For Classics teachers
From the website (link below)… Introducing Classical Conversations Dr Arlene Holmes-Henderson, Research Fellow in Classics Education The Classics outreach team at Oxford invites teachers to participate in a new initiative: ‘Classical Conversations’. From January 2021, Oxford academics will be available to meet teachers and students VIRTUALLY for up to 30 minutes and talk about any […]
We want you to communicate the ancient world through ANY type of Audio-Visual format you like. Of course, this can still be film clips but feel free to change things up with a photography series, perhaps a podcast or music recording or even a dance performance! We are looking for creative and exciting entries that explore the ancient world […]
Susan Effendowicz has been clearing things out and has a large number of slides on Greek and Roman art and architecture, along with some periodicals – a few JRS, Greece and Rome – a lot of Britannia. All free to a good home. If you’re interested, please contact Susan at effendos@aol.com
For further details, visit the LSA CA site.
Every year, the Lytham St Annes CA holds a Classics Competition for students in years 7-13 (aged 11-18) to produce and deliver a presentation in 15 minutes or less in response to a particular question about the ancient world. In 2021, the Competition Final will be held virtually. Are you in Year 7-13 and fascinated by […]
Full details at the Prospettiva website. The same discount code applies for all Classics Library members – See email sent on 2/10/20 or contact Steve Jenkin at the Classics Library. The following weekday lectures are at 18:00 GMT and the Saturday lectures are at 10:00. Pompeii and Herculaneum: Destruction and Rediscovery of Ancient Cities: 17, […]
‘ROMAN LIFE’ The ‘Roman Life’ series of talks from Richard Bale explores different aspects of living in Roman times using archaeological and historical evidence. Each talk seeks to reveal the hows and whys of a topic, so that we can understand both the similarities and differences with our Roman ancestors. For the Romans, the clothes […]
A free public lecture series, Great Thinkers, by Professor Edith Hall, starting with Plato on 26th November, 1pm-2pm (or watch later). Like all Gresham lectures this year this one’s being held online and you can register using an email to get a reminder just before the lecture starts via the webpage. Professor Hall’s a superb […]
The Classical Association is consulting, in partnership with Classics for All, on a proposal for the establishment of an Intermediate Certificate in Classical Greek, which will be endorsed by several universities. Many schools, state and independent, are teaching Greek on far reduced timetables, or off-timetable, and many non-school learners are studying Greek in various situations […]
NEWS FROM OBP… Open Book Publishers’ latest Open Access release, Plato’s ‘Republic’: An Introduction by Sean McAleer. This book is a lucid and accessible companion to Plato’s Republic, throwing light upon the text’s arguments and main themes, placing them in the wider context of the text’s structure. In its illumination of the philosophical ideas underpinning the […]