‘Ancient Greek festivals and educational tours. Komos or Pompe? Attempting to create’
2023-03-16 16:30 - 17:30 (Europe/London)
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.

Natalie Haynes - Stone Blind (at Shrewsbury School)
2023-03-17 14:00 - 16:00 | Shrewsbury School, SY3 7BA, United Kingdom
Friday, 17 March 2023 at 14:15

FURTHER DETAILS AND TO BOOK

We are delighted to welcome classicist, author, former stand-up comedian and broadcaster Natalie Haynes to Shrewsbury High School on Friday 17th March from 2.15pm to 4.00pm. Natalie is best known for her retelling of ancient myths, and will be talking about her latest book ‘Stone Blind’ all about the life of Medusa.

This event is open to the public and recommended for ages 14+.

Tickets are FREE for SHS pupils, £8 for adults, £5 for all other students and can be purchased from the school office, or from Eventbrite.

Natalie has spoken on the modern relevance of the classical world on three continents, from Cambridge to Chicago to Auckland.

She writes for the Guardian. She is a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4: eight series of her show, Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics, have been broadcast on Radio 4: all series are available now on BBC Sounds. She will make series 9 in 2023.

Her first novel, The Amber Fury, was published to great acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic, as was The Ancient Guide to Modern Life, her previous book. Her second novel, The Children of Jocasta, was published in 2017. Her retelling of the Trojan War, A Thousand Ships, was published in 2019. It was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction in 2020. It has been translated into multiple languages. Her most recent non-fiction book, Pandora’s Jar: Women in the Greek Myth was published in Oct 2020, and reached number 2 in the New York Times Bestseller chart. Her novel about Medusa, Stone Blind, was published in Sep 2022 loved by many, including literary greats, Margaret Atwood and Neil Gaiman.

National Classics Competition Final 2023
2023-03-18 19:00 - 20:00
Judge: Dr Mai Musié
Ancient Historian and Public Engagement Specialist
Competition Title TBA
Saturday 18th March 2pm

Oxford and Cambridge Classics Open Day – Spring 2023
2023-03-20 | Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom
FREE tickets available at their site from Wednesday 11 January

The Oxford and Cambridge Classics Open Day is held on alternate years at Cambridge / Oxford.

In 2023 the event will be held in Oxford with an online option for those who can’t make it.

Are you inspired by the ancient world of the Greeks and Romans? Have you considered studying CLASSICS at university?

Join us for a great day out in Oxford to find out more.

This FREE event is a fantastic opportunity for anyone who is considering undergraduate study in a classical subject.

Find out about the different degree courses you can choose from at Oxford and Cambridge

Tips on how to apply

Experience taster lectures

Take a college tour

Meet our current students who will be ready to answer all your questions.

The day is intended for potential applicants. Parents/supporters are discouraged to allow more students to access the event.

If a supporter is needed for access, health, safety etc then do book an extra ticket.

Please note that we are not a campus university. The event will take place at various sites around the city of Oxford and attendees will be expected to navigate between sites, negotiating traffic and other hazards usually present in a city. We recoginse this could be a health and safety concern and welcome parents who wish to support a student for this reason.

Teachers bringing a group of students from their school are also welcome.

Further details and Programme can be found HERE.

MARCH 2023 - RENAISSANCE LATIN MASTERCLASSES 2023
2023-03-20 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-03-27 18:00 - 20:00
MARCH 2023 – RENAISSANCE LATIN MASTERCLASSES 2023

The Timothyseus Project is delighted to confirm the dates and times of our next Renaissance Latin masterclass for the Spring Term (January to April) 2023:

MARCH 2023

Advanced Latin: Reading and Translating Leonardo Bruni’s Historiarum Florentini populi libri XII (History of the Florentine People).

Week One, Monday, 6 March: The foundation of Florentia by Sulla’s veterans;

Week Two, Monday, 13 March: One power’s liberty is another’s subjugation: Bruni’s assessment of Roman domination;

Week Three, Monday, 20 March: The speech of Tegghiaio d’Aldobrando Adimari, counselling the Florentine magistrates against war with Siena;

Week Four, Monday, 27 March: The outcome of the battle of the Arbia against Siena.

