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New Approaches to the History of Plague in Late Antiquity
Date
Friday 3 February 2023
Time
09:00 am to 04:15 pm
Location
School II, St Salvator's Quad

The Long First Plague Pandemic: A View from Italy
Date
Friday 3 February 2023
Time
04:15 pm to 05:45 pm
Location
School II, St Salvator's Quad

'The Freedom to Ruin Ourselves, if We Want To': Valerius Maximus and the exponential vices of empire
Date
Friday 17 February 2023
Time
04:15 pm to 05:45 pm
Location
School of Classics

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Visualising Forced Migration

A research project and art exhibition Directed by Dr Alice König, the 'Visualising Forced Migration' project asks a question of great contemporary importance: how can we understand what it is like to be...

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Tuesday 24 January 2023

Classics seminar series: Spring 2023

The School of Classics seminar series starts on 20 January, with a paper by Anna Judson (Durham). Research seminars take place on Fridays at 4:15 pm or Wednesdays at 2:15 pm. Papers last between 45 and 60 minutes and...

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Monday 16 January 2023

STALOS graduation

Today 21 Monifieth High School pupils are visiting the School of Classics, University of St Andrews, for a gala lunch and to receive their certificates on the successful completion of their Latin studies. This is our...

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Wednesday 7 December 2022