The Institute of Classical Studies
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The Institute of Classical Studies (ICS) in the School of Advanced Study. Promoting and supporting research into all aspects of Greek and Roman antiquity and beyond.
PGWiP Seminars return today! Join us at 5pm Online to hear Jorge Barbero Barroso (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) discuss:
The Hidden Side of International Politics: Secret Diplomacy in the Roman Republic (3 rd – 1 st BC)
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The Hidden Side of International Politics: Secret Diplomacy in the Roman Republic (3 rd – 1 st BC)
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January 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM
PGWiP Seminars return today! Join us at 5pm Online to hear Jorge Barbero Barroso (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) discuss:
The Hidden Side of International Politics: Secret Diplomacy in the Roman Republic (3 rd – 1 st BC)
ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
The Hidden Side of International Politics: Secret Diplomacy in the Roman Republic (3 rd – 1 st BC)
ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Have you read the ICS January Newsletter? Learn more about upcoming events, recent publications and awards, and funding opportunities.
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January 22, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Have you read the ICS January Newsletter? Learn more about upcoming events, recent publications and awards, and funding opportunities.
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Using cutting edge scientific equipment, the team will test the metallic make up of Rome’s earliest cast coinage, aes grave. By better understanding the composition of these coins the team will question the origins of Roman money and what this means for the evolution of economic systems.
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January 15, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Using cutting edge scientific equipment, the team will test the metallic make up of Rome’s earliest cast coinage, aes grave. By better understanding the composition of these coins the team will question the origins of Roman money and what this means for the evolution of economic systems.
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T.B.L. Webster Fellow, Liv Yarrow, and research team have been awarded ISIS Neutron & Muon Source Beamtime by the Science and Technology Facilities Council. This exciting project demonstrates how combining science and humanities can offer new insights into the past: shorturl.at/9d6JR
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January 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM
T.B.L. Webster Fellow, Liv Yarrow, and research team have been awarded ISIS Neutron & Muon Source Beamtime by the Science and Technology Facilities Council. This exciting project demonstrates how combining science and humanities can offer new insights into the past: shorturl.at/9d6JR
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Five books by ICS Founder T.B.L. Webster have recently been reissued by Routledge. Available for purchase and in the Combined Library:
- Hellenistic Poetry and Art
- Greek Theatre Production
- An Introduction to Sophocles
- Potter and Patron in Classical Athens
- The Greek Chorus
- Hellenistic Poetry and Art
- Greek Theatre Production
- An Introduction to Sophocles
- Potter and Patron in Classical Athens
- The Greek Chorus
January 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Five books by ICS Founder T.B.L. Webster have recently been reissued by Routledge. Available for purchase and in the Combined Library:
- Hellenistic Poetry and Art
- Greek Theatre Production
- An Introduction to Sophocles
- Potter and Patron in Classical Athens
- The Greek Chorus
- Hellenistic Poetry and Art
- Greek Theatre Production
- An Introduction to Sophocles
- Potter and Patron in Classical Athens
- The Greek Chorus
New exhibition on display in the ICS Lobby, Senate House:
Books, photographs & the Hellenic Society: 100 years of the Walter Leaf donation
The exhibition showcases forgotten scholar, Walter Leaf's donation to the Hellenic Society of books and pamphlets of Homerica, and his work as a Classicist.
Books, photographs & the Hellenic Society: 100 years of the Walter Leaf donation
The exhibition showcases forgotten scholar, Walter Leaf's donation to the Hellenic Society of books and pamphlets of Homerica, and his work as a Classicist.
January 14, 2026 at 10:30 AM
New exhibition on display in the ICS Lobby, Senate House:
Books, photographs & the Hellenic Society: 100 years of the Walter Leaf donation
The exhibition showcases forgotten scholar, Walter Leaf's donation to the Hellenic Society of books and pamphlets of Homerica, and his work as a Classicist.
Books, photographs & the Hellenic Society: 100 years of the Walter Leaf donation
The exhibition showcases forgotten scholar, Walter Leaf's donation to the Hellenic Society of books and pamphlets of Homerica, and his work as a Classicist.
Archaeology Seminars re-start on Wednesday 14 Jan at 5pm.
