14 May How to mark direct discourse when quotation marks are not available? 4:00 PM Habilitation lecture by Dr. Jana Mikulová. The lecture can be followed online, as well.
13 May Lecture by prof. G. Andreiomenos 4:00 PM We would like to invite you to the lecture Singing the revenge and self-justice: Aspects of the vendetta (gdikiomos) in Mani according to the local folk-songs and traditions, which will be given by prof. G. Andreiomenos (University of the Peloponnese) on Tuesday, 13 May 2025 at 16.00 in lecture room A24.
4 Apr Colloquium Brunense-Oenipontanum 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM With guest speakers from Universität Innsbruck & Universität Graz.
1 Apr Breaching the Convention of Shared Language in Greek and Latin Narrative 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM As part of the guest lecture of the Union of Classical Philologists, Professor Irene J.F. de Jong (University of Amsterdam) will discuss rare moments in ancient narrative where language differences between characters are highlighted for literary effect.
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.
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.
22 Feb 2019 Call for Papers: Titus Maccius Plautus: From Page to Stage A unique opportunity to bring together scholars from various disciplines to share ideas on the comedies of Plautus, especially their performative aspects and the process of their adaptation for the stage. The deadline for proposals is 30 June 2019.
2 Feb 2019 You can follow us newly also on Instagram The Department of Classical Studies has conquered another social network.
29 Nov 2018 A Latin translation of The Bouquet has been introduced A Latin translation of a famous Czech poems collection by Karel Jaromír Erben "The Bouquet" has been finally published as a book, 30 years after its composition.
28 Aug 2018 Video: Iulius furens sive colloquium ultimum Students of Latin by direct method completed the course by creating a Latin video (with Czech, English and Latin subtitles).
27 Jul 2018 Conference program: Byzantium and the modern imagination Program of the international conference held on 12 and 13 September.
26 Jun 2018 Daniela Urbanová: Latin Curse Tablets of the Roman Empire Associate professor in DCS, Daniela Urbanová, has published a new book in Innsbrucker Beiträge zur Kulturwissenschaft series about Latin curse tablets.
