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Talk to one of our academics about studying in the Department of Classics at Royal Holloway. Please contact our Admissions Tutor: siobhan.chomse@rhul.ac.uk.

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'All the ways we've wiped': Dr Erica Rowan on the History Channel website

Dr Rowan uses her research to dish the dirt on the history of toilet paper

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'Discovering your voice with Eurydice' – Dr Efi Spentzou's new student-led activity for schools

In collaboration with a group of third-year Classics students, Dr Spentzou has embarked on an exciting project for school children to help them find their voices through the myth of Eurydice.

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Classical Studies and Drama

3 years full time

BA QW84

Classics

Ancient History

3 years full time

BA V110

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Classical Archaeology and Ancient History

3 years full time

BA VV41

Classics

Classical Studies

3 years full time

BA Q810

Classics

Greek

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BA Q700

Classics

Classics

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BA Q800

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Latin

3 years full time

BA Q600

Classics

Ancient History with Philosophy

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BA V1V5

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Classical Studies with Philosophy

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BA Q9V5

Classics

Classics with Philosophy

3 years full time

BA Q8V5

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Ancient and Medieval History

3 years full time

BA VV19

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Ancient History and Philosophy

3 years full time

BA VV15

Classics

Classical Studies and Comparative Literature and Culture

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BA Q8Q2

Classics

Classical Studies and Philosophy

3 years full time

BA QV8M

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Classics and Philosophy

3 years full time

BA QV85

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BA Classical Studies with Integrated Foundation Year

4 years full time

Q81F

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English and Classical Studies

3 years full time

BA QQ38

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English and Latin

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BA QQ36

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Modern Languages and Classical Studies

4 years full time

BA RQ98

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Modern Languages and Greek

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Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Modern Languages and Latin

4 years full time

BA RQ96

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Ancient History

1 year full time

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Rhetoric

1 year full time

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Classics PhD

4 years full time

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Classical Reception

1 year full time

MRes

Classics

Classics

1 year full time

MA

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Classical Art and Archaeology

1 year full time

MA

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"... looking into the Classical past in order to understand the present"