A People’s History of Classics

Edited by Edith Hall and Henry Stead

This online archive details working class scholars and their “encounters” with Greco-Roman antiquity. These sources provide an introduction to the many lost and excluded voices of British working-class men and women who engaged with ancient Greek and Roman culture throughout the period, illustrating the richness and diversity of responses to the ancient world.

Notable articles include: “Phyllis Wheatley and a Female Maecenas”, “Perdiguier’s Socialist Ancient History”, and “Malcolm X and Ancient History”.

Explore the archive on Classics and Class