Classics for All, Historicallywith Professor Edith Hall, hosted by Professor Paul Cartledge. Wednesday 12 May | 18:00 BST We are delighted to be joined by Professor Edith Hall who will discuss her recent book, A People’s History of Classics, co-written with Henry Stead. Exploring the influence of the classical past on the lives of working-class people, Edith […]

Stoicism and After: Philosophy and Life A Lawyers Group event with Professor A. C. Grayling, hosted by Sir Rupert Jackson. Tuesday 27 April | 18:00 BST Back by popular demand, Professor A. C. Grayling has generously offered to host a sequel to his recent talk on What the Stoics can teach us about living through the Covid-19 crisis. […]

From the folks at the OGP… The Oxford Greek Play is a major educational and outreach event for schools, particularly for students approaching GCSEs and A-levels (or equivalent). This year’s multimedia production, Euripides’ Orestes, will be streamed live *at no cost* online on 28 April 2021 at 5pm. The recording of the premiere will then be […]

The British School at Athens is delighted to invite UK school teachers to attend a free virtual CPD course, focussing on the OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation module ‘The Homeric World’.

Classical Association of Ireland, Dublin Branch Lecture Tuesday 27th April at 7.30 p.m. (on Zoom) Dr Rebecca Usherwood (Trinity College Dublin) How to retire (if you’re a Roman emperor) On the 1st May 305, Diocletian and Maximian, who had ruled the Roman Empire together for twenty years, abdicated. This was an action without precedent in […]

Applications are open for this five-day summer school run by Wadham College at the University of Oxford, 23-27 August 2021. These Summer Schools are designed to give UK pupils a taste of what it’s like to be an undergraduate studying at the University of Oxford.  Pupils will take part in an academic programme, live in […]

Classics for All in collaboration with King’s College, London: Politics of the Late Republic An excellent afternoon of free/online talks on Wednesday 31st March on Politics of the Late Republic. Click on the Eventbrite link below to reserve your space. Talks will be recorded and made available down the line if you can’t attend. The […]

From the folks at The Oxford Greek Play… We are excited to announce that tickets for this year’s Oxford Greek Play are now available to reserve via the Oxford Playhouse website! Orestes will be performed online on 28th April at 5pm. ‘From a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back…’ It has […]

Save the date: 28 and 29 June, 2021 After the success of 2020’s experimental Dionysus in the Underworld, performed only a few weeks before the UK went into national lockdown, the King’s Greek Play 2021 will be a little different. Students from across the college will create an entirely new play, mostly in English, which […]

June 21 – July 2, 2021 The Classical Association of Ireland is pleased to announce the 2021 Summer School in Latin, which will take place on Zoom between June 21st and July 2nd. This course is designed for secondary school students between the ages of 15 and 18, and provides an exciting opportunity to learn Latin through a two-week immersion with qualified, inspiring, and fun […]