Lindsay Driediger-Murphy

DPhil

Positions

Associate Professor

Faculty of Arts, Department of Classics and Religion

Contact information

ldriedig@ucalgary.ca

Web presence

Institutional repository

Academia.edu

Phone number

Office: 403.220.8354

Location

Office: SS536

Preferred method of communication

The best way to contact me is by email.

Background

Biography

I am currently on leave.

I completed a BA (Hons.) in Greek and Roman Studies at the University of Calgary (2005), followed by an MPhil (2007) and DPhil (2011) in Ancient History at the University of Oxford, UK. These studies were supported by funding from the Government of Alberta, Government of Canada, and the Faculty of Classics and University College, Oxford.

I taught as a Stipendiary College Lecturer in Ancient History at Oriel and Jesus Colleges (University of Oxford, 2011-2013) before joining the University of Calgary's Department of Classics and Religion in 2014.

Research

Areas of Research

Roman and Greek religion, history, and historiography

My research interests include Roman divination, ancient theologies, interactions between religions in antiquity, and Greek and Latin historiography.

I have published in such journals as Classical Quarterly; Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies; Phoenix; and Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik.

My monograph Roman Republican Augury: Freedom and Control, and an edited volume, Ancient Divination and Experience (co-edited with Professor Esther Eidinow) are available from Oxford University Press.

Recent research projects include a study of 'The Nature of Roman Gods', which was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

Courses

Course number	Course title	Semester
RELS 385	Pagans and Christians
GRST 315	Sexuality and Gender in Pre-Modern Mediterranean Society
GRST 499	Topics in Ancient and Medieval Historiography
GRST 345	The Roman Empire
GRST 205	Introduction to Greece and Rome
GRST 504/RELS 590	Honours Thesis

Publications

'Numa and Jupiter: Whose Smile Is It, Anyway?'. Classical Quarterly. 71.1: 259-75. (2021)
Roman Republican Augury: Freedom and Control. Oxford University Press. (2019)
Ancient Divination and Experience. Co-edited with Esther Eidinow. Oxford University Press. (2019)
'Unsuccessful Sacrifice in Roman State Divination'. In: L. G. Driediger-Murphy and E. Eidinow (eds.), Ancient Divination and Experience. Oxford University Press. 178-99. (2019)
'Divination as a Liability in Pompey's Civil War'. Hermathena. Nos. 196/197: 97-117. (2018)
'Do Not Examine, But Believe? A Classicist's Perspective on Teresa Morgan's Roman Faith and Christian Faith'. Religious Studies. 54.4: 568-76. (2018)
'Falsifying the Auspices in Republican Politics'. In: H. van der Blom, C. Gray, and C. Steel (eds.), Institutions and Ideology in Republican Rome. Cambridge University Press. 183-202. (2018)
'Gods Contrary to Nature: A Theological Debate Between Pagans and Christians'. Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies. 57.3: 660-86. (2017)
'Theology as a Historiographic Tool in Dionysius of Halicarnassus'. Phoenix. 68.3-4: 330-49. (2014)
'M. Valerius Messala to Teos (Syll.3 601) and the Theology of Rome's War with Antiochus III'. Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik. 189: 115-20. (2014)

More Information

Graduate Teaching and Supervision

NOTE: I am not currently accepting MA and PhD students. To enquire about supervision, visit: https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/supervisor/lindsay-driediger-murphy

Outreach

I enjoy giving free public lectures to community groups. During the ongoing global pandemic I can give lectures online. Please email me if you are interested in requesting one.