These four sessions will take place online via Zoom, Monday evenings 6.00-8.00 p.m. London, UK, time (GMT). The tutor for this third masterclass will be Adam Greenwood, MA, Scholar of the Italian Renaissance and Greek and Latin Tutor for The Timothyseus Project.

Bernardo Rossellino, Tomb of Leonardo Bruni, 1446-48, Santa Croce, Florence. Image: Web Gallery of Art

Didactic format, linguistic requirements, and course fees

The above Renaissance Latin masterclass will consist of four weekly sessions of two hours each. During each session an author and a Latin text will be introduced and a passage from the latter distributed as ‘homework’ for the attendees to translate into English before the next session. The following week, translations will be compared and corrected and the Latin text itself discussed, both in terms of grammar and style and in terms of historical and cultural context.

Those interested in attending the above masterclass should note that a previous acquaintance with the Latin language is required to fully engage with the Latin texts. However, enthusiastic Latinists who are relatively new to the language and those wishing to learn more about the authors and texts presented are also welcome.

The above Renaissance Latin masterclass will take place online via Zoom and will cost £120 per attendee (£100 per attendee for full-time students and for attendees of events with The Timothyseus Project in Autumn Term 2022), plus an administration fee of £20 per person for the academic year 2022-23. For further information on and/or to register for the above Renaissance Latin masterclass, please contact Timothy Demetris on this email address (timdemetris@hotmail.com) at the earliest possible opportunity.

From Cyrus to Cleopatra: The ancient history adventure
2023-03-21 16:00 - 17:30, 2023-04-25 16:00 - 17:30, 2023-05-02 16:00 - 17:30
HA webinar series in partnership with The Classical Association

Have you thought about offering Ancient History at Key Stage 3, GCSE or A-level? This webinar series, offered in collaboration with the Classical Association, will explore how ancient history can be embedded across the key stages at secondary level. Across this series, we will show you how teaching ancient history is relevant today, enriches modern classrooms and gives learners the opportunity to explore some key and distinct ancient civilisations, such as Persia, Greece and Rome. These sessions will be led by practicing ancient history teachers and academics who will demonstrate how the study of ancient history can engender a wide sense of diversity and inclusion in the curriculum, as well as a deeper and broader understanding of the past. This series is a fantastic opportunity if you’re interested in what teaching ancient history can offer you and your students, but don’t know where to start. Whether you’re a key stage or department lead, or a teacher looking to develop your experience, we will show you how Ancient History can drive educationally important conversations and enhance historical skills through new and exciting material.

FURTHER DETAILS AND TO BOOK

Programme

Introduction to Ancient History
Tuesday 21 March 2023 – 4pm-5.30pm

Presented by Gráinne Cassidy, Steve Mastin, Dr Arlene Holmes-Henderson and James Renshaw

Greek History 101
Tuesday 25 April 2023 – 4pm-5.30pm

Presented by Gráinne Cassidy, Steve Mastin, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones and Emma Beetham

Roman History 101
Tuesday 2 May 2023 – 4pm-5.30pm

Presented by Gráinne Cassidy, Steve Mastin, Anthony Smart and Tara Atkinson

Developing an ancient history curriculum
Tuesday 13 June 2023 – 4pm-5.30pm

Presented by Gráinne Cassidy, Steve Mastin, Anna McOmish and Emma Beetham

Starting to teach GCSE Ancient History
Tuesday 21 June 2023 – 4pm-5.30pm

Presented by Gráinne Cassidy, Steve Mastin, Mike Goddard and and Alex Orgee

Birmingham Sixth Form Classics and Ancient History Conference
2023-03-22 | University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
From Hebe Barlow at Classics for All (Birmingham)…

Dear All,

Birmingham’s annual Sixth Form Classics and Ancient History Conference is returning for 2023, and will take place at the University of Birmingham’s campus. We look forward to seeing to as many of you and your pupils as possible!

Date: Wednesday 22nd March 2023

Time: 12:00 – 15:30

Venue: Arts Building, University of Birmingham

This event is free for all state school students. There is a charge of £10 per students from independent schools.