Join Dr Ivana Ožanić – Roguljić (Institute of Archaeology Zagreb) who will speak about:
The Integrated Table: Reconstructing Ancient Foodways from the Adriatic to the Danube
Full details here: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Join Dr Ivana Ožanić – Roguljić (Institute of Archaeology Zagreb) who will speak about:
The Integrated Table: Reconstructing Ancient Foodways from the Adriatic to the Danube
Full details here: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
January 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Archaeology Seminars re-start on Wednesday 14 Jan at 5pm.
Join Dr Ivana Ožanić – Roguljić (Institute of Archaeology Zagreb) who will speak about:
The Integrated Table: Reconstructing Ancient Foodways from the Adriatic to the Danube
Full details here: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Join Dr Ivana Ožanić – Roguljić (Institute of Archaeology Zagreb) who will speak about:
The Integrated Table: Reconstructing Ancient Foodways from the Adriatic to the Danube
Full details here: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
The Dept of Greece & Rome, the ICS, & the Institute of English Studies are hosting:
Poetry and the British Museum— A New Era
Wed 25 Feb, 7-9pm
Bringing together 10 internationally renowned poets for a live reading inspired by the Museum’s historic spaces and its collections: shorturl.at/kAFZu
Poetry and the British Museum— A New Era
Wed 25 Feb, 7-9pm
Bringing together 10 internationally renowned poets for a live reading inspired by the Museum’s historic spaces and its collections: shorturl.at/kAFZu
January 9, 2026 at 10:02 AM
The Dept of Greece & Rome, the ICS, & the Institute of English Studies are hosting:
Poetry and the British Museum— A New Era
Wed 25 Feb, 7-9pm
Bringing together 10 internationally renowned poets for a live reading inspired by the Museum’s historic spaces and its collections: shorturl.at/kAFZu
Poetry and the British Museum— A New Era
Wed 25 Feb, 7-9pm
Bringing together 10 internationally renowned poets for a live reading inspired by the Museum’s historic spaces and its collections: shorturl.at/kAFZu
The ICS is delighted to welcome Josephine Burton as Practitioner in Residence: shorturl.at/9iKGo
Josephine is a theatre director, playwright, dramaturg, and Artistic Director of Dash Arts, which she co-founded to create award-winning, cross-artform work connecting audiences with global stories
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Josephine is a theatre director, playwright, dramaturg, and Artistic Director of Dash Arts, which she co-founded to create award-winning, cross-artform work connecting audiences with global stories
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January 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The ICS is delighted to welcome Josephine Burton as Practitioner in Residence: shorturl.at/9iKGo
Josephine is a theatre director, playwright, dramaturg, and Artistic Director of Dash Arts, which she co-founded to create award-winning, cross-artform work connecting audiences with global stories
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Josephine is a theatre director, playwright, dramaturg, and Artistic Director of Dash Arts, which she co-founded to create award-winning, cross-artform work connecting audiences with global stories
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"Durham University archaeologists have been working with partners in the Lake District to bring the Roman heritage of the region to life"
Dr Eleri Cousins writes about partnering with The Armitt Museum & Library and the National Trust to launch a digital walking trail: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Dr Eleri Cousins writes about partnering with The Armitt Museum & Library and the National Trust to launch a digital walking trail: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
January 5, 2026 at 8:45 AM
"Durham University archaeologists have been working with partners in the Lake District to bring the Roman heritage of the region to life"
Dr Eleri Cousins writes about partnering with The Armitt Museum & Library and the National Trust to launch a digital walking trail: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Dr Eleri Cousins writes about partnering with The Armitt Museum & Library and the National Trust to launch a digital walking trail: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
❄️ Wishing a happy and peaceful holiday season to all ❄️
The ICS is now closed for the holiday break and will reopen on Monday 5 January. The Library will close at 5.00 pm on Tuesday 23 December and reopen at 9.30am on Monday 5 January 2026.
The ICS is now closed for the holiday break and will reopen on Monday 5 January. The Library will close at 5.00 pm on Tuesday 23 December and reopen at 9.30am on Monday 5 January 2026.
December 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
❄️ Wishing a happy and peaceful holiday season to all ❄️
The ICS is now closed for the holiday break and will reopen on Monday 5 January. The Library will close at 5.00 pm on Tuesday 23 December and reopen at 9.30am on Monday 5 January 2026.
