The Department of Classics engages in teaching and researching the civilization of the ancient Greek and Roman world in its broadest sense, from the Bronze Age Aegean to the transmission of classical literature in the Middle Ages and beyond. Our primary focus is the language, literature, art, and archaeology of the ancient Greeks and Romans, but our reach extends to all aspects of their culture as well as to related civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean world.
Our field is inherently interdisciplinary, and we draw on a range of approaches in order to understand the diversity of these civilizations and to explore the varied ways in which people in later periods, including our own, have found them meaningful. Some of our graduates pursue advanced study in classics and related academic fields, while others go on to professional schools as well as a variety of careers in the public and private sectors.
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Latin minor Justin Hadad ’21 wins Rhodes Scholarship
Justin Hadad ’21, who was a double major in Applied Physics & Economics, and a Latin minor who co-founded a website on the Latin poet Propertius and did a summer research project that involved the American Academy in Rome, has … Continued
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Kenneth Reckford: In Memoriam.
The Department mourns the passing of our dear friend and colleague Kenneth J. Reckford, Kenan Professor of Classics Emeritus, at the age of 88. Kenneth taught at UNC-Chapel Hill from 1960-2003 and left an indelible mark on the Department and … Continued
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The Department mourns the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Kenneth J. Reckford, Kenan Professor of Classics Emeritus. We post below an article written by the late Philip Stadter for Tabulae in Fall 2002, on the occasion of Professor Reckford’s retirement.
Kenneth J. Reckford offers a feast for mind and spirit By Philip Stadter in the Fall 2002 Department newsletter Tabulae. In forty-three years of teaching at Chapel Hill, Prof. Kenneth Reckford has always delighted students and friends with his endless … Continued