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Program Duration

36 monthsProgram duration

Main Subject Area

Classics and Ancient HistoryMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Classics and Ancient History

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Our Classics research group is one of the most significant clusters of scholars in the UK, working in all areas of the discipline: Greek and Latin language, literature and thought; Greek, Roman and Byzantine history; and classical archaeology from the Archaic period through to Late Antiquity.

Research topics

We welcome applications from anyone keen to work on topics that overlap with the research interests of our academic staff. Major research interests include:

  • Homer and early Greek poetry
  • Greek philosophy
  • Greek drama
  • Hellenistic and Roman poetry
  • classical Greek and Hellenistic history
  • the ancient economy
  • Archaic and Classical Greek archaeology
  • Judaism in the ancient world
  • Byzantine history and literature
  • the Roman republic
  • the Hellenistic and Roman Near East
  • Roman imperial history
  • Greek literature of the Roman empire
  • late Roman literature and history
  • Christianity in the Roman empire
  • ancient slavery
  • ancient law
  • epigraphy
  • gender in antiquity
  • the reception of classical antiquity
  • Greek sculpture
  • mythology in art
  • Roman and late antique archaeology

Program overview

Main Subject

Classics and Ancient History

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Our Classics research group is one of the most significant clusters of scholars in the UK, working in all areas of the discipline: Greek and Latin language, literature and thought; Greek, Roman and Byzantine history; and classical archaeology from the Archaic period through to Late Antiquity.

Research topics

We welcome applications from anyone keen to work on topics that overlap with the research interests of our academic staff. Major research interests include:

  • Homer and early Greek poetry
  • Greek philosophy
  • Greek drama
  • Hellenistic and Roman poetry
  • classical Greek and Hellenistic history
  • the ancient economy
  • Archaic and Classical Greek archaeology
  • Judaism in the ancient world
  • Byzantine history and literature
  • the Roman republic
  • the Hellenistic and Roman Near East
  • Roman imperial history
  • Greek literature of the Roman empire
  • late Roman literature and history
  • Christianity in the Roman empire
  • ancient slavery
  • ancient law
  • epigraphy
  • gender in antiquity
  • the reception of classical antiquity
  • Greek sculpture
  • mythology in art
  • Roman and late antique archaeology

Admission Requirements

3 Years
Sep

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