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Naoíse Mac Sweeney

Naoíse Mac Sweeney

How to pronounce Naoíse Mac Sweeney: NEE-shuh

Naoíse Mac Sweeney Biography

Naoíse Mac Sweeney is professor of classical archaeology at the University of Vienna, having previously held posts at both Leicester and Cambridge Universities, and been a researcher at Harvard's Center for Hellenic Studies. She has won numerous academic awards for her work on classical antiquity and origin myths, her book on Troy was shortlisted for a major prize, and she has appeared on BBC television and radio.



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