Welcome to the home page of Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Studies at the University of Melbourne. This is an interdisciplinary and interdepartmental programme, offering a range of courses in these areas in a series of undergraduate majors, postgraduate coursework programmes and research degrees.
The undergraduate majors, the Graduate Certificate and Diploma and the Postgraduate Diploma allow you to combine subjects from different Schools in the Arts Faculty and selected subjects from the Faculties of Music and Architecture, Building and Planning.
If you are interested in undertaking a research degree (MA or PhD), please contact staff in the relevant Department.
There are many discussion groups, seminars and conferences in these fields: see the links under Seminars and Conferences on this page.
Ptolemy's Almagest: A Melbourne Treasure
A paper by John Crossley for the Medieval Round Table at 6:00 on Monday 7 July in the Large Seminar Room, second floor, John Medley West.
Private and Public Lies: The Discourse of Despotism and Deceit in the Ancient World
A conference at the University of Melbourne, 7-10 July 2008. Central themes are the deep fascination which ancient writers and societies had for how private actions by powerful individuals could step over boundaries and affect public responsibilities, and how these individuals used deceit to disguise the real facts of private and public reality.
Pouvoirs extraordinaires et tromperie: La tentation de la monarchie à la fin de la République romaine (82-44 av. J.-C.)
An open lecture by Frédéric Hurlet, Université de Nantes at 12:00 on Tuesday 8 July in the Turner Theatre, Botany Building. This paper will be delivered in French.
Autochthonous Autocrats: The Tyranny of the Athenian Democracy
A free public lecture by Professor Jonathan M. Hall, University of Chicago at 6:30 on Tuesday 8 July in the Elisabeth Murdoch Theatre. This lecture is a keynote session from the Private and Public Lies conference.
Lies, Deception and Economy with the Truth: Augustus and the Establishment of the Principate
A free public lecture by Professor John Rich, University of Nottingham at 6:30 on Wednesday 9 July in the Elisabeth Murdoch Theatre. This lecture is a keynote session from the Private and Public Lies conference.
The Res Gestae Diui Augusti
An open graduate seminar by Professor John Rich, University of Nottingham at12:00 on Thursday 9 July in the Turner Theatre, Botany Building.
Australian Archaeologists at Pella
An exhibition looking at the ancient city of Pella in the North Jordan Valley curated by Andrew Jamieson, including objects from the University's Classics and Archaeology Collection, at the Ian Potter Museum of Art from 10 April to 14 September.