The ICS is now closed for the holiday break and will reopen on Monday 5 January. The Library will close at 5.00 pm on Tuesday 23 December and reopen at 9.30am on Monday 5 January 2026.
Which Hyginus wrote the Fables? Rethinking an Augustan mythographer through linguistic evidence, Prof Luiz Henrique Milani Queriquelli reflects on his Visiting Fellowship:
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December 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Which Hyginus wrote the Fables? Rethinking an Augustan mythographer through linguistic evidence, Prof Luiz Henrique Milani Queriquelli reflects on his Visiting Fellowship:
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Have you read the ICS December Newsletter? Kathryn Tempest reflects on her first term as ICS Director, and we share exciting news, activities, and upcoming events of the Institute: mailchi.mp/sas/ics-news...
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December 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Have you read the ICS December Newsletter? Kathryn Tempest reflects on her first term as ICS Director, and we share exciting news, activities, and upcoming events of the Institute: mailchi.mp/sas/ics-news...
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The Future of the Antique: Interpreting the Sculptural Canon
10-12 Dec
Programme: shorturl.at/td8kw
Register: shorturl.at/cDJF4
Marking the new edition of Haskell & Penny’s seminal Taste and the Antique. This conference will address how classical statues shaped visual culture beyond replication.
10-12 Dec
Programme: shorturl.at/td8kw
Register: shorturl.at/cDJF4
Marking the new edition of Haskell & Penny’s seminal Taste and the Antique. This conference will address how classical statues shaped visual culture beyond replication.
December 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The Future of the Antique: Interpreting the Sculptural Canon
10-12 Dec
Programme: shorturl.at/td8kw
Register: shorturl.at/cDJF4
Marking the new edition of Haskell & Penny’s seminal Taste and the Antique. This conference will address how classical statues shaped visual culture beyond replication.
10-12 Dec
Programme: shorturl.at/td8kw
Register: shorturl.at/cDJF4
Marking the new edition of Haskell & Penny’s seminal Taste and the Antique. This conference will address how classical statues shaped visual culture beyond replication.
Register now for upcoming ICS Archaeology Seminar
Weds 10 Dec, 5pm
Miljana Radivojević (UCL Institute of Archaeology) will discuss Community Detection in Archaeology: Testing Robust Algorithms on Early Copper Networks in the Balkans
shorturl.at/Ge1Ue
Weds 10 Dec, 5pm
Miljana Radivojević (UCL Institute of Archaeology) will discuss Community Detection in Archaeology: Testing Robust Algorithms on Early Copper Networks in the Balkans
shorturl.at/Ge1Ue
December 2, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Register now for upcoming ICS Archaeology Seminar
Weds 10 Dec, 5pm
Miljana Radivojević (UCL Institute of Archaeology) will discuss Community Detection in Archaeology: Testing Robust Algorithms on Early Copper Networks in the Balkans
shorturl.at/Ge1Ue
Weds 10 Dec, 5pm
Miljana Radivojević (UCL Institute of Archaeology) will discuss Community Detection in Archaeology: Testing Robust Algorithms on Early Copper Networks in the Balkans
shorturl.at/Ge1Ue
New open-access Publication: Relativism & the Frontiers of Empire
Eds Anna Walas & Andrew Birley
Framing Roman frontiers through the lens of intellectual legacies of cultural relativism. Contributors explore frontiers as spaces where difference, belonging and power are negotiated.
shorturl.at/qhX69
Eds Anna Walas & Andrew Birley
Framing Roman frontiers through the lens of intellectual legacies of cultural relativism. Contributors explore frontiers as spaces where difference, belonging and power are negotiated.
shorturl.at/qhX69
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM
New open-access Publication: Relativism & the Frontiers of Empire
Eds Anna Walas & Andrew Birley
Framing Roman frontiers through the lens of intellectual legacies of cultural relativism. Contributors explore frontiers as spaces where difference, belonging and power are negotiated.
shorturl.at/qhX69
Eds Anna Walas & Andrew Birley
Framing Roman frontiers through the lens of intellectual legacies of cultural relativism. Contributors explore frontiers as spaces where difference, belonging and power are negotiated.
shorturl.at/qhX69
3D Printing Introduction for Librarians
Mon 24 Nov, 3-4pm, Senate House MakerSpace
This one-hour session will introduce and discuss the topic of 3D printing to librarians/library staff of the Senate House and SAS Libraries, and nearby colleagues.
