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Faculty of Classics

 

Biography

I predominantly work on Ancient Greek and Roman historiography, especially Thucydides and Sallust. I am interested in various aspects of these historians’ works, including their literary features, their relationships with their historical contexts, and their reception. But I am most interested in their political thought, especially their reflections on language and civil conflict.

Before moving to Peterhouse, I studied for a DPhil at St John's College, Oxford, titled ‘The Language of Revolution: A study of language change during stasis in Ancient Greek and Roman thought’. I am currently in the process of revising my thesis for publication. I am also writing a New Surveys in the Classics volume on Thucydides. I have articles published or forthcoming in journals such as Classical Antiquity, Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Mnemosyne, and Arion.

Research Fellow, Peterhouse

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Peterhouse
dcs49@cam.ac.uk
Not available for consultancy

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Latest news

Teaching Associate in Greek literature (Temporary Cover)

6 February 2025

The Faculty of Classics is seeking to appoint a Temporary Teaching Associate in Classics (Greek literature) from 1 October 2025 for two years. This post is open to those, at any stage in their career, with a primary research and teaching interest in ancient Greek literature. The successful applicant will benefit from the...

Assistant Professor in Classics (Ancient Greek History)

4 February 2025

The Faculty of Classics is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in Classics (Ancient Greek History) from 1 September 2025. The role is open to those, at any stage in their career, with a primary research interest in Archaic/Classical/Hellenistic Greek History. The successful candidate will have the ability, or be...

Philip Leverhulme Prizes 2024

18 October 2024

The Faculty is delighted to announce that both Dr Lea Niccolai and Dr Henry Spelman have been awarded Philip Leverhulme Prizes in the 2024 competition. Professor Anna Vignoles, Director of the Leverhulme Trust, said: “Now in its twenty-third year, this scheme continues to attract applications from extraordinarily high...

Elen Wynne Vanstone Award

3 October 2024

The Faculty would like to congratulate Sólveig Hilmarsdóttir for winning the The British Federation of Women Graduates' Elen Wynne Vanstone Award for her work Talis homo qualis oratio: social status and its connection to the language of Roman writers. Sólveig works on the interface between Latin linguistics and Latin...