Scott is a lucid teacher who brings the past to life with his effortlessly engaging style.
- The Mail on Sunday.
Michael charmed us all with his huge expertise, deep knowledge and extremely personable approach to history.
- Sarah Rigby, Hutchinson Senior Editor
Michael Scott deftly steers the study of ancient history into the twenty-first century.
- Prof. Walter Scheidel, Stanford University
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- DAILY EXPRESS
Polemic in Greek Antiquity
I am currently writing a chapter on Polemic in Greek Art and Architecture for the forthcoming Acta Classica Supplementa series […] Read More
Life in Ancient Greece – my new book for Key Stage 2
My new book, Life in Ancient Greece, has been written to support learning in Key Stage 2 of the UK […] Read More
The Case for Universal Amnesia and the Growing Power of the Law Courts In 4th-5th century BC Athens
Torch, the University of Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities, 2 April 2020 Professor Michael Scott, Professor of Classics and Ancient […] Read More
Ancient Invisible Cities: Cairo, Athens, Istanbul
Invisible Cities airs on BBC2 in late 2018. In the latest series of Invisible Cities, Michael heads to Cairo, Istanbul and Athens across 3 episodes, to uncover the forgotten, hard to reach and invisible aspects of these extraordinary cities and in so doing, offers new perspectives on their dramatic and important histories.
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Centre for Hellenic Studies discussion of Euripides Ion – 17th June 10-11.30am EST, 3-4.30pm GMT
Centre for Hellenic Studies discussion of Euripides Ion – 17th June 10-11.30am EST, 3-4.30pm GMT Out of Chaos Theatre, the […] Read More
Zoom webinars and Technology in the Arts
In May, Warwick University launched its first TEAL Fest – Technology Enhanced Active Learning Festival: https://warwick.ac.uk/services/od/academic-development/edfest2020/tealfest/ I was very happy to be able to participate. I thought originally I would be doing so from Australia, […] Read More