Classics and Ancient History at Newcastle has a long and distinguished international reputation. We deliver quality research and teaching. We have taught Latin and Greek since 1874. We have taught Ancient History since 1910 and Classical Archaeology since 1931.Our staff include scholars of outstanding international reputation. Our research covers all major aspects of the study of the ancient world, with research strengths in:
- rhetoric and historiography
- ancient philosophy, science and medicine
- reception and recreation of ancient texts
- ancient concepts of divinity
Our research specialities include:
- the ancient Near East
- Greco-Roman culture and religion
- early Christianity and patristics
- Greek art and archaeology
- Greek ethnography
- history and archaeology of Roman Italy
- Greek and Roman music
- Greek language and literature, including Homer, tragedy, historiography and rhetoric
- Latin language and literature, including historiography, rhetoric and Augustan poetry
- reception of the classical tradition
- ancient science and medicine
- ancient Greek and Roman patristics and philosophy
MPhil and PhD supervision is usually available in:
- Ancient history and classical archaeology
- Classical language and literature
- Philosophy and science
