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Greek & Latin summer school, St John's College, Durham
2019-07-20 - 2019-07-27 | St John’s College, St Gile's, Oxford, OX1 3JP, United Kingdom
Saturday 20th-27th July inclusive. A one week residential course for all. All ages welcome (from 16 onwards) to come and learn either ancient Greek or Latin any any level. Whether you are a beginner or more experienced with these languages, come and have fun learning more (vocabulary, grammar and literature). You can be guaranteed of have a great time with us. Visit our website for more information:
http://www.greeklatinsummerschooldurham.org/
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Director, Mrs Kate Addison, or the Course Secretary, Mrs Jane Gilhespie whose details can be found on the webpage.

JSST Classical Summer School and Ancient History Summer School 2019
2019-07-28 - 2019-08-02 | Repton School, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FH, United Kingdom
JSST Classical Summer School and Ancient History summer school – 28th July until 2nd August, held at Repton School, South Derbyshire. This is a summer school for 16-19 year olds who wish to learn more about the ancient world. You can learn anything from ancient languages, philosophy, Greek literature, the Roman Republic, Roman Epic and much more much. If you would like to know more, please visit our wesbite:
http://ccsummerschool.weebly.com/
or contact the Course Secretary, Mrs Kate Addison, whose details can be found on the webpage.

ARLT Summer School 2019
2019-07-29 - 2019-08-02 | Cheltenham College, Bath Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 7LD, United Kingdom
ARLT is excited to announce that this year’s The Association for Latin Teaching (ARLT) Summer School will be happening on Monday 29th July until Friday 2nd August 2019 in Cheltenham College. The attendees will be offered daily a wonderful insight into what is currently happening in Classics academia with talks from eminent lecturers across the UK. In addition, they will opt for four workshops run by teachers every day. Apart from creating workshops which could support teachers currently preparing students for exams, ARLT is also offering ones that would be of particular interest to starters in the teaching profession, as well as teachers who would like to experience something new and exciting in the realm of Classics. Looking forward to hearing from you.

For more details, please contact Ana Henderson, Director of ARLT Summer School 2019, (a.henderson@lsf.org) and/or go to the website: http://www.arlt.co.uk/2019.html

Modern Greek Courses with The Greek Project
2019-08-20 - 2019-09-04
Adventures in Greek Language 1 (Higher Elementary)

Dates: Tuesday 20 August – Tuesday 27August 2019
Location: Xanthi, Greece
Price: £730.00 per person

How to learn a difficult language and have some fun at the same time? That’s always been the challenge for language teachers and learners alike. This week-long intensive course, however, plans to do just that and in a stimulating environment where you’ll have plenty of opportunity to practice your Greek with local people. This course is designed for those who have some basic grounding of the language – amounting to two years or more of evening class Greek or an equivalent knowledge – including an ability to say simple things in the past, present and future. As your teacher, Ellie’s aim will be to build upon this base so that your have more confidence understanding and responding to native Greek speakers in a variety of everyday situations. The mornings will involve widening out your knowledge of different tenses, grammar, sentence structures and vocabulary but always with an ear to how Greeks themselves converse colloquially. The course will also involve plenty of audio-visual exercises including lots of listening, media extracts, and one on one conversation. Quizzes, games and songs will also add some sparkle!

However, nourishing your growing knowledge of Greek in its various social and cultural contexts will also take us out of the classroom in the afternoons, into the small, yet historically rich and multifaceted university-city of Xanthi – dubbed ‘the city of a thousand colours’ and its very beautiful, surrounding Rhodope and Nestos valley countryside. There’ll be a full day excursion to somewhere exciting, as well as to Abdera, a classical site of some significance close to Ellie’s home village. But equally importantly, our walks, talks and other activities, whether to the famous Xanthi bazaar, to local museums, kafenion or tavernas, will all have elements of listening to and speaking with Greek family, friends and acquaintances. There’s sure to be a dance workshop and perhaps a culinary one too, the latter, possibly somewhere very special, and with the coast just a few miles away, there will also be opportunities to cool off from the summer heat by way of complete beachside relaxation and a swim.

If you’ve got any questions about the level of the course or anything else, just contact us and Ellie will send you an e-mail or give you a call. If you’d like to express an interest or find out more, please also get in touch by way of the enquiry form.

