Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Department of Classics at Royal Holloway is committed to the production of world class research engaged with contemporary cultural issues.
The Department engages research across a broad sweep of periods, study areas, and methodologies. These include archaeology, ancient history, Classical literatures and languages, ancient philosophy, and the modern reception of Classical antiquity. Departmental staff supervise research students and conduct research in all these fields.
Departmental research is fully integrated with the University of London (through the Institute of Classical Studies), the College, and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The Department hosts three major research groupings, the Centre for the Reception of Greece and Rome (CRGR), Centre for Oratory and Rhetoric (COR) and the Centre for Archaeo-Architectural Reconstruction (CAAR).
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 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
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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Aegean Networks: Dissemination of Legal Culture from the Archaic to the early Hellenistic Period
Rubinstein, L., Apr 2026, SYMPOSION 2024: Comunicazioni sul diritto greco ed ellenistico (Milano, 2–4 settembre 2024). Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, p. 19-44 25 p. (AKTEN DER GESELLSCHAFT FÜR GRIECHISCHE UND HELLENISTISCHE RECHTSGESCHICHTE; vol. 30).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Brill's Companion to Musonius Rufus
Sellars, J. & Gloyn, L., 2026, (Accepted/In press) Brill.Research output: Book/Report › Anthology
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Carved Marble from the Tetrapylon Street
Smith, R. R. R. & Thomas, J., 2026, (Submitted) Aphrodisias XVII: The Tetrapylon Street. Jacobs, I. (ed.).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Sustainable Ethical Cattle from Antiquity to the Anthropocene
Rowan, E. (PI)
1/10/24 → 30/09/26
Project: Research
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CBOIAO: Constructing the 'Barbarian Other' in Attic Oratory of the Fourth Century B.C.E.
Rubinstein, L. (Mentor) & Yue, M. (Fellow)
1/07/24 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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Representations of Violence against Women in Classical and Contemporary Literature
Scott, E. (PI)
1/05/20 → …
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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2025 George Grote Prize in Ancient History
Bacon, M. (Recipient), 2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Arts & Humanities Research Council studentship
Coles, W. (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Arts & Humanities Research Council Studentship
Cuffe, E. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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