Global Classics at Royal Holloway

25 Sept 2023

The Department of Classics is delighted to welcome Dr Mengzhen Yue of the University of Shandong, China, to the Department.

Classics at Royal Holloway Moves Up the Table

11 Sept 2023

We have had some fantastic news just in – The Classics Department at Royal Holloway moves up to 6th in the UK in The Guardian’s University Guide 2024!

Global Classics: Royal Holloway Research in China

04 Sept 2023

Richard Alston's latest book, Rome's Revolution, has just been published in Chinese translation under the title 'Birth of an Empire'.

Storytelling Through Role Play for Community Projects: A Day of Cocreation and Reflective Practice

06 Jul 2023

Dr Efi Spentzou (Classics) and Dr David Bullen (Drama) of the Myth and Voice project had a thoroughly enjoyable development and reflective practice day with an energised group of Techne PhD students.

Symposium in Honour of Prof. Boris Rankov & Anne Sheppard (8th June 2023, Windsor 005)

05 Jun 2023

We warmly invite you to a Symposium in honour of Professors Boris Rankov and Anne Sheppard, ‘On Edges: Frontiers and Coasts From Literature to Philosophy; from Philosophy to Literature’.

Cleopatra hits the Headlines

19 May 2023

The casting of Adele James, a Black actor, in the role of Cleopatra in the new Netflix drama-documentary has caused sufficient furore that Richard Alston has been interviewed by a Czech news site.

The Amanda Claridge Fund for Classics

18 May 2023

We have just launched the Amanda Claridge Fund for Classics, in honour of our former colleague, the Professor Emerita of Classical Archaeology, who passed away a year ago.

Grappling with Ghosts (9th June 2023)

21 Apr 2023

The Departments of Classics and LLC invite any interested students to a themed taster day exploring the different ways that writers, thinkers, and filmmakers have engaged with the supernatural.

COR/ISHR Rhetorical Get Togethers 3.0: June 2023

17 Apr 2023

COR and ISHR are delighted to announce Rhetorical Get Togethers 3.0, “Rhetorical representations of war and atrocities in deliberative and forensic oratory and speeches”.

Ancient Poverty and Vulnerability Conference – Ellis Cuffe (27th Apr 2023)

12 Apr 2023

Ellis Cuffe (PhD Candidate) presents 'The Micro-Histories of Rural Romano-Egyptian Households' at the ‘Ancient Poverty and Vulnerability: Gendered and Life Cycle Approaches’ Conference.