Department of Ancient Studies Stellenbosch

Department of Ancient Studies Stellenbosch The Department of Ancient Studies at the University of Stellenbosch

The Department of Ancient Studies was established in 1999 as the amalgamation of the previous Departments of Classics and Ancient Near Eastern Studies. The Department studies the ancient cultures and languages of the Mediterranean and Western Asia and North Africa and offers courses in Ancient Cultures, Biblical Hebrew, Ancient Greek, Latin and Classical Legal Culture.

Join us in person or online for our next research seminar from Dr Shani Lange on the Aeneid. Meet us on the 29th in the ...
28/09/2026

Join us in person or online for our next research seminar from Dr Shani Lange on the Aeneid. Meet us on the 29th in the department or online via the link in our bio.

This is a great chance to get an in-depth look into one of the most iconic Latin epic poems. See you there!

Last push to find the owner of this beautiful, hand-knitted jumper. If you or someone you know left it in our tearoom la...
23/09/2026

Last push to find the owner of this beautiful, hand-knitted jumper. If you or someone you know left it in our tearoom last term, please DM us. (Its current keeper is growing more and more excited about keeping it with every passing day... it’s a bit sad, really.)

Join us in person or online on the 15th for Dr Izaak Connoway's eye opening research seminar on Yahweh’s (un)willingness...
09/09/2026

Join us in person or online on the 15th for Dr Izaak Connoway's eye opening research seminar on Yahweh’s (un)willingness to destroy Israel in Deuteronomy. See link in bio for online attendance link on the day.

Do note: this isn’t only for Biblical languages nerds. All are welcome.

Thanks Nuraan Etsebeth for sharing these photos from Dr Johan Steenkamp’s seminar in our department. All the feedback wa...
04/09/2026

Thanks Nuraan Etsebeth for sharing these photos from Dr Johan Steenkamp’s seminar in our department. All the feedback was that it was frightfully interesting 🙂. Those with keen eyes will spot the highly respected Ovidian scholar, Prof. Emerita Jo-Marie Claassen, in the last photo. We count it a privilege to have her attending our research seminars so regularly — most often online, but as you see here, also in person from time to time.


P.S. Keep a weather eye out for the details of Term 4’s research seminars so — they will not disappoint.

Happy Admin Professionals’ Day to our Louise Damons. We appreciate you very very much! 🤗
02/09/2026

Happy Admin Professionals’ Day to our Louise Damons. We appreciate you very very much! 🤗

Join us on Tuesday, 01 September for a Research Seminar with Prof. Johan Steenkamp on Greek Myth in English. Join us in ...
24/08/2026

Join us on Tuesday, 01 September for a Research Seminar with Prof. Johan Steenkamp on Greek Myth in English. Join us in person in Arts 332 (or online in the link in our bio.). Snacks and refreshments will be served after. All welcome!

Our annual Living Antiquity lecture in honour of Sheelagh Fitzpatrick-de Vries was delivered by Professor Jacqueline Klo...
23/08/2026

Our annual Living Antiquity lecture in honour of Sheelagh Fitzpatrick-de Vries was delivered by Professor Jacqueline Klooster of Freiburg University at STIAS last week. We were thrilled to see so many colleagues, students and friends of the department there on Monday night ☺️. Professor Klooster is also an extraordinary professor in the department. We were thrilled that Christina Wright, daughter of Sheelagh, was our guest at lecture. We very much appreciate the generosity and support of the family of Sheelagh, in whose name student bursaries are awarded annually in the department. It was an excellent lecture and occasion! Thank you to Prof Klooster for being our speaker this year.

Today is your LAST CHANCE to RSVP for in-person attendance of our annual Living Antiquity Lecture, presented this year b...
03/08/2026

Today is your LAST CHANCE to RSVP for in-person attendance of our annual Living Antiquity Lecture, presented this year by the wonderful Prof. Jacqueline Klooster. If this is the first you’re hearing of this, you should probably get onto our mailing list. DM us (on Instagram) for more details. Please note that this event will also be live-streamed. We’ll post the link to our bio closer to the time.

Prof. Amy Russell is visiting tomorrow to talk to us about how scale matters. Join us in the Ancient Studies Department ...
03/08/2026

Prof. Amy Russell is visiting tomorrow to talk to us about how scale matters. Join us in the Ancient Studies Department (or online at the link in our bio!) around 17h10, and stay for light refreshments after the seminar. All are welcome.

On Tuesday, 21 July, students and staff from Ancient Studies and Drama had the privilege to take part in a workshop run ...
26/07/2026

On Tuesday, 21 July, students and staff from Ancient Studies and Drama had the privilege to take part in a workshop run by Rush Rehm, professor of Theater & Performance Studies and Classics at Stanford University. We read and performed a selection of choruses from Aeschylus' Agamemnon under Rush's expert guidance. What an enlightening and unforgettable experience. And a huge thank you to Rush for his time, infectious enthusiasm and guidance. We hope we may do this again someday!

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Arts And Social Sciences Building, Corner Of Merriman And Ryneveld
Stellenbosch
7600

Opening Hours

Monday 08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 17:00
Thursday 08:00 - 17:00
Friday 08:00 - 17:00

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+27218083203

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