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Faculty of Classics

 

Biography

Double BA in Latin and Greek (2017-2021)
University of Iceland (with an exchange year at the University of Glasgow). First class with distinction.

MPhil in Classics (2021-2022)
Jesus College, University of Cambridge. Distinction.

PhD in Classics (2022 - ongoing)
Jesus College, University of Cambridge.
 

Research

Latin language and literature
Linguistics of Latin 
Historical linguistics and historical sociolinguistics
The classical and Latin grammatical tradition, esp. in Iceland and Scandinavia.
 

Publications

Key publications: 

(forthcoming) 'Choosing how to say 'a letter' in a letter: Variation between epistula and litterae in the corpus of Ciceronian epistolography', Journal of Historical Sociolinguistics.

(forthcoming) 'Language change across the ancient lifespan: Variation in the genitive singular of second declension io-stems in Ovid', in Proceedings of the 22nd International Colloquium on Latin Linguistics.
 

Supervisor: Prof. James Clackson
College: Jesus College
Title of Thesis: talis homo, qualis oratio - Language choices, self-positioning and social background in Latin letters from the late Republic
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Affiliations

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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...