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Our strengths in established approaches to the ancient world are coupled with expertise spanning Egyptian and Anatolian studies, early Islam, ancient linguistics, epigraphy, the reception of antiquity in the modern world, and more.

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As a PhD student, you’ll join our community of supportive and highly productive researchers, meeting like-minded students.

You can run your own work-in-progress seminars and participate in our weekly research seminars, as well as annual conferences that draw scholars from around the world.

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The Department of Classics holds a variety of historical resources of international importance, which you'll have access to during your studies.

These resources include our Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology, which is based in the Department.

The wider ¶¶Òõ has two other on-site museums, as well as – a substantial collection of rare books, archives and manuscripts that we encourage students to explore during their studies.

We also have strong links with the Centre for Hellenic Studies, Department of Archaeology, Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies, British School at Athens, and British School at Rome.

Our academics are acknowledged experts at the forefront of their disciplines and passionate about conveying their expertise. They offer postgraduate research supervision across the full spectrum of ancient history, Greek and Latin language and linguistics, literature, archaeology, epigraphy, art and culture. 

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