These informal gatherings are intended to give anyone who is interested the opportunity to take a look at some of the Greek texts that they are familiar with in translation. No knowledge of Greek is necessary, and lurkers are welcome. Also welcome is dropping in only once at some point during the semester.

For those who have studied Greek and would like the opportunity to apply what they have learned, they can try their hand at translating with as much guidance as they need. I will also have on hand the standard reference materials to aid translation, and we can practice navigating them a bit.

The gatherings will take place in Curtin Hall, room 382 from 5:00pm-6:00pm on the following Thursdays:

• Thursday, February 16
• Thursday, March 2
• Thursday, March16
• Thursday, March 30
• Thursday, April 13
• Thursday, April 27

Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Dr. Calkins (calkinsr@uwm.edu) if you have any questions or requests!

Wednesday, September 13, 2023
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Curtin 839

Everyone is welcome! Pizza and refreshments will be served!

Wednesday, May 10, 2023
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
CRT 839

Come celebrate the end of the semester and our 2022-2023 graduates!

“Race,” Racism, and Representation in Ancient Italy: Aethiopians in the Visual Arts of the Roman Empire

Lecture by Sinclair Bell, Professor of Art History, University of Northern Illinois

Thursday, October 19, 2023
4:30 PM
LUBAR N140

Co-Sponsored by UWM Classics Program, Dept of Art History and Dept of Anthropology together with the Milwaukee Society of the Archaeological Institute of America.

The visual and material culture of the Roman Empire provides an abundant record of encounters with or simply imaginings of foreign peoples. These images render visible complex formulations of ethnicity, social hierarchies, and power. This lecture surveys the ways in which imperial artists represented the peoples whom the Romans referred to as Aethiopians or Nubians (i.e., “Black” Africans) in a variety of visual media. The lecture also considers how and why these works have been (mis)interpreted or sometimes altogether ignored by ancient art historians, and proposes new ways of integrating them into future, critical histories of Roman art.

September 18 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Curtin Hall, Room 839

Pizza and refreshments will be served! Everyone is welcome!

World Language Cafe

August 30, 11:30am–1:30pm
Spaights Plaza

Visit the World Language Café to chat with students and professors from UWM’s language and culture programs – Arabic, Chinese, Classics, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Jewish Studies, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, American Sign Language, Comparative Literature, Global Studies, Translation & Interpreting Studies. Take-aways-International sweets, stickers, and buttons.

For more information, or to request accommodations, please email wheatley@uwm.edu.

“The Social Life of Roman Soldiers: the Role of Wives, Children and Families in Roman Military Communities”

Virtual Lecture by Dr. Elizabeth Greene (University of Western Ontario)

Live Discussion to follow hosted by Prof. Elisabetta Cova (UWM)

Thursdays, 4-5 pm
CRT 866

Come practice your spoken Latin! Everyone is welcome!

Thursday, May 8, 4-5:30 pm

CRT 866

Come celebrate our grads and the end of another school year!

Everyone is welcome!

Sunday, October 19, 2025, 3:00pm
Mitchell Hall, Room 195

Dr. Pearce Paul Creasman, Executive Director, American Center of Research, Jordan
“Diving the Pyramids: Underwater Tombs and Excavation at the Royal Cemetery of Nuri, Sudan”

Visit the Archaeological Institute of America, Milwaukee Society website for a full listing of AIA talks.