10:30 Welcome and Introduction
Introductory Lecture:
The World of the Hero, DrNaoise 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 I/ Julio Claudian themes (unites Latin and Ancient History options)
Speaker to be confirmed
Dr Naoise Mac Sweeney,University ofLeicester
Dr Ben Cartlidge,University of Liverpool
Dr Matt Myers,University ofNottingham
12:50 Lunch
1:55 Seminar Session 2. Choose from the following options:
2A
2B
2C
2D
Virgil: Aeneid XI
Love and Relationships
Herodotus VII/ Thucydides IV
C5th BC Greek World, including Persians (useful for Class Civ or Ancient History)
Dr Ben Cartlidge,University ofLiverpool
Professor Helen Lovatt,University ofNottingham
Dr Edmund Stewart,University ofNottingham
Dr Richard Brock, University of Leeds
2:50 Plenary Lecture: Dr Emily Hauser, University of Exeter
3:50 Book signing, Emily Hauser
Dr Hauser is the author of For the Most Beautiful, For the Winner and For the Immortal. Books will be available to purchase on the day, and she is happy to sign copies people already have.
4:00 Finish
BOOKING FORM
Please return this form together with your cheque to:
Ben Harrison, Head of Classics, Nottingham High School, Waverley Mount, NG7 4ED
Alternatively, email the form to and send the cheque separately or bring it on the day.
Please ensure that you send this form by Wednesday 23rd January 2019Please note the following:Parking – There will be parking on site for minibuses. Large coaches, however, will need to drop off outside the School and return to pick up at the end of the event. Directions will be sent to all participating Schools nearer the time
Lunch – Lunch will be provided for speakers and staff at the cost of £10 per person. Please indicate the number of staff wishing to have lunch below. Students should either bring money for lunch (there is a Sainsbury’s Local just outside the School) or bring a packed lunch to eat on site.
Name: …………………………………………….
Email address: …………………………………………….
School: …………………………………………….
Number of Students at £5.00 each, including coffee/tea: …………………………………………….
Number of Staff attending (no charge): …………………………………………….
Number of Staff lunches at £10.00 each …………………………………………….
Staff lunch dietary requirements …………………………………………….
I enclose a cheque, payable to EMACT,for £…………………………………………..
Method of transport / parking requirements …………………………………………….
Mobile phone number for contact on the day …………………………………………….
Names of students and seminar choices
Please indicate the seminars your students would like to attend, using the seminar numbers as printed of the programme. The reserve choices are to be made in the event that some of the seminars become oversubscribed, although we will aim to allocate all students to their first choice seminars.