News and Events | Department of Classical Studies

27 Oct

A photographic look back at the ancient reading en plein-air

See how the public reading of ancient poems in Denis Gardens was directed by our student club.

24 Jul

Little heroes helped Odysseus on his way out of Troy

Many adventures awaited them along the way, during which they learned how to shoot a bow, give first aid or extinguish the burning Troy. Take a look at the new suburban camp of the Department of Classical Studies of the Faculty of Arts MU.

24 May

A sea of words: Artificial Intelligence and Youths

Young European and Mediterranean youths are invited to write a story about the impact of Artificial Intelligence in our societies. The authors of the 10 best texts will enjoy a 3-day stay in Barcelona in November 9th, 2023, to participate in an awards ceremony, workshops and cultural exchanges. Their works will be published in a book. Deadline: 25 June 2023

9 May

Call for Papers: Literature and Totalitarianism

The Conference aspires to contribute to comparative approaches regarding perceptions and narrations of totalitarian regimes. We are accepting proposals until August 31, 2023.

28 Apr

Lectures by Miqayel Badalyan

On 25 and 27 April, lectures by Miqayel Badalyan, Director of the Historical and Archaeological Museum of Erebuni in Yerevan, were held at our Department. The public lecture Ancient History of Armenia was given in the presence of the Armenian Ambassador Mr. Ashot Hovakimian.

6 Feb

Students taught the Doggie and Pussycat Latin

As part of a course on Latin translations of modern works, they translated the first chapter of All About Doggie and Pussycat into Latin.

27 Sep 2022

Evolution of Direct Discourse Marking from Classical to Late Latin

If you read a work by Cicero or Seneca and then open The Pilgrimage of Egeria, Augustine, or Gregory of Tours, you will soon notice that Late Latin authors quote authorities differently. They provide a perfect example of synthesising two potentially conflicting traditions – “classical” and “biblical”. The book Evolution of Direct Discourse Marking from Classical to Late Latin examines how the system of direct discourse marking developed over the centuries.

8 Aug 2022

Call for Papers: Laetae segetes VIII – deadline extended

An opportunity for beginning researchers to present their work. After a break "offline" in Brno again. The deadline for proposals has been extended to 31 August 2022.

19 Jul 2022

Suburban camp took the brave to the underworld

They helped Hercules to lead Cerberus from there and thus accomplish one of his tasks. While doing the other ones, they learned how to shoot a bow, tried to tame the river's flow, and gained many other useful skills. Take a look at the new suburban camp of the Department of Classical Studies of the Faculty of Arts MU.

1 Jul 2022

Images of Balkans in Modern Greek Literature

We would like to invite you to a new course dedicated to representations of the Balkan Other and the Balkans. Using the theoretical tools of Imagology, the aim is to highlight the stereotypical constructions and the main connotations of the term "Balkans" in 19th and 20th century Modern Greek literature.
Focusing mainly on literary texts, but also referring to other types of sources, the course aims to reconstruct the way in which the Balkans were perceived in the Μodern Greek imaginary.

1 Apr 2022

Doc. Katarina Petrovićová is in the head of the Department of Classical Studies

This happened after the current head of the department, doc. Radová assumed the position of Dean of the Faculty on 1 April. A selection procedure is currently underway for all heads of departments, the results of which will be known at the end of May.

26 Jan 2022

The Faculty of Arts will be headed by doc. Irena Radová

Doc. Mgr. Irena Radová, Ph.D., is the head of the Department of Classical Studies at the Faculty of Arts, where she teaches mainly ancient Greek and Roman literature. However, many know her from her established faculty-wide lectures on ancient mythology, which she also deals with scientifically. She has had positions at several foreign universities and since 2004 has been the head of the Department of Classical Studies at the MU Faculty of Arts. For two terms, she was Vice-Dean for Admissions and Development of Study Programmes at the Faculty.

11 Jan 2022

Access to the Loeb Classical Library Database

Great news not only for students of Classical Studies! Permanent access to the Loeb Classical Library database, which offers more than 500 volumes of Greek and Latin literature, including English translations, has been purchased. There you will find epic and lyric poetry, tragedy and comedy, philosophy, oratory, mathematics and other fields.

19 Jul 2021

The little Argonauts went to Colchis for the golden fleece

Along the way, they learned to shoot a bow, wriggle out of a rope labyrinth, tried out ancient sports equipment and gained many other useful skills. Take a look at the new suburban camp of the Department of Classical Studies of the Faculty of Arts MU.

18 Feb 2021

A special international online course will focus on methodology of papyrology

It is going to be held by Giuseppina Azzarello from Udine. There will be also italian students in the seminars.

22 Sep 2020

Scholarship for master-degree students in modern Greek

DCS and Association for the Promotion of Educational Books offer a monthly scholarship of 400 EUR for the most successful candidate in the admission exam of the master-degree programme in Modern Greek Language and Literature. The deadline for submission is 30th November.

22 Sep 2020

International Workshop Motifs, Influences, and Narrative Strategies in the Epics of the Medieval East and West

The workshop aims to bring together scholars working on the Digenis poem and related Byzantine genres with specialist in both western and eastern medieval epics.

10 Jun 2020

Časopis Neograeca Bohemica v databázi ERIH PLUS

18 May 2020

Records of online lectures "The Palmyrenes from Hadrian's Wall to India"

If you missed Stefan Magnani's online lectures, which took place at DCS last week, you can now also play them on the recording.

26 Dec 2019

Photos: Plautus from Page to Stage

Photo gallery from the international conference Titus Maccius Plautus: From Page to Stage.