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Dr. Michael ScottIn 1994, Michael first got his taste of the limelight when he found himself performing on Blue Peter, and later as Hercules dressed in only tights and a ripped t-shirt. Such a background he thought would prepare him well for a career in Law, or at least in Politics, into both of which he dabbled through the late ‘90’s. It was his love of the ancient world, however, that won in a late night reversal of university application forms and he read Classics at Christ’s College, Cambridge. Having gained a 1st class degree and masters while studying in Italy, France, Germany, Greece and the UK, Michael took his love of ancient history and archaeology to the next level embarking on a PhD at Cambridge. During his doctoral studies, he split his time between Cambridge and Athens. In Cambridge, he was the Professor Lee and Sandy’s Research student, while in Athens he was a scholar of the French Archaeological School. Along the way, he picked up three languages (French, Modern Greek and Italian), a taste for ouzo and raki, an interest in fencing and glider planes and some research experience in the antiquities art market. As a Winston Churchill Travelling Fellow, he also developed considerable expertise in helping museums across the USA, Canada and the UK to make their collections more appealing to 21st century audiences. |
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During his PhD, Michael specialised in the study of the
three subjects never to be mentioned at dinner party
conversation: ancient Greek sex, politics and religion.
All three of these combined in his PhD thesis on the
religious sanctuary of Delphi in ancient Greece: an
early UN prototype where religion and politics were
inextricably linked through the responses of a young
female oracle and through a blunt game of blatant
brinkmanship by some of the most powerful states and
cities in the ancient world. Taking time out from research
in the library, Michael has also embarked on several
extreme endurance charity fund raising events: hiking,
biking, rafting and kayaking across Costa Rica and
re-creating the ancient world by running the route of
the first ever Marathon in Athens. In 2007, aged only 26, Michael
became Dr Michael and he is now the Moses Finley
Research Fellow in ancient history at Darwin College,
Cambridge. He is a popular lecturer and teacher for
Classics, History and Art History undergraduates and
graduates at Cambridge University as well as in London,
Oxford, Athens, Heidelberg and Munich and also lectures
students from around the world in Cambridge’s highly
sought-after summer exchange programmes. Michael works
hard to promote Classics in the wider world through the
British Archaeological School and the Society for the
Promotion of Hellenic Studies. Most recently Michael has
worked as a consultant with Stelios (of easyjet fame) on
his new project easycruise. Having helped develop a
popular tour of ancient Greece, Michael has become a
popular and critically acclaimed guest lecturer,
communicating the ancient world with passion and
clarity. Lecturing on the archaeological sites and
leading treks off the beaten track, Dr Michael, or ‘the
Prof’ as the cruisers chose to call him, brings the myth
of Indiana Jones to life.
www.michaelcscott.com | |
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Michael is represented by Sue Rider Management Tel +44 (0)20 8544 1020 Mobile: +44 (0)7721 423 173 |
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