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Detail from the Cambridge Songs manuscript leaf that was stolen from and then recovered by Cambridge University Library.

First performance in 1,000 years: ‘lost’ songs from the Middle Ages are brought back to life

23 Apr 2016

An ancient song repertory will be heard for the first time in 1,000 years this week after being ‘reconstructed’ by a Cambridge researcher and a world...

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The Chariot of Zeus, from Stories from the Greek Tragedians by Alfred Church

Disbelieve it or not, ancient history suggests that atheism is as natural to humans as religion

16 Feb 2016

People in the ancient world did not always believe in the gods, a new study suggests – casting doubt on the idea that religious belief is a 'default...

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Digging underway at the theatre on the site of the Roman town Iteramna Lirenas

Buried Roman theatre sets the stage for new understanding of ancient town

20 Sep 2013

Architectural remains from a Roman theatre buried beneath the Italian countryside are providing new clues as to the importance of a town abandoned by...

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An image of the theatre at Interamna Lirenas, in Southern Lazio, which emerged from the latest study.

Geophysical survey reveals first images of lost Roman town

05 Sep 2012

An ancient Italian town whose remains are buried beneath the earth has been mapped by a team of researchers, revealing evidence of a bustling social...

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Rome with Mary Beard

Meet The Romans with Mary Beard

13 Apr 2012

A three part series starting on BBC2 next Tuesday explores what life in Ancient Rome was really like for normal citizens living in the world’s first...

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Pompeii.

“Classics Question Time” to reveal enduring lessons from the ancient world

08 Jul 2011

Latin-lovers, Greek fanatics and anyone with a passing interest in the ancient world will have a unique opportunity to put their questions to the...

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Roman votive offering

Doctor’s orders, Roman style

04 Jan 2011

Rebecca Flemming from the Faculty of Classics works with ancient texts on health and reproduction.

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Senate House

Academics to join British Academy Fellowship

23 Jul 2010

The British Academy has today announced the scholars elected for this year’s Fellowships in recognition of their contribution to the...

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Dying Gaul from behind

How ancient Roman teens had it tough too

19 Apr 2010

Professor Kathleen Coleman, Professor of Latin at Harvard University and renowned author on Latin literature and history will give Newnham's biennial...

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Abigail Brundin

A fresh look at the ‘grand narratives’ of literary history

01 Aug 2009

Renaissance scholar Dr Abigail Brundin, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Italian, has been awarded an ‘I Tatti’ Fellowship from Harvard...

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Portus

Portus Project: bringing to life Trajan’s legacy

01 Jan 2009

Excavation and geophysical survey are uncovering the secrets of an exceptionally diverse Imperial Roman landscape.

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Roman marbles

Re-interpreting Greece and Rome at The Fitzwilliam Museum

01 Sep 2008

Recent funding will enable collaboration between classicists and museum curators, and shape a major re-display of Greek and Roman art and archaeology...

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