League tables aren't everything, but it's encouraging when you see you've GONE UP A RANKING!! Our department are now No.5 in the UK.

Things to do when you're a classicist in London - these look so interesting!

Incidentally if you like what you've been seeing here lately (the games and history/gender/sexuality/Humanities things mostly, although the cricket too if that works), I am actively job hunting.

Was delighted to contribute with my fellow series editors to this piece on intersections between the Humanities disciplines and game studies in our series and more broadly, as part of a great collection!

This was AMAZING and you can watch the mosaic being laid here, while Dr Will Wootton talks us through the process.

This was AMAZING and you can watch the mosaic being laid here, while Dr Will Wootton talks us through the process.

Congratulations to Gonda van Steen, Koraes Professor at King's College London and member of the BSA Committee for Society, Arts and Letters, who is now a Greek citizen! Read more about her research and work with Nostos for Greek-Born Adoptees: www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/soc...

If you're visiting @butserancientfarm.co.uk you may bump into KCL Dr Will Wootton and some of our alumni and students who are part of a team of trained mosaicists who have been installing a mosaic in the corridor.

New job. Come work with us! We are recruiting for a Lecturer in Greek Art. Details at: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru... Please re-skeet!

Celebrating our larger-than-life symbol of queer solidarity, @emilypillinger.bsky.social discusses the statue of the ancient Greek poetess Sappho.

On the positive side, I'm currently in Granada, at the Ancient Reception on Screen conference, where today I'll be talking about what difference it makes to mythological or historical characters to make them romanceable in games!

We're still finding our feet a bit on Bluesky - feel free to forward this skeet and help Classics and Archaeology people find us!

New book released! Written by Dr Claire Millington, one of our Visiting Research Fellows, 'Roman Life on Hadrian's Wall' looks at the thousands of civilians who went with the soldiers to this famous frontier.

Looking back to prepare for the future: Professor Irene Polinskaya livestreamed 'Water Monuments as 'Usable Past': Lessons in Resilience from the Thirsty Island of Aigina" on 24 April at the Toward Resilient Destinations: Integrating Nature, Culture, and Tourism for Sustainable Future conference.

The perennially popular Penelope - fab new piece by Dr Pavlos Avlamis and Dr Emily Pillinger 'On not domesticating Penelope in “the poet’s version”' is free-to-read here

Congratulations to Dr Francesca Modini who has been appointed to a permanent Lectureship in Greek Literature at University College Dublin!

Can music make ancient worlds 'audible' even when it doesn't replicate ancient sounds? KCL's Dr Emily Pillinger and Dr Miranda Stanyon discuss the question in 'Towards a Theory of Amplification' - and the chapter is currently freely available to read!

Want to rapidly acquire or improve your Ancient Greek or Latin? Our Ancient Languages six-week summer schools offer intensive learning both in-person and online. Beginner and intermediate levels. Open to 16+ students, teachers, postgraduate and mature students! www.kcl.ac.uk/classics/abo...

Reminder - the deadline for our Early Career Development Fellowship in Classics is 29 April. www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/142746-...

What have ideas about being 'European' meant across time? Luka Ivan Jukic reviews KCL Professor Emeritus Sir Roderick Beaton's book 'Europe: A New History' for History Today magazine. www.historytoday.com/archive/revi...

The Department of Classics is sad to learn of the death on the 7th April of our former colleague, Professor Dame Averil Cameron, one of the most prominent historians of her generation. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/averil-...

Koraes Professor Gonda Van Steen was one of four panelists at an event held in Athens to celebrate legal progress for people adopted abroad to regain their Greek citizenship. The panel discussed the recent policy change that Professor Van Steen’s team has been advocating for Greek-born adoptees.

We celebrated Prof. Sir Roderick Beaton‘s new book: 'Europe' with a launch by the Centre for Hellenic Studies at Bush House, with Prof. Georgios Varouxakis of QMUL guiding the discussion. 'Europe' presents a history of an idea and a collective identity stretching from Ancient Greece to today.

More chances to visit ‘Passion and Politics: Sissinghurst and Greece’ at Sissinghurst Castle Garden (National Trust)! This special exhibition co-sponsored by the Centre for Hellenic Studies has been extended until 28 June 2026. Pictured: Dr Rebecca Levitan whose research supported the exhibition.

Classics student Parmiss reflects on women supporting students at King's.

A final curtain call for the actors in this year's KCL Greek Play! Aristophanes 'Clouds' was given a surrealist twist by play director Giulia Balsamo, an MA student in Film Philosophy. Congratulations to all involved - and a huge thank you to @aodtheatre.bsky.social for overseeing this production!

KCL Classics students undertaking the Classics module ‘Engaging Greece’ have had an amazing opportunity to study ancient Greek cultures in Athens, thanks to the sponsored 2026 Matti Egon field trip led by Professor Gonda van Steen. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/student...

