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Faculty of Classics

 

Name Office phone Email address Job titles
Dr Daniel Hanigan drh56@cam.ac.uk drh56@cam.ac.uk Junior Research Fellow-Elect (Under Title-A), Trinity College
Professor Philip Hardie 01223 761545 prh1004@cam.ac.uk Senior Research Fellow, Trinity College, Honorary Professor of Latin
Arthur Harris ah954@cam.ac.uk Lloyd-Dan David Research Fellow, Darwin College & Needham Research Institute
Dr Myrto Hatzimichali 01223 747301 (College) / 335160 (Faculty) mh303@cam.ac.uk Senior Lecturer in Classics (Ancient Philosophy), Fellow and Director of Studies at Homerton College
Jack Hawkins jdh69@cam.ac.uk Supervisor: Dr Elena Guisti, College: St John's, Title of Thesis (preliminary): Cosmic Dissolution in Lucan's Bellum Ciuile
Patrick Hayes pwh33@cam.ac.uk Supervisor: Prof. Robin Osborne, College: Darwin, Title of Thesis: A Study of Political Borders and Their Formation in the Hellenistic Period
Martha Heemskerk mh2020@cam.ac.uk Museum Education & Outreach Coordinator
Professor John Henderson 01223 331317 jgh1000@cam.ac.uk Emeritus Professor of Classics, Fellow of King's College.
Isobel Higgins ivh21@cam.ac.uk Supervisor: Prof. Tim Whitmarsh, College: King's, Title of Thesis: Embodied Time in Nonnus' Dionysiaca
Sólveig Hilmarsdóttir shh35@cam.ac.uk Supervisor: Prof. James Clackson, College: Jesus College, Title of Thesis: qualis homo, talis oratio: Language choices, self-positioning and social background in Latin letters from the late Republic
Professor David Holton 01223 335048 dwh11@cam.ac.uk Emeritus Professor of Modern Greek
Professor Geoff Horrocks 01223 335164 (Faculty) / 338696 (College) gch1000@cam.ac.uk Emeritus Professor of Comparative Philology, Fellow of St John's College
Professor Richard Hunter 01223 355150 (Faculty) / 338410 (College) rlh10@cam.ac.uk Emeritus Regius Professor of Greek, Fellow of Trinity College
Mr Henry Hurst hrh21@cam.ac.uk Emeritus Reader in Classics, Fellow of Churchill College

Latest news

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.

“Decoding the Desert” and “Middleton’s Architectural Odysseys” now on CUDL

29 September 2025

Two collections from the Faculty Archives, the photographs of archaeologists Richard Norton and Richard Goodchild in Libya, and notebooks of Victorian architect J. H. Middleton, have been digitised and are available to view on the Cambridge University Digital Library. A gift from the family of Professor Joyce Reynolds -...

Cambridge Classics tops Guardian University Guide 2026

15 September 2025

The Faculty has been ranked first in the UK for Classics and Ancient History in the Guardian University Guide 2026 . This reflects our longstanding commitment to academic excellence, rigorous teaching, and student support. The Guardian rankings are based on a range of indicators, including student satisfaction, teaching...

Aldborough study reshapes our view of post-Roman Britain

11 September 2025

A study published today in the journal 'Antiquity' from the Universities of Cambridge and Nottingham has overturned long-held assumptions about Britain’s post-Roman economy. Contrary to the popular belief that industrial activity collapsed after the Romans left around 400 AD, researchers have uncovered compelling evidence...