St Andrews Classics
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School of Classics, University of St Andrews. https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/classics/
"Speculative Fiction: NATO 2099" Alice König and Dr Florence Gaub discuss the challenges of looking beyond known and predictable futures. 🔗 visualisingwar.buzzsprout.com/1717787/epis... #VisualisingWar
Speculative Fiction: NATO 2099 - Visualising War and Peace
In this episode, Alice interviews Dr Florence Gaub, Director of the Research Division at the NATO Defense College in Rome. A security expert and futurist, she has held key positions such as deputy…
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Call for papers: Ted Hughes’ “Tales from Ovid”, Thirty Years On. In collaboration with the Ted Hughes Society, we're inviting contributions for a series of online events to be held in 2027, to mark the 30th anniversary of the first edition 👉️ View #CfP: standrewsclassics.wordpress.com/2026/07/28/c...
It was great being back in St Andrews and the School of Classics ( @staclassics.bsky.social) last week. I spoke on female poverty drivers and mitigation in Roman / post-Roman Iberia at “Poverty Dynamics in the Long Late Antiquity”, organised by Carlos Machado and Ian Bonze (@ianbonze.bsky.social). ☺️
We're inviting applications from outstanding Early Career Researchers to the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme, for Fellowships beginning from 1 September 2027. 👉️ standrewsclassics.wordpress.com/2026/07/27/b...
"Ancient Warfare on Film" Alice König is joined by Professor Konstantinos Nikoloutsos and Professor Lee Brice, to discuss how ancient war and #peacemaking have been depicted in film from the 1960s to the present day. 🔗 visualisingwar.buzzsprout.com/1717787/epis... #Podcast #AncientWarfare
Ancient Warfare on Film - Visualising War and Peace
In this episode, Alice interviews Professor Konstantinos Nikoloutsos, based at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, and Professor Lee Brice, from Western Illinois University. Konstantinos’…
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"Anavasi" In this episode, Jason König interviews Penelope Matsouka, co-founder of Anavasi, about map-making in the mountains of Greece. 🔗 mountainsofgreece.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2026/06/20/a... #MountainsOfGreece #podcast
"Jack Lindsay: From the Wild Surf " Helen Lindsay spoke with Henry Stead for the BnC #podcast. 🔗 Listen: bit.ly/4vU0JFP #BraveNewClassics
We're looking forward to our #conference next week! "Poverty Dynamics in the Long Late Antiquity, AD 300-800" 📆 22-23 July 📍 Hybrid: Room S4, Swallowgate, School of Classics/Teams 🔗 View programme: standrewsclassics.wordpress.com/2026/05/14/p... Send enquiries to Ian Bonze at ifb1@st-andrews.ac.uk
Poverty Dynamics in the Long Late Antiquity, AD 300-800
Conference22 to 23 July 2026Hybrid event In-person: Room S4, Swallowgate, School of Classics, University of St AndrewsOnline: MS Teams Poverty was a defining element in late antique and early medie…
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"Peace and Peacebuilding in ancient Persia " Alice interviews two members of the Ancient Peace Studies Network: Professor John Hyland and Dr Rhyne King. 🔗 visualisingwar.buzzsprout.com/1717787/epis... #Peacebuilding #AncientPeaceStudies
Peace and Peacebuilding in ancient Persia - Visualising War and Peace
In this episode, Alice interviews two academics who are part of the newly-founded Ancient Peace Studies Network: Professor John Hyland and Dr Rhyne King. John is a professor of ancient history at…
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Listen to "The Greek Herbalist", in which Jason König interviews Maria Christodoulou about her work as a herbalist and about the mountain plants of Greece. 🔗https://mountainsofgreece.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2026/05/30/the-greek-herbalist/ #MountainsOfGreece #podcast
"Cultures of Communism" Elinor Taylor and Henry Stead spoke with Colin Chambers for the BnC #podcast. 🔗 Listen to Side A: bit.ly/3R4RF1F #BraveNewClassics
"Bearing witness to women's war trauma in ancient Greek tragedy" Alice König interviews Dr Erika Weiberg. 🔗 visualisingwar.buzzsprout.com/1717787/epis... #Podcast #AncientGreece #VisualisingWar
Bearing witness to women's war trauma in ancient Greek tragedy - Visualising War and Peace
In this podcast, Alice interviews Dr Erika Weiberg, Assistant Professor of Classical Studies and Theater Studies at Duke University. Erika has recently published a book called Demanding Witness:…
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Earlier this year, Dr Lucy Wadeson, an archaeologist in the School of Classics, visited two primary schools in Perth. Lucy worked with pupils from P3 – P5 (ages 6-10). She explained what an archaeologist does, before the pupils examined artefacts themselves.
