Find a research supervisor in the history of rhetoric

Staff in the Department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology who supervise PhD/MA by Research in the area of the history of rhetoric.

Dr Henriette van der Blom

Dr Henriette van der Blom

Reader in Ancient History

Republican politics in the City of Rome, Roman oratory, all aspects of Cicero, and Roman approaches to the past

Professor Diana Spencer

Professor Diana Spencer

Professor of Classics
Dean of Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences (2014-2018; 2019-)

  • Latin literature and cultural identity (first centuries BCE/CE)
  • The city of Rome in ancient and modern literature and culture
  • Translation in ancient Rome, and translation of Latin texts
  • Reception of Rome in historical fiction

Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology staff research supervision areas