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Dr. Parara Gives Keynote at International Greek Language Day

Dr. Polyvia Parara speaks on the Modernity of the Greek Language

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Prof. Graf's Article Wins the American Journal of Philology's Best Article Prize!

“The Pleasures of Flattery and the Hermeneutics of Suspicion in Seneca’s Natural Questions (4a. Praef.)”

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Prof. Wasdin's Latin Seminar Explores Rare Books at the Library of Congress

Prof. Wasdin took her Latin class to explore the rare book collection of the Library of Congress.

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Prof. Graf Publishes New Book on Seneca

Prof. Graf's book, entitled Seneca's Affective Cosmos, was published this fall by Oxford University Press.

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Classical Influences in America

Students, Marissa Hicks and Zachary Wilton, explore influences of Greece and Rome on the political and ideological development of the United States

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Graduate Program

The Department of Classics at the University of Maryland, College Park offers a graduate program of study with specializations in Latin or Latin and Greek leading to the degree of Master of Arts

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Modern Greek Studies

Modern Greek Studies

For twenty-five years, the Classics Department has offered courses in Modern as well as Ancient Greek. Our Modern Greek offerings have grown from one course per semester in 1989 to a range of seven to eight courses per academic year, covering the full range from beginning to advanced levels.

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Our academic programs are the heart of what we are about. Some of our classes take place outside the classroom, “on location” in Italy, Greece, and France. 

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