Welcome Jordan Pickett

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The University of Georgia Department of Classics welcomes new Assistant Professor of Classics Jordan Pickett.  Jordan received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania’s Program in the Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Mediterranean World in 2015. His dissertation, “Water after Antiquity in the Eastern Mediterranean: the Afterlives of Roman Hydraulic Infrastructure (300-800 CE),” reflects his many research interests in cities and urban history, ancient infrastructure, the environment, and the ancient economy.

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UGA Classics explores Greek and Roman culture (material; intellectual; religious) from Troy to Augustine; Classical languages and literatures (Greek, Latin, and in English translation); and the reception of Classical Antiquity with A.B. and M.A. Classics degrees with multiple areas of emphasis. Double Dawgs degrees focus on careers in Historic Preservation and World Language Education. Minor degrees in Classical Culture and Classics and Comparative Cultures complement degree programs across campus. New to Classics? Take a course with us on campus or in Europe and acquire future-ready skills.

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