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‘Herakles and Olympia’

14 March 2023 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

The British School at Athens is delighted to invite UK school teachers to attend a free virtual CPD course, focusing on the theme ‘Myth & Religion: The Ancient Festival‘. Participants will follow a series of four virtual lectures, introducing the main themes of the module and providing new case studies beyond the school syllabus.

This year’s course will be conducted in four hour-long virtual lectures:

‘Urban festivals and rural territory in ancient Greek culture’ -Prof. Jason König (Professor of Classics, St Andrews) Thursday 9th March, 4:30pm

‘Herakles and Olympia’ -Dr Georgios Mouratidis (Assistant Director, BSA) Tuesday 14th March, 4:30pm

‘The competitive spirit: agonistic festivals in Hellenic and regional identity’ -Dr Paul Grigsby (Research fellow in outreach and impact), Warwick Wednesday 15th March, 4:30pm

‘Ancient Greek festivals and educational tours. Komos or Pompe? Attempting to create’ -Mrs. Sarah Thomason (Joint fouder and Director Hellene School Travel) Thursday 16th March, 4:30pm

Register for the course using the registration form at the bottom of this BSA page.

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