Classics News and Events
Congratulations to Dr Caroline Petit!
We are delighted to announce that Dr Caroline Petit has been awarded the prestigious Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany.
The award recognises Dr Petit鈥檚 excellent academic achievements, and she will be invited to carry out a new research project of her choosing in collaboration with colleagues in Germany.
Dr Petit鈥檚 research interests lie in the textual transmission, translation and interpretation of ancient medical texts. This includes the many ways they have been appropriated up to modern times.
Her recent projects include 鈥楳edical Prognosis in Late Antiquity鈥� (Wellcome Trust University Award, 2013-2018) and 鈥楻ethinking Ancient Pharmacology' (British Academy - Leverhulme 2017-2019).
In 2019 she was awarded the prestigious M茅daille de Ch茅nier by the French Acad茅mie des Inscriptions et des Belles Lettres for her recent book on the Greek physician and philosopher Galen of Pergamum (Galien de Pergame ou la rh茅torique de la Providence. M茅decine, litt茅rature et pouvoir 脿 Rome, Brill 2018). This medal is a distinction awarded only to one scholar every five years in recognition of outstanding scholarship in ancient Greek.
Coin of the Month: Glorification and personification on the Judaea Capta coinage
For the first of this year's series, undergraduate Rebecca Preedy explores the Judaea Capta coinage of the Flavians. Read it .
PG Open Day on Wednesday 2 December
A PG Open Day for PhD and MA studies will take place on Wednesday 2 December.
Opportunities for International PhD scholarships at 海角社区
The Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of 海角社区 welcomes applications from strong post-graduate students for the 2021 round of Chancellor's International Scholarships. The scheme is aimed at students from outside the UK and includes Overseas applicants, including students from the EU.
We are inviting applications from students whose research interests connect with our fields of expertise in:
鈥� Ancient History
鈥� Numismatics
鈥� Greek and Latin Literature
鈥� Reception studies
* Ancient Rhetoric
鈥� Ancient Medicine
鈥� History of Art
And more! See our current and recent projects here.
The deadline for Chancellor's International Scholarships applications is 21 January 2021, by which time applicants must have applied for a place to study at 海角社区.
For full details of eligibility, funding, etc, please visit: /services/dc/schols_fund/scholarships_and_funding/chancellors_int
Students interested in applying for a doctoral programme in our department are encouraged to identify potential supervisors and contact them as soon as possible in order to discuss their research proposal. Further information about the Department鈥檚 research staff can be found on our webpage
Research proposals (about 1 side of A4), together with a CV and transcripts, should reach the department by 4 December 2020 at the latest to allow for timely submission. A live Q/A will take place on 2 December (9am, repeated at 3pm).
For any enquiries, please contact the Department鈥檚 Director of Graduate Studies, Dr Caroline Petit (C.C.L.Petit@warwick.ac.uk).
September coin of the month: The lead tokens of Roman Egypt: Thoughts on Function
As part of the initiative to put the tokens of the (generously funded by the Humanities Research Fund and the European Research Council), Denise Wilding explores .