The Institute of Classical Studies

The issue includes open access articles:

Numidia and Rome by Thomas Biggs

More Roman than the Romans: neoclassical genocide in French Numidia by Kyle Khellaf

I moderni Numidi: Numidia, Numidians, and modern Italian imperialism by Samuel Agbamu

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"neither Numidia nor Rome is stable in meaning. The people and places they denote were constantly in flux throughout antiquity, and ... pose(s) a challenge for scholars at nearly every step"

The latest BICS, ed. Thomas Biggs & Mathilde Cazeaux, explores Numidia and Rome shorturl.at/q2Y8b

The Michael Ventris Award for Mycenaean Studies (2026) Annual £3,000 award supporting research in Mycenaean studies for early-career scholars who have completed their doctorate within the past eight years.

Final days to apply: The Michael Ventris Award for Mycenaean Studies (2026)

An annual award of up to £4,000 to a junior scholar for research into Mycenaean studies or kindred subjects including: Linear B; Bronze Age of the Aegean and Cyprus.

Full details here: shorturl.at/INHMr
Deadline 1 Feb 26

PGWiP Seminars return today! Join us at 5pm Online to hear Jorge Barbero Barroso (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) discuss:
The Hidden Side of International Politics: Secret Diplomacy in the Roman Republic (3 rd – 1 st BC)

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Society of Dilettanti (2026) Annual scholarships up to £1,000 for UK university students studying classics to visit Mediterranean sites, supporting independent travel and aesthetic appreciation of classical ar

CALLING ALL UG STUDENTS. Awards (up to £1000) for students of classical studies at a UK University to visit classical sites and museums in Greece, Italy or the Eastern Mediterranean in the Easter or summer vacation.

Society of Dilletanti travel awards now accepting applications: shorturl.at/fxXMI

Photogrammetry and 3D imaging for GLAM professionals Please enable JavaScript in your web browser to get the best experience.

Photogrammetry and 3D imaging for GLAM professionals
Mon 26 Jan, 3-5pm

This two-hour in-person session will introduce local GLAM professionals, including librarians and museum curators, to photogrammetry and other 3D imaging methods.

Full details and link to register here:
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APPLY – Fondazione Lemmermann

The Lemmermann Foundation is pleased to announce scholarships for students enrolled in Master’s or PhD programs. The research topic must focus on Rome and the Roman culture, from the Pre-Roman period to the present day.

Deadline 31 March
Full details here: lemmermann-foundation.org/apply/

The Donatist Controversy and the Revolt of Firmus Please enable JavaScript in your web browser to get the best experience.

ICS Ancient History Seminars are back for Spring Term

On Tuesday 22 Jan at 5pm, please join Kate Cooper RHUL who will discuss: The Donatist Controversy and the Revolt of Firmus

Full details and link to register: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Sunoikisis Digital Classics: Collaborative Cultural Heritage Geodata Please enable JavaScript in your web browser to get the best experience.

Sunoikisis Digital Classics Seminars return for Spring Term.

On Thursday 22 Jan at 4pm, join Anne Chen (Bard College), Sebastian Heath (New York University), Emily Helm (Yale University) to discuss Collaborative Cultural Heritage Geodata.

Full details here: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

We are planning to record the session and host the video afterwards.

Myth, History and Archaeology: Peter Wiseman in conversation with Christopher Smith and Liv Yarrow Please enable JavaScript in your web browser to get the best experience.

Join the ICS in collaboration with the British School at Rome for an upcoming event:
Myth, History and Archaeology: Peter Wiseman in conversation with Christopher Smith and Liv Yarrow

Monday 19 January
6-8pm
Full details here: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Short Writing Course for PhD Students Please enable JavaScript in your web browser to get the best experience.

There are still places on our 2 day writing course for PhD students . This in-person trainingwill help you with your writing skills and craft with a particular emphasis on style and structure www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Using cutting edge scientific equipment, the team will test the metallic make up of Rome’s earliest cast coinage, aes grave. By better understanding the composition of these coins the team will question the origins of Roman money and what this means for the evolution of economic systems.

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T.B.L. Webster Fellow, Liv Yarrow, and research team have been awarded ISIS Neutron & Muon Source Beamtime by the Science and Technology Facilities Council. This exciting project demonstrates how combining science and humanities can offer new insights into the past: shorturl.at/9d6JR

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Five books by ICS Founder T.B.L. Webster have recently been reissued by Routledge. Available for purchase and in the Combined Library:

- Hellenistic Poetry and Art
- Greek Theatre Production
- An Introduction to Sophocles
- Potter and Patron in Classical Athens
- The Greek Chorus

We wanted to create something to upskill & develop capabilities for careers in and beyond the museum sector.

