The Department of Classics and The Indo-European Studies Program Welcome Reception
2025-10-03 16:00 - 17:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Dodd 275
The Department of Classics and the Program in Indo-European Studies will host their joint Welcome Reception on Friday, October 3, 2025.
All are welcome!

A Conversation with Author and Professor, Catherine Conybeare
2025-10-21 17:00 - 18:30 | Dodd 247
Please join us for a Book Event featuring author and professor Catherine Conybeare. Professor Michele Salzman (UC Riverside) will facilitate a conversation with the author regarding her new book.
All are welcome!

Between the Minoans and the Mycenaeans
2025-11-15 14:00 - 17:00 | Royce Hall 314, 10745 Dickson Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States

Professor Sarah P. Morris' lecture "Out of Anatolia: Hittites, Homer and the Trojan War"
2026-02-26 16:00 - 19:30 | UCLA Faculty Club, Morrison Room, 480 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Please join us for a lecture followed by a reception featuring Professor Sarah Morris who will present her talk “Out of Anatolia: Hittites, Homer and the Trojan War”
This lecture will be held at the Faculty Club’s Morrison Room on Thursday, Feb. 26th at 4 PM. All are welcome!

Emily Greenwood | “Audre Lorde and Plato’s Menexenus: The Master’s House and the House of Difference”
2026-04-23 17:00 - 18:30 | Dodd 247
The UCLA Department of Classics is pleased to present a lecture by Professor Emily Greenwood, Harvard University entitled “Audre Lorde and Plato’s Menexenus: The Master’s House and the House of Difference”

Jennifer Trimble | "Monuments and meanings: ancient Roman damnatio memoriae and statue destructions today"
2026-05-01 16:00 - 18:30 | UCLA Faculty Club, Morrison Room, 480 Charles E Young Dr E, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Annual UCLA Joan Palevsky Lecture
Associate Professor of Classics, Standford University
“Monuments and meanings: ancient Roman damnatio memoriae and statue destructions today”

Sasha-Mae Eccleston | "Book Discussion - Epic Events: Classics and the Politics of Time in the United States Since 9/11"
2026-05-22 16:00 - 17:30 | Dodd 248
Please join us on Friday, May 22, 2026 for a talk by Sasha-Mae Eccleston entitled “Book Discussion – Epic Events: Classics and the Politics of Time in the United States Since 9/11”
All are welcome!

UCLA Classics and Art History Annual Book Giveaway
2026-06-01 09:00 - 2026-06-05 16:00 | Dodd Hall, Second Floor
Please gather your friends & join us at the UCLA Art History & Classics Annual Book Giveaway which will take place in the hallways of Dodd Hall 2nd floor from 9am-4pm on Mon-Fri, June 1-5. These books have been generously donated by our Faculty and there are A LOT of fantastic finds. You will NOT want to miss this!!

Odyssey Book Club | July 30, 5-6 PM
2026-07-30 17:00 - 18:00 | Online
Join us for an online disscusion of Nolan’s film and Homer’s epic. All are welcome but an advance RSVP is required.
RSVP by July 27th here.

Verity Platt | ‘The Garland in Greco-Roman Art: An Exercise in Anthocriticism’.
2026-11-09 16:00 - 17:30
Verity Platt will be giving a talk entitled,‘The Garland in Greco-Roman Art: An Exercise in Anthocriticism’.
Location and details to come so stay tuned.

SAVE THE DATE: Palevsky Lecture with guest speaker Julia Kindt
2027-04-20 16:00 - 18:30
Please save the date for the 2027 Palevsky Lecture with guest speaker Julia Kindt (The University of Sydney).
More details to follow.
