项目介绍

2022年9月28日

The department sponsors work across many aspects of the study of the ancient Mediterranean, including Greek and Latin literature,  history, philosophy, art, and archeology. Successful applicants to the Ph.D. track in Literature or in History must have at least three years of one ancient language (Greek and Latin), and at least two of the other; successful applicants to the Ph.D. track in Archaeology must have at least three years of one ancient language (Latin or Greek). We have a strong, balanced program in literary, historical, cultural, and archaeological studies, including special expertise in documentary studies– papyrology, palaeography, and epigraphy. Our department is an integral part of both Duke’s Center for Late Ancient Studies and Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Resources for Classical Studies include large collections of ancient Greek papyri and medieval Greek and Latin manuscripts, the Rostovtzeff-Welles library, and the Duke Immersive Environment and other virtual reality labs, and the Classical Collection of Greek and Roman Art in the Nasher Museum of Art. We participate in the programs of the American Academy in Rome and the American School in Athens; many students spend a year or a summer at one or the other. Students in our program are able, through course work, directed research, and their own teaching, to prepare for careers within the academy as broadly trained classical scholars and also to prepare for equally valued careers outside the academy through Duke’s robust programming for humanities Ph.Ds and through departmental programming and alumni networks.