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Classics at Trinity has a long and distinguished history, numbering Oscar Wilde among its famous past students.

Welcome to TCD Classics

Classics is by nature multidisciplinary, bringing together the study of the language and literature, philosophy, history, art history and archaeology of the Greek and Roman world. The Department is committed to excellence in both teaching and research, and our staff are all dedicated teachers and well-known for their research in fields as diverse as Neoplatonic philosophy, Bronze Age archaeology, Hellenistic poetry and history, Early Latin literature, classical Latin poetry, and Roman construction. It is unique in Ireland in having separate Chairs in Greek and in Latin, and in offering a specialised programme in Ancient History and Archaeology. Since 2019 a new single honours degree in Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology is being offered, and from 2020 this degree will also be available in the Dual Degree program with Columbia University.

25/10/2026

‘The limestone sarcophagus was excavated on the North Green in 1869. It bears an inscription to Valerius Amandinus – a wealthy Briton who lived in the city in around 300 to 400 AD.
Also sculpted on the lid however is a Latin cross dating from the 10th or 11th century, suggesting that the human remains which were found within might belong to an Anglo-Saxon who had died many centuries later, when the coffin was re-used. The identity of that person has been a mystery ever since.’
Full research article: https://doi.org/10.1080/00681288.2026.2675788

The identity of a skeleton found in a Roman sarcophagus in the grounds of Westminster Abbey more than 150 years ago appears closer to being solved.

21/10/2026

‘Rotroff said a pot’s contents reveal its purpose, so the empty pots in this room remain a mystery. The workers may have been setting up shrines, cursing rivals or bosses, or seeking cleansing.’
(From an open access study in the Journal of Roman Archaeology - https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-roman-archaeology/article/chytra-rituals-in-athens/C8365F0D3B38C61219042DDE5B807F22)

Athenian workers buried cooking pots beneath their shop floors, likely seeking protection from the gods, a new archaeology study finds.

16/10/2026

Archaeologists working off the coast of Turkey have found a shipwreck dating back around 4,700 years, making it the oldest in the world.

05/10/2026

📣📣🇬🇷🇮🇪 TCD Classics’ Christine Morris will be giving the annual lecture of the Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies at Athens - IIHSA - in person in Athens on October 8th (7 pm Athens, 5 pm Dublin)
Anyone in Athens is most welcome to attend in person at the IIHSA, or join us online.
Christine shares with us ‘I will be talking about a current project ‘From Ilium to Ireland with Schliemann and Lady Gregory: the journey of an object and its modern reception’ jointly with my TCD colleague Zuleika Rodgers).’

Details and abstract of the talk here (plus registration details for in person and over Zoom):

We cordially invite you to the 2026 Annual Open Meeting of the Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies at Athens. The Director, Professor Joanne Murphy, will present the work of the Institute 2025-2026, followed by a lecture by Professor Christine Morris & Professor Zuleika Rodgers (Trinity Col

04/10/2026

Celebrating with some animal friends from the ancient world 🐕 🐴 🎉

30/09/2026

As the leaves start falling, we are looking forward to next summer. IBGSS 2027, hosted online by Trinity College Dublin Classics will take place 19-30 July (Beginners) and 2–13 August (Intermediate/Advanced). Course and application details at www.tcd.ie/classics/byzantine/.

24/09/2026

📣 Our first TCD Classics seminar of the term.
30 September 2026 (in person and Zoom)

Judith Gatt (University of Malta) and George Apeitos (University of Oxford)
From Text to Stone: Exploring Ancient Greek Harbour Terminology

All welcome! Further information: TCD Classics Seminar room (Arts Building,
B6002)
Registration link for the seminar series:
https://tcd-ie.zoom.us/meeting/register/KE7rDCkjSTe01IAFpiZiSQ
Enquiries, please contact [email protected]

18/09/2026

We warmly welcome all our students for this new term.
Many of you will already know that TCD Classics has its own blog called Hestia, and we are pleased to share with you the first one of the new academic year, contributed by our Head of Department, Ashley Clements:
How to be happy? How can Classics contribute to your powers of self-determination?
https://hestia-blog.squarespace.com/blog/how-to-be-happy
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‘What does it mean to think of happiness as having a history?’ Sara Ahmed asks in a question that frames our final year module ‘How to be Happy?’ at Trinity Classics. Ahmed is paired in our first class with another favourite of mine, Marisol de la Cadena’s par

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