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Monday, September 22, 2025

Welcome to the Tytus fellows of Fall 2025!

On Monday, September 22nd, we had the pleasure to welcome our three Tytus Fellows for Fall 2025 and hear more about their research projects:

Edith Foster (Wooster): Commentary on Book 4 of Thucydides

Bice Peruzzi (Rutgers): Genealogies in Place: Tomb reuse, kinship, and cultural memory in ancient Apulia

Amy Smith (Reading): Master of Attic Red-Figure Painting: The art and legacy of the Pan Painter

Many thanks to our own Steven Ellis for organizing this!

Thursday, September 18, 2025

Florence Gaignerot-Driessen on the origins of the Polis

On September 18th, Florence Gaignerot-Driessen was invited to present a paper titled "Back to the "sources": archaeology of the civic tribes on Crete" at the conference Views on the Polis, an international conference organized at the University Bordeaux Montaigne, after the publication of Polis by John Ma.

Monday, September 08, 2025

Kathleen M. Lynch established the first Dorothy and Marion Rawson Professor in Classical Archaeology

On September 12, in the Burnam Classics Library, the entire department celebrated the newly established Dorothy and Marion Rawson Professorship in Classical Archaeology, and its first holder, Professor Kathleen M. Lynch.

It was a joyous occasion with talks by Daniel Markovich, head, Jay Twomey, representing the College of Arts and Sciences, Jack Davis, Shannan Stewart, and Kathleen herself.

Saturday, September 06, 2025

Jack Davis named Big 12 Faculty of the Year !

Congratulations to our own Jack Davis on being named one of the Big 12 Conference’s first-ever Faculty of the Year honorees! He was presented a trophy at the Bowling Green Falcons-Cincinnati Bearcats football game at Nippert Stadium on September 6.

The award recognizes outstanding faculty across all 16 Big 12 institutions who have excelled in innovation, research, and education. Jack ’s groundbreaking contributions in Greek archaeology exemplify the spirit of discovery and impact that defines our Department and College of Arts and Sciences. We are proud to celebrate this historic recognition of his scholarship and dedication.

We were also very honored and pleased by the presence of Dean James Mack and Divisional Dean Jay Twomey with us in the bleachers.

Friday, September 05, 2025

Collecting Art: Reflections on Works at the University of Cincinnati

The opening of the exhibit, “Collecting Art: Reflections on Works at the University of Cincinnati,” and launch of a book of the same title happened on Friday, September 5, 2025.

Congratulations to Carol Hershenson and Jeff Kramer who co-authored a chapter, “Archaeological Discoveries: Antiquities,” about the items in the departmental collection.

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Oxford critical guide to Tacitus co-edited by Kelly Shannon-Henderson

Many congratulations to our own Kelly Shannon-Henderson on the publication of her co-edited Oxford Critical Guide to Tacitus, now out with Oxford University Press!

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