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Faculty of Classics

 

Name Office phone Email address Job titles
Theo Palmer tp513@cam.ac.uk Supervisor: Dr Laura Castelli, College: Christ's, Title of Thesis (preliminary): Plato's Sophist
Josey Parker jp776@cam.ac.uk Supervisor: Dr David Butterfield, College: Peterhouse, Title of Thesis (preliminary): Latinitas and its Development in the Fifteenth-Century
Oliver Parkes ojhp2@cam.ac.uk Supervisor: Prof. Simon Goldhill, College: King's, Title of Thesis (preliminary): Temporality and Identity in the Jewish Sibylline Oracles
Kirsten Parkin ksp37@cam.ac.uk Supervisor: Prof. Christopher Whitton, College: Lucy Cavendish, Title of Thesis (preliminary): The Reception of Ovid in the Minor Declamations
Dr John Patterson 01223 335169 jrp11@cam.ac.uk Senior Lecturer in Classics (Ancient History), Fellow and Director of Studies at Magdalene College, Director of Studies at Lucy Cavendish College
Dr Rachel Phillips rep57@cam.ac.uk Affiliated Researcher
Harvey Phythian hcp41@cam.ac.uk Supervisor: Prof. Christopher Kelly, College: King's, Title of Thesis (preliminary): Remembering the Roman Empire in Late Antiquity
Dr Jessica Plant jp694@cam.ac.uk Research Fellow, Clare College
Dr Dominic Pollard dp753@cam.ac.uk British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
Dr Adrian Popescu 01223 332949 ap345@cam.ac.uk Affiliated Lecturer in Numismatics
Dr Tomaz Potocnik tp577@cam.ac.uk British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Jamie Lisa Prescott lp591@cam.ac.uk Supervisor: Prof. James Warren, College: Magdalene, Title of Thesis (preliminary): Lucretius and Epicurus: Hellenistic Schools and their Founders
Mrs Lucyna Prochnicka 01223 330515 (Tu-Th) accounts@classics.cam.ac.uk Chief Accounts Clerk
Clare Pryor cgvyyp2@cam.ac.uk Supervisor: Prof. Philip Hardie, College: Christ's, Title of Thesis: The Sublime in the Latin Literature of Late Antiquity

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...