The Department also administers the Program in Religious Studies. Through us, you can learn Latin, ancient Greek, Hebrew and modern Arabic.
The Department of Classics offers a variety of classes in Greek and Roman literature, ancient and Medieval philosophy, ancient and Christian religion, and general classical culture. Many doors open into the Classical and Medieval world through Dalhousie’s Department of Classics. The study of mythology, literature, history, philosophy, religion, Arabic, Greek, Latin and Hebrew enable an understandi
04/07/2022
well friends, we’ve done it! another year over. may you all finish your assignments and exams with achillean swiftness, and may you spend the summer as relaxed as (ferrucci’s) caesar is in this photo. thank you a million times over for your energy and eagerness, and we will see all of you returning folk back in the department in september. ❤️❤️❤️
03/04/2022
Get excited, friends! we’re ONE WEEK AWAY from this year’s Pythian Games! Students from all departments, as well as alumni, are encouraged to attend and/or participate! reach out to the Res Publica exec team if you’d like more info!
12/01/2021
some fun etymology & history for all of you, on this snowy first day of december in halifax ❄️❄️❄️
10/20/2021
In-person life is up and running once more in the Classics department, as is our social media! We are very excited to welcome back Dalhousie alumnus Dr. Nicholas Thorne next week for a wonderful lecture on Plato & Thucydides. All are welcome, and we hope to see you there!
(This event will comply with all campus and provincial COVID-19 regulations. This will be an indoor event, so please wear a mask at all times, and practice social distancing whenever possible.)
03/03/2021
This Friday, in our favourite annual event, students will compete virtually for a chance to win glory, renown and cash prizes. Come out and support this year’s performers! Contact [email protected] or message us here for the Zoom link.
02/12/2021
Yet another exciting event is coming soon! Message me for the Zoom link!
02/12/2021
We are so excited to announce that our favourite annual event, The Pythian Games, will be held virtually this year! We encourage anyone interested to submit a poetry, song, theatre or music performance. We can’t wait to see your submissions and to celebrate on March 5th!
01/18/2021
An alumna of Dal Classics, Dr. Lindsay Reid, will be speaking on Sat. Jan. 23 at the Early Modern Studies Society conference at King's this Saturday. Her talk on "Shakespeare's Ovid" is happening on Sat. Jan. 23 at 12:30 pm.
To watch any presentations at the conference, which will be held over Zoom, just fill in the registration form to receive a link for the Zoom meeting.
See the whole conference line-up and register here:
9th Annual Conference of the Early Modern | University of King's College Students in the Early Modern Studies Program will present a conference on their work. The conference will be held online and will feature a keynote lecture by Dr. Karen Detlefsen (University of
01/11/2021
Our students and alumni may be interested in this event. For those of you who do not know him, Dr. Crouse was a much beloved and deeply influential professor of Patristics and Medieval Philosophy in the Dalhousie Classics Department.
The Rev’d Dr. Andrew Louth will deliver the 2021 Robert Crouse Memorial Lecture, entitled “The Necessity of Platonism for Christian Theology” on Sunday, January 17 at 4 p.m.
The Platonic foundations of Christian theology was a central theme of the scholarship of Fr. Crouse. For him, the wisdom of the Greeks was not superseded by Christian revelation, but built upon and brought to its fulfillment. Building on his recent work on the writings of Hans Urs von Balthasar, Fr. Louth will explore this theme in honour of Fr. Crouse, he says, “hoping this will be a fitting tribute to one I much admire.”
The lecture will be delivered remotely, as Father Louth lives in England. All are welcome to join on Zoom from wherever they are, including for the Q&A session which follows the lecture. To sign up to receive the Zoom link, please http://kingschapel.ca/crouse. Registration will close at 4 p.m. on Saturday, January 16.
Further information about Andrew Louth, or about Robert Crouse, in whose memory the lecture will be given, can also be found at http://www.kingschapel.ca/crouse.
Crouse Lecture 2021 — King's College Chapel The question of the Platonic foundations of Christian theology was a central theme of the scholarship of Fr. Crouse. For him, the wisdom of the Greeks was not superseded by Christian revelation, but built upon and brought to its fulfillment. Building on his recent work on the writings of Hans Urs vo...
12/03/2020
Great opportunity to get your paper published!
11/24/2020
Don’t miss it! Message me for the Zoom link:)
11/15/2020
Please join us for our next guest lecture on the 24th!🤩
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