The Department of Greek Philology at the University of Basel has a long tradition of research. Its flagship publication, recognised worldwide, is the Basel Homer Commentary, which has been published in instalments since 2000 and of which more than half the books are now available.

Furthermore, current research focuses on the following areas:

▪       Greek historiography, particularly from the Imperial period
▪       Attic tragedy
▪       ancient rhetoric
▪       communication and conversation analysis
▪       manuscript tradition, particularly palimpsests and their collation