Ian Rutherford, Professor of Classics at Reading, has been elected a fellow of the British Academy, the most prestigious body of humanities scholars in the UK. The British Academy is…Read More >
Classics
What Can a Dog Called Margarita Teach us About Ancient Rome?
The Classics Department of Reading recently announced the release of a special video called What Can a Dog Called Margarita Teach us About Ancient Rome? In this video Prof. Peter…Read More >
Old school: lessons from the ancient classroom
Children have been getting to grips with reed pens, papyrus and wax tablets in an immersive ancient schoolroom experience conceived by Eleanor Dickey, Professor of Classics. Here she tells us…Read More >
How diverse was Roman Britain?
By Dr Matthew Nicholls, Department of Classics, University of Reading A heated conversation arose on social media on Wednesday surrounding the question of the racial diversity of Roman Britain, or…Read More >
Can we mend broken hearts?
Professor Peter Kruschwitz is Professor of Classics at Reading and a specialist in Latin Language and Literature. The fence around the University of Reading’s Humanities and Social Science (HumSS) Building is…Read More >
The fading voices from Reading’s past
Professor Peter Kruschwitz, from the Department of Classics at the University of Reading, is a Latin scholar with a long-established specialism in Latin inscriptions. One of his current projects aims…Read More >
Roman fragments and digital modelling shed light on urban spectacle
Dr Matthew Nicholls from the Department of Classics at the University of Reading is interested in the political and social history of the Romans and the way that the built…Read More >