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Faculty of Classics

 

Name Office phone Email address Job titles
Leo Palmer lnp24@cam.ac.uk Supervisor: Prof. Josephine Crawley Quinn, College: Clare Hall, Title of Thesis: Political Myth and Historiography in Diodorus Siculus
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: Prof. James Clackson, College: Peterhouse, Title of Thesis: The Evolution of Latinitas in Renaissance Italy
Oliver Parkes ojhp2@cam.ac.uk Supervisor: Prof. Tim Whitmarsh, College: King's, Title of Thesis: Temporality in the Sibylline Oracles
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 Teaching Associate in Ancient History, King's College
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: The Portrayal of Epicurus in Lucretius' De Rerum Natura
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

Faculty wins University Outreach Award

22 May 2026

The Faculty is delighted to announce that we have been named the recipient of the University Outreach Award at Classics for All ’s 6th annual Impact Awards. The award recognises the Faculty’s extensive outreach and widening participation initiatives designed to break down barriers and make classical subjects accessible to...

Cambridge and Yale Postgraduates Explore Ancient Environments

20 May 2026

In late March, postgraduate researchers from the Cambridge Faculty of Classics travelled to Yale University for the second Yale-Cambridge Roman Empire Workshop. Held over three days in New Haven, Connecticut, the international conference brought together early-career scholars and senior faculty from archaeology, classics...

CANCELLED: Gray Lectures 2026

18 May 2026

Unfortunately, this year's J.H. Gray Lectures have been cancelled due to speaker ill-health. We are sorry for the short notice and for any inconvenience caused.

Phyle Project

5 May 2026

The Faculty is delighted to announce that Dr Daniel Sutton has won a Phyle Project Award, for scholars working on how democracy has been preserved, restored, or recovered across time. For more information please see the Phyle Project website .