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Michael C Scott

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I am currently the Moses and Mary Finley Research Fellow at Darwin College, Cambridge and an affiliated lecturer at the Faculty of Classics, Cambridge. My research focuses on the ancient history and archaeology of the Greek and Roman worlds.

Use the links on this page to find out more about my academic and popular history projects, read my CV, review my news archive and get in touch.

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Academic Studies

Delphi & Olympia

Delphi and Olympia monographCambridge University Press has published my stand alone monograph entitled ‘Delphi and Olympia: the spatial politics of panhellenism in the archaic and classical periods.’
The book is based on my PhD research and is now available.

Buy it Here!

 

Risk

2010 Risk - Lecture SeriesClick here to see the videos and podcasts from the Darwin College Lecture series on Risk, which I co-organised in January- March 2010. Read more…read more

 

 

 

Popular History

BBC History Magazine

In the May 2010 edition of BBC History Magazine, I write about the 2500th anniversary of the battle of Marathon and its significance for today. Read my article in the magazine and listen to my podcast through the BBC History Magazine website.

Ancient Greece Column

Neos Kosmos Newspaper
On 1st February 2010, Neos Kosmos newspaper in Australia published the first installment of my regular column 'Ancient Greece: the reality'. Look out for new installments every fortnight during 2010, in which I will be investigating everything from Greek democracy to graves, punishments for adultery to prizes in athletic games and from Greece's great battles to its favourite tipple.

The column will also be published online by BBC History Magazine in the UK.

From Democrats to KingsFrom Democrats to Kings: published on
1 October 2009(Hardback) and 3 June 2010(Paperback)

I have agreed a contract with Icon publishers to write a popular history book about events in the Greek world during the 4th century BC, from the fall of Athenian democracy to the rise of Alexander the Great.....read more

Buy it Now on AmazonBuy it now on Amazon


Take a look at my show reel here
I have recently appeared as an on-screen historical consultant for the History channel......read more

Teaching on location
Filming on location
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