Gisela E. Walberg (1943-2026)
The University of Cincinnati Classics Department is one of the most active and largest centers for the study of the Greek and Roman Antiquity in the United States. Eighteen full-time faculty members, four research associates, and four Rawson Visiting Scholars specialize in Classical philology, ancient history, and archaeology, including Greek prehistory.
About thirty-five graduate students are in residence at any given time, while others spend a year or more abroad to study or conduct research. In the heart of the Department is the recently renovated Burnam Classical Library, the world's most comprehensive library for advanced research in Classics (with some 300,000 volumes). The department's Tytus Fellowships bring an additional nine to twelve researchers to the Department each year, in addition to many shorter-term visitors. About thirty undergraduate majors profit from the vibrant scholarly community, while an Outreach Program takes faculty and graduate students to more than 100 area schools each year. The department's lecture series, including those sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America, attract audiences from the larger academic and lay community in the Cincinnati area. The Department edits Nestor, a bibliographic resource for Aegean Prehistory, and sponsors continuing series of publications for Pylos, Keos, and Troy. Faculty organize or participate in archaeological fieldwork in Greece at Pylos, Knossos, Isthmia, Anavlochos and the Athenian Agora, in Italy at Pompeii and Tharros in Sardinia, in Turkey at Gordion, and in Israel at Caesarea Maritima.
Contact
Department of Classics
410 Blegen Library
PO Box 210226
Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0226
Phone | (513) 556-3050
Fax | (513) 556-4366
classics@uc.edu
Latest News
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Gisela E. Walberg (1943-2026)
We share with great sadness the passing of Gisela E. Walberg, Marion Rawson Professor of Aegean Prehistory Emerita in the Department of Classics at the University of Cincinnati, who died on July 24 at the age of 83.A distinguished Bronze Age Aegean archaeologist, professor Walberg joined the University of Cincinnati Classics faculty in 1979. She remained an active and prolific scholar, as well as a dedicated teacher and mentor, until her retirement in 2011. Her many contributions to the field included directing excavations at Midea in Greece and Episkopi-Bamboula in Cyprus.Beyond her scholarly achievements, she was also known for her kindness, generosity, and commitment to animal welfare.Visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 4, at the Spring Grove Cemetery’s Norman Chapel at 9:00 a.m., with a funeral service following at 10:00 a.m.For additional information, please see the following two obituaries:https://tributearchive.com/obituaries/49096866/dr-gisela-elizabeth-walberg/cincinnati/ohio/spring-grove-funeral-homes -
VAP Job Offers
The Department of Classics at the University of Cincinnati invites applications for two (2) one-year non-renewable positions as a Visiting Assistant Professor in Classics.
VAP in Greek and Latin Language and Literature: https://classicalstudies.org/placement-service/2025-2026/39728/1-year-vap-greek-and-latin-language-and-literature
VAP in Greek and Roman History: https://classicalstudies.org/placement-service/2025-2026/39729/1-year-vap-greek-and-roman-history
Application deadline: May 10, 2026
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Zoe Stamatopoulou on Plutarch's Symposium of the Seven Sages
Congratulation to Zoe Stamatopoulou, who was invited to present a lecture titled "Progeny and Prodigy in Plutarch's Symposium of the Seven Sages" on April 6, at the University of Colorado Boulder, Department of Classics!
Head of Periander, Tyrant of Corinth, and one of the seven wise men of Greece. Roman copy of a lost original of the 4th century. Cook 2013, nr. 266 -
An NHC fellowship for Danielle Kellogg!
Many congratulations to Danielle Kellogg on being awarded an NHC fellowship for her project on Mobility, Citizenship, and the Athenian Democracy!
For more information on this prestigious grant, see https://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/the-national-humanities-center-announces-2026-27-fellows/