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Faculty of Classics

 

Name Office phone Email address Job titles
Francesco De Vita fpd20@cam.ac.uk Supervisor: Prof. James Warren, College: Corpus Christi, Title of Thesis: The Social Organisation of the Epicurean Community
Alfred Deahl ld624@cam.ac.uk Supervisor: Prof. Alessandro Launaro, College: Gonville and Caius, Title of Thesis (preliminary): Tria Corda: Cultural Identity in the Roman Colonies of Magna Graecia
Mr Nicholas Denyer 01223 338569 (College) ncd1000@cam.ac.uk Senior Lecturer in Classics (Ancient Philosophy), Fellow and College Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Trinity College
Angharad Derbyshire aed50@cam.ac.uk Supervisor: Prof. Rebecca Laemmle, College: Trinity, Title of Thesis: The Poetics of Travel in Imperial Greek Literature
Riccardo Di Stefano rd710@cam.ac.uk Supervisor: Dr Laura Castelli, College: King's, Title of Thesis: Alexander of Aphrodisias on the Nature and Structure of Deliberation
Professor James Diggle 01223 335527 jd10000@cam.ac.uk Emeritus Professor of Greek and Latin, Fellow of Queens' College
David M Douglas dmd48@cam.ac.uk Research Fellow

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.