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Welcome to the University of Tennessee's Department of Classics

Welcome to the UT Department of Classics!

Welcome to the Classics website. This is the department where students study not only Greek and Latin, but also the ancient Mediterranean world in all its aspects. In space, this means the Mediterranean basin and areas contiguous to it; in range of time, this means from the middle of the third millennium BCE to the middle of the first millennium CE. These boundaries are extended by the collaborative work we undertake with archaeologists in the Departments of Anthropology and History and with medievalists in the Departments of English, History, and Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures. The end result is an enormous span of times, places, and methods, as we tackle not only the languages and literatures of antiquity, but also all aspects of material culture as we can capture it through our work in archaeology, social history, cultural studies, economics, and so on.

We hope that visitors to this site will learn more about the regular courses that we offer, the various tracks of undergraduate and graduate study, and the varied expertises of the faculty. If you are in Knoxville, we hope you will drop in and see us!

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  • There are new major and minor concentrations available in Classical Archaeology beginning in Fall 2011. Click here to look at the majors, and the minor

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Events Calendar

Events Calendar




  • 02/24/2012 Haines-Morris Distinguished Lecturer Ellen Greene, Paxton Presidential Professor of Classics, University of Oklahoma "Sex, Violence, and Voyeurism in Roman Elegy" University Center Crest Room, 4:45, Friday, February 24. Free and open to the public. A reception will follow.

  • 3/02/2012 Classics Undergraduate Research Conference, Senators, Soldiers, and Slaves: Perspectives on Life in Antiquity, Black Cultural Center, 9am-3:45pm.

  • 3/02/2012 9am. Keynote address, Classics Undergraduate Research Conference: Garrett Fagan, Associate Professor of Classics, Pennsylvania State University, "Watching the Fighters: Exploring the Roman Fascination with Gladiatorial Combat." Black Cultural Center 102-104.

    Images from ancient Mediterranean cultures

    East Tennessee Society of the Archaeological Institute of America

    Contact Information

    Department of Classics
    1101 McClung Tower
    Knoxville, TN 37996-0413

    Phone: (865) 974-5383
    Fax: (865) 974-7173