Ancient History provides you with the opportunity to study Greek and Roman history and society from the emergence of Greek communities after the end of the Bronze age to the fall of the Roman Empire in the west and its survival in the east as the Byzantine Empire. It offers a balance between modules on historical periods (such as fifth and fourth century BC Greece, the conquests of Alexander the Great, the Roman Republic, Early Imperial Rome and the Later Roman Empire) and thematic social and cultural aspects (such as warfare, religion, politics, art, medicine, gender and ethnicity). It is a discipline concerned with the understanding of ancient societies through the interpretation of ancient evidence and the construction of historical arguments. The Ancient History degree at Cardiff will provide you with a critical understanding of the essential characteristics and achievements of Greek and Roman societies, which have exercised a profound and continuous influence on the subsequent development of European and many other societies and cultures.

The School believes in giving its graduates the best opportunities to find employment. We organise interactive workshops with the Careers Service to help students identify their skills and attributes. Some of our graduates enter professions which make direct use of their academic expertise such as work in archives or museums. The majority however compete very successfully in a wide range of other fields. In 2010, 62% of the School’s graduates were in employment within six months of graduation while a further 22% were engaged in further study.