Tonight! Dr Amanda Kubic's lecture ‘Orbits of Movement, Choreographies of Memory: Unfolding a Female Network of Modern “Greek” Dance’. 18.15 on 5 March, Rm 104 in Senate House London, WC1E 7HU. Free, no need to book. Joint event by Centre for Greek Diaspora Studies and Hellenic Institute and KCL

There are 2 nights left to see King's Greek Play 2026 this week 🎭 Book your last minute tickets now estore.kcl.ac.uk/conferences-....

Opens tonight! Have you got your ticket for The Clouds, the one-and-only 2026 KCL Greek Play? Performance starts at 7.30pm, and runs for three nights (and a matinee) only! estore.kcl.ac.uk/conferences-...

Happy LGBTQ+ History Month!🏳️‍🌈💖 To honour this month, Classics for All is spotlighting LGBTQ+ stories within the ancient world. This week we are focusing on the poet Sappho (c. 630–570 BCE), one of the most celebrated lyric voices of archaic Greece. #lgbthistorymonth #lgbt

Starts a week today! The Clouds, KCL's 2026 Greek Play runs from 3-5 March. Definitely book your tickets in good time! 🏺 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/greek... Booking link: estore.kcl.ac.uk/conferences-...

We're getting ready for our 2026 Greek Play The Clouds (3-5 March)! Here's director Giulia Balsamo talking on instagram about how directing an ancient Greek comedy fits with her film studies MA. www.instagram.com/p/DU3Ell1iBv... Book your tickets at estore.kcl.ac.uk/conferences-...

We're getting ready for our 2026 Greek Play The Clouds (3-5 March)! Here's director Giulia Balsamo talking on instagram about how directing an ancient Greek comedy fits with her film studies MA. www.instagram.com/p/DU3Ell1iBv... Book your tickets at estore.kcl.ac.uk/conferences-...

Are you a UK state school teacher interested in introducing Classics to your school? 🎓 We offer bespoke training for all teachers to introduce a variety of classical subjects. Contact us here: classicsforall.org.uk/my-school-wa... #teacher #training #latin #classics #classicsforall

'New book explores how music, from opera to hip-hop, has been inspired by ancient Greece and Rome' Dr Emily Pillinger publishes Music as Classical Reception: Amplifying Antiquity with Dr Miranda Stanyon. Get it from your library (or ask them to order it?)! www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-boo...

Tonight! 🏺

We're proud that Classics Professor Daniel Orrells will be participating in KCL's new Activist in Residence projects. These projects try to address social challenges by bringing activists and researchers together, and we can't wait to see what they produce!

Our Emeritus Professor Michael Trapp's newly published chapter is free online until the end of February! 'Homer for High Society: Professor Warr’s Tale of Troy and Its Music' examines the music composed for Professor George Warr’s 1883 Tale of Troy... academic.oup.com/book/61669/c...

We're proud that Classics Professor Daniel Orrells will be participating in KCL's new Activist in Residence projects. These projects try to address social challenges by bringing activists and researchers together, and we can't wait to see what they produce!

KCL Greek Play 'Ask us anything' Q&A with cast and creatives. 19th February, 18.30-20.30 with refreshments provided.

📹 Alumni Brian and Diana Sparkes chat about their #LifeAtKing's in the Department of Classics The Greek Play is still a tradition today, you can book tickets for the March performances here 👇https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/greek-play-2026-the-clouds www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi2T...

Founders of the KCL Greek play! Brian and Diana Sparkes (then Foss) first met at KCL and performed in Hippolytus in 1953, later marrying. They shared some of their recollections with us. We are bowled over. Do watch and share. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi2T...

Founders of the KCL Greek play! Brian and Diana Sparkes (then Foss) first met at KCL and performed in Hippolytus in 1953, later marrying. They shared some of their recollections with us. We are bowled over. Do watch and share. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi2T...

🎭 The Greek Play 2026 will feature guest speakers: 3 March: Dr Naomi Scott (University of Bristol) 4 March: Professor James Robson (The Open University) 5 March: Professor Peter Meineck (NYU/ICS) Secure your tickets now 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/greek...

Introducing Celaeno played by Wren Xiao! Wren is a first year psychology student at KCL who is excited to be performing in The Clouds by Aristophanes, adapted and directed by Giulia Balsamo. Greenwood Theatre 3rd-5th March 2026. Have you got your tickets yet? estore.kcl.ac.uk/conferences-...

Get your tickets here for our fantastic students Greek Play 'The Clouds'! Performances 3-5 March 2026 at Greenwood Theatre, 55 Weston Street, London, SE1 3RA.

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This Thursday (9 Feb)! 2026 Runciman lecture: 'Small Things, Big Stories: Approaching Byzantine Society through Prayer Book Manuscripts.' From prayers for silk worms to family events, Professor Claudia Rapp focuses on rural life in the Christian middle ages. www.kcl.ac.uk/events/small...

We have more gladiator news! KCL's Dr John Pearce has been catching up with Professor Kathleen Coleman and Misha Glenny on In Our Time to discuss the infinitely popular subject of gladiators and their arenas across the Roman empire. 🏺 #ClassicsBluesky