Nigel Spivey

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. He studied at Cambridge, the British School at Rome, and the University of Pisa.

Nigel Spivey
Nigel Spivey on 7 March 2013
Born	(1958-10-18) 18 October 1958 (age 66)
Academic background
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 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)
• 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.^[3]