PROGRAMME

Please email Hebe Barlow at bham.classicsforall@contacts.bham.ac.uk by the 28th February to register your interest, or if you have any questions.

(Re)reading, Reception, and “Relay”: in conversation with Elizabeth Cook
2023-03-23 18:00 - 20:00 | UCL, London
Thu, 23 March 2023, 18:00 – 20:00 GMT

Lecture Theatre G22, North-west Wing Gower St London WC1E 6BT

In celebration of our 10th anniversary the Summer School in Homer in collaboration with the Department of Greek and Latin, UCL welcomes Elizabeth Cook, author of Achilles, for a reading of her work and a roundtable discussion of all things Homer with Antony Makrinos, Miriam Leonard and Alexandra Meghji.

Elizabeth will kindly sign copies of Achilles which will be available at the event – CASH ONLY

FURTHER DETAILS AND TO BOOK

Christopher Burden-Strevens: (Kent) on ‘Using Coins to Kickstart a Career in the Late Republic: Some Tips from Rome’s Youngest Politicians’
2023-03-23 18:30 - 19:30 | Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8AP, United Kingdom
March 23, 2023 6:30 pm

Hillhead Library

All talks will take place at 6.30pm in Hillhead Library, Byres Rd, Glasgow

Thursday 23rd March: Christopher Burden-Strevens: (Kent), Using Coins to Kickstart a Career in the Late Republic: Some Tips from Rome’s Youngest Politicians’

All are most welcome to attend.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Catullus and Lesbia: A Talk by Armand D'Angour
2023-03-23 18:30 - 19:30 | St Catherine’s School, Bramley, Bramley, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0DF, United Kingdom
The GCA is delighted to announce that this year’s postponed November Talk will finally be taking place live and in person on the evening of Thursday, 23rd March Professor Armand D’Angour of Jesus College, University of Oxford, will be speaking on ‘Catullus and Lesbia’, offering the latest perspective on antiquity’s most (in)famous love affair. The talk will take place in the Lecture Theatre at St Catherine’s School, Bramley, GU5 0DF.
There will be refreshments from 6 PM, and the talk itself and the Q&A will run 6:30 – 7:30pm. The talk is particularly aimed at Sixth Formers, but all members and their students are welcome!
Interested members of the general public are welcome to attend this talk. If you are planning to attend, please contact guy.brindley@stcatherines.info, to help predict numbers for catering.

The Latin Programme Poetry Prize: An Evening of Readings
2023-03-23 18:30 - 20:30 | The Broadway Bookshop, 6 Broadway Market, London, E8 4QJ, United Kingdom
From the folks at TLP…

Salvete omnes,

Following a wonderful reading process led our three brilliant judges, Seán Street, Brighde Mullins and Jonathan Goddard, we’re delighted to announce Sally Ashenhurst as the winner of this year’s The Latin Programme Poetry Prize, with her deft and moving poem, ‘Daoist Painting’. Huge congratulations to Sally!

To read the winning poem, head to our website. Our digital booklet of this year’s longlist is available here.

To celebrate the announcement of the recipient of this year’s Poetry Prize, we invite you to join us at The Broadway Bookshop on 23rd March from 6.30-8.30pm.

At our special in-person event, you will be welcomed with drinks and nibbles (generously provided by Good Food and Ruttle & Rowe), followed by selected readings from our shortlisted poets.

Spaces at The Broadway Bookshop are limited, so do make sure to secure your ticket via a donation to the programme via the link below before they run out!

To Join TLP at The Broadway Bookshop!

DOWNLOAD THE POETRY PRIZE LONGLIST SELECTION BOOKLET

To read all of the longlisted poems from this year’s Poetry Prize, click through to our website, where you’ll be able to purchase our digital booklet as a PDF for £3.

All proceeds from the sale of our booklet contribute to the continuation of Latin Programme lessons in London state schools and beyond.