Price includes

– 22 hours intensive language tuition.

– Three star, twin bed, hotel accommodation, breakfast and and three other main meals during the course of the week, plus all advertised walks, talks, dance workshop and transport to and from Thessaloniki airport.

– Price does not include flight to, or from Greece or additional excursions.

-Single room supplement.

Course Leader: Ellie. Itinerary and full details on request.

Contact info@greekproject.co.uk

Adventures in Greek Language II (Higher Intermediate)

Dates : Wednesday 28 August – Wednesday 4 September 2019
Location: Thessaloniki
Price: £730.00 per person

Do you already speak some Greek but are not sufficiently confident yet to have wide-ranging conversations with native speakers? If so, this week-long intensive course could be for you. The course is designed for Hellenophiles who have been learning modern Greek for some years – perhaps in a classroom environment – but who have had less opportunity to express their ideas, thoughts and opinions in Greek in a more complex, nuanced and fluent way. Our four hours of intensive classroom learning each day will involve some grammar but the greater emphasis will be on listening to, speaking and understanding Greek as it is spoken in everyday situations. As your teacher, Ellie’s aim will also be to present you with a range of topical cultural, social, political and economic issues which will expand your vocabulary and get you talking about them. We will be using a range of newspaper and magazine articles, short stories, poetry and film – not to say quizzes, games and songs – to this effect as well as to deepen your knowledge of contemporary Greece.

Nourishing your growing knowledge of Greek in its various social and cultural contexts will also take us out of the classroom into a humming, always vibrant city Historically multicultural, our tour of the upper town of Ano poli, will offer an opportunity to explore the many Byzantine, Ottoman, Jewish as well as Greek aspects of Salonika. So too will our engagement with the city’s wonderful markets. Food is at the heart of what makes Salonika, Thessaloniki. And to celebrate that Ellie will be organising a hands-on culinary workshop and, with it, a communally prepared feast : something on our previous tours which has never failed to delight. For good measure too and to get us beyond the bustle of our cosmopolitan hub we’ll also have a day out in Salonika’s luminous countryside where we’ll be heading in search of one of our favourite vineyards as well as Vergina, the quite extraordinary (if politically charged) site of classical Macedonia’s royal tombs.

If you’ve got any questions about the level of the course or anything else, just contact us and Ellie will send you an e-mail or give you a call. If you’d like to express an interest or find out more, please also get in touch by way of the enquiry form.

Price includes

– 22 hours intensive language tuition.

-Three star, twin bed, hotel accommodation, breakfast and three other main meals during the course of the week, plus all advertised walks, talks, workshops and and trip into Thessaloniki’s countryside.

– Price does not include flight to, or from Greece.

– Single room supplement.

Course Leader: Ellie. Itinerary and full details on request.

Contact info@greekproject.co.uk

CÆLVM VII: A Conference for Classics Teachers on Teaching Using Spoken Latin (in Spain!)
2019-08-22 - 2019-08-28 | Colegio Mayor ‘Marqués de la Ensenada, Av. Séneca, 18, 28040, Madrid, Spain
CÆLVM VII is designed to give teachers confidence in using spoken Latin in class; it’s a total immersion course – no knowledge of Spanish needed, as the entire thing is done in Latin.

It will run from 22-28 August 2019 in Madrid, and places are limited.

Cost from €180 to €450 (depending upon type of accommodation).

For further information, visit the conference site.

Free Latin and Greek training for state primary and secondary teachers: 28-29th August at Harrow School
2019-08-28 - 2019-08-29 | Harrow School, Grove Hill, Harrow-on-the-Hill, HA1 3HP, United Kingdom
This summer Classics for All, a national charity which works to widen access to classical subjects, is delighted to be working in partnership with Harrow School to provide a range of free Latin and Greek training courses for teachers in the state sector.

Wednesday 28th August: 10.00 – 17.30

Thursday 29th August: 9.00 – 16.00

Subject to demand, we plan to run the following groups:

For primary teachers:

Introducing Latin and Classics at primary level
Introducing Ancient Greek at primary level

For secondary teachers:

Group 1: Beginners’ Greek
Group 2: Beginners’ Latin
Group 3: Intermediate Latin
Group 4: Teaching Literature at GCSE

For further information, please see the poster below or email hannah@classicsforall.org.uk.

