Get more out of Classical Civilization by coming to our Yr 12/Lower 6th study day. more…

The day consists of talks on subjects on the Yr 12/Lower 6th Classical Civilization syllabus given by experts who teach and study at the University of Cambridge. These will help you understand your work in greater depth and show you how what you study fits into the broader context of the ancient world. There will also be an opportunity to take a guided tour of our famous cast gallery of classical sculpture, to visit one of the Colleges of the University, to participate in a taster session where you get to experience what it’s like to learn Latin for the first time, and to find out more about studying at Cambridge and applying successfully to University. See below for last year’s programme to get a taste of what is on offer.

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Programme for 2015

10.00-10.30:    Refreshments & Registration
Location: Lady Mitchell Hall Foyer

10.30-11.20:    SESSION 1

Option 1: ‘People power: how the Athenians had real democracy’
Nick Denyer (Trinity)
Location: Lecture Block, Room 3

Option 2: ‘The buildings of Pompeii and the history of Rome’
John Patterson (Magdalene)
Location: Lecture Block, Room 6

Option 3: ‘Greek Historians’
Franco Basso (Faculty of Classics)
Location: Lecture Block, Room 6

11.30-12.20:    SESSION 2

Option 1: ‘Coming Home: Homer’s Odyssey’
Ingo Gildenhard (King’s)
Location: Lecture Block, Room 3

Option 2: ‘The kouros as a category’
Nigel Spivey (Emmanuel)
Location: Lecture Block, Room 6

12.20 – 14.00: Lunch Break (please bring your own packed lunch)
12.30–13.30: Optional tour of a Cambridge College
Meet outside the Lady Mitchell Hall

13.30–14.00: Applying to Cambridge Q & A
Location: Faculty of Classics, Room G.19

14.00-14.50:    SESSION 3

Option 1: ‘Greek Tragedy in its Context’
Rosanna Omitowoju (King’s)
Location: Lecture Block, Room 6

Option 2: ‘Roman architecture and town planning’
Hannah Price (Trinity)
Location: Lecture Block, Room 3

Option 3: ‘Casting light on classical sculpture: from Greece to Rome’ (Museum of Classical Archaeology)
Location: Faculty of Classics

15.00-15.50:    SESSION 4

Option 1: ‘What did the Romans do for philosophy?’
James Warren (Corpus)
Location: Faculty of Classics, Room G.19

Option 2: ‘Founding a City: Virgil’s Aeneid’
Ingo Gildenhard (King’s)
Location: Lecture Block, Room 3

Option 3: A Taster of Ancient Greek
Qasim Alli (King’s)
Location: Faculty of Classics, Room G.21