Scott is a lucid teacher who brings the past to life with his effortlessly engaging style.
- The Mail on Sunday.
Michael Scott deftly steers the study of ancient history into the twenty-first century.
- Prof. Walter Scheidel, Stanford University
This is a properly exciting state of the art History TV.
- DAILY EXPRESS
He’s a brilliant historian and communicator ... his new book, X Marks the Spot, is told with the spirit of an explorer and the intellectual rigour of an academic ... an exhilarating and eye-opening read.
- Anna Baty, Hodder & Stoughton Senior Commissioning Editor
Michael, honestly, I do think the students of Warwick are very lucky to have you because your enthusiasm is so fabulous.
The sanctuary of Olympia during the Classical Period
I am writing a 10,000 word article on the sanctuary of Olympia during the Classical Period for the new Oxford […] 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
A Dusty Glasto without Portaloos – Times Literary Supplement June 10th 2022
In this article for the Times Literary Supplement, Michael reviews ‘Olympia: A Cultural History’ by Judith M. Barringer.
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#Fry and #Scott: The Classical Association Interview April 2022
In the 2022 Classical Association Presidential Interview, Michael talks all things Classics with the Classical Association 2021-22 Honorary President Stephen […] Read More
‘X Marks the Spot’: The Discovery and Discoverers of our Past – Lytham St Anne’s 5th January 2023
Prof. Michael Scott 5 January 2023, 7pm ‘X Marks the Spot’: The Discovery and Discoverers of our Past Join our […] Read More
The new Delphic Garden at the University of Warwick
Back in 2017, I gave a lecture to the Greek Press Association UK about my work on Delphi. The organiser, Martha Chryssomalis, gave me a cypress tree grown from a seedling that had come […] Read More