Guildford Classical Association May Talk Emeritus Professor Chris Carey from UCL will be speaking on ‘Taking on Homer: Herodotos’ epic of the Persian Wars’ at Tormead School, Guildford, GU1 2JD on the evening of Tuesday, 8th May. The talk will be from 8-9pm, with refreshments available from 7.30pm. The event is open to all and […]

The 17th Dorothy Buchan Lecture at the University of Leicester will be given by Dr Josephine Quinn (Worcester College, Oxford) on Thursday 3 May 2018 at 5.30 p.m. in Ken Edwards Building, Lecture Theatre 1. The topic is ‘Carthaginian Dido: from Hellenistic queen to rival of Rome’. A short drinks reception will follow in the […]

UCL Summer School 2018 Sermonis Latini Peritia atque Doctrina & De Europææ Britanniæ Litteris Latinis Application deadline May 2018 The UCL Summer School is this year offering two three-week intensive Latin modules fully imparted in Latin by UCL Senior Teaching Fellow and accomplished Latin speaker A. Gratius Avitus. The Session 1 (Mon 2 Jul – Fri 20 […]

Virgil’s story of Aeneas, father of the Roman people – a world premiere 7.00pm, Saturday, 9th June, 2018 The Ivor Gurney Hall, adjacent to Gloucester Cathedral (see location below) This world masterpiece, the Aeneid, tells the story of Aeneas’ escape from Troy, his stay with Dido and his struggle to fulfill his destiny as founder […]

The classical students of St Paul’s Girls’ School would like to warmly invite you to our production of Aeschylus’ Agamemnon, performed in the original Greek with surtitles, and following in the footsteps of Bacchae, Prometheus Bound, Hecuba and Medea in recent years. The performance, which is abridged but fully staged, will take place in the Singing Hall at […]

Hands Up Education will be hosting a free day of training for primary school teachers interested in offering Latin, at the Museum of London on Friday the 11th of May. This day is suitable for those who have never done any Latin before, and makes use of Hands Up’s free online Primary Latin Course. The day will […]

A one-day conference for teachers of Latin and Classics held by Hands Up Education in conjunction with the Museum of London. A day with practical, fun and inspiring sessions, including: hands-on object handling sessions run by Laura Turnage, the museum’s Secondary Programme Manager, practical sessions on how to create excellent language, literature and civilisation lessons, […]

CA Latin and Greek CPD day The CA Teaching Board would like to invite teachers to a CPD day on Saturday 16th June 2018.  The day will focus on Latin GCSE but will also offer sessions on Greek GCSE and A level Latin. The day will include a range of optional sessions, on the teaching […]

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Just a reminder to everyone that the BMCA Texts and Topics Conference takes place this Saturday (10 March) at the University of Birmingham, starting at 8.45am and finishing at 1.15pm. We have a wide range of speakers covering as many of the A Level texts and topics as possible. Everyone welcome; £10 for independent school […]