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Faculty of Classics

 
Affiliated Researcher
Dr Carol  Atack
Director of Studies in Classics, Bye-fellow and assistant tutor, Newnham College.
Research Fellow in Classics
Sidney Sussex College
Research Fellow, Peterhouse
Professor  Paul  Cartledge
A.G. Leventis Senior Research Fellow, Clare College
Emeritus A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture
01223 335163 (Faculty)
Professor Robin  Cormack
Invited Lecturer, Faculty of Classics
Senior Academic Visitor, Wolfson College
Professor Emeritus, History of Art, University of London
01223 740032
Mr Nicholas  Denyer
Senior Lecturer in Classics (Ancient Philosophy)
Fellow and College Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Trinity College
01223 338569 (College)
Professor James  Diggle
Emeritus Professor of Greek and Latin
Fellow of Queens' College
01223 335527
Professor  Pat  Easterling
Emeritus Regius Professor of Greek
Dr Elizabeth Key Fowden
Affiliated Researcher in the Faculty of Classics
Affiliated Researcher in the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
OJM College Post-doctoral Associate, Jesus College
Professor Peter  Garnsey
Emeritus Professor of the History of Classical Antiquity
Fellow of Jesus College
01223 339420
Junior Research Fellow-Elect (Under Title-A)
Trinity College
drh56@cam.ac.uk
Professor Philip  Hardie
Senior Research Fellow, Trinity College
Honorary Professor of Latin
01223 761545
Lloyd-Dan David Research Fellow, Darwin College & Needham Research Institute
Professor John  Henderson
Emeritus Professor of Classics
Fellow of King's College.
01223 331317
Professor David  Holton
Emeritus Professor of Modern Greek
01223 335048
Professor Geoff  Horrocks
Emeritus Professor of Comparative Philology
Fellow of St John's College
01223 335164 (Faculty) / 338696 (College)
Emeritus Regius Professor of Greek
Fellow of Trinity College
01223 355150 (Faculty) / 338410 (College)
Mr Henry  Hurst
Emeritus Reader in Classics
Fellow of Churchill College
Professor John  Killen
Emeritus Professor of Mycenaean Greek
Junior Research Fellow, Christ's College
Ms Ninetta  Leone
Affiliated Researcher
Professor Sir Geoffrey  Lloyd
Emeritus Professor of Ancient Philosophy and Science
01223 311545
Mary and Moses Finley Fellow, Darwin College
Acting Director of Studies at Magdalene and Lucy Cavendish Colleges
Early Career Research Fellow in Philosophy, Corpus Christi College
Professor MM  McCabe
Professor of Ancient Philosophy Emerita, King's College London
Honorary Fellow of Jesus College
Research Associate (VIEWS)
Professor Martin  Millett
Emeritus Laurence Professor of Classical Archaeology
Life Fellow of Fitzwilliam College
01223 335161
Dr Jana  Mokrisova
Research Associate
ERC project: Migration and the Making of the Ancient Greek World
Professor Robin  Osborne
Emeritus Professor of Ancient History
Fellow at King's College
01223 335158 (Faculty)
Research Fellow, Clare College
British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Professor Michael  Reeve
Emeritus Kennedy Professor of Latin
Junior Research Fellow in Classics, Title A
Trinity College
Professor Malcolm  Schofield
Emeritus Professor of Ancient Philosophy
Fellow of St John's College
01223 338644
Professor David  Sedley
Emeritus Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy
Fellow of Christ's College
01223 334910
Research Associate (VIEWS project)
Professor Anthony  Snodgrass
Emeritus Laurence Professor of Classical Archaeology
01223 339345
Principal Investigator of Visual Interactions in Early Writing Systems
Senior Research Fellow at Magdalene College
Director of Studies at Wolfson College
01223 335096
Research Fellow, Peterhouse
Dr Dorothy J. Thompson
Retired Newton Trust Lecturer in Ancient History
Fellow of Girton College
01223 354588
UKRI Postdoctoral Fellow (MSCA Guarantee)
Research Associate, Darwin College
Professor Andrew  Wallace-Hadrill
Director of Research
Honorary Professor of Roman Studies
W.H.D Rouse Junior Research Fellow, Christ's College
Dr Jingyi Jenny  Zhao
ISF Research Fellow, Clare Hall/Needham Research Institute

Latest news

The Kennedy Professorship of Latin

13 June 2025

The Board of Electors to the Kennedy Professorship of Latin invite applications for this Professorship from persons whose work falls within the general field of the Professorship to take up appointment on 1 September 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. For more information see details here . Closing date: 8 September...

Masters Student wins Roman Society MA dissertation prize

28 May 2025

The Faculty is delighted to announce that Naomi Norden (King’s College) has won joint first place in the Roman Society MA dissertation prize for her 2024 MPhil thesis 'Creating complexity: Paratextuality and Intertextuality in the Works of Ausonius'. Congratulations Naomi!

St John's College Newell Lecture

27 May 2025

This year the St John's College Newell Lecture was delivered by Jackie Murray on the topic of Race and Injustice in Plato's Republic. You can watch a recording of the event here:

Marie Curie / BA postdoctoral fellowship schemes

19 May 2025

The Faculty of Classics invites potential applicants to the MSCA (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions) and the British Academy’s Postdoctoral Fellowship schemes within areas relevant to our research clusters: Greek and Latin Literature, Greek and Roman Philosophy, Ancient History, C lassical Art and Archaeology, Classical and...