed in time and place, Natalie Swain... Read More

UWCSA Colloquium

Tue. Jan. 7, 2020 12:30 PM - Tue. Jan. 7, 2020 3:00 PM
The UWCSA is hosting their student colloquium on Friday, January 7, 2020 from 12:30-3! The colloquium is open to any student who wishes to present... Read More

DEADLINE: Call for Papers for UWCSA Student Colloquium

Fri. Dec. 20, 2019 4:00 PM - Thu. Dec. 19, 2019 4:00 PM
The University of Winnipeg Classics Student Assocation (UWCSA) is looking for student papers for their student colloquium! Submit your topic and a... Read More

The Antikythera Mechanism: An Ancient Technological Marvel

Fri. Nov. 8, 2019 3:30 PM - Fri. Nov. 8, 2019 4:30 PM
Prof. Daryn Lehoux, Queen's University The Antikythera mechanism is one of the most remarkable technological devices from the premodern era.... Read More

Life in an Ancient Brothel

Thu. Oct. 31, 2019 2:30 PM - Thu. Oct. 31, 2019 3:45 PM
Lecture by Prof. Allison Glazebrook, Brock University, speaker for this year's CAC Lecture Tour Read More

Presence and Absence in War Memorials, Ancient and Modern

Fri. Oct. 25, 2019 3:00 PM - Fri. Oct. 25, 2019 4:00 PM
Prof. Matthew Sears, University of New Brunswick Far from simply recording or preserving history, war memorials should be considered part of... Read More

Math, Astronomy, History, and Wine in the Notebook of a Cockeyed Monk: Walahfrid Strabo, Abbot of the Reichenau

Fri. Oct. 4, 2019 12:30 PM - Fri. Oct. 4, 2019 1:20 PM
Wesley M. Stevens, PhD Presented by the University of Winnipeg Departments of Classics and History   Read More

Colonial Fantasies and Occluded (Hi)Stories: The Case of Early Alexandria

Fri. Sep. 27, 2019 3:30 PM - Fri. Sep. 27, 2019 4:30 PM
Prof. Katherine Blouin | University of Toronto According to some historians, ancient Alexandria was a completely new - and Greek - settlement on... Read More

The Tastes of Ancient Beers

Fri. Nov. 9, 2018 3:30 PM - Fri. Nov. 9, 2018 4:30 PM
Dr. Max Nelson, University of Windsor While no beers from antiquity survive for us to sample, Dr. Max Nelson illuminated the ways to access beer... Read More

Myth and Misdirection in Prometheus Bound

Fri. Oct. 26, 2018 3:30 PM - Fri. Oct. 26, 2018 4:30 PM
Dr. C. Michael Sampson, University of Manitoba Prometheus Bound is a play about the rule of Zeus and the potential threat to his regime. By... Read More

The Poetics of Redundancy in Vergil's Aeneid

Fri. Oct. 5, 2018 3:30 PM - Fri. Oct. 5, 2018 4:30 PM
Professor Andrea Rotstein, Tel Aviv University How does poetry mean anything and how do poets make meaning? The Roman poet Vergil has the tendency... Read More

De Re Cervisia et Mulso: Re-Creating Ancient Beer and "Mead"

Fri. Sep. 28, 2018 3:30 PM - Fri. Sep. 28, 2018 4:30 PM
Dr. Matt Gibbs What did the Romans drink and how did it taste? By re-creating two authentic recipes from the early Roman and later Roman empire (a... Read More