Time to book your place at CfA’s annual lecture… Master storyteller Robert Harris has written ‘the finest fictional treatment of Ancient Rome in the English language.’ (Allan Massie, Scotsman). Given he is not a classical scholar, how did he come to write these books? Does he consider them to be allegories of current events? What […]

“The god Dionysos has come to the city of Thebes, where Pentheus rules with cool composure. The young king seeks to ban all worship of his cousin Dionysos, whom he insists is a fake divinity. Little does he know: the god is watching his every move. Dionysos turns the women of the city mad, and […]

Civilizations in Contact will be running a new Holiday History Camp on Alexander the Great in Cambridge this summer. The dates are 9-10 August 2017. It is for secondary school and sixth form students. Please see the attached letter which describes the camp. We have previously run three Holiday History Camps, and they have all […]

09 August – 3rd September 2017 Wednesday to Sundays. 6pm – 10pm The free theatre season in The Scoop is back as part of the London Bridge City Summer Festival – offering 40,000 free theatre tickets for great theatre within the heart of London. Ancient Greece’s greatest epic story The Odyssey comes to London this […]

Dr Jerry Toner will speak on ‘Finding ordinary Romans’ – a look at Roman society from the bottom up. Tuesday, 26th September, 7.30 for 8.00pm, at the Royal Grammar School, High Street, Guildford, GU1 3BB. The meeting will be held in ‘Big School’, the old, white building at the top of the High Street, opposite the main […]

We are delighted to announce our Festival of Imagined Worlds on Friday 9th February 2018. This event will celebrate novels set in imaginary worlds, and explore how ancient myths and histories have often inspired these worlds. The event will include author talks and book illustration workshops, as well as a wide range of stalls, activities […]

An in-depth Summer School is being run by UCL in July. From their website…   Monday 17th July to Friday 21st July 2017 The Summer School offers five days of intensive teaching of Homeric language and literature. There will be four language classes each day as well as lectures, between 10.30 and 16.30. The course […]

Taking place on 6th July… Paul Cartledge: The World of Herodotus 2500 Years On Professor of Greek Culture at Cambridge University and author of acclaimed book Democracy: A Life, Cartledge celebrates this ancient Greek genius and his legacy. Date: Thursday 6th July Time: 18:00-19:00 (£8)   Dirk Obbink: The World of Papyrology The talk demonstrates, […]

Aeschylus’ Persae at Bradfield College. Book your place and head there now! Sunday 25 June 4:15 Tuesday 27 June 5:15 Wednesday 28 June 8:00, Thursday 29 June 8:00. Places are free, but you must book. All informaton here.

The Guildford Classical Association is meeting this Thursday to look at “pupil retention”, Classics Clubs, and exchanging some thoughts on the first year of the new GCSE and A-Level Latin/Greek specifications. More information here: https://guildfordca.wordpress.com/2017/06/12/guildford-ca-teach-meet-recruiting-pupils-classics-clubs-new-specs-first-impressions/