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
Warwick Classics Network
In 2017-20, supported by a Warwick Widening Participation Development Fund and Warwick Impact Fund grant, I am leading a new widening participation and outreach initiative called the Warwick Classics Network
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M. I. Finley: An Ancient Historian and his Impact
“M. I. Finley: An Ancient Historian and his Impact.” Cambridge Classical Studies, October 2016.
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Up Close with the Only Surviving Wonder of the Ancient World: Magdalene Matters
“Our first day of filming in Cairo was unforgettable”
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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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‘This is Sparta!’ – Professorial Inaugural Lecture, and LIVE Facebook stream, University of Warwick – 20th February
In this inaugural lecture, Prof Michael Scott sets out his vision for the study, teaching and communication of the ancient […] Read More
The Calendar for 2019!
I am so pleased to be launching today a new project, which has been huge fun to work on: the Prof Michael Scott desktop calendar for 2019! Every month is illustrated with a photo taken […] Read More