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Faculty of Classics

 

Publications

Key publications: 

Odysseus Unbound: the search for Homer's Ithaca (with R. Bittlestone and J. Underhill) (Cambridge, 2005)
Theophrastus Characters (Cambridge, 2004)
Tragicorum Graecorum Fragmenta (Oxford, 1998)
Euripidea: Collected Essays (Oxford, 1994)
Euripidis Fabulae (3 vols, Oxford 1981-1994)
Cambridge Orations 1982-1993 (Cambridge, 1994)
The Textual Tradition of Euripides' Orestes (Oxford, 1991)
Studies on the Text of Euripides (Oxford, 1981)
The Classical Papers of A. E. Housman (with F. R. D. Goodyear) (Cambridge, 1972)
Flavii Cresconii Corippi Iohannidos (with F. R. D. Goodyear) (Cambridge, 1970)
The Phaethon of Euripides (Cambridge, 1970)

Teaching and Supervisions

Research supervision: 

Greek and Latin Literature and Textual Criticism

Emeritus Professor of Greek and Latin
Fellow of Queens' College
Professor James  Diggle

Contact Details

Queens' College
Cambridge
CB3 9ET
01223 335527
Not available for consultancy

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Latest news

Senior Curator: Mediterranean Antiquities

28 April 2025

The Faculty and the Fitzwilliam Museum and are seeking to appoint a Senior Curator of Mediterranean Antiquities. The post-holder will be the curatorial and research lead for the Fitzwilliam's substantial collection of Mediterranean antiquities, and will also be a senior member of the Faculty of Classics: 20% of the role...

Ralegh Radford Rome Award

3 April 2025

The Faculty is delighted to report that Jonathan Steward has been awarded the Ralegh Radford Rome Award, BSR, for Lent Term 2026.

Pat Story

2 April 2025

We are very sad to pass on the news of the death of Pat Story on 25th March, after a short illness. Pat has been the single most important figure in classics education for the last 50 years and her passing marks the end of an era. There will be a celebration of her life in Hughes Hall at 2pm on Saturday 17 May. All are...

VIEWS Visiting Fellowships and Remote Inclusivity Fellowships

31 March 2025

The Faculty is pleased to announce that the UKRI funded VIEWS project has launched this year’s visiting fellowship competition, with a new virtual fellowship aimed at tackling inequalities in academia alongside the usual competition. For more information see here . The deadline for both competitions is Friday 23rd May 2025...