New Book by an alumna, Dr Rachel Bird!
Rachel, who’s just published her PhD(🎉!!) tells us about a recent event under the auspices of our research group, KYKNOS,
Read moreRelevant Classics: A Month and More of Online Seminars
Classics is often thought of as fusty and elitist. But this year Classics, Ancient History, and Egyptology at Swansea University
Read moreBreakfast in Swansea, by our Food-Obsessed Admissions Tutor Ian
If you’re preparing to come to university in Swansea, I hope you’re getting excited! This despite the uncertainty of our
Read moreEgypt and its neighbours: object-centred approaches to articulating local identity and cultural diversity in antiquity. Funding success and public engagement in the age of Covid-19. – Ersin Hussein.
2020 has been quite a year for teaching and research institutions globally! The pandemic has forced us all (staff and
Read moreMyth and Politics Summer Seminars – Thomas Alexander Husøy & Maria Pretzler.
We have extended our seminar series on Myth and Politics to October 12th 2020, we are therefore delighted to announce
Read moreNew music video by Swansea Classics student Miranda Joy!
Swansea students in Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology have gone on to do some impressive and diverse things after graduation,
Read moreThe Shipwrecked Otter (possibly) – Maria Pretzler
A few years ago, the Roman epigraphy database mapped all its entries (unfortunately the map doesn’t seem to work any
Read moreBombing Pompeii and the Monuments Men
This links to a blog post Nigel Pollard wrote recently for the website of the British School at Rome as
Read moreReading Listicles §4: Wherever I may Rome – Ian Goh
Once more into the breach, dear friends, once more! Today I’m giving you, in what’s quickly becoming a pretty personal
Read moreReading Listicles §3: Read like an Egyptian – Ian Goh
Last week I said I’d have some reading tips for you budding Egyptologists. This is actually a difficult task, not
Read moreSwansea Summer Seminars: Myths and Politics – Thomas Alexander Husøy & Maria Pretzler.
This summer we are bringing together a group of international scholars to talk about connections between myths and politics from
Read moreReading Listicles Two: Ancient Greece – Ian Goh
Yesterday I promised some Greek history reading tips. I think it’s fair to say from the outset that my colleagues
Read moreReading Listicles: A First Salvo – Ian Goh
Hi! I’m Ian Goh, Admissions Tutor for Classics, Ancient History, and Egyptology at Swansea University. So, you’re casting about for
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