Classics

The University of St Andrews has been a centre for Classical studies since its foundation in 1413, and the School of Classics continues to build on its reputation for both teaching and research. Current concentrations of expertise include (among many others) classical and post-classical Greek literature; Platonic and post-classical philosophy; the archaeology of Rome and the Roman provinces, Roman Imperial literature and history, Late Antiquity and Renaissance and later engagement with the Classics.
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Achieving the unachievable : the male athletic body in Hellenistic and Roman art
(2019-12-04) - ThesisTo date, the ancient athlete has been the focus of philosophical, political, and art historical debate. Scholarship has largely neglected the investigation of the ancient athlete for what he was – an athlete. Thus, this ... -
Space, memory and ideology in Statius' 'Silvae' : applying Nora's concept of lieux de mémoire to a Flavian poet
(2018-12-07) - ThesisIn my thesis I investigate the interaction between space, memory and ideology in Statius ‘Silvae’. Previous scholarship on the ‘Silvae’ tends to focus on matters of ideology, perceiving Statius’ encomiastic message as ... -
When is Rome? : developments in Roman civic identity during the Archaic Period (c.650 - c.350 BC)
(2019-06-27) - ThesisThis study investigates the origins and growth of civic identity at Rome during the city’s initial phases in the mid-seventh to the mid-fourth century BC. Although the development of Roman identity in the face of Rome’s ... -
A commentary on St. Augustine's De Doctrina Christiana book 2, chapters 1-40
(University of St Andrews, 1980) - ThesisThe aim of the introduction and commentary is to explore the nature of the work, its sources and originality and the relationship of its pagan and Christian background, in addition to elucidating the text on certain ... -
The poetics and politics of Ovidian intertexts in Statius' Thebaid
(2019-06-27) - ThesisThis thesis seeks to offer the first in-depth exploration of the extent and the significance of Ovidian intertexts in Statius’ Thebaid, with particular emphasis on the ways they interact with the readers’ perception of the ...