The Classics Library

Plato and Us: The Ethics of Community
2022-10-13 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London)
Prof. MM McCabe
13 October 2022, 7pm
Plato and Us: The Ethics of Community

Emerita Professor at King’s College London and an Honorary Fellow of Jesus College Cambridge, Professor MM McCabe is a distinguished scholar and expert on Plato and his philosophy. She is the general editor of the Cambridge University Press series Studies in the Dialogues of Plato and has published widely onAristotle and on the Stoics, as well as on Plato’s predecessors, the pre-Socratics and Socrates. A former President of the British Philosophical Association (2008-12) and of The Mind Association (2016-17), she is currently the Honorary President of the national Classical Association. Her long-held research interest in philosophy and concepts of punishment led her to become the Founder and a Trustee of Philosophy in Prisons. MM will guide us to learn more about what Plato can teach us about modern living, the ethics of being in a community, and why we do what we do.

A Moot Trial of Alexander the Great: War Hero or War Criminal?
2022-10-26 18:00 - 19:30
Wednesday 26 October | 18:00-19:15pm | Online via YouTube

In 330 BCE, Alexander the Great’s Macedonian Army captured the city of Persepolis and burned it to the ground in a final act of revenge against Persia.

Over 2,000 years later, Alexander stands on trial for war crimes at the UK Supreme Court. He is charged with four counts of violation of the laws and customs of war. Was Alexander as ‘great’ as history has led us to believe? Read the indictment here.

His trial will be presided over by Lord Leggatt (Justice of the Supreme Court) with Philippe Sands QC counsel for the prosecution, and Patrick Gibbs QC counsel for the defence.

The prosecution will argue that Alexander was a war criminal, who committed atrocities at Persepolis as a deliberate political act. The defence will argue that the burning of Persepolis was not politically motivated. War hero or war criminal? The jury will decide.

Watch the proceedings unfold online and discover the man behind the myth…

Book tickets: https://classicsforall.org.uk/alexander

Tickets are £10 standard and £5 concession. Any additional donation toward Classics for All’s work supporting classics in state schools is most welcome.

If you have any questions about this event, please email events@classicsforall.org.uk.

Moot trials hosted at the Supreme Court are a tradition of the Classics for All Lawyers Group. Since 2015, Lawyers Group members have gathered at the court to witness the trials of Boudica, Socrates, Brutus, Antigone, Verres and Lysistrata. Previous moot trials are on Classics for All’s YouTube channel here.

The Latin Programme Gala
2022-11-04 | Leighton House Museum, London, W14 8LZ, United Kingdom
From the team at The Latin Programme…

Salvete omnes!

Join us at Leighton House Museum on 4th November to celebrate a generation of inner-city London Classicists and The Latin Programme’s influence on the literacy landscape.

With speakers including Dr Rosanna Omitowoju, children’s author Caroline Lawrence, storyteller Alys Torrance, and an original performance piece by Jonathan Goddard, we’ll be looking back over twelve years of The Latin Programme, sharing stories, drinks, and canapés.

The evening will also be an opportunity to see the newly-renovated museum, the beautiful former home and studio of the Victorian artist Frederic, Lord Leighton, along with its collection of fine art, sculpture, and decorative objects.

To save your space at the Gala, buy a ticket here.

We can’t wait to see you there!

The Latin Programme team

Teacher-Led CPD day
2022-11-16 | Parrs Wood High School, Wilmslow Rd, Manchester, M20 5PG, United Kingdom
Free in person teacher led CPD day in Manchester 16 November- all welcome – sign up https://forms.gle/PQfsiN172r1TgJpRA…

King's College London Classics Undergraduate Taster Day
2022-11-16 13:00 - 16:00 | KCL, 170 Strand, London, WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom
King’s College London Classics Undergraduate Taster Day
16th November 2022, 1 – 4pm.
The King’s College London Classics department will be hosting a Taster Day on 16th November 1pm to 4pm, featuring a presentation of the various BA programmes available and sample lectures from teaching staff. To register and for further details, please click here.
Any questions, please email Aisla Henson or Pavlos Avlamis.

