Classical Studies
Recent News
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Vindolanda Field School Blog: This past summer, Dr. Elizabeth Greene, Dr. Alexander Meyer and 8 Western University students participated in the pilot year of the Vindolanda Field School offered through Classical Studies @ Western. To learn more about the Vindolanda Field School @ Western click here |
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Faculty Appointment - Roman Military and Social History: The Department of Classical Studies is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Alexander Meyer as Assistant Professor in the field of Roman Military and Social History. Dr. Meyer has his doctorate from Duke University (2012). His research interests focus on the Roman imperial history, Latin epigraphy, travel and mobility in the ancient world, identity in antiquity, Roman provincial studies. He is also the co-director of the Vindolanda Field School. |
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Faculty Appointment -Greek Literature and Culture: The Department of Classical Studies is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Charles Stocking as Assistant Professor in Greek Literature and Culture, as of July 1, 2012. Dr. Stocking has his doctorate from UCLA (2009). His teaching and research interests focus on the sociology of power in archaic Greek poetry with special attention to issues of ritual, gender and the body. |
FACULTY & STUDENT AWARDS
Scholarship Award Winners - Undergraduate
Please join us in congratulating our undergraduate students who have been awarded scholarships for their hard work and dedication throughout the 2011-2012 school year. For a complete list of award recipients CLICK HERE
Scholarship Award Winners - Graduate
Please join us in congratulating our graduate students who have been awarded scholarships for their hard work and dedication throughout the 2011-2012 school year. For a complete list of award recipients CLICK HERE
Award Winner - Shimi Ehrlich, MA Student
Please join us in congratulating Shimi Ehrlich who has won a Global award to support study in a Postgraduate Numismatics Course at the British School at Athens and fieldwork at the Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon in Israel.
Faculty Award Winner - Dr. Elizabeth Greene
Elizabeth Greene has been awarded a Major ADF New Research and Scholarly Initiative Award for the project "The Vindolanda Field School and Research Excavation". Dr. Greene will take eight Western students this summer to take part in excavation and research on the site of Vindolanda, a UNESCO world heritage site in northern England near Hadrian's Wall. The field school is co-directed by Dr. Alexander Meyer, also on the Classics faculty at Western, and they work with a team of professional archaeologists from The Vindolanda Trust. The excavation focuses on an area of the Roman military fort which has not previously been explored. The excavations seek to elucidate the earliest periods of occupation on this Roman military site, while training students in archaeological field methods and the history of Roman Britain.
Award Winner - Shimi Ehrlich, MA Student
Please join us in congratulating Shimi Ehrlich who has won the AIA award for best poster for his poster entitled "Horae in Roman Funerary Inscriptions: On Lifespans Measured in Hours" at the annual meeting in Philadelphia (January 2012).