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News in 2009

Greek and Roman Myth Conference

30 November 2009

Professor Richard Buxton will convene a conference on variants in Greek and Roman myth on January 27 at Bristol.

Neville Morley wins AHRC grant for Thucydides project

26 November 2009

Neville Morley has been awarded a grant of approximately £500,000 from the AHRC to lead the project, Thucydides: Reception, Reinterpretation and Influence.

New Postdoctoral Researcher on Thucydides and International Relations

22 October 2009

Christine Lee, currently finishing her PhD at Duke University, will join us later this year as part of the AHRC-funded project on the reception of Thucydides.

New work on the 'Iliad' published by Classics academic

8 October 2009

Dr Sarah Hitch's book, 'King of Sacrifice. Ritual and Royal Authority in the Iliad' was recently published by Cambridge University Press/Harvard University Press.

IGRCT Donors conference set for 25 November

7 October 2009

The annual event for donors to the Institute of Greece, Rome and the Classical Tradition has been confirmed, and will take place on the 25 November. This year's event is a half-day conference entitled 'Hildegard of Bingen: Music, Poetry, and Medieval Monastic Tradition'.

Classics academic publishes on Roman Historians

7 October 2009

A new book on Roman Historians includes contribution from Dr Ellen O'Gorman of the Department of Classics and Ancient History.