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Faculty of Classics

 
Associate Professor in Classics
01223 (3)35168
Professor  Gábor  Betegh
Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy
01223 767500
Teaching Associate in Greek Literature
Bye-Fellow, Pembroke
Associate Professor in Classics (Greek and Roman Philosophy)
Fellow in Ancient Philosophy, Clare Hall
Professor James  Clackson
Professor of Comparative Philology
Fellow and Director of Studies in Classics, Jesus College
01223 339415 (College)
AG Leventis Professor of Greek Culture
Dr Renaud  Gagné
Professor of Ancient Greek Literature and Religion
Fellow of Pembroke College
01223 338130
Dr Yannis  Galanakis
Associate Professor in Classics (Classical Art & Archaeology)
Director of Archives
Fellow and Director of Studies at Sidney Sussex College
01223 338879 (College)
Dr Ingo  Gildenhard
Professor of Classics and the Classical Tradition
Fellow and Director of Studies at King's College
01223 761005
Assistant Professor of Latin
Fellow, College Lecturer and Director of Studies in Classics, St John's College
Professor of Greek Literature and Culture
Fellow, King's College
01223 331257 / 335169
Chair, Faculty Board of Classics
Professor of Latin Literature
Fellow of St John's College
335150 (Faculty); 337869 (College)
Assistant Professor in Classics (Ancient History)
Senior Lecturer in Classics (Ancient Philosophy)
Fellow and Director of Studies at Homerton College
01223 747301 (College) / 335160 (Faculty)
Professor Christopher  Kelly
Professor of Classics and Ancient History
Master of Corpus Christi College
01223 766709 (College)
Dr Rebecca  Laemmle
Professor of Classics (Greek Literature)
Director of Postgraduate Admissions in Classics
Fellow & Postgraduate Tutor of Pembroke College
Dr Alessandro  Launaro
Professor of Roman Archaeology
Fellow and Director of Studies in Classics at Gonville & Caius College
01223 761004 (Faculty) / 764573 (College)
Associate Professor in Classics
Onassis Classics Fellow at Newnham College
College Associate Professor in Classics and Fellow, Downing College
Director of Studies, Downing College
Professor of Classical & Comparative Philology
Fellow and Director of Studies in Classics at Pembroke College
01223 766307
Associate Professor in Classics (Late Antique and Early Byzantine History)
Fellow and Director of Studies in Classics, Trinity College
Professor Stephen  Oakley
Kennedy Professor of Latin
Fellow of Emmanuel College
01223 742995
University Associate Professor
Fellow and Director of Studies at King's College
Director of Studies at Robinson College
01223 335189
Dr Sara  Owen
Affiliated Lecturer in Classics
Fellow and Director of Studies in Classics at Fitzwilliam College
01223 332064
Senior Lecturer in Classics (Ancient History)
Fellow and Director of Studies at Magdalene College
Director of Studies at Lucy Cavendish College
01223 335169
Teaching Associate in Classics
King's College
Professor of Ancient History
Fellow and Director of Studies, St John's College
Assistant Professor in Classics
Fellow at Clare College
Assistant Professor in Greek and Latin Language Teaching
Teaching Associate in Classics
Postgraduate student at Downing College
Associate Professor of Classics
Fellow and Director of Studies at Downing College
Associate Professor in Classics
Fellow of Christ's College
Dr Nigel  Spivey
Senior Lecturer in Classics (Classical Art & Archaeology)
Fellow, Emmanuel College
01223 335192 (Faculty), 743014 (College)
Laurence Professor of Classical Archaeology
Senior Research Fellow, Trinity College
01223 335161 (Faculty) / 338400 (College Porters’ Lodge)
Dr Rupert  Thompson
Senior Lecturer in Classics (Philology and Linguistics)
Fellow and Director of Studies in Classics at Selwyn College
University Orator
01223 335649
Dr Helen  Van Noorden
Wrigley Fellow, Director of Studies and College Associate Professor in Classics
Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of Classics
01223 767500 (Faculty), 760350 (College)
Professor of Classics
Director of the Museum of Classical Archaeology
Fellow in Classics at Christ's College and Director of Studies in Classics
01223 767501 (Faculty), 334923 (College)
Teaching Associate in Classics
Professor James  Warren
Professor of Ancient Philosophy
Fellow of Corpus Christi College
Faculty 01223 761007; College 01223 339996
Dr Charles  Weiss
University Associate Professor
Fellow and Director of Studies in Classics at Clare College
01223 335194 (Faculty), 333265 (College)
Professor of Latin Literature
Fellow and Director of Studies in Classics, Emmanuel College
01223 334252
Dr Hannah  Willey
Associate Professor of Classics (Ancient History)
Fellow & Director of Studies in Prelim and 1A Classics at Murray Edwards
Fellow of Trinity College
William Ritchie Professor of Classics, The University of Sydney
Nicholas Zair
Professor of the Italic Languages
01223 338 238

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.