Journey to Britannia: From the Heart of Rome to Hadrian’s Wall
2022-11-17 19:00 - 20:00
Bronwen Riley
17 November 2022, 7pm
Journey to Britannia: From the Heart of Rome to Hadrian’s Wall

An author and journalist with a life-long interest in the ancient world, Bronwen Riley is fascinated by how and why people travel and their experiences and perceptions of the places they visit; she therefore devises her own cultural journeys and literary events, including speaking for BBC History Magazine, English Heritage, the Romanian Cultural Institute, the Transylvanian Book Festival as well as for charity events, local history societies and schools. Her latest book Journey to Britannia, from the Heart of Rome to Hadrian’s Wall AD130 (Head of Zeus) came out in paperback in March 2022 and will form the content of her lecture when she transports us back to trace the route of a newly appointed governor of Britain and his team from Rome to Hadrian’s Wall at the time of the emperor Hadrian. We will travel across borders, countries and civilisations, and we hope Bronwen, a fellow Lancastrian, will enjoy her own trip to the Lytham St Annes seaside!

FREE Classical Civilisation A Level CPD – World of the Hero (Aeneid) and Love & Relationships (Plato and Sappho)
2022-11-29 15:30 - 18:00 | St Marylebone Church of England School 6th Form Site, 14 Blandford Street, London, W1U 4AZ, United Kingdom
FREE Classical Civilisation A Level CPD – World of the Hero (Aeneid) and Love & Relationships (Plato and Sappho)

St Marylebone Church of England School 6th Form Site, 14 Blandford Street, London W1U 4AZ
29th November 2022, 3:45 – 5:45pm

KCL lecturers Professor William Fitzgerald will cover aspects of the Aeneid from the World of the Hero module, and Dr Dan Orrells will cover the Plato and Sappho aspects of the Love & Relationships module.

Refreshments will be available from 3:30pm.

Each session will run for an hour. If you do not teach Love & Relationships you are welcome to come just for the first hour for the Aeneid session, and if you do not teach the Aeneid, but would like to come for the Love & Relationships session please arrive by 4:40, ready for a 4:45 start.

In order to make the CPD as relevant and tailored to you all as possible, we would be very grateful if you could send us two questions for each lecturer that you would like to be covered during the talk. If you do not teach one of the topics, please put N/A on the form (see below). We will look at all the questions and pick the most common themes, which the lecturers will then address during the talk. If your question hasn’t been answered, there will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end of each talk. Please note that these sessions are subject development, not pedagogy focused.

Please register your interest in this CPD event and send us your questions via this link by Friday 4th November.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch with me – anna@classicsforall.org.uk.

An Evening with Mary Beard
2022-11-30 19:00 - 20:00
From Classics for All…

Salve!

There’s less than two weeks until our last event of the year! Book now for a chance to see one of the world’s best known classicists, in conversation with Classics for All’s chairman, Jimmy Mulville.

An Evening with Mary Beard
Wednesday 30 November 2022 | 7:00-8:00pm
(doors open at 6:30pm)

Join us in person at Linklaters or online via YouTube for a privileged insight into Mary’s lifelong love affair with classics. Expect wide-reaching conversation on Mary’s personal classics journey, her experience of being a woman in classics, key influences on her life and career, and the contemporary relevance of classics now – and its future. An audience Q&A will follow, giving you the opportunity to put your burning questions to Mary.

This is a hybrid event with opportunities to attend either in person or online. Tickets to attend in person at Linklaters (1 Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8HQ) are £25 and include complementary drinks and canapés on the night. Doors open at 6:30pm and the event starts at 7:00pm.

Tickets to watch online via YouTube Live (and obtain a link to the recording) are £10 with a £7.50* concessionary rate. Any additional donations are eligible for Gift Aid. The livestream starts at 7:00pm.

BOOK TICKETS

Women in ancient Iran with Vesta Curtis, curator at the British Museum
2022-12-02 13:00 - 14:00 | British Museum, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG, United Kingdom
British Museum free A level lunchtime lectures programme designed to support students and teachers taking Classical Civilisation or Ancient History A-level and other equivalent qualifications.

Women in ancient Iran with Vesta Curtis, curator at the British Museum.

In ancient Iranian or Persian art, representations of female figures are few and far between before the first century BC. However, you can find out how a study of documents dating to the fifth century BC has shed light on the status of women in early Persian society.

