Dr Jonathan Prag to speak on Cicero, Verres and Sicily

On Wednesday 6th March at 4.30 pm Dr Jonathan Prag, Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History at Merton College, Oxford, and University Lecturer in Ancient History, will be speaking on:

‘‘Cicero, Verres and Sicily’’

Dr Prag is a specialist in Ancient Sicily, and is currently working on commentaries on Cicero’s speeches against the corrupt former Roman governor of Sicily, Gaius Verres. This talk will be of particular interest to pupils studying the Latin AS set text drawn from these speeches.

The talk is hosted by the St Paul’s Girls’ School Classics Society. Tea and cake will be served from 4.00 in the Dining Hall. The event will finish between 5.30 and 6.00. There is no charge.

The address of the school is St Paul’s Girls’ School, Brook Green, London, W6 7BS; main telephone 020 7603 2288. The nearest tube is Hammersmith.

All are welcome, but if you or your pupils would like to attend, please email Gregory Wilsdon at gregory.wilsdon@spgs.org with expected numbers as soon as possible and at the latest by Monday 4th March.