Listen to the episode "Under the Forest", in which Jason König interviews Faidon Moudopoulos-Athanasiou about his work as a landscape archaeologist in the mountainous region of Zagori in northwest Greece. 🔗 bit.ly/4bybiGe #LandscapeArchaeology #MountainsOfGreece #podcast
"Frank Walbank: Polybius and Communism" Henry Stead interviews Robert Lister for the BnC #podcast. 🔗 bit.ly/4vmdbgz #BraveNewClassics #ClassicalReception
Congratulations to all students graduating this morning: 💼 Business School - MA Honours 🏛️ School of Classics #ClassOf2026 🎓🎉 Watch live👇 https://ow.ly/V3q150Zi6i0 #ForeverSaints #EverToExcel
The St Andrews Reception Research Group is seeking proposals for their seminars next semester. Would you like to give a paper focusing on an aspect of #ClassicalReception? 👉 Submit your topic here: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/cVdjVHrYhT Enquiries to starrgroup@st-andrews.ac.uk #cfp #CallForPapers
Congratulations to all students graduating this week! #ClassOf2026 🎓🎉 🔗View upcoming ceremonies: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/graduation/g... 🔗Watch live: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/graduation/w... #ForeverSaints #Graduation
The latest edition of our alum #newsletter “Classics News” is now available: standrewsclassics.wordpress.com/wp-content/u... View back issues via our alum page: standrewsclassics.wordpress.com/alumni-newsl...
"Land and Power in the Later Roman World " #Conference 📆 29 June to 1 July 2026 📍 Tübingen 🔗 View programme: research.st-andrews.ac.uk/landloyalty/... Please send enquiries to Dr Giordana Franceschini, giordana.franceschini@histsem.uni-tuebingen.de #ClassicsBluesky
"Belief in Greek and Roman Religion" was published recently by Cambridge University Press. Edited by Ralph Anderson and Pramit Chaudhuri, the book is available in print and as an ebook. www.cambridge.org/core/books/b... #NewBook
"Ancient environmental studies: interdisciplinary approaches" David Lepidi reflects on the SGSAH workshop, which discussed environmental archaeology, paleoenvironmental history, and ecocritical approaches to ancient literature and culture. 🔗 caes.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/past-events/...
Ancient environmental studies: interdisciplinary approaches – Centre for Ancient Environmental Studies
SGSAH workshop, held on 9 March 2026.Reflections on the event by David Lepidi.
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In the next episode of the BnC #podcast, Vayos Liapis joins Anna Coopey to discuss Aris Alexandrou's life and work. www.bravenewclassics.info/index.php/ar... #BraveNewClassics
Congratulations to Annabel Crawshaw-brown who successfully defended her #PhD thesis recently. 'Bodies, Bonds and Boundaries' explores the relationship between embodiment and social status in the Latin novels of Apuleius and Petronius. 🔗 doi.org/10.17630/sta... #LatinLiterature
Europaeum History and Classics Seminar 2026: "Decolonising Europe’s Past" 📆 15 – 17 September 2026 📍 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich 🔗 View details: europaeum.org/cfa-decoloni... ⏰️ Deadline for applications and abstracts: 22 June 2026
Call for Applications: Decolonising Europe's Past - Europaeum
The Europaeum History & Classics Seminar 2026:
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Congratulations to Xiyuan Meng, who successfully defended her #PhD thesis "The Nostalgic Palimpsests: Golden Age and its Intricacies in Latin Poetry from the Late Republic to the Early Empire". standrewsclassics.wordpress.com/2026/06/18/c...
Sapienza University of Rome and the University of St Andrews invite applications for a funded PhD scholarship (in Greek or Latin language and literature or Ancient History) on our joint PhD degree programme. 👉️ View info & apply: standrewsclassics.wordpress.com/2026/06/09/l... ⏰️ Apply by 17 June
La Sapienza and St Andrews PhD funding opportunity
Sapienza University of Rome and the University of St Andrews are inviting applications for one funded PhD scholarship (in Greek or Latin language and literature or Ancient History) on our joint PhD…
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Considering doctoral study with us? We welcome applications through the University of St Andrews' newly launched BAME PhD Scholarship scheme, which is open to UK‑domiciled 'Home' fee students from BAME backgrounds. 👉️ View full details and apply: bit.ly/4gf3WKV ⏰️ Apply by 29 June 2026 #PhDFunding
University of St Andrews Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) PGR Scholarship - Study at St Andrews - University of St Andrews
The St Andrews BAME Postgraduate Research Scholarship supports UK-domiciled ‘Home’ fee students from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with four awards available to help improve access,…
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Volcanic Impacts on Climate and Society Conference 2026 (VICS 2026 Conference) "Past, Present and Future Perspectives" 📆 16 - 18 June 2026 📍 St Andrews 🔗 View programme: bit.ly/4oi6aLR
