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Faculty of Classics

 

Name Office phone Email address Job titles
Dr Sahal Abdi sa2289@cam.ac.uk College Post-Doctoral Associate, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
Dr Laura Alvarez lea48@cam.ac.uk Affiliated Researcher
Jamie Anderson jaa84@cam.ac.uk Supervisor: Prof. Stephen Oakley, College: Magdalene, Title of Thesis (preliminary): The Etiology of Victory and Defeat in Roman Historiography
Dr Moreed Arbabzadah mra34@cam.ac.uk Affiliated Lecturer, Faculty of Classics, Research Associate, Faculty of History , Fellow and Praelector, Pembroke College
Emma Arnold ea568@cam.ac.uk Supervisor: Prof. Tim Whitmarsh, College: Trinity, Title of Thesis (preliminary): Untrue Narrative in Greek Imperial Literature
Leo Aschenbrenner Boonstra lhca2@cam.ac.uk Supervisor: Prof. Tim Whimarsh, College: King's, Title of Thesis - Touch Sacred and Profane: Desire, Divinity, and the Tactile in Greek Romance and Early Christianity
Dr Carol Atack cwa24@cam.ac.uk Director of Studies in Classics, Bye-fellow and assistant tutor, Newnham College.

Latest news

Kennedy Professorship of Latin

19 January 2026

The Faculty is delighted to announce that Professor Christopher Whitton has accepted election to the Kennedy Professorship of Latin from 1 October 2026.

Professor Nicholas Zair awarded Leverhulme Research Fellowship

8 January 2026

The Faculty is pleased to announce that Professor Nicholas Zair has been awarded a 3 year Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship from 2026-2029 for his project Understanding Oscan. The Fellowship will allow Nick to spend the next three years working on Oscan, which was spoken widely across Southern Italy between the fifth...

Assistant Professorships in Classics (Greek Literature)

16 December 2025

The Faculty is seeking to appoint two Assistant Professorships in Classics (Greek Literature) from 01 September 2026 (or as soon as possible thereafter). Informal enquiries may be directed to Prof. Timothy Whitmarsh, Regius Professor of Greek . Closing date 19 January 2026. Further details are availble here

Dr Ben Gray, Assistant Professor in Classics (Ancient History)

20 October 2025

The Faculty is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Ben Gray ( Birkbeck, University of London) as Assistant Professor in Classics (Ancient History) from 1st January 2026.