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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023

Sun, 04 Jun 2023 19:49:36 GMT

International workshop 7-8 July 2022: Malleable Texts, Fluid Authorships: Galenic Medicine and Late Antiquity.

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 13:59:00 GMT

Organisers: Dr. Caroline Petit (Warwick/HU) and Prof. Dr. Philip van der Eijk (HU)

Research on ancient pharmacological texts has increased dramatically in recent years. Several important projects and doctoral theses are underway, promising to deliver ground-breaking results in the next decade. In this scholarly context, various projects at the Humboldt-Universität and the university of Warwick seem to address converging questions on the changing nature of pharmacological texts across time and space. Authorship becomes more fluid, with the same text receiving various attributions; texts undergo changes of size, ordering, format, as they get adapted for new audiences. As texts become repackaged, manuscripts and papyri offer privileged evidence of those changes. Early translations of Greek works into Latin, Syriac and then Arabic result in epitomes and other reworked, shortened texts. Yet the transmission of ancient Greek pharmacology is often made difficult to apprehend due to missing links and medieval, fragmentary evidence. This workshop therefore proposes to offer complementary perspectives on those shifts, through communications on Greek, Latin and Arabic evidence. Themes that will be addressed include language, style, authorship, dating, transmission, manuscripts.

This workshop is supported by the Collaborative Research Center ‘Episteme in Motion’ (SFB 980), the Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation, the Humboldt-Universität Berlin, the Freie Universität Berlin and the University of Warwick. It is hosted by the project ‘Galen of Pergamum: The Transmission, Interpretation and Completion of Ancient Medicine’ of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences.

PG Open Day on Wednesday 2 December

Mon, 23 Nov 2020 16:53:00 GMT

A PG Open Day for PhD and MA studies will take place on Wednesday 2 December.

M4C scholarship competition for PhD study now open (entry October 2021)

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 09:00:00 GMT

The M4C competition for PhD scholarships is now open. The Department of Classics welcomes applications from strong candidates in our areas of expertise.

New publication (open access): Galen's Treatise περὶ ἀλυπίας (De indolentia) in Context: A tale of resilience

Thu, 03 Jan 2019 22:08:00 GMT

Galen's Treatise περὶ ἀλυπίας (De indolentia) in Context: A tale of resilience, edited by Dr. Caroline Petit, Brill, 2019

In 193 AD, Galen of Pergamum, physician to the emperors, discloses crucial information in a letter to an unnamed friend. This long-lost text was rediscovered in 2005 by a then PhD student, and has since generated more literature than any other Galen text. In the wake of Vivian Nutton's authoritative translation (2013), this collection of essays addresses some of the many facets of the text, shedding new light on Galen, Rome, and the reign of Commodus.

Arising from a Wellcome-funded conference, the book is open access, courtesy of Brill and the Wellcome Trust.

From bitcoin to Bes: Clare writes for BBC History Magazine

Mon, 24 Oct 2016 15:36:13 GMT

From bitcoin to Bes: Clare writes for BBC History Magazine

Dr Michael Scott - Foundation Fellow appointment

Mon, 27 Jul 2015 15:36:52 GMT

Dr Michael Scott has been appointed a Foundation Fellow in the Warwick International Higher Education Academy. More details can be found here: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/academy/

Bimillenium of Augustus' Death Colloquium

Sun, 24 Aug 2014 13:14:33 GMT

Alison Cooley is presenting a paper, 'The invention of the age of Augustus', in Vienna as part of an international conference focusing upon the death of the emperor Augustus 2000 years ago. 24-26 September 2014.

Dr Michael Scott - new President of Lytham St Annes Classical Association branch

Thu, 17 Jul 2014 13:09:54 GMT

Warwick Classics Assistant Professor Dr Michael Scott is to become President of the newly formed Lytham St Annes branch of the Classical Association, one of the UKs biggest institutions for the promotion of Classics. The branch has been formed by local sixth former Katrina Kelly. At the age of 17, she is the youngest person ever to take the initiative to form a branch of the Classical Association since its inception in 1903.

Live debate on Democracy and Imperialism with Monash University

Wed, 30 Apr 2014 08:22:21 GMT

On 30th April, 2nd and 3rd year students taking the Democracy and Imperialism module engaged in a live debate via the international portal with Monash University Classics students. They debated three topics: the power of women in Athens, the most democratic space in ancient Athens and the most radical Athenian politician. Students worked in groups to prepare presentations, then rebutt arguments and make further points before a vote was taken on each topic. Many thanks to the IGGY team who were there videoing the debate, with the resulting footage to be used in IGGY outreach events, as well as on the Plaza big screen on University Campus