Upcoming Events and Deadlines

Scroll down to see four categories of events which may be of interest to members of the Colorado Classics Association (CCA):

Meetings, Lectures, Symposia in CO

  • Wednesday, Nov. 5, 7:00 pm in Hale Science Building 230: Professor Oliver Harris (University of Leicester), will present “Why Archaeology Matters, But Not Just for the Reasons You Think.” (Please plan to arrive at the south door of Hale prior to 7:00.) Professor Harris proposes: “Archaeologists normally suggest that the discipline’s main strength is in telling us about past events that escape the written historical record. In this lecture I will argue that we can also embrace how archaeology provides us with creative ways to think about a wide range of contemporary issues. Drawing on examples ranging from the excavation of the first Viking boat burial found on the UK mainland to studies of a Bronze Age gold worker, this lecture sets out how a collaborative archaeology can help us think differently not only about the worlds of the past but also about those of today and tomorrow.”
  • Monday, Nov. 10, 5:00 pm in Hale Science Building 230: Dr. Ute Wartenberg Kagan (Sydney F. Martin Executive Director, American Numismatic Society, and President, International Numismatic Council), will present “Ancient Greek Coinage from Lydia to Athens.”. Dr, Wartenberg Kagan willl explore the origins and development of coinage during the Archaic period: when, where, and why coinage was first introduced, how it was produced, and the ways in which it was used. The earliest coins, made of electrum, appeared in Lydia and Ionia in the mid-seventh century BCE. By analyzing early specimens and their findspots, the lecture will consider the revolutionary nature of this innovation. It will also trace the subsequent introduction of silver and gold coinage by the mid-sixth century BCE and discuss how Athens and other Greek city-states adopted this new medium of exchange.
  • Please also see the events calendar of the CU Boulder Classics Department for advance information about academic talks related to ancient Greece and Rome.
  • Additionally, The Archaeological Institute of America, Boulder Society regularly gives advance notice of events pertaining to Classical Antiquity on its website.

Virtual Meetings, Lectures, Symposia

  • (None currently scheduled)

Performances and Exhibits

  • (None currently scheduled!)

National Awards and Fellowships

Last updated November 1, 2025. To suggest an addition, please email Pierre Habel, CCA Communications Director, commsdirectorofcca@gmail.com.