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Upcoming events:

2012-02-23: Classical Association of Vancouver Island 2012-02-24: Departmental Seminar 2012-03-19: Classical Association of Vancouver Island 2012-03-20: University of Victoria Lansdowne Lecture Series 2012-03-21: University of Victoria Lansdowne Lecture Series

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Inde tibi tuaeque rei publicae quod imitere capias, inde foedum inceptu foedum exitu quod vites. Ceterum aut me amor negotii suscepti fallit aut nulla unquam res publica nec maior...

'Choose here for yourself and for your own state what you should imitate. Choose here what you should avoid, what was foul in its beginning and foul in its end. But either love for the project I have undertaken deceives me or there never was a greater state...'

                                                                                                     (from Livy's preface to his history of Rome, written 2000 years ago)

Welcome to the Department of Greek and Roman Studies at the University of Victoria!

To explore Greek and Roman culture, whether through literary or material evidence, is to explore the origins of Western civilization itself. The societies of antiquity are also, as Livy suggests, a prism through which to investigate and interrogate our own.

We offer courses in the archaeology, art, history, languages and literature of ancient Greece and Rome, both in the original languages and in English translation. We provide undergraduate programs leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Greek and Roman Studies (General, Major and Honours) and in Greek and Latin Language and Literature (Major and Honours), and also a graduate program leading to the degree of Master of Arts. Special arrangements can be made for a program leading to a Ph.D.

The study of Greece and Rome benefits students with diverse fields of interest, including those pursuing future careers in Law, Medicine, Engineering, Political Science, Humanities and the Fine Arts. While we strongly encourage students to consider majoring in Greek and Roman Studies, our curriculum does allow for students with little or no background in Classical studies to learn about the ancient world at any stage of their academic career.

Students have opportunities to travel overseas for the purpose of study through our International Field School Program, 'UVic in Greece and Turkey', or through participation in archaeological excavations.

Click on the links to the left for more information about the Department, its faculty and its programs. If you have any questions, you can contact the Graduate Adviser or the Undergraduate Adviser.

Upcoming events are listed in the box on the right.