Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Centre for the Reception of Greece and Rome was set up in 2007 to bring together interests among members of staff and postgraduate students in many departments and disciplines across Royal Holloway. The Centre’s focus is on the political, philosophical and literary bridges between the contemporary world and Mediterranean antiquity.
Thinking about the heritage of Greece and Roman has been constitutive of virtually every area of modern life: literature, drama, political theory, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, art, music, architecture, the military, government, gender, LBGT+ rights, post-colonialism, civil rights, medicine, engineering, entertainment, theatre, cinema and sport.
Current research in the Centre has two main strands - classics in popular culture, and classics in contemporary thought. Many members of staff in the department have an interest in reception; our broader interests range from political and literary philosophy, urbanism, literary receptions, science fictions, and popular culture. For more information, see our website.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Richard Alston
- Department of Classics - Professor of Roman History
- Hellenic Institute - Professor
- Centre for the Reception of Greece and Rome
- Gender Institute
Person: Academic Contact, Staff - Academic staff, Academic
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Siobhan Chomse
- Department of Classics - Lecturer in Latin Language & Literature
- Centre for the Reception of Greece and Rome
Person: Staff - Academic staff
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Elizabeth Gloyn
- Department of Classics - Reader in Latin Language & Lit.
- Gender Institute
- Centre for the Reception of Greece and Rome
- Centre for the Study and Application of Stoicism
Person: Staff - Academic staff
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Class, Classes, and Classics: The Subalterns and the Production of Classical Culture
Zucchetti, E. (Editor), Bellomo, M. (Editor), Saldutti, V. (Editor) & Cimino, A. M. (Editor), 2026, (Accepted/In press)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Indro Montanelli's Classicising Colonialism
Zucchetti, E., Bellomo, M. & Saldutti, V., 2026, (Accepted/In press) Classics and Italian Colonialism .Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Marvellous, Wonder, Thauma
Chomse, S., 2026, (In preparation) Greek and Roman Humanities Encyclopedia: Epic. Hardie, P., Montanari, F., Rengakos, A., Bessone, F., Biggs, T. & McGill, S. (eds.). de Gruyter, (Trends in Classics – Greek and Roman Humanities Encyclopedia).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
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Site seeing: Pompeii in 19th and early 20th-century lantern slides
Kamash, Z. (PI)
1/10/14 → …
Project: Research
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Home: Exploring Objects and memory in homemaking
Fathi, M. (PI) & Kamash, Z. (CoI)
1/04/19 → 1/10/19
Project: Research
Activities
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Piracy, Food Prices, and Riots: How the Multitude and Gabinius Reshaped the Roman Republic
Zucchetti, E. (Invited speaker)
14 Nov 2025Activity: Talk, presentation or media contribution › Invited talk
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La grammatica dell’egemonia: Gramsci, il latino e la politica dell’educazione”
Zucchetti, E. (Speaker)
4 Nov 2025Activity: Talk, presentation or media contribution › Invited talk
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Does Seneca's Relationship Advice Still Work in the Twenty-First Century?
Gloyn, E. (Speaker)
26 Oct 2025Activity: Talk, presentation or media contribution › Invited talk
Prizes
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College Team Teaching Prize 'Excellence Award'
D'Alton-Harrison, R. (Recipient) & Hawley, R. (Recipient), 2 Jul 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)