Full details here: shorturl.at/VPWq8
Mon 24 Nov, 3-4pm, Senate House MakerSpace
This one-hour session will introduce and discuss the topic of 3D printing to librarians/library staff of the Senate House and SAS Libraries, and nearby colleagues.
Full details here: shorturl.at/VPWq8
November 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
3D Printing Introduction for Librarians
Mon 24 Nov, 3-4pm, Senate House MakerSpace
This one-hour session will introduce and discuss the topic of 3D printing to librarians/library staff of the Senate House and SAS Libraries, and nearby colleagues.
Full details here: shorturl.at/VPWq8
Mon 24 Nov, 3-4pm, Senate House MakerSpace
This one-hour session will introduce and discuss the topic of 3D printing to librarians/library staff of the Senate House and SAS Libraries, and nearby colleagues.
Full details here: shorturl.at/VPWq8
Delighted to welcome Prof Liv Yarrow to the ICS this week as T.B.L. Webster Fellow.
On-going projects include a re-evaluation 'aes grave' using metallurgical data and a book project on the transformation, reception, and politicization of historical narratives in the late republic: shorturl.at/o4gER
On-going projects include a re-evaluation 'aes grave' using metallurgical data and a book project on the transformation, reception, and politicization of historical narratives in the late republic: shorturl.at/o4gER
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Delighted to welcome Prof Liv Yarrow to the ICS this week as T.B.L. Webster Fellow.
On-going projects include a re-evaluation 'aes grave' using metallurgical data and a book project on the transformation, reception, and politicization of historical narratives in the late republic: shorturl.at/o4gER
On-going projects include a re-evaluation 'aes grave' using metallurgical data and a book project on the transformation, reception, and politicization of historical narratives in the late republic: shorturl.at/o4gER
EpiDoc office hour, Weds 19 Nov, 4-5pm
shorturl.at/z9cHz
The EpiDoc community hosts monthly online drop-in sessions or. During these open sessions, experienced EpiDoc users and developers will be available to answer EpiDoc-related questions and provide mentorship for your digital projects.
shorturl.at/z9cHz
The EpiDoc community hosts monthly online drop-in sessions or. During these open sessions, experienced EpiDoc users and developers will be available to answer EpiDoc-related questions and provide mentorship for your digital projects.
November 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
EpiDoc office hour, Weds 19 Nov, 4-5pm
shorturl.at/z9cHz
The EpiDoc community hosts monthly online drop-in sessions or. During these open sessions, experienced EpiDoc users and developers will be available to answer EpiDoc-related questions and provide mentorship for your digital projects.
shorturl.at/z9cHz
The EpiDoc community hosts monthly online drop-in sessions or. During these open sessions, experienced EpiDoc users and developers will be available to answer EpiDoc-related questions and provide mentorship for your digital projects.
The Future of the Antique: Interpreting the Sculptural Canon
10-12 Dec
Programme: shorturl.at/td8kw
Register: shorturl.at/cDJF4
Marking the new edition of Haskell & Penny’s seminal Taste and the Antique. This conference will address how classical statues shaped visual culture beyond replication.
10-12 Dec
Programme: shorturl.at/td8kw
Register: shorturl.at/cDJF4
Marking the new edition of Haskell & Penny’s seminal Taste and the Antique. This conference will address how classical statues shaped visual culture beyond replication.
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The Future of the Antique: Interpreting the Sculptural Canon
10-12 Dec
Programme: shorturl.at/td8kw
Register: shorturl.at/cDJF4
Marking the new edition of Haskell & Penny’s seminal Taste and the Antique. This conference will address how classical statues shaped visual culture beyond replication.
10-12 Dec
Programme: shorturl.at/td8kw
Register: shorturl.at/cDJF4
Marking the new edition of Haskell & Penny’s seminal Taste and the Antique. This conference will address how classical statues shaped visual culture beyond replication.
Read the latest issue of the Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies on Orosius Through The Ages academic.oup.com/bics/issue/6...
November 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Read the latest issue of the Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies on Orosius Through The Ages academic.oup.com/bics/issue/6...