You can also discover how, after the conquest of Alexander of Macedon, Parthian art of the first century BC to the third century AD – and the art of the succeeding Sasanian period until the seventh century AD – shows female figures in works of art, such as on coins, seals and rock-reliefs.

Date: Friday 2 Dec 2022 at 13.00–14.00

British Museum, BP Lecture Theatre

FREE, advance booking essential. To book by phone, call the Box Office on +44 (0)20 7323 8181 or follow the link to the British Museum website learning pages to book online. https://www.britishmuseum.org/events/women-power-ancient-iran

This event is aimed at A-level students aged 16+. Year 11 pupils who are interested in extending their knowledge and considering studying the relevant subjects at A-level are also welcome.

This event is for UK schools and Home Educators only. Students must be accompanied by a member of school staff. Home educated students are welcome with an attending adult but please note we are unable to accommodate younger siblings.

KEEP THE DATE:

Mon 6th Feb 2023 – The Romans who shaped Britain

Mon 27th Feb 2023 – Et in Arcadia Ego? Explore use (and abuse) of ancient Greek architecture in modern times

Mon 24th April 2023 – The Bassai frieze

Fri 5th May 2023 – Fake news: looking at Persia through Greek eyes in the 5th century BC

The Song of Arms and a Man
2022-12-02 19:00 - 21:00 | KCL, 170 Strand, London, WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom

RENAISSANCE LATIN MASTERCLASSES 2023 (The Timothyseus Project)
2023-01-03 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-01-10 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-01-17 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-01-24 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-01-31 18:00 - 20:00
From Timothy Demetris…

RENAISSANCE LATIN MASTERCLASSES 2023

The Timothyseus Project is delighted to confirm the following four Renaissance Latin masterclasses, which are based on four of the finest authors and texts of Italy’s golden fifteenth century, for the Spring Term (January to April) 2023:

JANUARY 2023

Advanced Latin: Reading and Translating Pope Pius II’s Commentarii (Commentaries).

Week One, Tuesday, 3 January: Enea Silvio Piccolomini’s journey to Scotland and England (1435);

Week Two, Tuesday, 10 January: Enea Silvio Piccolomini’s election as Pope Pius II (1458);

Week Three, Tuesday, 17 January: Pope Pius II’s ceremonial arrival into Mantua (1459);

Week Four, Tuesday, 24 January: Pope Pius II receives the relic of the head of St Andrew at the Milvian Bridge (1462).

These four sessions will take place online via Zoom, 6.00-8.00 p.m. London, UK, time (GMT). The tutor for this first masterclass will be Timothy Demetris, MA, Founder and Director of The Timothyseus Project.

Pinturicchio, Enea Silvio Piccolomini leaves for the Council of Basel, 1502-08, Piccolomini Library, Duomo, Siena. Image: Web Gallery of Art

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FEBRUARY 2023

Advanced Latin: Reading and Translating Platina’s Liber de vita Christi ac omnium pontificum (Lives of the Popes).

Week One, Tuesday, 31 January: Excerpt from Platina’s Life of Nicholas V (1447-55);

Week Two, Tuesday, 7 February: Excerpt from Platina’s Life of Pius II (1458-64);

Week Three, Monday, 13 February: Excerpt from Platina’s Life of Paul II (1464-71);

Week Four, Monday, 20 February: Excerpt from Platina’s Life of Sixtus IV (1471-84).

These four sessions will take place online via Zoom, 6.00-8.00 p.m. London, UK, time (GMT). The tutor for this second masterclass will be Timothy Demetris, MA, Founder and Director of The Timothyseus Project.

Melozzo da Forlì, Sixtus IV appointing Platina as Prefect of the Vatican Library, 1477, Pinacoteca Vaticana, Vatican Museums, Vatican City. Image: Web Gallery of Art

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MARCH 2023

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

**Dates and times to be confirmed in January 2023**

The tutor for this third masterclass will be Adam Greenwood, MA, Scholar of the Italian Renaissance and Latin Tutor for The Timothyseus Project.

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

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APRIL 2023

Advanced Latin: Reading and Translating Marsilio Ficino’s De vita libri tres (Three Books on Life).