'Classical Myth and Music' at KCL
2023-03-24 14:30 - 16:00
From Emily Pillinger…

There are still some spaces for an exciting interactive workshop at King’s on ‘Classical Myth and Music’, for students aged 14-18, on the afternoon of Friday March 24. Please feel free to email me for full info and to book: emily.pillinger@kcl.ac.uk.

Here at King’s we are collaborating with a wonderful composer,

@CherylHoad, and a fantastic librettist, Jeanne Pansard-Besson, in the writing of some new staged music that tells the story of Penelope from Homer’s epic poem, the Odyssey.

Inspired by Margaret Atwood’s ‘The Penelopiad’, our creative artists are experimenting with how to give a musical voice to Penelope and to the enslaved girls working in her palace. The piece, called ‘Penelope’s Web’, is still evolving.

Cheryl and Jeanne have been inviting different groups of public participants, including school students, to learn more about the process of turning myth into music, to contribute new ideas, and to engage in a dialogue about the creative and performance process.

We are now excited to be reaching out to London schools to engage with the project! Students are invited to read Atwood’s ‘The Penelopiad’ in advance of the workshop.

They may also like to watch a short film about the project when it was hosted by @TORCHOxford: https://t.co/v9N2QxHsPg

Students will be given an opportunity to engage with the exhibition ‘Letters of Refuge’ organised by @artrefugeuk and @jcorkewebster, as well as to take part in the workshop, and to reflect on both projects in conversation with the researchers and artists involved in them.

Planned timetable:

2.30pm Arrival and talk about studying at King’s (optional)
3.15pm Tour of the Strand campus with a student ambassador (optional)
3.45pm Break and refreshments 4pm Workshop on Penelope’s Web 6pm Finish

Classical Association in Northern Ireland lecture: Dr Arlene Holmes-Henderson on ‘amo, amas, amat and all that: New perspectives on Classics education in the 21st century’
2023-03-29 18:30 - 20:00 | Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU, United Kingdom
March 29, 2023 6:45 pm

The Classical Association in Northern Ireland is pleased to host an online lecture by Dr Arlene Holmes-Henderson (Durham University) on Zoom on Wednesday 29th March at 18:45 (GMT+1, UK local time).

Please register via Eventbrite to receive the Zoom link in advance of the talk.

‘amo, amas, amat and all that: New perspectives on Classics education in the 21st century’

In this talk, Dr Holmes-Henderson will share findings from her award-winning research into the value of Classics education for contemporary learners. She will confront the thorny issues of access to Classical languages in schools, teacher supply and the perception of classical subjects in the public domain. There is much to discuss!

Arlene will provide examples from her own professional practice as a qualified school teacher, as well as her partnerships with policymakers in Government and Parliament.

Anyone who would like to do some pre-reading can read this blog or might like to leaf through Arlene’s co-edited volume, Forward with Classics, with a foreword written by Mary Beard.

East London Classics Easter Latin Revision Course
2023-04-03 - 2023-04-04
Applications have opened for the Easter Latin Revision Course for Year 11 Latinists in preparation for the examinations in May/June 2023.

This year, the course is running for 2 days.

The dates are Monday 3rd April – Tuesday 4th April 2023.

Here is the brochure. Interested students (or teachers on their behalf) can email to register interest and Booking Forms can then be sent across, which will secure places.

There is also some funding available for bursaries.

All details are on the website (as well as photos from our previous courses): www.eastlondonclassicssummerschool.com

ELCSS Easter Latin Revision Course 2023
2023-04-03 - 2023-04-04
direct preparation for the GCSE examinations in the summer. Candidates will be coming to the end of Year 11 and will be readying themselves for examination. We will be revisiting aspects of the language specification that students generally find difficult, like the indirect statement, the ablative absolute, and the uses of the subjunctive. These set-pieces feature in every GCSE examination paper and it is important that the grammatical knowledge of them is secure. We will look at these constructions in isolation, and then also disguised in unseen passages of Latin, where they can be more difficult to identify.