If you would like to attend the course, please sign up online here ASAP (and by 12th June at the latest).

The cost of the course is free for those teaching in the state sector. Limited free accommodation may be available for those travelling from outside Greater London but this will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

How To Manage Your Slaves by Marcus Sidonius Falx
2019-09-19 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | AKS, Clifton Drive South, Lytham, Sta Anne's, Lancashire, FY8 1DT, United Kingdom
Thursday 19th September 7pm
How To Manage Your Slaves by Marcus Sidonius Falx
Dr Jerry Toner (Author, Fellow in Classics Churchill College University of Cambridge)

AKS, Main Entrance, Clifton Drive South, Lytham St Annes FY8 1DT

Lectures 7 – 8pm Doors open at 6.15pm

Free to members Non-members £5
Everyone Welcome. You can join anytime.

https://lsaclassics.com/

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Classics GCSE Study Day (‘Get more out of your GCSEs’), Cambridge University
2019-09-20 | Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Classics GCSE Study Day (‘Get more out of your GCSEs’) at Cambridge University.
FURTHER INFORMATION

‘Curses! Or How to “Nail Down” Your Enemy the Ancient Greek Way’
2019-09-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Badmington School, Westbury Road, Bristol, BS9 3BA, United Kingdom
Tuesday 24th September, 7pm – Professor Esther Eidinow

‘Curses! Or How to “Nail Down” Your Enemy the Ancient Greek Way’

This talk will tell you everything you would need to know if you were an ancient Greek who wanted to curse your enemy – from the question of which gods to invoke, to the correct treatment of the dead (in order that they do your bidding), to the range of magical formulae you could employ. The practice of writing curses was widespread across the ancient world, and the talk will also explore some different ancient cultures of cursing, including the famous Bath curse tablets. Esther Eidinow is currently the Chair of Ancient History at the University of Bristol and her research interests focus on religion and magic in the ancient Greek world.

All talks will be held at Badminton School, Peace Memorial Hall. Please email Barbara Bell (bmbellmini@aol.com) to register your interest. 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.

The Bristol Classical Association AGM will be on November 12, 2019, 12.30-2.00pm.

Thermopylae Revisited
2019-09-24 19:30 - 21:00 | RGS Guildford, High Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3BB, United Kingdom
The Guildford Classical Association is pleased to welcome Emeritus Professor Chris Carey (UCL) to our Opening Party. He will be speaking on ‘Thermopylae Revisited’.

Where: Royal Grammar School (RGS), High Street, Guildford, GU1 3BB. The talk is upstairs in the old, white building opposite the main RGS building.

When: Tuesday 24th September. Refreshments 7.30pm, talk 8-9pm.

Free to members and non-members. School parties welcome – please contact the organiser, Stefanie Michalopoulou (SMichalopoulou@tormeadschool.org.uk), with approximate numbers.

CA Latin and Greek CPD Day
2019-09-28 | University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
The Classical Association Teaching Board would like to invite teachers to a CPD day at The University of Manchester on Saturday 28th September 2019. The day will primarily focus on Latin A-level with some sessions on GCSE and on Greek.

The day will include a range of optional sessions, on the teaching of language and literature, led by practising teachers (including Katharine Radice and John Taylor). These sessions will be relevant for both experienced secondary teachers and those new to teaching Classics, and we are delighted to have Professor David Langslow (University of Manchester) as our keynote speaker.

Date and time: Saturday 28th September, 10am – 4.30pm

Venue: The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL

Cost: £6

Deadline for booking: 21st September 2019

Eventbrite Registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ca-latin-and-greek-cpd-day-tickets-64392584955

If you have questions, please contact: Aisha Khan-Evans (aisha.khan-evans@kcl.ac.uk) or Chris Burnand (chris.burnand@abingdon.org.uk)

Latin and Greek CPD Day 2019
2019-09-28 | University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
The Classical Association Teaching Board

Latin and Greek CPD Day 2019

Saturday 28th September
at Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL

The Classical Association Teaching Board would like to invite teachers to a CPD day at The University of Manchester on Saturday 28th September 2019. The day will primarily focus on Latin A-level (language and literature), GCSE Latin (language and literature) as well as a small number of sessions on teaching Greek.