**Dates and times to be confirmed in January 2023**

The tutor for this fourth and final masterclass will be Adam Greenwood, MA, Scholar of the Italian Renaissance and Latin Tutor for The Timothyseus Project.

Domenico Ghirlandaio, Angel appearing to Zacharias (detail), 1486-90, Cappella Tornabuoni, Santa Maria Novella, Florence. Image: Web Gallery of Art

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Didactic format, linguistic requirements, and course fees

The above four Renaissance Latin masterclasses, which are focused on the reading (in the original Latin) and translation (into English) of a selection of four of the finest and most influential authors and Latin texts of the Italian Renaissance, 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 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 masterclasses 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 masterclasses will take place online via Zoom and will each cost £120 per attendee (£100 per attendee for full-time students), plus an administration fee of £20 per person for the academic year 2022-23. For further information on and/or to register for all or any of the above Renaissance Latin masterclasses, please contact Timothy Demetris on this email address (timdemetris@hotmail.com) at the earliest possible opportunity.

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Beginners and Intermediate Latin courses

For those wishing to improve their Latin before undertaking the above Renaissance Latin masterclasses, Timothy Demetris and Adam Greenwood will also be available to teach the following two Latin courses upon request:

Beginners Latin: Grammar, Texts, and Translation

Intermediate Latin: Grammar, Texts, and Translation

For further information on the above, please contact Timothy Demetris on this email address.

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I look forward to seeing some of you online for the above Renaissance Latin masterclasses and to meeting more of you out here in Rome, and across the Italian peninsular, as The Timothyseus Project begins to roar across the seven hills. It feels so good to be here!

For further information on all or any of the above and on The Timothyseus Project in general, please contact Timothy Demetris, Founder and Director of The Timothyseus Project, on this email address (timdemetris@hotmail.com). And if you wish to unsubscribe from this emailing list and/or to no longer receive email updates and monthly newsletters from The Timothyseus Project, please send an email to this email address stating your wish to do so. There will be no hard feelings!

“Ut aquas bibamus Heliconis dulces. Ut campos perveniamus in Elysios claros.”

Stay strong, y’all. We’re finally here!

With very best wishes from Rome,

Timothy(seus)
Timothy George Demetris, MA
Founder and Director, Principal Tutor and Principal Guide
The Timothyseus Project. Academic Tuition, Cultural Tours and the Eternal Conversation
Website: [Currently undergoing significant restructuring]
E-mail: timdemetris@hotmail.com
Tel.: (UK) +44 7815 838968 / (Italia) +39 339 8277485

‘X Marks the Spot’: The Discovery and Discoverers of our Past
2023-01-05 19:00 - 20:00
Prof. Michael Scott
5 January 2023, 7pm
‘X Marks the Spot’: The Discovery and Discoverers of our Past

Join our President Professor Michael Scott for a very special celebratory event and what promises to be an excellent lecture, as he takes us on a journey of intellectual discovery and adventure through some of the world’s greatest archaeological discoveries, whilst offering a reflection on the nature of history and discovery itself. He will peel back layers of history to simultaneously examine the time of an artefact’s creation, as well as the time of its discovery millennia later, and uncover the fascinating characters behind great discoveries.
Michael is Professor in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick; Director of the Warwick Institute of Engagement and the winner of the 2021 Classical Association Prize. A Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy he is also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, an Honorary Citizen of Delphi and in 2022, he became the International Lego Classicist of the year!

'It's this wretched country': Roman Britain on Screen - A Course by Tony Keen
2023-01-09 19:00
Learn about how the province of Britannia has been depicted in cinema and television drama over the past century.
FURTHER DETAILS AND TO REGISTER

This course looks at Roman Britain on screen. It will examine various ideas about the depiction of the province, and how those have manifested themselves in productions over the years. The course includes dramatic movies, comedies, whole television series and broadcast versions of Shakespeare plays. In each class we will look at a particular category of Roman Britain on screen, and an example of that depiction.

All sessions are recorded, and the recordings distributed subsequently to ticket holders. You can join the course at any point, and receive all the previous recordings for the course.

