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.

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.

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.