Classical Studies

Classical Studies encompasses, in a holistic and integrated manner, the study of every aspect of Graeco-Roman antiquity. The research interests of the current Fellows range from history to archaeology, cultural history, literature and language, philology, from the Bronze Age to Late Antiquity.

All Souls College has a long and distinguished tradition in Classical Studies, especially in ancient history (Arnaldo Momigliano, P. M. Fraser, A. H. M. Jones, Peter Brown, Fergus Millar, Nicholas Purcell, Angelos Chaniotis, Simon Hornblower, John Ma, Peter Thonemann, Benjamin Gray), philology (J. N. Adams, Martin West, Wolfgang de Melo, Alex Mullen), literature (Richard Jenkyns, Patrick Finglass), archaeology (Ian Richmond, Sheppard Frere, Martin Harrison, Margareta Steinby, and Lisa Lodwick) and philosophy (Edward Hussey, Myles Burnyeat).

Current Fellows:

Emeritus Fellows:

Professor Sir John Vickers

MA, DPhil, FBA
The Warden since 2008

My research interests span theory and policy, especially relating to competition and regulation. In particular, I am working with Mark Armstrong on the economics of competition for imperfect consumers. My main current policy-related interests arise from my work in 2010-11 as chair of the Independent Commission on Banking, which recommended fundamental reform to improve stability and competition in UK banking.