Events

The Department of Classics & Archaeology has put together a calendar of events for this academic year, as part of the 1-unit learning community experience and featuring lectures by their adjunct and affiliate faculty. Some lectures will be recorded and posted shortly after the events. You may check the archived events by semester below. The CLAR lecture series will take place in the Classics & Archaeology Village on the third floor of University Hall. Each lecture will be followed by drinks and dinner sponsored by the CLAR department and the Dean's office of the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts.

A book presentation of Artifactual by Elizabeth Anne Davis from the Anthropology Department at Princeton University with Katerina Zacharia of LMU Classics & Archaeology, and Chris Jackson of International Relations. The book explores how forensic investigations of missing persons lost to the violence of the Cyprus conflict, as well documentary films and archival photographs and footage, can retell and recontextualize conflicts between and within the Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot communities. Reception is sponsored by the departments of Classics & Archaeology, Political Science and International Relations, and the Peace & Justice Studies program. Join us on Thursday, January 25th 5:30-6:30pm at UNH 1000. The presentation will be followed by a reception. All are welcome.

Professor Andy Hogan presents "Markets and Mayhem: The Curious Case of Property in Hellenistic Egypt" as a part of the Classics and Archaeology Lecture Series. Join us on Thursday, February 15th at 5:30pm to 6:30pm in UNH 3700. The presentation will be followed by a reception. All are welcome.

The exhibit and reception will take place on the 3rd floor of the Library in the VDA Suite on February 22nd from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. All are welcome.

Join us at the LMU Greek Cinema program from March 5-12, 2024 at the Broccoli Theater. The event is hosted and curated by Katerina Zacharia, with Nikos Nikolopoulos serving as curation advisor. The film screenings will be supported by students in Prof. Zacharia’s courses on Representations of Greece: Ancient and Modern and Greek Tragedy in Performance. Our curated Homage to Dionysus Greek cinema program is hosted by the departments of Classics & Archaeology and Film, Television & Media Studies, and co-sponsored by the Bellarmine Forum, the School of Film & Television, the College of Communication and Fine Arts, the Office of Global Local Affairs, and the Office for International Students and Scholars.

Professor Chris Gipson presents "The Watery Grave: Monstrous Violence in Oppian's Halieutica" as a part of the Classics and Archaeology Lecture Series. Join us on Thursday, March 21st at 5:30pm to 6:30pm in UNH 3999. The presentation will be followed by a reception. All are welcome.

Our annual departmental symposium will be Thursday, April 18th, 2023, from 10am to 1:30pm in University Hall (ECC 1857). Our students will present their research, followed by a faculty presentation by Classics and Archaeology professor, Dr. Elliott Piros. Presentations will be followed by departmental awards and lunch.

We invite you to join us for the annual Dionysus Festival on Saturday April 20th, from 12-3pm in the Marymount Institute (UNH 3000). Professor Katerina Zacharia's students will perform their adaptations of Euripides' Bacchae. Dr. Jordan Christopher and the Legend VI Historical Society are hosting a Roman Reenactment. The Temecula Olive Oil Company will be hosting an olive oil tasting. All are welcome! Food and drinks will be provided.

The Department of Classics & Archaeology has put together a calendar of events for this academic year, as part of the 1-unit learning community experience and featuring lectures by their adjunct and affiliate faculty. All lectures are recorded and will be posted each semester. You may check the archived events by semester below. The CLAR lecture series will take place in the Classics & Archaeology Village on the third floor of University Hall. Each lecture will be followed by drinks and dinner sponsored by the CLAR department and the Dean's office of the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts.

Make Your Own Cuneiform Tablet with professor Heidi Fessler & Saturnalia hosted by professors Chris Gipson and Jordan Christopher. Join us on Thursday November 30th from 5:30-7:30pm in University Hall 3700. The presentation will be followed by a reception. All are welcome.

Come learn about the experiences that our CLAR students had over their summer 2023 excursions in Greece! Clara Goolsby will be presenting on "A Summer in the Archives" and Max Nicolais will be presenting on "Excavating in Ancient Corinth." Please come early to learn about our major and chat with faculty members! The presentations will be followed by a reception with food and beverages.

"Stasis: Simulating Civil Conflict in Archaic Greece" Join us on Thursday October 26th from 5:30-6:30pm for the presentation of Dr. Ben Radcliffe's game in University Hall 3700. The presentation will be followed by a reception. All are welcome.

“Discovering the kingdom of Ugarit in Syria - C.F.A Schaeffer's excavations at Minet el-Beida and Ras Shamra between 1929 and 1937” Join us on Thursday October 12th from 5:30-6:30pm for the presentation of Dr. Caroline Sauvage's book in University Hall 3700. The presentation will be followed by a reception. All are welcome.

LMU alum, English Professor and Accomplished Screenwriter, TV writer and producer, off-Broadway playwright, and story consultant will share his insights with LMU students. His movie Candy Cane Lane, starring Eddie Murphy and produced by Brian Grazer, will be released this holiday season. LMU students email your questions to our moderator, Chair of Classics & Archaeology, Prof. Katerina Zacharia. Reception sponsored by the departments of: Classics & Archaeology, English, Theater Arts, Screenwriting, and Film, TV & Media Studies.

Prof. Katerina Zacharia is hosting a Short Film Screening with her "Greek Cinema" course. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director and screenwriter, both of whom are LAGFF's inaugural Student Fellows from the School of Film at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece Luncheon is sponsored by OISS. Synopsis: a coming-of-age story about two sisters leading their lives in different directions, who are summoned to a night of decision making.