Department Affiliations
University Affiliations
- Law School
Narrative
My research and teaching interests include comparative Indo-European linguistics, Greek and Latin literature, and Greek and Roman law and legal practice.
Specialties
- Historical Linguistics
- Latin and Greek literature
- Roman Law
Educational Background
- BA: Latin, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1970.
- PhD: Classical Studies, Duke University, Durham, NC, 1974.
- JD: Law, William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, MN, 1990.
Publications
- Elements of Style in Catullus: Sheets, George A, Blackwell’s Companion to Catullus, 190-211, 2007.
- Distinguishing Cases and Conditions in Roman Legislation: Sheets, George A, Revue internationale des droits de l’antiquité, 52 361-375, 2005-2006.
- Rhythm in Catullus 34. Sheets, George A, Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome 46, pp. 11-21, 2001.
- Conceptualizing International Law in Thucydides: Sheets, George A, American Journal of Philology, 115 51-73, 1994.
- Plautus and Early Roman Tragedy: Sheets, George A, Illinois Classical Studies, 8.2 195-209, 1983.
- Ennius Lyricus: Sheets, George A, Illinois Classical Studies, 8.1 22-33, 1983.
- Herodotus Book I. Sheets, George A, Hackett Publishing Co. (Bryn Mawr Commentaries), 1981, 1993.
- The Dialect Gloss, Hellenistic Poetics, and Livius Andronicus: Sheets, George A, American Journal of Philology, 102 58-78, 1981.
- The Dialectological Implications of Secondary Mid-Vowels in Greek: Sheets, George A, American Journal of Philology, 100 559-567, 1979.
- Palatalization in Greek: Sheets, George A, Indogermanische Forschungen, 80 118-168, 1975.
Research Activities
- Introduction to the historical-comparative grammar of Greek and Latin: a textbook for college and university students, 2009
Creative Activities
- Translator: Casebook zum Römischen Sachenrecht, 10th ed., by H. Hausmaninger and R. Gamauf, 2008
Professional Activities
- 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 , 1979 - date
- Consultant: Educational Testing Service, regarding: new Advanced Placement examination for Latin , 2008
- Panel Member for External Department Review: Dept. of Classics & Religious Studies, University of Nebraska Lincoln , Fall 2001
- Panel Member for External Department Review: Department of Foreign Languages, Iowa State University , Fall 1999
- External Promotion Reviewer: Careleton University, Ottawa , Fall 2009
- External Tenure Evaluator, Department of History, Colorado State University , 2007
- External Tenure Review Evaluator: Dept. of Classics, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill , Fall 1999
- External Tenure Review Evaluator: Dept. of Classics, University of North Carolina Greensboro , Fall 1998
- Mediator: periodic mediation services in employment disputes between University faculty and administration , 1999
Outreach Activities
- Consultant: Minnesota Science Museum: training docents for visiting Pompeii exhibit, 2007 - 2008
- Latin Translation of Legal Texts: litigation consulting & translation services provided to area law firm, March 2004 - April 2004
- Consultant re "The Pan-Hellenic Council," an ancient history simulation: Dept. of History, Stillwater Highschool, 1993
- Language Consultant: service to various area businesses and communities on naming new products, creating mottoes, etc., 1983 - - date
Awards
- Award for Excellence in College Teaching, Classical Association of the Middle West and South, 2001
- Rome Prize Fellowship (NEH Postdoctoral), American Academy in Rome, 1984 - 1985
Courses Taught
- CNES 5715: Historical/Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin
- Grk 5716: History of Greek
- CNES 5717: History of Latin
- Lat 5012: Latin Prose Composition
- Grk 5012: Greek Prose Composition
- CNES 5013/LAW 6029: Introduction to Roman Law
- LING 3/5601: Historical Linguistics
- GRK 5310: Orators
- LAT 5380: Legal Texts
- GRK 5340: Historians
- LAT 5310: Historians
- CNES 1003: World of Rome
- CNES 1002: World of Greece
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