The day will be led by practising teachers (including Katharine Radice and John Taylor) and will be relevant for both experienced secondary teachers and those new to teaching Classics. We are delighted to have Professor David Langslow (University of Manchester) as our keynote speaker.

Date and time: Saturday 28th September, 10am – 4.30pm

Cost: £6

Deadline for booking: 21st September 2019

Eventbrite Registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ca-latin-and-greek-cpd-day-tickets-64392584955

If you have questions, please contact: Aisha Khan-Evans (aisha.khan-evans@kcl.ac.uk) or Chris Burnand (chris.burnand@abingdon.org.uk)

The Grand Classics Quiz
2019-09-28 09:30 - 12:00 | King’s College, London, Strand, London, London, WC2B 5RL , United Kingdom
The Grand Classics Quiz
Saturday 28th September, 9.30 am, King’s College London. Tickets £15 each, including light refreshments.
In response to popular demand, we are delighted that Latin and Ancient Greek teacher and classicist Isabel Raphael will host an entertaining and informal classics-themed quiz at King’s College.

What was Roman marriage like?
2019-10-02 18:30 - 21:30 | King’s College, London, Strand, London, London, WC2B 5RL , United Kingdom
What was Roman marriage like?
Wednesday 2nd October, 6.30pm King’s College London. Tickets £16 each, including light refreshments.
This year’s Friends of Classics memorial lecture will be delivered by Gregory Hutchinson, Regius Professor of Greek at the University of Oxford.

CPD: A Level Classical Civilisation, World of the Hero
2019-10-03 13:00 - 18:00 | Wimbledon High School, Mansel Road, London, SW19 4AB, United Kingdom
FREE Classics for All CPD: A Level Classical Civilisation, World of the Hero

Thursday 3rd October 2019, 1:00-6:00pm
Wimbledon High School (GDST), Mansel Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4AB

Classics for All and Wimbledon High School would like to invite you to a FREE afternoon training session on the World of the Hero component of the Classical Civilisation A Level.

There will be 3 sessions: one on either the Odyssey or Iliad (you choose which one to attend), one on the Aeneid, and finally a talk by a King’s College London lecturer on a particular theme relevant to the module. The text-specific ones will be run by experienced, practising Classics teachers.

An optional sandwich lunch will be provided on arrival, and there will be an opportunity at the end to talk to each other more informally over a glass of wine.

To sign up for the training afternoon and to select which session you would like to attend between the Odyssey and Iliad, please complete this form (it shouldn’t take more than a few minutes).

'Unmythable' at Hurstpierpoint College
2019-10-03 18:30 - 20:00 | Hurstpierpoint College, College Lane, Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 9JS, United Kingdom
Thursday 3 October, 6.30pm

Hurstpierpoint College (New Bury Theatre)

Fast-paced, funny, daring and delightful, UNMYTHABLE is a whistle-stop tour through the greatest Greek myths ever told. Join the young hero Jason on board the Argo as he sets off on his biggest mission yet – the quest for the Golden Fleece.

Along the way there will be challenges and terrifying obstacles to overcome but, most importantly, there will be stories under the stars. Legendary heroes, deadly monsters, epic fights and fantastical flights are all brought vividly to life, making this a theatrical voyage not to be mythed.

Go to their website to find out more:

http://www.out-of-chaos.co.uk/unmythable-1.html

All are welcome to attend this performance, suitable for Year 7 upwards. Tickets are free of charge and can be booked by accessing the online box office:

www.hurstboxoffice.co.uk

If you have any questions please contact katherine.barker@hppc.co.uk

The Song of Arms and a Man
2019-10-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Charterhouse, Charterhouse Rd, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 2DE, United Kingdom
The Guildford Classical Association is presenting the Latin Qvarter’s adaptation of Virgil’s classic and ever more timely story of a refugee leading his people from the east, performed in Latin and English.

