UBC Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies

The organizing committee for the 23rd Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference invites you to attend our conference, Order and Chaos, this Saturday, March 18th.

We are fortunate this year to have an international and highly interdisciplinary group of speakers who will deliver presentations leading us from the beginning of the ancient world to late antiquity.

The conference’s keynote address, “Law Without Order in Severan Rome,” will be delivered by Zachary Herz, Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of Colorado-Boulder, at 6 PM.

To view the conference’s program and to register, please see the link here: https://tinyurl.com/3c6hf4xy

Looking for a major or minor program? 🧐 Join us for the Prospective AMNE Students Orientation and find out more about our programs and the various unique opportunities offered through the AMNE department.

When: March 9th, 5:00 - 6:00pm
Where: the Peña Room/IKBLC 301

Please join us for the next AMNE departmental seminar by Professor Greg Woolf of UCLA, on Wednesday, March 8.
Location: BUCH D218 (in person)
All are welcome, and no registration is required.

This is just a quick announcement to let you know that today's Writing Workshop: Work Smarter, Not Harder, has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. The event will be rescheduled in the near future, so please stay tuned for additional updates!

AMNE Writing Workshop: Work Smarter, Not Harder, will be happening this Wednesday, Feb 8th, at 4:00 pm in BUCH D314.

Archaeologist hails possibly oldest mummy yet found in Egypt The 4,300-year-old mummy was found at the bottom of a 15-metre shaft near the Step Pyramid at Saqqara

Ancient statue of Hercules emerges from Rome sewerage repairs Work depicting mythological hero and apparently dating back to Roman imperial period found near Appian Way

Sharing on behalf of the AMNE Student Association,

🌟Hey AMNE! Like free food?🌟

📢 Want to chat with other majors/ students in AMNE courses and professors? Perhaps you're curious about what a degree in AMNE can do for you and your career path!

📍Our annual Alumni Night is coming up on Monday January 30th at 5:00pm in the Dodson room (302) in IKB.

🎉 We have some special alumni guests coming to share stories, experience, and advice about their current professions.

🎁 There will also be raffle prizes for those that attend!

Please join us for the next AMNE departmental seminar by Professor Joana Campos Clímaco of Federal University of the Amazonas (UFAM) in Manaus-Brazil, on Wednesday, Febuary 8.

Location: BUCH C203 (in person)
All are welcome, and no registration is required.

Please join us on next AMNE departmental seminar by Professor Tamar Hodos of Bristol University, on Wednesday, Jan 25.

Location: BUCH C203 (in person)
All are welcome, and no registration is required.

The Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies welcomes Madeline Miller for a conversation about ancient Greek myth, magic and modernity!

WIN FREE Books 📚:

You can submit questions for Madeline in advance through our Reddit AMA post on r/UBC (bit.ly/AMNEMillerRedditAMA). Those who comment their questions there will be entered in a raffle to win a free Madeline Miller book through the UBC Bookstore!



Key details:

WHEN: Jan 11th, 5-6 pm
WHERE: The Norm Theatre (6138 Student Union Blvd)

Stick around after the event for popcorn and a screening of Disney's Hercules 🍿

Stay tuned for any updates and check our event landing page (amne.ubc.ca/mmiller) for additional information!