The Centre for Late Antique Studies (CLAS) regularly shares seminars of interest to late antique scholars. The first session this semester takes place on 11 March. For information, email Sophie Schoess (ass8@st-andrews.ac.uk) or Anna Kelley (ack20@st-andrews.ac.uk ) Schedule 11 March, 3 to 5pm, work-in-progress seminars (in-person, room TBC) 25 March 2026, 4pm, CLAS seminar (online)Rob…
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STARR seminars: Spring 2026
The St Andrews Reception Research group will meet weekly for a series of work-in-progress seminars. Each seminar will focus on an aspect of classical reception. Everyone is welcome to attend. Schedule 29 January Lynaea Pace (St Andrews): “Queerly Something’s Changed: Reimaginings of Dionysus Through Modern Psycho-Social and Queer Theory” Dionysus is one of the few…
Classics seminar series: Spring 2026
The School of Classics seminar series starts on 28 January, with a paper by Lucy Wadeson (St Andrews). Research seminars take place on Fridays at 4:15pm or Wednesdays at 2:15pm. Everyone is welcome to attend. Schedule Wednesday, 28 January 2026 at 2:15pm, Lucy Wadeson (St Andrews): “Did the Nabataeans treat their dead like dung? Unravelling…
Congratulations to Emma Buckley and Alice König
Congratulations to Emma Buckley and Alice König upon their recent promotions to Professor. Emma’s research interests fall into two major categories: the poetry and literature of the early Roman empire; and classical culture in early modern England. While there is a large time-gap between the fields in which she works, her research in both aims…
STALOS Graduation 2025
On Thursday 4th December staff and students of University of St Andrews School of Classics welcomed Latinists from Bertha Park High School to celebrate their STALOS graduation. The group of young learners from Perth were welcomed first by Professor Roger Rees, our Head of School, who congratulated the pupils on choosing to study Latin at…
Congratulations to Florence Rogers
Congratulations to Florence Rogers who successfully defended her PhD thesis “The Mists of Ancient History: Representations of Fog in Latin Literature”. Florence’s research, supported by Handsel Tuition and School of Classics Scholarships, journeys diachronically through several genres of Latin literature to explore the development of fog in the Roman environmental imagination. Her analysis finds that…
Congratulations to Alison Hadfield
Congratulations to Alison Hadfield who has successfully defended her PhD thesis “In Touch with the Past: A Sensory Approach to Objects, Memory and Wellbeing”. Her research, which was supported by SGSAH, integrates methods from archaeology, museum visitor studies and psychology to show how museum artefact handling can scaffold conversation and improve the wellbeing of people…
The Archaeology of the Cyclades in the Roman and Late Antique Periods
Rebecca Sweetman‘s new book “The Archaeology of the Cyclades in the Roman and Late Antique Periods: Globalization, Christianization and Resilience” has been published by Cambridge University Press. The volume is available in hardback and as an ebook. From the publisher’s website: The Cycladic islands have traditionally been considered as backwaters during the Roman and Late…
Fleets and Naval Forces of the Late Roman Mediterranean
Alex Elliott’s new book “Fleets and Naval Forces of the Late Roman Mediterranean (3rd–6th Centuries)” was published recently by Franz Steiner Verlag as part of the Historia – Einzelschriften monograph series. The volume is available in hardcover. From the publisher’s website: The fleets and naval forces employed by the Roman Empire have traditionally been conceived…
In the footsteps of the ancients 2025
Students from the School of Classics have just returned from exploring the monuments and topography of Greece on a module led by Dr Brian Martens. After a rainy welcome in Athens, the skies cleared for a long list of sites: Delphi, Eleusis, Corinth, Argos, Tiryns, Mycenae, Epidauros, Nemea, and more. Among the highlights was seeing the Parthenon…
Ancient Peace Studies Network joins the Scottish Peace Platform
Professor Alice König was delighted to receive confirmation recently that the Ancient Peace Studies Network (APSN) has been welcomed as a Full Member of the newly-founded Scottish Peace Platform (SPP). The Scottish Peace Platform is a groundbreaking initiative funded by the Scottish Government to connect, coordinate, and amplify Scotland’s vibrant peace sector. Guided by principles of…
PhD applications for 2026 entry
The School of Classics at the University of St Andrews is inviting applications for its doctoral programme for 2026-2027 entry. The School of Classics is a centre of world-class research in Greek and Latin literature, ancient history, art, archaeology, ancient philosophy and classical reception. Explore information on the broad range of expertise at the School,…
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