Register now for ICS Archaeology Seminars:
Shared Horizons: A Dialogue Between Classical Archaeology & Archaeological Science shorturl.at/mRVRO
Weds 26 Nov, 5pm, Eleanor von Aderkas (UCL & British Museum)
Containing Commodities: Organic Residue Analysis of Greek Decorated Pottery shorturl.at/046zk
Shared Horizons: A Dialogue Between Classical Archaeology & Archaeological Science shorturl.at/mRVRO
Weds 26 Nov, 5pm, Eleanor von Aderkas (UCL & British Museum)
Containing Commodities: Organic Residue Analysis of Greek Decorated Pottery shorturl.at/046zk
October 30, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Register now for ICS Archaeology Seminars:
Shared Horizons: A Dialogue Between Classical Archaeology & Archaeological Science shorturl.at/mRVRO
Weds 26 Nov, 5pm, Eleanor von Aderkas (UCL & British Museum)
Containing Commodities: Organic Residue Analysis of Greek Decorated Pottery shorturl.at/046zk
Shared Horizons: A Dialogue Between Classical Archaeology & Archaeological Science shorturl.at/mRVRO
Weds 26 Nov, 5pm, Eleanor von Aderkas (UCL & British Museum)
Containing Commodities: Organic Residue Analysis of Greek Decorated Pottery shorturl.at/046zk
Final days to apply: ICS Public Engagement Grants
Apply for up to £500 to support Classics-themed public engagement activities, demonstrating aspects of research in Classics in ways that are accessible, enjoyable & understandable for non-specialist audiences
Deadline 1 Nov: shorturl.at/BRqqU
Apply for up to £500 to support Classics-themed public engagement activities, demonstrating aspects of research in Classics in ways that are accessible, enjoyable & understandable for non-specialist audiences
Deadline 1 Nov: shorturl.at/BRqqU
October 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Final days to apply: ICS Public Engagement Grants
Apply for up to £500 to support Classics-themed public engagement activities, demonstrating aspects of research in Classics in ways that are accessible, enjoyable & understandable for non-specialist audiences
Deadline 1 Nov: shorturl.at/BRqqU
Apply for up to £500 to support Classics-themed public engagement activities, demonstrating aspects of research in Classics in ways that are accessible, enjoyable & understandable for non-specialist audiences
Deadline 1 Nov: shorturl.at/BRqqU
Join us to remember the late Prof John North, Honorary Fellow, former Director, and long-time friend of the ICS.
Thurs 6 Nov 4.30pm, Tim Cornell (Manchester) will give a memorial lecture: The symbolic projection of social reality. John North’s vision of Roman religion and culture: shorturl.at/6fU7g
Thurs 6 Nov 4.30pm, Tim Cornell (Manchester) will give a memorial lecture: The symbolic projection of social reality. John North’s vision of Roman religion and culture: shorturl.at/6fU7g
October 23, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Join us to remember the late Prof John North, Honorary Fellow, former Director, and long-time friend of the ICS.
Thurs 6 Nov 4.30pm, Tim Cornell (Manchester) will give a memorial lecture: The symbolic projection of social reality. John North’s vision of Roman religion and culture: shorturl.at/6fU7g
Thurs 6 Nov 4.30pm, Tim Cornell (Manchester) will give a memorial lecture: The symbolic projection of social reality. John North’s vision of Roman religion and culture: shorturl.at/6fU7g
📣 Calling all PhD Students in Classics, Archaeology, Ancient History, and related disciplines 📣
Register now for our Classical Studies PhD welcome event
22 October 2025, 3:00PM - 4:00PM
Learn how the ICS’s resources and activities can support you in your PhD research: shorturl.at/pxRQe
Register now for our Classical Studies PhD welcome event
22 October 2025, 3:00PM - 4:00PM
Learn how the ICS’s resources and activities can support you in your PhD research: shorturl.at/pxRQe
October 16, 2025 at 9:02 AM
📣 Calling all PhD Students in Classics, Archaeology, Ancient History, and related disciplines 📣
Register now for our Classical Studies PhD welcome event
22 October 2025, 3:00PM - 4:00PM
Learn how the ICS’s resources and activities can support you in your PhD research: shorturl.at/pxRQe
Register now for our Classical Studies PhD welcome event
22 October 2025, 3:00PM - 4:00PM
Learn how the ICS’s resources and activities can support you in your PhD research: shorturl.at/pxRQe