9 January 2023

Introduction: Roman Britain on screen. Boadicea (1927)

16 January 2023

The invasions of Julius Caesar: Asterix in Britain (1986)

23 January 2023

The reign of Cunobelinus: BBC Television Shakespeare: Cymbeline (1982)

30 January 2023

The conquest of Claudius: Britannia (2018-2021)

6 February 2023

The revolt of Boudicca: The Viking Queen (1967)

13 February 2023

Break week

20 February 2023

The Ninth Legion and Hadrian’s Wall, Part 1: Doctor Who, ‘The Eaters of Light’ (2017)

27 February 2023

The Ninth Legion and Hadrian’s Wall, Part 2: The Eagle of the Ninth (1977)

6 March 2023

The ‘historical’ Arthur: King Arthur (2004)

13 March 2023

Britons abroad: Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)

20 March 2023

Outliers: Chelmsford 123 (1988-1990)

Celebrating Oracy Across the Curriculum
2023-01-10 13:00 - 19:00 | St George’s British International School, Via Cassia La Storta 00123, Rome, Italy
Free training event in Rome aimed at primary/secondary school teachers keen to introduce or develop their practice of oracy in the classroom

26th May, 1-7pm

FURTHER DETAILS AND TO BOOK

Dr Arlene Holmes-Henderson (Durham University) and Beccy Earnshaw (Voice 21) are delighted to welcome you to an afternoon of training, conversation, networking and knowledge exchange about oracy in education.

Schedule

13:00-14:00 – Lunch at St George’s

14:00 -15:30 – Two sessions will run concurrently. Please select which one you would like to attend when you book your ticket. Both sessions are appropriate for Primary and Secondary teachers, as well as School Leaders, and will be conducted in English.

a) Introducing Oracy

– Understand the term ‘oracy’ and how it supports teaching and learning

– Become familiar with the characteristics of effective talk (the Oracy Framework)

– Consider how to set and reinforce high expectations for talk in your classroom

– Explore practical approaches to support your students to learn to and through talk

b) Next Steps in Oracy

– Explore how to improve vocabulary through Oracy

– Share best practice in oracy across the curriculum

– Consider approaches to Oracy beyond the Classroom

Evening (16:00-19:00)

In the evening, there is a reception at the British School at Rome, to which you are warmly invited. Please indicate whether you would like to attend when completing the order form. There is a maximum of 55 spaces for all of these events.

Can We Preserve Ancient Languages for Future Generations?
2023-01-11 17:00 - 18:00
What can we do to ensure ancient languages are preserved? How can we teach them to the next generation?

Today children already have so many expectations. From excelling in school, practicing sports and hobbies, to learning languages that can give them the ‘competitive’ edge, there simply isn’t enough time as it is to fit it all in.

In their modern overloaded schedules, it’s extremely difficult to see how ancient Greek and Latin feature in young people’s lives.

But if we can’t inspire an interest in the next generation, do these ancient languages have a future?

This January 11th, we’ll bring together an elite panel of ancient Greek and Latin teachers to discuss how can we instill an interest in the youth today, so we can help preserve our collective history for tomorrow.

Featuring the famous Eugenia Manolidou, Greek classical composer, and course director at ancient Greek school Elliniki Agogi, Steven Hunt, from the University of Cambridge and Classics for All, as well as Gerardo Guzmàn, ancient Greek professor at the renowned Vivarium Novum Academy in Rome.

FURTHER DETAILS AND TO REGISTER

Taking place on Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 at NOON EST

Can’t make it live? As long as you register in advance, you can receive the recording afterwards.

About our Speakers:

Eugenia Manolidou is a Greek classical composer, conductor, entertainment television presenter and course director at Elliniki Agogi, a school dedicated to the ancient Greek language, History and Philosophy to adults and children since 1994.

Steven Hunt, Senior Teaching Associate at the University of Cambridge, Editor of The Journal of Classics Teaching and works with the The Association for Latin Teaching, the Cambridge Schools’ Classics Project and Classics for All.

Gerardo Guzmàn is a professor of the Ancient Greek language and teaches at the famous Vivarium Novum Academy in Rome.

Anya Leonard is the founder and Director of Classical Wisdom, a site dedicated to bringing ancient wisdom to modern minds.