The course will run on Monday 3rd & Tuesday 4th April 2023.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Fragments, a New Play about Euripides and Papyrology, by @LASwiftClassics
2023-04-14 - 2023-05-16 | The Playground Theatre, Latimer Road, London, W10 6RQ, United Kingdom
In the backroom of a library archive, three papyrologists pore over some tattered fragments of papyrus, 2000 years old. Could they be the remnants of a lost masterpiece by Euripides?
The ancient text tells the story of Aeyptus, a boy determined to avenge his murdered father and brothers. But how can he succeed when almost all of the script is missing?
Piecing his story together will take you on a journey around the fragments in your own mind: memories, assumptions, things half-heard.
Inspired by the vast collections of ancient papyrus stored in museums around the world, FRAGMENTS is an irreverent take on an ancient lost play: combining anarchic performance, lo-fi imagery, original music… and a whole lot of conjecture.
The Playground Theatre, London: 14 April – 6 May – book tickets here
The Old Fire Station, Oxford: 12 May – 13 May – book tickets here
Explore the production at www.potentialdifference.org.uk

There will be a pre-show talk aimed at school students on 26th April, on the theme of ‘What’s lost from the ancient world and why does it matter?’. It will be suitable for A Level or GCSE students of Latin/Greek/Classical Civilisation. The talk will be held in the theatre venue (The Playground) at 5pm. The talk is free of charge.

They can offer school groups a discounted rate for tickets to the show itself: teachers should contact natalie@potentialdifference.org.uk to discuss your needs and she can arrange a code.

"Can Aristotle Make Us Happier?", a Talk by Edith Hall
2023-04-19 19:00 - 20:00 | King George V Sixth Form College, Scarisbrick New Road,, Southport, PR8 6LR., United Kingdom
Southport and Birkdale Ca are hosting this talk…
Wednesday 19th April 2023
Professor Edith Hall.
Professor in the Department of Ancient History & Classics at the University of Durham
Lectures will be held at King George V Sixth Form College, Scarisbrick New Road, Southport PR8 6LR. Doors open at 6.15pm (7pm start) and free parking is available on site.
Membership is £12 or £5 for students. Non-members are welcome at a cost of £5 per lecture to be paid on the door on the night. To become a member please visit https://classicsforallnorth.org.uk/ca-north or any of our social media pages and complete the membership form. For more information please email sandbclassics@gmail.com.

'Knossos: Looking for the Labyrinth': a talk by Dr. Andrew Shapland
2023-04-20 08:00 - 17:00 | Badmington School, Westbury Road, Bristol, BS9 3BA, United Kingdom
On Thursday 11th May at 7pm, the Bristol CA will be joined by Dr. Andrew Shapland of the Ashmolean Museum, who will be delivering a talk on ‘Knossos: Looking for the Labyrinth’. As usual, the talk will be held at Badminton School, Peace Memorial Hall, where refreshments will be available from 6:30pm.

Mythical Knossos was the location of the palace of King Minos and the Labyrinth where the Minotaur was imprisoned. After over a century of excavation at the site, archaeologists now regard it as the centre of the Bronze Age Minoan civilisation, the home of the earliest farmers in Europe and a thriving Greek and Roman city. This talk will trace the history of exploration of Knossos, beginning with the early travellers searching for the mythical Labyrinth and ending with more recent discoveries, which include human sacrifice. It will pay particular attention to the excavations of Sir Arthur Evans, whose archive at the Ashmolean is the single most important resource for understanding the site of Knossos. The talk will coincide with the Ashmolean’s 2023 ‘Labyrinth’ exhibition.

Please sign up via the following Eventbrite link if you are interested in attending this event. Questions can be emailed to Barbara Bell bmbellmini@aol.com, but all attendees must register via Eventbrite for tickets:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/609824660977

Tickets are free for Bristol CA members and students, and £5 for everyone else (payable at the door). You can sign up for multiple tickets under one Eventbrite registration, but please be accurate in terms of numbers so that we can cater accordingly.

Thank you, and we hope to see many of you there!

Classical Association Conference 2023
2023-04-21 - 2023-04-23 | Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Friday 21 – Sunday 23 April 2023

The Classical Association and the Faculty of Classics at the University of Cambridge are excited to welcome you to the University of Cambridge for the annual Classical Association Conference, which this year will also be celebrating 120 years of the Classical Association. With hundreds of papers and panels, events in our museums, plenaries, prize-givings, an exhibition, educational activities and tours, and invited plenary speakers, this hybrid conference is ambitious and international in its scope and reach.

