From Gresham…. I thought your network would be interested in a series of three lectures about science in Ancient Greece by the classicist Professor Edith Hall, who’s a visiting Professor at Gresham again this year. Hall is a superb lecturer. The lectures are first-come, first-served, but I should say that for anyone with schools links, […]

Encourage students to come to our Free Latin Taster Day to get a full day’s introduction to the Latin language and an insight into studying Classics at Cambridge. Free Taster Day in Latin and Classics This Latin taster day gives students the opportunity to experience learning something new in a University environment. The day includes […]

18th January Expand your knowledge of your Classical Civilisation or Ancient History GCSE subjects. Join experts who teach and study the ancient world at the University of Cambridge for an inspiring day of talks, tours, and taster sessions which will help you get more out of your Classical Civilisation or Ancient History GCSE. Travel bursaries […]

Tickets are available for the second in our new series of free public talks: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hercules-world-traveller-tickets-77088207905

Dear all, It is now possible to register (via Eventbrite, link below) to attend the 19th Dorothy Buchan Memorial Lecture in Ancient History, which will be held at the University of Leicester on 26th November 2019. Our speaker will be Professor Judith Mossman (Coventry University). The lecture will take place at 5.30 p.m. on campus […]

We are delighted to announce our next Iris Festival on 25th March 2020, 3.30 – 6pm, at Cheney School. The festival explores ancient and modern ideas about the future, and will feature over 60 different organisations running stalls and activities, as well as a speaker programme. There will be a large area of the festival […]

Thursday 19th March From the University of Leeds… The Classics Competition has run for over 70 years at the University of Leeds, and is a celebration of Classics, Reading and Performance for young people studying classics, drama, english, and history. In addition to our annual Greek and Latin reading categories, this year we are introducing […]

12th-14th February 2020 Idealistic thoughts of good peace terms? General critiques of political policy? Citizens rejecting the leadership to whom it now follows? Nearly 2,500 years later and still the political themes present in Aristophanes’ Frogs are of great pertinence to us today. Yet, with our millennial majority rapidly transforming society, is the ‘new’ directing […]

Barefaced Greek have produced another film, this time based on the Chorus from Sophocles’ Antigone. Watch it here!

Performance of Seneca’s Thyestes at Westminster School Students at Westminster School (closest tube station St James’ Park) are putting on a performance of their own translation of Seneca’s Thyestes on 12th and 13thNovember. The performances start at 7pm and last approximately 75 minutes. School groups or individuals are welcome and tickets are free, but you must reserve tickets in […]