George A. Sheets

he/him/his

Educational Background & Specialties

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Educational Background

Publications

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(1983). Plautus and Early Roman Tragedy. Illinois Classical Studies, 8.2, 195-209.
(1994). Conceptualizing International Law in Thucydides. American Journal of Philology, 115, 51-73.
(1981). The Dialect Gloss, Hellenistic Poetics, and Livius Andronicus. American Journal of Philology, 102, 58-78.
(1979). The Dialectological Implications of Secondary Mid-Vowels in Greek. American Journal of Philology, 100, 559-567.
(1975). Palatalization in Greek. Indogermanische Forschungen, 80, 118-168.
(2001). Rhythm in Catullus 34. Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome, 46, 11-21.
(1981, 1993). Herodotus Book I. Hackett Publishing Co. (Bryn Mawr Commentaries).
(2007). Elements of Style in Catullus. Blackwell’s Companion to Catullus, 190-211.
(2005-2006). Distinguishing Cases and Conditions in Roman Legislation. Revue internationale des droits de l’antiquité, 52, 361-375.
(2012). Casebook on Roman Property Law = Casebook zum römischen Sachenrecht, 10th ed., by H. Hausmaninger and R. Gamauf (MANZ, Wien, 2003) translated with introduction and supplementary notes. Oxford University Press.
(1983). Ennius Lyricus. Illinois Classical Studies, 8.1, 22-33.
(2012) Common Law Comparisons with Roman Property Law, Oxford University Press (USA) Academic Group Web Site: www.oup.com/us/romanpropertylaw.
(2023) “The Pronunciation of Classical Attic Zeta,” Classical Continuum: 2023.07.25, https://continuum.fas.harvard.edu/the-pronunciation-of-classical-greek-zeta/

Activities

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Panel Member for External Department Reviews: Dept. of Classics & Religious Studies, University of Nebraska Lincoln; Department of Foreign Languages, Iowa State University.
Mediator: periodic mediation services in employment disputes between University faculty and administration.
External Evaluator for Tenure and/or Promotion Candidates: University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; Colorado State University; University of North Carolina Greensboro; Carleton University, Ottawa (CA).
Editorial Referee: American Journal of Archaeology, American Journal of Philology, Classical Journal, Classical and Modern Literature, Transactions of the American Philological Association, Helios; Penn State University Press, Scholars Press (APA Textbooks), Bryn Mawr Commentaries, Cambridge University Press. 1979 - date
Consultant: Educational Testing Service: content of advanced placement examinations for Latin.

Latin Translation of Legal Texts: litigation services to area firms.
Consultant: Area businesses: naming new products.
Consultant: Stillwater Highschool: ancient Greek history.
Consultant: Minnesota Science Museum: training docents for visiting Pompeii exhibit.

Awards

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Rome Prize Fellowship (NEH Postdoctoral), American Academy in Rome, 1984 - 1985
Award for Excellence in College Teaching, Classical Association of the Middle West and South, 2001 - none
President's Award for Outstanding Service, University of Minnesota, 2013

Courses

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