Studying the Ancient Greek and Roman Worlds at Berkeley
The department teaches and studies the languages, cultures, histories, philosophies, literatures, art, and material culture of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. It is home to exciting and welcoming undergraduate major programs and maintains a rich and varied schedule of undergraduate courses, including a full curriculum of ancient Greek and Latin language instruction. Its PhD programs in Classics and Classical Archaeology are enriched every year by the arrival of new future leaders in the study of the ancient world, and for generations their graduates have gone on to renew or remake their fields. Itself a teeming center of intellectual vitality on campus, the department is affiliated with internationally important research units directed by its faculty, including the Center for the Tebtunis Papyri, the Sara B. Aleshire Center for Greek Epigraphy, and the Nemea Center for Classical Archaeology. The department organizes many events of interest and hosts many visits, most notably the storied annual Jane K. Sather Professorship of Classical Literature.
Featured Courses
Themes from the literature & culture of ancient Greece, the Hebrew Bible, ancient Rome, and early Christianity significant for Western Civilization's development. 5 units. Fulfills R&C A or B + one L&S Breadth.
This course will study sexuality and gender in two very different historical periods--ancient Greece and 19th-century Europe.
News
We are delighted to announce that Erin Lam has just accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature/Classics at UC Riverside. Congratulations to Erin!
The Department has been authorized to search for a scholar of Latin Literature or Roman Archaeology at the level of assistant or associate professor. For full details and to apply, please follow this link.
Events
Jan
30
2025
A talk by Agnes Callard, In conversation with Judith Butler, in connection with the publication of her new book, "Open Socrates: The Case For A Philosophical Life" (Norton)
Sponsored by the Townsend Humanities Center
Jan
31
2025
A talk by Agnes Callard
Sponsored by the Joint Program in Ancient Philosophy