Topics include: registration & cataloguing; curation & display; the purpose of the modern museum; science & conservation; communication & research. All in the context of #Greece and #Rome /3

A classroom with students sitting around tables arranged in a square, and lecturers at the front with a powerpoint slideshow behind.

Today we started teaching the first ever co-designed and taught joint MA module between the University of London (ICS/KCL) and British Museum (Greece & Rome)!

The module provides hands-on experience in a real-world #museum environment, with half the classes taught behind the scenes at the BM.
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New exhibition on display in the ICS Lobby, Senate House:

Books, photographs & the Hellenic Society: 100 years of the Walter Leaf donation

The exhibition showcases forgotten scholar, Walter Leaf's donation to the Hellenic Society of books and pamphlets of Homerica, and his work as a Classicist.

Publishing your research in Classics and Archaeology journals Please enable JavaScript in your web browser to get the best experience.

How does one actually go about getting their research published in a journal? Which journal is the best fit for your research? Join the ICS' upcoming Researcher Training Event:

Publishing your research in Classics and Archaeology journals
Weds 21 Jan, 3-5pm
Online via zoom
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Call for Proposals!🔔 We're pleased to announce the CFP for the 2026 Annual Event (15-16 June, University of Southampton). Theme: Sustainability digitalhumanities-uk-ie.org/2026-annual-...
Info session 16 Dec
Abstract submission by 30 Jan
EOI for peer review by 2 Feb
Notification of acceptance 16 Mar

Archaeology Seminars re-start on Wednesday 14 Jan at 5pm.

Join Dr Ivana Ožanić – Roguljić (Institute of Archaeology Zagreb) who will speak about:
The Integrated Table: Reconstructing Ancient Foodways from the Adriatic to the Danube

Full details here: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

The Dept of Greece & Rome, the ICS, & the Institute of English Studies are hosting:

Poetry and the British Museum— A New Era
Wed 25 Feb, 7-9pm

Bringing together 10 internationally renowned poets for a live reading inspired by the Museum’s historic spaces and its collections: shorturl.at/kAFZu

Final days to apply: The Institute of Classical Studies is now recruiting for an open-ended lectureship in Classical Studies in support of its national mission.

Full details here: www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Deadline 15 January

The Michael Ventris Award for Mycenaean Studies (2026) Annual £3,000 award supporting research in Mycenaean studies for early-career scholars who have completed their doctorate within the past eight years.

Applications now open: The Michael Ventris Award for Mycenaean Studies (2026)

An annual award of up to £4,000 to a junior scholar for research into Mycenaean studies or kindred subjects including: Linear B; Bronze Age of the Aegean and Cyprus.

Full details here: shorturl.at/INHMr
Deadline 1 Feb 26

Reminder to register now for this upcoming event:
Myth, History and Archaeology: Peter Wiseman in conversation with Christopher Smith and Liv Yarrow
Monday 19 Jan, 6pm

@bsrome.bsky.social

The Ancient Mediterranean and the British Museum - Past and Futures Please enable JavaScript in your web browser to get the best experience.

Exploring past impact and future potential of the British Museum’s collections from the ancient Med, and the ways in which these have influenced (for better or worse) modern constructions of Mediterranean antiquity, across artistic, literary & intellectual forms of engagement: shorturl.at/pyynF
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The Ancient Mediterranean and the British Museum - Past and Futures Please enable JavaScript in your web browser to get the best experience.

Registration now open:

The Ancient Mediterranean and the British Museum - Past and Futures
Weds 25 - Fri 27 February
In person at Senate House

Full details here: shorturl.at/pyynF

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The City-Cosmos Contrast in Plato’s Timaeus and Critias Please enable JavaScript in your web browser to get the best experience.

Ancient Philosophy Seminars return for Spring Term

Kicking off on Monday 12 January, 2pm
Alex Long (St. Andrews) will discuss
The City-Cosmos Contrast in Plato’s Timaeus and Critias

Full details here: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Artist-academic collaborations can lead to ‘unexpected magic’ Joint projects require academics to ‘show up and feel a bit uncomfortable’, argues theatre maker who is taking up a new position at the University of London

Practitioners in Residence make creative connections between research, teaching & other knowledge resources within SAS & domains of practice outside higher ed. Josephine discusses how these artist-academic partnerships can lead to ‘unexpected magic’: www.timeshighereducation.com/news/artist-...
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