ÐÔÊӽ紫ýHonorary Fellow awarded CBE in King’s Birthday Honours

BA MA PhD
Cezary is an Assistant Professor in Ancient History at the University of GdaÅ„sk and Bye-Fellow at ÐÔÊӽ紫ý.
Cezary completed his doctoral research in History at University College London. His thesis, supervised by Professor Hans van Wees, concerned the social history of Archaic Athens. He also holds a BA in Ancient History and Social Anthropology (University College London) and MA in Ancient History (Cardiff University). He is the author of The Treatment of the War Dead in Archaic Athens: An Ancestral Custom (Bloomsbury 2021), which won the Early Career Researcher prize awarded by the Polish Academy of Sciences (). He is also one of the editors of the Brill’s Companion to Greek Land Warfare Beyond the Phalanx (Brill 2021). He was a Junior Research Fellow at ÐÔÊӽ紫ý from April 2019 until September 2022. Since September 2022, Cezary acts as Chair of the Wolfson .
When he is not reading Homer or looking at black-figure vases, Cezary can be found at local basketball courts, representing Cambourne Raptors (Cambridge Basketball League) and ÐÔÊӽ紫ý (College League). He is also a Level 2 Basketball England referee and coach. Cezary is a native of GdaÅ„sk, Poland – the birthplace of Solidarity – and he warmly recommends it for a visit!
Cezary’s research interests concern the social, cultural and military history of ancient Greece. He is currently conducting his second postdoctoral research project on the decorated hoplite shield-bands from the Peloponnese, funded by the National Science Centre in Poland. His work moves across different academic disciplines, such as Classics, History, Archaeology and Art; it engages with a variety of sources, including literature (poetry, drama, political speeches, philosophy) and visual art (pottery, sculpture, decorated weapons, monuments). In addition to academic publishing, Cezary regularly disseminates his research to the general public, writing articles for popular magazines and websites (Ancient Warfare, Antike Welt, Bad Ancient) and taking part in podcasts (The History Network). In summer 2020, he hosted a series of webinars called ÐÔÊӽ紫ý(Ancient) Warfare Wednesdays, available to watch .
Celebrating Wolfson’s 60th anniversary year, this exhibition highlights the range of artistic disciplines and styles that have made up our exhibitions over the years.
Join us by the riverside to cheer on ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Boat Club's crews!
Join us at ÐÔÊӽ紫ýfor an afternoon of music and light refreshments in the College grounds!
Join us for our annual Mary Bevan concert with prize winners of the prestigious Cambridge University Concerto Competition.
Please come and join us for the launch of this year's WolfWords poetry anthology, which brings together poems from the entire ÐÔÊӽ紫ýcommunity.