Nigel Spivey
British classicist and academic (born 1958)
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Nigel Jonathan Spivey (born 18 October 1958) is a British classicist and academic, specialising in classical art and archaeology. He is a senior lecturer in classics at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Emmanuel College. After attending Caterham, he studied at Cambridge, the British School at Rome, and the University of Pisa.
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Nigel Spivey on 7 March 2013 | |
| Born | 18 October 1958 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Caterham School |
| Alma mater | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Classical studies |
| Sub-discipline | Etruscan iconography, polychromy in Greek sculpture |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge |
As an undergraduate, he was a three-time champion in hammer throw at the Oxford–Cambridge athletics match; he remains a member of the Achilles Club, an Oxbridge sports organisation. During the 1990s, he conducted "Lunch with the FT" interviews for the Financial Times newspaper alongside his academic career.[1][a]
TV
He has presented various television series:
- For the BBC: How Art Made the World, 2005
- For ITV: Digging for Jesus, 2005
- For Channel 5: Kings and Queens, and Heroes of World War II.
- For the BBC: “Cunk on Earth”, Season 1, episodes 1–2, 2022.
Published works include
- Understanding Greek Sculpture (1996)
- Etruscan Art (1997)
- Greek Art (1997)
- Enduring Creation: Art, Pain, and Fortitude (2001)[3]
- Panorama of the Classical World (with Michael Squire) (2004)
- The Ancient Olympics: War Minus the Shooting (2004)
- Songs On Bronze: The Greek Myths Made Real (2005)
- Greek Sculpture (2013), an "entire renovation" of Understanding Greek Sculpture.[4]