The Song of Arms and a Man presents Aeneas’ struggle to fulfil his destiny as founder of Rome – from his escape from the burning ruins of Troy to his asylum and heart-breaking affair with the Carthaginian queen Dido and his reluctant war with the inhabitants of his fated homeland of Italy.
The performance will feature selections of Virgil’s Aeneid, read in the original Latin epic verse by trained singers, alongside an English narration which tells the whole story of the poem. This innovative and acclaimed presentation of a rarely heard masterpiece echoes the ancient culture of public performance of poetry.
George Sharpley’s adaptation of this extraordinarily musical poem is read by Emma Kirkby, Matthew Hargreaves, Elizabeth Donnelly and Llewelyn Morgan. The performance aims to introduce Virgil’s Aeneid to those new to Latin, and recapture the magic for those familiar with the poem.

Information and tickets

The Cambridge Greek Play: Oedipus at Colonus
2019-10-16 - 2019-10-19 | Cambridge Arts Theatre, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Blind, broken and ravaged by years of weary exile, Oedipus comes upon the sacred grove of Colonus, the place the gods have prophesied that he will die. Realising that he has only hours to live, Oedipus seeks the protection of Theseus, King of Athens, for he knows he is about to be betrayed by those he loves. The tradition of performing a play in Greek every three years at Cambridge University extends back to 1882, with alumni including Rupert Brooke, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Tom Hiddleston.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to discover an exciting new interpretation of this extraordinary play, helmed by an award winning creative team and performed in the original Greek.

Performed in Ancient Greek with English Surtitles.

Pre-show talks (booking essential on 01223 503333)

Wed, 16/10/2019 – 13:30Guest speaker: Simon Goldhill.Thu, 17/10/2019 – 13:30Guest speaker: Jennifer Wallace.Fri, 18/10/2019 – 13:30Guest speaker: Rebecca Laemmle.Sat, 19/10/2019 – 13:30Guest speaker: Tim Whitmarsh.

Post-show talks

Thu, 17/10/2019 – 19:45

Running Time

TBC

Age Guidance

12+

Tickets

Wednesday – Saturday
2.30pm: £23/£28/£32*
7.45pm: £23/£28/£32/£35*

Schools and Students: £23*

*All ticket prices include a £3 per-ticket booking fee.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO BOOK

Oedipus at Colonus, The Cambridge Greek Play 2019
2019-10-16 - 2019-10-19 | Cambridge Arts Theatre, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Letter to schools

Birmingham and West Midlands Classics Network Teach Meet
2019-11-07 17:00 - 19:00 | University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
The Birmingham and West Midlands Classics Network would like to invite you to their very first teach meet.

Date: Thursday 7th November

Time: 5.00-6.45pm

Venue: University of Birmingham

The event will include a short academic talk, cake and refreshments, and plenty of time for sharing best practice and discussion.

The life of an Archaeologist, 5.00-5.30

Dr Maeve McHugh will start the proceedings off at 5.00pm with a short talk detailing her summer’s excavations in Greece.

Teacher presentations, 5.30-6.45

We will then have tea and cake before I hand over to volunteers to give short 5-10 minute presentations on any aspect of their classics teaching.

Dr Hannah Cornwell will also be launching resources designed to support the study of the Roman Republic.

Registration

To find out more details and to register, email Polly Stoker at p.stoker@bham.ac.uk

I would also be delighted if you could forward these details over to any teachers you know at other schools who do not teach classics but may be interested in doing so in the future with support from Classics for All. For instance, there will be a spotlight talk on teaching Latin for KS3 literacy which could be of interest.

I look forward to seeing some of you there!

All the very best,

Polly

‘Thyestes’ at Westminster School
2019-11-12 - 2019-11-13 | Westminster School, Little Smith Street, London, SW1P 3PF, United Kingdom
Performance of Seneca’s Thyestes at Westminster School
Students at Westminster School (closest tube station St James’ Park) are putting on a performance of their own translation of Seneca’s Thyestes on 12th and 13thNovember. The performances start at 7pm and last approximately 75 minutes.
School groups or individuals are welcome and tickets are free, but you must reserve tickets in advance. If you are interested or would like more details please email Ben Gravell at ben.gravell@westminster.org.uk.
Not for the faint hearted!

