Wednesday 6th February 2019 Nottingham High School 10:30   Welcome and Introduction             Introductory Lecture:             The World of the Hero, Dr Naoise Mac Sweeney, University of Leicester 11:30   Refreshments 12:00   Seminar Session 1. Choose from the following options: 1A 1B 1C 1D Cicero: Philippic II   Greek Art Greek Theatre Tacitus: Annals […]

Saturday 9 February 2019, 7-9pm Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building The ‘Song of Arms and a Man’ tells the story of Aeneas’ escape from Troy, his stay with Dido and his struggle to fulfil his destiny as founder of Rome. These readings from Virgil’s Aeneid are selective, but tell the whole story of the poem, rarely heard, in a […]

New of UCL’s 2019 Classical Play… The UCL Greek and Latin Department and the Bloomsbury Theatre present the Classical Play for 2019: Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex. Gripped by plague, the citizens of Thebes petition their king, Oedipus, to purify a divine pollution and appease the gods. Yet as he works to uncover the mysteries of a […]

News of this year’s Spelling Bee! If you are interested in reviving the renowned story of Caecilius and igniting students’ spirit for Latin and Classics… Then take part for the the 3rd Annual Latin Spelling bee where all schools come together in an event of full of surprises and prizes from eminent classics authors and […]

KCL brings Sophocles thrilling exploration of resistance and responsibility to life in a daring new production. Ancient questions are re-framed for the twenty-first century: when personal values clash with the government, is duty to your beliefs or to the sanctity of the law more important? How acceptable is civil disobedience against an unchecked power? These […]

News of free public classics lecture series by Professor Edith Hall. The first lecture is on 29 November and all are live-streamed online as well as free to attend in person.   Thursday 29 November 2018, 1 pm at Barnard’s Inn Hall, London The Theatre of Dionysus https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/theatre-dionysus Medea, Antigone, Oedipus and Lysistrata – these […]

THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION LONDON GREEK & LATIN READING COMPETITION 2019 The 2019 competition will be held on WEDNESDAY 13th MARCH at Queen’s College, 43-49 Harley Street London W1G 8BT (parking is not available at the school). The competition will be held in a single round. The event will begin at 2:00 pm and finish at […]

Herodotus: The Father of History, The Father of Non-Fiction with Historian, Broadcaster, Best Selling Author of Rubicon and Dynasty Tom Holland Thursday 4th April, 7pm AKS, Main Entrance, Clifton Drive South, Lytham St Annes FY8 1DT Lectures 7 – 8pm   Doors open at 6.15pm   Lytham St Annes Classical Association 2018-19 Lecture Programme lsaclassics@gmail.com    Membership […]

Boudica: What If She’d Won? with Columnist, Broadcaster and Best Selling Author of Boudica and the Rome series Manda Scott Thursday 14th March, 7pm AKS, Main Entrance, Clifton Drive South, Lytham St Annes FY8 1DT Lectures 7 – 8pm   Doors open at 6.15pm   Lytham St Annes Classical Association 2018-19 Lecture Programme lsaclassics@gmail.com    Membership just […]

The Secrets of Ancient Greek Music with Associate Professor in Classical Languages and Literature, Jesus College, University of Oxford Professor Armand D’Angour Thursday 7th February, 7pm AKS, Main Entrance, Clifton Drive South, Lytham St Annes FY8 1DT Lectures 7 – 8pm   Doors open at 6.15pm   Lytham St Annes Classical Association 2018-19 Lecture Programme lsaclassics@gmail.com […]