Full time
36 months
16-SEP-24
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Ancient History Classics
Research
Overview
Classics and ancient history at Newcastle has a long and distinguished international reputation. We deliver quality research and teaching. We have taught Latin and Greek since 1874, ancient history since 1910 and classical archaeology since 1931.
Our programmes cover a range of classical subjects. They include:
material culture and history
language and literature
philosophy
history of science and medicine
We have strong links with related disciplines such as history, archaeology and modern languages.
Our staff include scholars of outstanding international reputation. Our research covers all major aspects of the study of the ancient world.
Classics and Ancient History PhD and MPhil supervision is usually available in:
Ancient history and classical archaeology
Archaeology of religion and ritual from the Bronze Age to the early Classical era
Greco–Roman religion
Greek ethnography
Late Classical and Hellenistic periods: Alexander the Great and Hellenistic empires; kingship and royal ideology
Contact and interaction between Greeks and non-Greeks
The history and archaeology of pre-Roman and Roman Italy
The late Roman Republic
Institutions of the Roman world
The social, economic and cultural history of the Roman Empire
Classical language and literature
Greek poetry from Homer to the imperial age
‘Presocratic’ and ‘Hippocratic’ writers
Greek tragedy, including its reception
Ancient didactic poetry
Second Sophistic
Ancient linguistic thought, especially etymology
Greek influence on later literature
Philosophy and science
Ancient philosophy, particularly epistemology and ethics,
The exact sciences in Greek and Roman antiquity
The history of Greek and Roman medicine
Hippocratic medicine and the history of its reception up until the 20th century
For this course (per year)
£4,712
For this course (per year)
£22,800
A minimum of a 2:1 honours degree and a Master's degree at Merit level, or international equivalent, in a related subject. We will give specific consideration to any independent research you do as part of your studies and/or appropriate professional experience. You must submit two letters of recommendation (obligatory) and a writing sample, such as a chapter from an MA dissertation or a published paper (optional).
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