14–16 Nov Laetae segetes VIII International Ph.D. conference with papers in the fields of ancient literature, classical languages, history of antiquity, Latin medieval studies, Byzantine studies, and Neo-Greek philology.
1–3 Dec International conference “Editing Reconsidered" We would like to invite you to an international conference “Editing Reconsidered: Editors, Users and Curators of Medieval Sources in the 21st Century” that will be held at the Masaryk University on December 1-3, 2022. Proposals can be submitted until 15 August 2022.
31 May–3 Jun 2023 25th Annual Congress of Mediterranean Studies Association 2023 The 25th Annual Congress of Mediterranean Studies Association is going to take place in 2023 in Brno! MSA is going to organize it in collaboration with the Department of Classical Studies, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University.
8 Aug 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 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 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 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 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 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 Časopis České společnosti novořeckých studií NEOGRAECA BOHEMICA byl zařazen do databáze odborných časopisů 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.
Philologists used tomography to read an ancient curse tablet Latin text written on an ancient curse tablet from Savaria is due to corrosion almost unreadable today. Thus, philologist used modern technology to read it.
22 Oct 2019 New textbook of Modern Greek A new textbook of Modern Greek, created by a team from the DCS, has just been published. It is the first modern Czech textbook of Modern Greek, which as the only textbook on the market offers a comprehensive interpretation of the system of Modern Greek.
2 Sep 2019 Photos: Excursion to Italy During the examination period, students and teachers of Ancient History and Classical Archeology set out to explore ancient civilizations.
25 Jul 2019 Photos: Summer Camps by the Department of Classical Studies Two groups of children had a special opportunity to find a treasure of Olympian gods and to defend borders of the Roman empire against Barbarians.
25 May 2019 An anniversary book about the history of Classical studies in Brno has been published In frame of the edition MUNI ARTS 100, that has been published by the occasion of 100th anniversary of the Masaryk University, there is also a book about the history of Classical studies in Brno.
11 Mar 2019 Mesopotamia in April Prague At the beginning of April, you can explore the mysteries of the ancient Mesopotamia in Prague. The Czech Institute of Egyptology invites to lectures by Professor Matthew Rutz of Brown University.
3 Mar 2019 Digenis Akritis: a Byzantine epos translated by Markéta Kulhánková and Ondřej Cikán The Czech translation of the Byzantine epos Digenis Akritis has been published recently. Markéta Kulhánková from the Department of Classical studies has been one of its translators.
