Departmental Social Events: Mummies on Halloween
This year the Department of Classics, Ancient History & Egyptology decided to start a series of social events for staff
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KYKNOS Colloquium
KYKNOS Research Colloquium The Department of Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology and KYKNOS, The Centre for Research on the
Read moreLaunching OLCAP (the research group for Object and Landscape Centred Approaches to the Past): Swansea in the Sudan!
Launching OLCAP! OLCAP – the research group for Object and Landscape Centred Approaches to the Past is new to the
Read moreBeyond Mainland Greece: The Tomb of Darius the Great in Naqsh-e Rustam, Iran.
Today’s post kick-starts a mini series that will feature on Hieroglyphs, Heroes and Heretics this academic year that showcases the type
Read moreExploring ancient Greece by Jan Doskocil
In this week’s post Jan Doskocil, a third year Ancient History undergraduate, writes about his travels to Greece over the Summer. With
Read moreWOW Opportunity: Social Media and Digital Marketing Assistants (Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology)
Interested in a career in broadcasting, journalism or marketing? Enjoy creative writing and Social media? Want to work with like-minded
Read moreWelcome back and looking forward to the 2019/2020 academic year!
A very warm welcome back to everyone! We may have been a little quiet on the blog front last term,
Read moreCalling all filmmakers – Job advert for the project The Ancient World on Film!
This week’s blog is a call for filmmakers interested in working on an exciting new collaborative project between staff and
Read moreSchool pupil visit to our Department in March 2017
On the 16th March, we had our annual Classics Schools’ day. Pupils from four local schools attended the day and
Read moreMy experience at the British School at Athens Summer School 2016
Guest blog post by Minette Matthews, 2nd Year Ancient History Student Every year the British School at Athens offers an intensive
Read moreNero and History: A Clash of Interest
By Oscar Brierley, 2nd Year Classical Civilisation Student Student Interest Research The Remorse of Nero,
Read moreReflecting on the definition of ‘cultural heritage’
I took Dr Heather Hunter-Crawley’s Greek and Roman Art and Architecture module last year and was taken on an art historical
Read moreDr Nigel Pollard welcomes the new UK Cultural Property Act
On Thursday 23rd February 2017, the Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill 2016-2017 received the Royal Assent and so became an
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