Classics (PhD) PhD

The PhD in Classics offers you the opportunity to study classics at an advanced level through independent research.<br/><br/>Classics at the University of Edinburgh, with its broad range of supervisors and stimulating and supportive intellectual environment, can offer you a first-class experience in focused and sustained research.<br/><br/>We welcome applications from anyone keen to work on topics that overlap with the research interests of our academic staff, including:<br/><br/><br/>• Homer and early Greek poetry<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Ancient philosophy<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Greek drama<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Hellenistic and Roman poetry<br/><br/><br/><br/>- classical Greek and Hellenistic history<br/><br/><br/>- the ancient economy<br/><br/><br/>• Archaic and Classical Greek archaeology<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Jewish history in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Byzantine history and literature<br/><br/><br/><br/>- the Greek East under Rome<br/><br/><br/>- the Hellenistic and Roman Near East<br/><br/><br/>• Roman imperial history<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Greek literature of the Roman empire<br/><br/><br/><br/>- late Roman literature and history<br/><br/><br/>• Christianity in the Roman empire<br/><br/><br/><br/>- ancient slavery<br/><br/><br/>- ancient law<br/><br/><br/>- epigraphy<br/><br/><br/>- gender in antiquity<br/><br/><br/>• Greek sculpture<br/><br/><br/><br/>- mythology in art<br/><br/><br/>• Roman and late antique archaeology<br/><br/><br/><br/>Our strong relationship with other subjects such as Archaeology, History, Philosophy and Law, means that interdisciplinary study and supervision can be arranged.<br/><br/>Each student is allocated at least two supervisors, allowing us to combine thematic, chronological and disciplinary expertise in the supervisory team.