Natalie Haynes Q&A with Emma Southon (@ClassAssocNI)
2023-01-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Waterstones, Fountain St, 44-46 Fountain Street, Belfast, BT1 5EE, United Kingdom
Visit the CANI site!

Cathedral Classicism: A Roman Claudia in Newcastle Cathedral
2023-01-19 17:00 - 18:00
Check back here or on this Twitter thread for details of the venue.

Visit the Hadrian’s Wall CA website!

CAS Glasgow and West branch talk: Matthew Fox (Glasgow) on ‘Pygmalion and Face Powder from ‘Pimpernel Smith’ (1941) to ‘Journey to Italy’ (1954)’
2023-01-19 18:30 - 19:30 | Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8AP, United Kingdom
January 19, 2023 6:30 pm

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

Thursday 19th January: Matthew Fox (Glasgow), ‘Pygmalion and Face Powder from ‘Pimpernel Smith’ (1941) to ‘Journey to Italy’ (1954)’.

All are most welcome to attend.

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Augustus: the man, the myth and the making of history
2023-01-19 19:00 - 20:00 | North Liverpool Academy, Heyworth Street, Liverpool, L5 0SQ, United Kingdom
Thursday 19th January

Augustus led Rome’s transformation from republic to empire and reshaped both the Roman and the Mediterranean world.

FURTHER DETAILS AND TO RESERVE

The figure of Augustus is synonymous with the idea of Rome and the foundation of the Empire, which had a form of government distinct from the Republic (‘res publica’). But how did the image of ‘Augustus’ come about and who was he before he was ‘Augustus’? In this talk, we will explore the variation personae of the man who would become Augustus and who would reshape the Roman and Mediterranean world.

The event will be held at North Liverpool Academy, 120 Heyworth St, Liverpool L5 0SQ https://w3w.co/play.shared.expand

Parking is available.

Doors open 6.30pm. Talk is 7-8pm followed by questions.

Please bring money for:

Teas, coffees and cakes available.

Raffle

Second hand books

To find out about all our events and to become a member of the Liverpool Classical Association: https://classicsforallnorth.org.uk/ca-north

As space is limited, if you are unable to attend please cancel your ticket to enable others to come.

This event is organised in conjunction with The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies

Elton Barker on ‘A digital journeying around. Or learning about Digital Classics via Pausanias’ Periegesis Hellados’
2023-01-24 08:00 - 17:00 | Liverpool University, Liverpool, United Kingdom
March 23, 2023 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

University of Liverpool Central Teaching Hub

Liverpool branch event

Elton Barker, Professor of Greek Literature and Culture: “A digital journeying around. Or learning about Digital Classics via Pausanias’ Periegesis Hellados’

23 March 2023 6-7pm, followed by a reception.

Venue: Central Teaching Hub, University of Liverpool

Booking is FREE via Eventbrite.

Gender, Gentile Inclusion, and Jewish Identity in Antiquity...
2023-01-25 18:00 - 19:30
25th January 6-7:15pm

The Manchester Classical Association and Manchester Centre for Public History jointly present:

Prof Jill Hicks-Keeton (Oklahoma)

The Sam Johnson Memorial Lecture, 2023

Gender, Gentile Inclusion, and Jewish Identity in Antiquity: What to Do with a Woman

Join us for this annual memorial lecture to our late colleague, Dr Sam Johnson, here at Manchester Metropolitan University, a renowned specialist in histories of Jewish Identity.

Zoom details will be provided to participants.

Prof Jill Hicks-Keeton (Phd, Duke University) is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Oklahoma, where she teaches courses on biblical literature, ancient Judaism & Christianity, and modern evangelicalism. She is the author of Arguing with Aseneth: Gentile Access to Israel’s Living God in Jewish Antiquity (Oxford University Press, 2018), which was awarded the 2020 Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise, and Does Scripture Speak for Itself? The Museum of the Bible and the Politics of Interpretation (Cambridge University Press, 2022; with Cavan Concannon).

Hicks-Keeton co-edited The Museum of the Bible: A Critical Introduction (Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2019) and The Ways that Often Parted (SBL Press, 2018) and has written for Religion Dispatches, Religion & Politics, Ancient Jew Review, The Revealer, and The Bible and Interpretation. Hicks-Keeton was a recipient of the Society of Biblical Literature Regional Scholar Award and has served as a Humanities Forum Fellow, a Risser Innovative Teaching Fellow, and Honors College Presidential Teaching Fellow at the University of Oklahoma.

