Research
The Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Bristol conducts world-leading research right across the wide-ranging discipline of Classical Studies – on core areas such as Greek tragedy, Latin poetry, ancient historiography, and classical reception, and on central topics such as mythology, narrative, politics, and religion.
Our diverse research activities are unified by three broad underlying themes: interdisciplinarity and multidisciplinarity, the exploration of new theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of antiquity, and a concern with the continuing impact and influence of the classical world and its culture. The Department has been ranked in the top ten of UK Classics departments for research since the current system of assessment began; and research from this Department has had and continues to have a deep impact on how the discipline is conceptualised and taught.
We currently conduct research on the following main themes:
- Antiquity and Futures
- Religion, Ritual and Magic
- Fragments and Fragmentation
- Memory and Memorialisation
- Body and Mind
- Editing and Commentaries
- Ancient/ Modern Intersections
- Digital Classics
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Research areas
The Department has research strengths in many areas of Classics and Ancient History.
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Projects
A list of recent and current research projects hosted by the department.
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Associated centres
The Department has close research connections across the Faculty of Arts
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Beyond the department
Our research feeds into School of Humanities research clusters, and forms part of the overall research strategies of the Faculty of Arts.
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Events
Find out more about our conferences and other research events for the academic community and general public.
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If you would like to be a visiting researcher at the University of Bristol, please see the School of Humanities' guidelines for visiting researchers, where you will also find an application form.