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!
Classics Notes
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.
Contact Information
Department of Classics
1101 McClung Tower
Knoxville, TN 37996-0413
Phone: (865) 974-5383
Fax: (865) 974-7173