Hicks-Keeton serves as Co-Chair of the Metacriticism Program Unit of the Society of Biblical Literature and steering committee member of the Pseudepigrapha Program Unit of the Society of Biblical Literature. She is on the editorial board of the Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha.

Follow her on Twitter @JillHicksKeeton.

The BMCA New Year lecture
2023-01-26 17:30 - 18:30 | University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
The BMCA New Year lecture will be on Thursday 26 January, 5.30-6.30pm, in the Arts Building at the University of Birmingham.
Dr Andrew Bayliss will be talking about ‘The Trouble with the Spartans’.
Everyone welcome!

Oedipus, at The Oast, Tonbridge
2023-01-28 - 2023-02-04
Jan 28th – Feb 4th
Director: Paul Marshall
Written by: Sophocles
Invited to be the ruler of Thebes having solved the riddle of the Sphinx, Oedipus now faces a greater challenge. Can he save his people from the terrible plague that overwhelms them by finding the the late king’s murderer?
As he interrogates one man after another in only a single day he is led to a terrifying, cruel but inevitable conclusion.
FURTHER INFO AND TO BOOK

Latin INSET Day at Warwick School
2023-01-31 | Warwick School
One last reminder on our Warwick School hosted INSET day on Tues 31st Jan on i) developments CSCP’s Amarantus project and ii) Suburani with special focus on book 2. (These will be presented by Caroline Bristow or Caroline Musgrove for Amarantus and Laila Tims for Suburani). The day will also likely be accompanied by a visit from the Hellenic Bookservice.
The provisional schedule is:

9.30am – arrival, refreshments
10.00am – 12.30pm – Suburani (with a 30 minute break / Hellenic Bookservice in the middle somewhere)
12.30-13.15pm – Lunch / Hellenic Bookservice
13.45pm – 15.45pm – Amarantus (with a 30 minute break / Hellenic Bookservice in the middle somewhere)
15.45pm – finish / time for any further questions

If you are interested in attending, please email me on d.stephenson@warwickschool.org letting me know whether you wish to come all day or just for the morning or afternoon. There is no charge except possibly a nominal contribution to the hot buffet lunch (c. £10 per person but exact amount depending on who comes) if I cannot persuade Warwick to foot that.

Phaedra: a new play by Simon Stone after Euripides, Seneca and Racine
2023-02-01 - 2023-04-08 | National Theatre, South Bank, London, SE1 9PX, United Kingdom
1st February – 8th April

Phaedra

In a house of glass, one must not throw stones.

After years of fierce focus on her political career, Phaedra turns her attention to her personal life.

The reappearance of her step-son shakes the foundations of her house and the beliefs that have underpinned her power.

As buried lust and loneliness surge to the surface, Phaedra’s actions threaten to destroy everything she has built.

Writer-Director Simon Stone (Yerma, Young Vic) reimagines Seneca’s famous tragedy in this striking new play. Janet McTeer (Ozark) takes the title role, with Assaad Bouab (Call My Agent) making his UK stage debut.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Classical Languages Teachmeet: supporting students with essay writing
2023-02-01 16:00 - 18:00
Sharing classroom strategies for teaching extended response questions in classical languages exams at GCSE and A Level.

1st February

FURTHER DETAILS AND TO BOOK

The Classical Association Teaching Board in collaboration with Classics for All presents a free online event which offers teachers of classical languages the opportunity to develop their teaching of extended response questions at GCSE and A Level.

This after-school event, led by a panel of experienced Latin and Greek teachers will facilitate the sharing of teaching strategies and resources, and answer any questions on their respective topics.

These sessions will be relevant both to experienced practitioners, and those new to teaching the subject.

We are running two sets of sessions, all of which will be recorded and made available after the event to all those who register:

Session 1: 4:00-5:00

GCSE Eduqas OR GCSE OCR

Session 2: 5:00-6:00

A Level OCR

Registration is free but will close on Tuesday 31st January at 6pm. The access link for the event will be sent once registration has closed.
