Faculty of Classics
Submitted by Mr N M Thompson on Wed, 10/09/2025 - 21:30
We are very sad to pass on the news of the death of Barrie Fleet, aged 87, a long-standing and much-valued colleague and sometime Director of Studies in Classics at Corpus. He was a distinguished scholar of the late-antique Neo-Platonist philosopher, Plotinus, publishing translations and commentaries on Ennead III.6 and IV.8.
23 June 2026
The Faculty is delighted to report that Prof. Josephine Quinn was awarded the Prix des Libraires Payot 2026 on June 18 for her book, Et le monde créa L'Occident (or, How the World Made the West).
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...
Sapienza awards an honorary degree to Prof. Michael Reeve
23 June 2026
On Thursday, June 18, 2026 the Recorate's Senate Hall hosted the ceremony to confer an honorary degree in Philology, Literature and History of the Ancient World upon Prof. Reeve, a foreign member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. The honour was conferred in recognition of his extraordinary scholarly achievements in...
16 June 2026
The Faculty is delighted to report that, with effect from 1 October 2026 to the retiring age, the following will be appointed to University Associate Professorships (Grade 10) Dr Lea Niccolai, T Faculty of Classics Dr Henry Lawlor Spelman, CHR Faculty of Classics
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