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Cambridge Classics Ancient Worlds Video Competition 2018

5 June 2018

Have a look through the winning video entries from some high school classicists this year!

Guardian University league tables 2019

29 May 2018

Cambridge has topped the Classics table in The Guardian 'league tables' 2019. Details are available online.

Professor Emily Gowers: Sather Lectures

27 March 2018

The Faculty offers its warmest congratulations to Professor Emily Gowers who has been invited to deliver The Sather Lectures at Berkeley in 2021/2.

Julius Caesar Revealed - BBC one

9 February 2018

Mary Beard looks into some of the big questions surrounding one of the most prominent rulers in history.

Dr Yannis Galanakis elected to The Archaeological Society at Athens

8 February 2018

Dr Galanakis has been elected to a regular membership of The Archaeological Society at Athens, the oldest archaeological organisation in Greece established in 1837.

The CREWS project at the Fitzwilliam Museum

17 January 2018

The CREWS project has collaborated with the Fitzwilliam Museum and the British Museum to produce a fantastic display.

Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei

3 January 2018

Professor Michael Reeve elected to Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei

Dr Ferraby: 2017 Illustration Award Winner

3 January 2018

Dr Rose Ferraby, Research Associate in the Faculty of Classics, is a recipient of the Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets 2017

Archaeology Book of the Year Award

20 December 2017

Details of how to vote are now available online.

2018 Ancient World Video Competition

15 December 2017

Cambridge Classics' 2018 Ancient World Video Competition is now open for entries.

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01May

Classical Equalities Lecture 2025
02May

Ekphrasis
07May

Queer Classics on Film: Sebastiane
10May

Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
13May

J.H. Gray Lectures 2025

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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...

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