Ancient Worlds Day - University of Warwick
2019-11-21 | Warwick University, Gibbet Hill Road, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
Ancient Worlds Day – University of Warwick 21st November 2019

On Thursday 21st November the Warwick Classics Network and Dept of Classics and Ancient History at Warwick will be running our 2019 WCN Study Day. Entitled ‘Ancient Worlds’, top authors such as Natalie Haynes, Emily Hauser, Caroline Lawrence, and Alexandra Sheppard will give talks and lead workshops on the ancient world, myths and story-telling, while our Warwick Classics academics will lead sessions on various aspects of the Ancient World.

Organised through the generous support of the A. G. Leventis Foundation, the day is aimed at school children from KS2-KS5 and for members of the general public, and will be organised to suit each audience (see schedule below). Caroline Lawrence, author of The Roman Mysteries series will talk on ‘Myths, Movies and Storytelling’ – What do Paddington and Aeneas have in common? More than you might imagine! In a fun illustrated talk, million-selling author Caroline shares how poets, storytellers and movie-makers use the same fun steps when composing their epics. Alexandra Sheppard, author of Oh My Gods will give a talk on ‘21st Century Gods’ – Together you will explore the role of mythology in ancient Greece, then as a group, you will imagine a new set of gods relevant to our modern world. Emily Hauser author of the best-selling Golden Apple Trilogy will give a talk on ‘Rewriting Ancient Greek Myths in Fiction’ – How do we go about remaking ancient Greek myths for a modern audience? And how can storytelling open up new perspectives on the ancient Greek myths we thought we knew so well?

And Natalie Haynes, author of The Amber Fury, The Children of Jocasta, and creator of BBC’s Stand up for the Classics will give a talk entitled Troy Story, about all things Trojan and her latest best-seller A Thousand Ships.
In addition, our Warwick Classics Academics will lead sessions on their own interests and specialities in the Ancient World: Eric Csapo and Emmanuela Bakola on ‘The stories about Achilles’ birth and death: art, epic, myth and drama’; Alison Cooley on ‘The Stones of Pompeii tell tales’; Victora Rimell and David Fearn on ‘Four Classical Poems: The Wow of Narrative’; and Michael Scott on ‘Heracles – he does get around’.

Provisional Timetable

Morning Session: Key Stage 2-3 (8-14 years olds) – 30 minute talks

Part One: Myths and Story Telling
9.45-10am Arrival

10am – Welcome from Prof Michael Scott

10.05-10.35 Caroline Lawrence ‘Myths, Movies and Storytelling’What do Paddington and Aeneas have in common? More than you might imagine! In a fun illustrated talk, million-selling author Caroline Lawrence shares how poets, storytellers and moviemakers use the same fun steps when composing their epics.

10.35-11.05 Alexandra Sheppard ‘21st Century Gods’Together we will explore the role of mythology in ancient Greece, then as a group, we will imagine a new set of gods relevant toour modern world.

11.05-11.15 Break – Biscuits/Juice/Tea/Coffee

11.15-11.45 Emily Hauser ‘Rewriting Ancient Greek Myths in Fiction’How do we go about remaking ancient Greek myths for a modern audience? And how can storytelling open up new perspectiveson the ancient Greek myths we thought we knew so well?

11.45-12.30 Lunch*
*Drinks and snacks will be available for anyone attending the whole day
Afternoon Session: Arrival of Older Students (Key Stage 4-5 – 14-18 year olds) – 40 minute talks

Part Two: The Stories We Tell about Ancient Worlds

12.30-1.10 Natalie Haynes – ‘Troy Story’

1.15-1.55pm Eric Csapo and Emmanuela Bakola ‘The stories about Achilles’ birth and death: art, epic, myth and drama’

1.55-2.15 Break – Biscuits/Juice/Tea/Coffee

2.15-2.55 Alison Cooley ‘The Stones of Pompeii tell tales’

3.00-3.40 Victoria Rimell and David Fearn: ‘Four Classical Poems: The Wow of Narrative’

3.40-3.50 Break – Biscuits/Juice/Tea/Coffee

3.50-4.30 Michael Scott ‘Heracles – he does get around’

To find out more and book your place, please visit our website https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/research/outreach/warwickclassicsnetwork/events/ancientworlds/ or email Dr Paul Grigsby at Paul.Grigsby@warwick.ac.uk.

The Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association
2019-11-21 17:30 - 18:30 | University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
The Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association

The BMCA would like to invite everyone to their events this year. All events take place in the Arts Building at the University of Birmingham.

Thursday 21 November 2019: The Autumn Lecture

Professor Lloyd Llewellyn Jones (Cardiff) will be speaking on ‘Trouble in the Tehran Multiplex: Iranian Perceptions of the Heroic in the 300 film franchise’.

This promises to be a very enjoyable talk, and will be of interest to those studying The Invention of the Barbarian or the Persian Wars. The talk is open to all students studying Classical subjects at GCSE and A level, as well as their teachers! The lecture is free and will start at 5.30pm, lasting around an hour.

Pompeii and Herculaneum: Life in the Backstreets
2019-11-21 19:00 - 20:00 | AKS, Clifton Drive South, Lytham, Sta Anne's, Lancashire, FY8 1DT, United Kingdom
Thursday 21st November 7pmPompeii and Herculaneum: Life in the BackstreetsProf. Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, Professor of Roman Studies and Director of Research University of Cambridge
AKS, Main Entrance, Clifton Drive South, Lytham St Annes FY8 1DT
Lectures 7 – 8pm Doors open at 6.15pm
Free to members Non-members £5
Everyone Welcome. You can join anytime. https://lsaclassics.com/
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Annual Sixth Form Classics conference at the Harrodian School on Friday 22nd November
2019-11-22 | Harrodian School, Lonsdale Road, London, SW13 9QN, United Kingdom
Please do come and join us for the annual Harrodian Classics conference on Friday 22nd November.

This is for students accompanied by teachers and is a full day event with talks from some of the country’s most presitgious Classicists.

Dr Armand D’Angour of Jesus College, Oxford, will speak on Greek Drama; Professor Richard Jenkyns of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, will speak on Homer and Virgil; Dr Tristan Franklinos of Trinity college, Oxford, will speak on Ovid’s Amores and Dr Alison Pollard, Lecturer in Classical Archeology at the University of Oxford and Assistant Curator at the Ashmolean Museum, will speak on the imperial image.

Please contact gseaton@harrodian.com for more details.

The Song of Arms and a Man
2019-11-23 19:00 - 21:00 | St John’s, Cambridge, St John's Street, Cambridge, CB2 1TP, United Kingdom
BOOK BEFORE 5th NOVEMBER TO GET A FREE PROGRAMME (otherwise £5 at the door)

The story of Aeneas, warrior and refugee, in the original Latin verse with an English linking narrative

The Song of Arms and a Man tells the story of Aeneas’ escape from Troy, his stay with Dido and his struggle to fulfil his destiny as founder of Rome. These Latin readings from Virgil’s Aeneid are selective, but with the help of an English narration tell the whole story of the poem, rarely heard, in a unique presentation of the original verse, echoing the ancient culture of public performance of poetry.

George Sharpley’s adaptation of this extraordinarily musical poem is read by Emma Kirkby, Matthew Hargreaves, Elizabeth Donnelly and Llewelyn Morgan.

This is for all, including those new to Latin.

To book tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-song-of-arms-and-a-man-tickets-72852067495

More information at St John’s College site: https://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/live-retelling-virgils-epic-poem-comes-cambridge

