Michael Scott (English author) explained

Professor Michael Scott
Birth Date:	1981
Nationality:	British
Education:	King's College School
Occupation:	Academic, author and broadcaster in classics and ancient history
Employer:	University of Warwick

Michael Scott (born 1981) is a British classical scholar, ancient historian, and presenter. He is professor of classics and ancient history at the University of Warwick.

In 2015 he was a foundation fellow of the Warwick International Higher Education Academy; he was appointed a senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy in 2016. He was a National Teaching Fellow in 2017,^[1] and in 2017–2018 was a Leverhulme Research Fellow.

In 2020 he became the co-director of the Warwick Institute of Engagement.^[2]

He is president of the Lytham Saint Annes branch of the Classical Association.^[3]

He was awarded the Classical Association Prize^[4] in 2021, this is awarded to the individual who has done the most to raise the profile of Classics in the public eye.

He was named as the International Lego Classicist of the Year^[5] in 2022.

He was appointed as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International) at the University of Warwick in 2023.^[6]

Publications

• X Marks the Spot: The Story of Archaeology in Eight Extraordinary Discoveries (2023)
• Life in Ancient Greece (2019) Ruby Tuesday Books.
• M I Finley: An Ancient Historian and His Impact (2016) Cambridge University Press. Edited Volume (Co-editor with Prof Robin Osborne and Daniel Jew). .
• Ancient Worlds: An Epic History of East and West (2016) Hutchinson/Windmill. .
• Delphi: centre of the ancient world (2014) Princeton University Press. .
• Space and society in the Greek and Roman worlds (Key Themes in Ancient History series) (2012) Cambridge University Press. .
• Risk in our time: Proceedings of the Darwin College Lecture Series 2010. (Co-editor with Dr Layla Skinns and Tony Cox) Cambridge University Press. .
• Delphi and Olympia: the spatial politics of panhellenism in the archaic and classical periods (2010) Cambridge University Press. .
• From Democrats to Kings: the brutal dawn of a new world from the downfall of Athens to the rise of Alexander the Great (2009) Icon Books. .

TV Programmes

• Ancient Invisible Cities: Cairo, Athens, Istanbul (2018) ^[7]
• Sicily: Wonder of the Mediterranean (2017) ^[8]
• This is Greece with Michael Scott (2016) ^[9]
• Italy’s Invisible Cities: Naples, Florence, Venice (2016) ^[10]
• Rome’s Invisible City (2015) ^[11]
• The Quizeum (2015) ^[12]
• Roman Britain From the Air (2014) ^[13]
• Who Were the Greeks? (2013) ^[14]
• The Mystery of the X Tombs (2013) ^[15]
• Ancient Greece: The Greatest Show on Earth (2013) ^[16]
• Jesus: Rise to Power (2013) ^[17]
• Guilty Pleasures: Luxury in the Ancient ^[18] and Medieval ^[19] Worlds (2011)
• Delphi: bellybutton of the ancient world (2010) ^[20]

Notes and References

1. https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/ntfs/dr-michael-scott Dr Michael Scott
2. Web site: Warwick Institute of Engagement . 16 January 2023 . Warwick Institute of Engagement, University of Warwick.
3. News: About Us. 20 June 2016. Lytham St Annes Classical Association. 26 October 2018. en-US.
4. Web site: 1 April 2021 . Prof Michael Scott wins Classical Association Prize 2021 . Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of Warwick.
5. Web site: 20 February 2022 . International Lego Classicist of the Year 2022 . Michael Scott.
6. Web site: Professor Michael Scott to take up the position of Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International) . 29 June 2023 . University of Warwick.
7. Web site: Ancient Invisible Cities . 16 January 2023 . BBC.
8. Web site: Sicily: The Wonder of the Mediterranean . 16 January 2023 . BBC.
9. Web site: This is Greece with Michael Scott . 16 January 2023 . Michael Scott.
10. Web site: Italy's Invisible Cities . 16 January 2023 . BBC.
11. Web site: Rome's Invisible City . 16 January 2023 . BBC.
12. Web site: BBC announces new quiz series The Quizeum with Griff Rhys Jones . 16 January 2023 . BBC Media Centre.
13. Web site: Roman Britain from the Air . 16 January 2023 . Tern TV.
14. Web site: Who Were the Greeks? . 16 January 2023 . BBC.
15. Web site: The Mystery of Rome's X Tomb . 16 January 2023 . BBC.
16. Web site: Ancient Greece: The Greatest Show on Earth . 16 January 2023 . BBC.
17. Web site: Jesus: Rise To Power . 16 January 2023 . National Geographic TV.
18. Web site: Guilty Pleasures: Luxury in Ancient Greece . 16 January 2023 . BBC.
19. Web site: Guilty Pleasures: Luxury in the Middle Ages . 16 January 2023 . BBC.
20. Web site: Delphi: The Bellybutton of the Ancient World . 16 January 2023 . BBC.