We are delighted to offer a concession rate to teachers, the unwaged, and members of the Cambridge and District Classical Association.

Please follow @CA_2023 on Twitter for all Conference news, and use the hashtag #CA2023 when posting on social media.

Registration is now open. The Conference programme and further information on attendance will be available shortly.

Natalia Tsoumpra (Glasgow) on ”A Rotten Candidate for a Rotten Borough’: Populist Rhetoric in Aristophanes’
2023-04-23 18:00 - 19:00 | Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8AP, United Kingdom
April 27, 2023 6:00 pm

Hillhead Library

All talks will take place at 6.30pm in Hillhead Library, Byres Rd, Glasgow

Thursday 27th April: AGM at 6pm, followed by the MacDowell Lecture at 6.30pm.

Natalia Tsoumpra (Glasgow): ”A Rotten Candidate for a Rotten Borough’: Populist Rhetoric in Aristophanes’

All are most welcome to attend.

FURTHER DETAILS

Greek Tragedy in the Modern World, a Classics for All Event
2023-04-27 18:00 - 19:00
From CfA…

Greek Tragedy in the Modern World

Thursday 27 April | 6:00-7:00pm | In person & online

Join us for a lively discussion on ancient Greek tragedy and its enduring influence in the modern age. What is it about Greek tragedy that fascinates us? Over 2,500 years since the birth of tragedy, the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides continue to hold sway in our cultural imagination. Why are they still performed and what lessons do they have to teach us about life, loss, and the human condition?

Chaired by Sir Rabinder Singh (Chair of the Lawyers Group), this panel discussion with Professor Fiona Macintosh (St Hilda’s College, Oxford) and Paul O’Mahony (Artistic Director, Out of Chaos) will delve into the essence of tragedy, what it has to tell us about law and justice, and how its power lives on in modern life.

This is a hybrid event with opportunities to attend either in person or online. This event is being hosted at Allen & Overy (One Bishops Square, London, E1 6AD). Tickets to attend in person are £20 and include complementary drinks and canapés. Doors open at 5:30pm and the event starts promptly at 6:00pm.

We understand that not everyone can make it in person, so you can also watch the livestream of this event online! Tickets to watch online via Zoom are £10 with a £7.50 concessionary rate. The livestream starts at 6:00pm and the recording will be shared with you the following day.

*£7.50 concessionary tickets are available to anyone who is a pensioner, unemployed or in full-time education.

Free tickets to the Zoom event are available to any state school teachers, pupils and regional network personnel involved in Classics for All’s schools programme. If you are in one of these groups, please email events@classicsforall.org.uk to request a link.

Book In-Person tickets | Book Online Tickets

Decoding the Hieroglyphs of Ancient Egypt
2023-04-27 19:00 - 20:00
Dr Chris Naunton
27 April 2023, 7pm
Decoding the Hieroglyphs of Ancient Egypt

Dr Chris Naunton is an Egyptologist and author of Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt, Egyptologists’ Notebooks and two books for children including Cleopatra Tells All! He has presented numerous television documentaries, including The Man Who Discovered Egypt (BBC4 2012), Secrets of King Tut’s Treasures (Channel 5, 2018), Egypt’s Lost Pyramid (Channel 4, 2019) and most recently The Story of Egyptology (History Hit, 2022). He was Director (CEO) of the Egypt Exploration Society from 2012 to 2016 and President of the International Association of Egyptologists from 2015 to 2019.
We are hugely privileged that Chris will round off our 2022-23 programme in style, when he will introduce a subject that is much loved amongst ancient world enthusiasts – how to decode Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs!

WCN Annual Classical Civilisation A-level Teachers' Day
2023-04-28 | Warwick University, Gibbet Hill Road, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
Friday 28th April 2023

University of Warwick,

On Friday 28th April 2023, the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick is hosting its annual Classical Civilisation A-level Teachers’ Day.

