Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association The BMCA would like to invite you to their two events this academic year, both to be held in person in the Department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology at the University of Birmingham. The New Year Lecture This will be held on Thursday 10 February 2022 at 5.30 pm. The speaker will be Dr Elena Giusti (University of Warwick) on ‘Dido of Carthage: World of the Heroine’. The Texts and Topics Conference This will be held on Wednesday 23 March 2022, 12pm- 3.15pm, and is open to A Level students of Ancient History and Classical Civilisation. The Programme 12.00-12.45 Arrival and Registration 12.45-13.00 Welcome 13.00-13.30 Session 1 Session: Politics of the Late Republic Session: Greek Theatre 13.30-14.00 Session 2 Session: Greeks and Barbarians Session: Homer 14.00-14.15 Break 14.15-14.45 Session 3 Session: The Julio-Claudians Session: The Aeneid 14.45-15.15 Session 4 Student talks: Classics and Ancient History at University The Conference is free for students at maintained schools and £5 per person for students at independent schools. To register your interest in these events please email Polly Stoker on P.Stoker@bham.ac.uk Looking forward to seeing you there! The BMCA