The book “From East to West in Late Antiquity: Studies in honor of Jan Willem Drijvers” was published recently by Edipuglia. The volume was edited by Noel Lenski, Roger Rees, and Onno van Nijf. From the publisher: “From East to West in Late Antiquity” is a tribute from his fellow ancient historians and classicists to…
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Lived Spaces in Late Antiquity
The book “Lived Spaces in Late Antiquity” was published today by Routledge. It was edited by Carlos Machado, Rowan Munnery, and Rebecca Sweetman. From the publisher’s website: This volume considers “lived space” as a scholarly approach to the past, showing how spatial approaches can present innovative views of the world of Late Antiquity, integrating social,…
Vacancy: Senior Teaching Administrator
The School of Classics is looking to recruit a full-time Senior Teaching Administrator to work closely with the Director of Teaching, Examinations Officer, Honours Advisors, Module/Programme Coordinators and Students, the post holder will provide pro-active and professional administrative support to ensure the smooth operation of Undergraduate study across the School. Exceptional organisational, administrative and communication…
Jason König recognised by the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Jason König is one of four leading St Andrews academics elected as Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), Scotland’s National Academy, today (Tuesday 9 April). Professor of Greek and co-director of the Centre for Ancient Environmental Studies, Jason works broadly on the Greek literature and culture of the Roman empire (from the late Hellenistic period…
NWCC meeting
The Network for Working-Class Classicists is having its last meeting of the semester next week, 18 April at 4-5pm in room S4, Swallowgate. We are honoured to have Pamela Dobson, the University’s People and Diversity Executive Officer, as our guest. This will be a good opportunity to learn more about Widening Access and other EDI…
Network for Working-Class Classicists: St Andrews branch launch
The Network for Working-Class Classicists (NWCC) is launching a branch in St Andrews. The first meeting will take place on 27 March, at 4-5pm in room S4, Swallowgate. All welcome. The NWCC St Andrews branch is a brand new and open forum; a platform of representation for working-class students. They plan to organise events, discussions,…
Congratulations to Alex Elliott
Congratulations to Alex Elliott who has successfully defended his PhD thesis “Fleets and Naval Forces of the Late Roman Mediterranean (3rd – 6th Centuries)”. Alex’s thesis reanalyses the history, role, and employment of Roman fleets in the Mediterranean during the 3rd – 6th centuries as well as the evolution of the galleys used by these…
Footsteps of the ancients 2024
Students taking the archaeology course “In the Footsteps of the Ancients” have arrived in Greece for their field trip. They have a busy itinerary! They’re pictured below at the border fort at Eleutherai (left), as well as the Tower of the Winds in Athens (right). Shortly they’ll be leaving Delphi, and heading off to the…
MLitt Widening Access Scholarship
The School of Classics at the University of St Andrews is pleased to offer a new Widening Access Scholarship for the Classics MLitt programme. The scholarship is designed to support students from groups traditionally excluded from or under-represented in academia. Funding is available for one student, for a September 2024 start, to cover both fees and…
Praise and Blame in Greek Tragedy
Kate Cook‘s book “Praise and Blame in Greek Tragedy” was published today by Bloomsbury Academic. From the publisher’s website: Exploring the use of praise and blame in Greek tragedy in relation to heroic identity, Kate Cook demonstrates that the distribution of praise and blame, a significant social function of archaic and classical poetry, also plays…
Kristina Milnor visits St Andrews
The School of Classics is delighted to be hosting Professor Kristina Milnor, of Barnard College, University of Columbia, as part of the St Andrews – Columbia exchange. The exchange has been running annually for almost a decade. During her week at St Andrews, Kristina will speak at our research seminar on Wednesday (‘The ladies at the…
Classics seminar series: Spring 2024
The School of Classics seminar series starts on 19 January, with a paper by Rhyne King (St Andrews). Research seminars take place on Fridays at 4:15 pm or Wednesdays at 2:15 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend. Schedule Friday, 19 January 2024, Rhyne King: “The Persian Empire and ‘India’, 522-486 BCE” Wednesday, 24 January 2024,…
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