Film screening with live musical accompanimentSaturday 6 July, 7.30 to 10 pm,The Bloomsbury Theatre, 15 Gordon Street, London WC1H0AH Visit Pompeii and the Acropolis from your seat in the Bloomsbury Theatre. Witness the tragic love story of the sculptor Phydias. Enjoy the lavish entertainments at Caligula’s banquet.  Tickets £12 from http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/18247 For any further inquiries, contact […]

The Bristol Classical Association Programme 2019/20 Tuesday 24th September, 7pm – Professor Esther Eidinow ‘Curses! Or How to “Nail Down” Your Enemy the Ancient Greek Way’ This talk will tell you everything you would need to know if you were an ancient Greek who wanted to curse your enemy – from the question of which […]

All teachers of History and Ancient History are welcome to join us for a day of academic sessions designed to enhance your A Level teaching. There will also be opportunities to take a tour of the UCL campus, to hear from our Admissions Tutor, Dr David Sim, about studying History at UCL, and to talk […]

1:30 pm to 2:30 pm, 07 June 2019 Linked to the anniversary of the introduction of the Euro, which symbolizes a further stage in the ‘European project’, this talk will discuss cultural interactions in ancient Europe, especially between Greece and Rome in the classical period. It will explore the situation that the first ‘Roman’ poets, […]

12:00 pm to 1:30 pm, 06 June 2019 The film All for an Empty Tunic, All for a Helen (dir. Dr. Antony Makrinos, UCL Greek & Latin) explores the values and ideas of Homer’s Helen in the works of various other authors (Euripides, Ovid, WWI poetry and Yiannis Ritsos) but also their significance for the lives of […]

film screening & live musical accompaniment Saturday 6 July 2019 7.30 to 10pmThe Bloomsbury Theatre, 15 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AH This live screening draws audiences to ancient Greece and Rome through four rarely seen but remarkable films. Pompeii and Vesuvius (1906) juxtaposes disturbingly the damage caused by the modern eruption of Vesuvius with shots of Pompeii, […]

Message from Ana Henderson… “There are still a few more residential places for this year’s The Association for Latin Teaching (ARLT) Summer happening on Monday 29th July until Friday 2nd August 2019 in beautiful grounds of Cheltenham College. The programme of lectures has been augmented and improved since first advertised and it will cover an […]

Star of the BBC Radio 4 series, Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics, Natalie brings her unique combination of ancient history and stand-up comedy to UCL for the UCL Festival of Culture. Natalie Haynes is a classicist, comedian, writer and broadcaster. Her BBC Radio 4 show, Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics, is about […]

Wednesday 26th June 2019, 12:30 – 5pmPutney High School35 Putney Hill, Putney, London, SW15 6BH Classics for All is delighted to be working with Putney High School, who will be hosting our Latin Training afternoon this year. There will be 3 Levels of sessions catered for: Beginner, Intermediate and GCSE.  The focus for Beginner and […]

Swansea Summer School in Ancient Languages The 5th Summer School in Ancient Languages, organised by the Department of Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology, will take place from 14th July to 27th July 2019. Courses One- and two-week intensive courses are available for Ancient Greek, Latin and Egyptian. There are 3 hours of tuition every weekday (2 on Wednesdays), […]