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
This is a properly exciting state of the art History TV.
- DAILY EXPRESS
Unknowability: How do we know what cannot be known?
On 4th April 2019, at the New School Centre for Public Scholarship, New York, I spoke about what we can […] 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
Ancient history – modern lessons: Can a new wave of Classics scholars save the world?
Writing for the University of Warwick’s Knowledge Centre, Professor Michael Scott wants to dispense with one of the greatest misnomers […] 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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Ancient Greece, Virtually – British Science Festival, 13th September
When asked to conjure images of the ancient world, we usually imagine the Roman or Egyptian Empires. Despite being made […] Read More
Classics: something for everyone
Many of you will be familiar with how strongly I feel about the importance of making the study of the ancient world as accessible as possible to people from every background and walk of life. […] Read More