19th Dorothy Buchan Memorial Lecture in Ancient History, Leicester, 26. Nov - Prof. Judith Mossman
2019-11-26 17:30 - 19:00 | University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, United Kingdom
Dear all,
It is now possible to register (via Eventbrite, link below) to attend the 19th Dorothy Buchan Memorial Lecture in Ancient History, which will be held at the University of Leicester on 26th November 2019. Our speaker will be Professor Judith Mossman (Coventry University). The lecture will take place at 5.30 p.m. on campus in Ken Edwards Building, Lecture Theatre 2. Tea and coffee will be available in the foyer of the School of Archaeology & Ancient History Building from 4.30 p.m.
The event is free but please use the following link to register your interest/intention to attend: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-dorothy-buchan-memorial-lecture-prof-judith-mossman-tickets-78389247349. Please also indicate at the same time whether you will be joining us for tea and coffee prior to the lecture. If you are bringing a group (10+) or would like to dine with the speaker after the event (at your own expense), please contact the convener, Dr Nikki Rollason via email at nkr4@le.ac.uk, by 20th November.
The title of Professor Mossman’s talk is ‘At Home in Chaironeia: Domestic Detail in Plutarch’.
Abstract: ‘Plutarch is an author whose self-representation is particularly prominent and particularly attractive. This applies to all his works, even his biographies (especially at the start of some Lives). Part of this persona is his portrayal of his domestic setting and his home town. In works such as Table Talk, and the Consolation to his Wife, the family setting is important in many ways and is expressed partly through the detailed description of domestic objects and arrangements. The fact that Plutarch includes domestic detail in scenes in his biographies, too, including scenes of violence and death, suggests that he was alert to the potential for pathos and the opportunities for characterisation inherent in the description of domestic life in a domestic setting.’
We look forward to seeing you in November.
Best wishes
Prof. Graham Shipley and Dr Nikki Rollason
School of Archaeology and Ancient History
University of Leicester.

Merseyside Ancient World presents Hercules, World Traveller with Dr Llewelyn Morgan
2019-11-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Liverpool College, Queens Drive, Liverpool, L18 8BG, United Kingdom
Tickets are available for the second in our new series of free public talks:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hercules-world-traveller-tickets-77088207905

Edith Hall Lectures at Gresham
2019-11-28 13:00 - 14:00 | Barnard’s Inn Hall, Holborn, London, EC1N 2HH, United Kingdom
From Gresham….

I thought your network would be interested in a series of three lectures about science in Ancient Greece by the classicist Professor Edith Hall, who’s a visiting Professor at Gresham again this year. Hall is a superb lecturer. The lectures are first-come, first-served, but I should say that for anyone with schools links, we can book some seats for school parties in the main hall.

All of our lectures are live-streamed online so you can watch them at a time and place to suit you.

With best wishes

Lucia Graves

Science in Ancient Greece Edith Hall, Visiting Professor of Classics https://www.gresham.ac.uk/series/science-in-ancient-greece/

Thursday 28 November 2019, 1pm, Barnard’s Inn Hall

Physics: its Birth in Greek Ionia

The study of the natural and physical world from a scientific viewpoint began in Greek cities on the western coast of Turkey around Miletus in about 600 BCE. The first scientists were known as physiologoi, or men who discoursed about nature (physis). Each tried to put his various observations together in a way that constituted a coherent, unified model. This lecture discusses the pioneering physical theories of Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes, Anaxagoras and Democritus.

https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/birth-of-physics

Thursday 5 March 2020, 1pm, Barnard’s Inn Hall

Engineering: Archimedes of Syracuse

In the 3rd century BCE, the Sicilian polymath Archimedes advanced significantly human understanding of mathematics, geometry and astronomy. By applying his discoveries to practical problems and physical phenomena, he became the founder of statics and hydrostatics, demonstrating how levers work and in turn creating unprecedented war machines such as ‘Archimedes’ claw’ and ‘heat-ray’.

https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/archimedes

Thursday 28 May 2020, 1pm, Barnard’s Inn Hall

Hippocrates and Ancient Greek Medicine

The birth of rational medicine contributed to the scientific revolution which occurred amongst eastern Greek communities in the 7th-to-5th centuries BCE. Medical professionals still take the oath of the ancient Greek doctor Hippocrates of Kos, preserved along with his medical treatises. They are a consummation of many decades of medical practice and empirical observation, showing methods similar to the eastern Aegean natural scientists in seeking physical causes rather than supernatural explanations for natural phenomena, whether related to geology, weather, disease or injury. https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/ancient-greek-medicine

Dining with the Romans
2019-11-28 19:00 - 21:00
Dining with the Romans
Thursday 28 November, 7pm, Stationers’ Hall, London. Tickets £40 – £100 each, including light refreshments.
We’re very excited to bring together a distinguished panel to discuss food in the ancient world in the stunning Stationers’ Hall. Dr Paul Roberts, Prue Leith CBE and Sally Grainger will discuss this fascinating topic, facilitated by Peter Jones MBE. The audience will be invited to participate in a brief Q&A before a wine and Roman canapé reception.
