Staff profile

I joined the Department of Classics and Ancient History as a Teaching Fellow in Classics in September 2022. Prior to arriving in Durham, I studied at the University of Cambridge, where I completed an MPhil and a PhD in Classics.

My research focuses on the Greek literary culture of the Imperial period, with a particular emphasis on the Christian responses to the epic tradition. My doctoral thesis looked at the so-called Christian verse paraphrases and their role against the changing background of fourth- and fifth-century CE Roman culture.

At Durham, I teach on various aspects of ancient history (with a focus on Imperial Roman history from Augustus to Justinian) as well as on Greek and Latin languages.

Research Interests

• Greek literary culture in the Imperial period
• Greek epic in late antiquity
• Religious identity in the Roman empire
• Ancient rhetorical theory

Book review

• Lygouris, K. (2024). Review of Sowers, B. 2021. In her own words: the life and poetry of Aelia Eudocia. Center for Hellenic Studies: Washington, D.C. Bryn Mawr Classical Review,
• Lygouris, K. (2021). Apollinaris of Laodicea: Metaphrasis Psalmorum Andrew Faulkner, Apollinaris of Laodicea: Metaphrasis Psalmorum. Oxford Early Christian Texts. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2020. Pp. 496. ISBN 9780199599820. $155.00. Bryn Mawr Classical Review,