Skepsi is inviting proposals for papers for its upcoming sixth conference, Ghosts in the Flesh. Please send abstracts (350 words) and a short bio-bibliographic note to skepsi@kent.ac.uk … Read more
Category: Classical and Archaeological Studies
SECL archaeology experts help examine newly found treasure
The Department of Classical and Archaeological Studies has helped confirm that a helmet unearthed in Kent dates back to the 1st century BC. The helmet, … Read more
Kent in Athens attracts scholarship funding from Greek foundation
At least five students from the developing world will be awarded scholarships from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) to support their studies for a master’s … Read more
Was the Roman Empire an early form of globalisation?
Professor Ray Laurence from the Department of Classical & Archaeological Studies will ask if the Roman Empire was an early form of globalisation as part of a … Read more
KIASH Inaugural Lecture: Professor Ray Laurence
KIASH Inaugural Lecture – Thursday, 8 November 2012, 6:00 pm – Woolf Lecture Theatre Professor Ray Laurence, ‘Pompeii, Roads and the Spatial Turn – was … Read more
A Glimpse of Teenage Life in Ancient Rome – Ray Laurence
Professor Ray Laurence, from the Department of Classical & Archaeological Studies has created an educational cartoon depicting the life of a teenage boy in Ancient Rome. Ray … Read more
Call for Papers – British Conference of Undergraduate Research 2013
The British Conference of Undergraduate Research promotes undergraduate research in all disciplines. The Conference meets annually every spring in a different British university to give … Read more
Ray Laurence interviewed by South Korean Education Broadcast System
Ray Laurence, Professor of Roman History and Archaeology at the University of Kent was recently interviewed by the South Korean Education Broadcast System. … Read more
PhD study of Roman customs and practice successfully completed by Marleen Martens
Marleen Martens’ PhD thesis has been passed by her panel of four examiners. Congratulations Marleen! Marleen is registered at the Free University of Amsterdam, with … Read more
Archaeology student wins national prize for degree project
David Applegate has been awarded the Annual John Gillam Prize by the Study Group for Roman Pottery for his Archaeological Project examining ‘Hoo ware’ – that is Roman … Read more