FURTHER INFORMATION AND TO BOOK

If you have any questions about the day, please email Dr Paul Grigsby Paul.Grigsby@Warwick.ac.uk.Our Warwick academics will deliver lectures on all components of the OCR Classical Civilisation A-level specs (see schedule below), providing thoughts on modern scholarship and useful texts to give to students, all in the surrounds of our lovely new Faculty of Arts Building with its amazing antiquities room.

I hope to see lots of you here at Warwick in April!

All the best,

Paul

Dr Paul GrigsbyWCN Research Fellow in Outreach and ImpactDepartment of Classics and Ancient HistoryUniversity of Warwickwww.warwick.ac.uk/wcn

The Influence of Latin on Greek: A Talk by Eleanor Dickey
2023-05-09 06:30 - 19:30 | Sir WIlliam Perkins’s School, Guildford, Chertsey, KT16 9BN, United Kingdom
The Guildford Classical Association May Talk is scheduled for Tuesday, 9th May, at 6.30-7.30pm, with refreshments from 6pm. Professor Eleanor Dickey from the University of Reading will speak on The Influence of Latin on Greek.

The venue is Sir William Perkins’s School, Chertsey, KT16 9BN. While we hope our members and local students will enjoy this talk, anyone with an interest in Classics is welcome to attend. If you are planning to attend, it would be helpful for catering if you would let the organiser, Alex Hamilton know by emailing hamiltona@lordwandsworth.org

'What did ancient Greek music sound like?', a talk by Professor Armand D'Angour
2023-05-10 17:30 - 18:30 | Loughborough Grammar School, 3 Burton Walks, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2DU, United Kingdom
On Wednesday 10 May, at 5.30pm, Professor Armand D’Angour will be giving a free online talk on ancient Greek music as the guest speaker for the Summer Term LSF Classics Lecture.

ABSTRACT: What did ancient Greek music sound like?

Music was ubiquitous in ancient Greece, in celebrations and ceremonies and for drama and entertainment. Surviving ancient Greek poems preserve the lyrics and the rhythms of songs, which were accompanied by instruments such as the lyre and aulos (double-pipes). The Greeks even devised a notation system in the 5th century BC, and a few dozen notated scores survive that give us a better understanding of how music sounded 2500 years ago. This talk will describe how recent research has led to new insights about the sounds of ancient music.

The talk will be held on Teams. The link will be sent on the day of the talk via email.

Any queries, please contact m.rodriguez@lsf.org

Registration is open on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-lecture-by-professor-armand-dangour-on-ancient-greek-music-tickets-606625793077

‘Knossos: Looking for the Labyrinth’ - Dr. Andrew Shapland (Ashmolean)
2023-05-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Badmington School, Westbury Road, Bristol, BS9 3BA, United Kingdom
Thursday 11th May, 7pm – Dr. Andrew Shapland (Ashmolean)
‘Knossos: Looking for the Labyrinth’

Mythical Knossos was the location of the palace of King Minos and the Labyrinth where the Minotaur was imprisoned. After over a century of excavation at the site, archaeologists now regard it as the centre of the Bronze Age Minoan civilisation, the home of the earliest farmers in Europe and a thriving Greek and Roman city. This talk will trace the history of exploration of Knossos, beginning with the early travellers searching for the mythical Labyrinth and ending with more recent discoveries, which include human sacrifice. It will pay particular attention to the excavations of Sir Arthur Evans, whose archive at the Ashmolean is the single most important resource for understanding the site of Knossos. The talk will coincide with the Ashmolean’s 2023 Labyrinth exhibition.

For further details: CLICK!

All talks will be held at Badminton School, Peace Memorial Hall. Talks are not recorded. Please email Barbara Bell (bmbellmini@aol.com) to register. There are no tickets, and talks are free for Bristol Classical Association members, students, and school pupils. There will be a cost of £5 for visitors. Refreshments available from 6.30pm.

Fragments, a New Play about Euripides and Papyrology, by @LASwiftClassics
2023-05-12 - 2023-05-13 | The Old Fire Station, 40 George Street, Oxford, OX1 2AQ, United Kingdom
