The Classics Library

Greek Drama Day at KCL
2020-01-31 | King’s College, London, Strand, London, London, WC2B 5RL , United Kingdom
Greek Drama Day – King’s College London, Friday 31 January 2020, 1.30pm

We are delighted to offer an exciting day of talks and workshops for school students and teachers of Ancient Greek Drama, entirely for free. This day will explore some of the big issues facing those studying, teaching, and staging Ancient Greek Drama, including how to make it accessible to contemporary audiences and just what to do with the chorus. All of the sessions will be delivered by expert scholars (including Prof. Edith Hall) and theatre practitioners (including Dr Marchella Ward).

Due to high demand for spaces on the Greek Drama Day, those wanting to sign up are invited to express their interest ahead of a booking period opening later in December. To join this notification list please contact the Staff Liaison for the King’s Greek Play, Daniel Jolowicz (daniel.jolowicz@kcl.ac.uk).

This event is attached to the 2020 King’s Greek Play, ‘Dionysus in the Underworld’, a bilingual Ancient Greek – English adaptation of Aristophanes’ Frogs and Euripides’ Bacchae. Tickets for the play can be booked here:

https://estore.kcl.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/academic-faculties/faculty-of-arts-humanities/department-of-classics/dionysus-in-the-underworld-bacchae-frogs-kings-greek-play-2020

3. King’s Classics mailing list for teachers

Anyone who would like to join the King’s Classics mailing list for teachers, in order to get direct notifications of Classics events at Kings, should click on the following link: https://app.geckoform.com/public/#/modern/FOEU02cd2rXEv8n3

The Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association
2020-02-01 | 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.

Saturday 1 February 2020: The BMCA Teachers’ Day

The Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association would like to invite all teachers to their annual Teachers’ Day, which will be held in the Arts Building at the University of Birmingham. Please see the programme for the day below.

9.30-9.45: Arrival, coffee and welcome

9.45-10.45: OCR – feedback from Year 1 of A Level and GCSE Classical Civilisation and Ancient History

10.45-11.45: A: Eduqas – GCSE Latin: compulsory set texts

B: Workshop – GCSE Greek set texts

C: A Level Latin Authors: Tacitus

11.45-12.00: Coffee

12.00-1.00: A: Greek Theatre: Sophocles

B: Invention of the Barbarian

C: The Julio-Claudian Emperors and Imperial Image

1.00-1.45: Lunch

1.45-2.45: A: GCSE Ancient History Specification

B: GCSE Classical Civilisation: Roman City Life

C: Democracy and the Athenians

2.45-3.00: Coffee

3.00-4.00: Homer

4.00-4.30: Tea, final questions and departure

Please contact Joanna Johnson at Solihull School (Johnsonj@solsch.org.uk) to register your interest and book a place on the day.

The cost of the event is £45 per attendee which can be paid on the day. Receipts can be supplied after the event. Schools do not need to be a member of the Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association to attend.

The BMCA will also be hosting the Annual texts and Topics Conference – more details to follow shortly!

For any further information about any of our events, to register your interest in the lectures, or to book a place on the Teachers’ Day, please contact either Joanna Johnson (johnsonj@solsch.org.uk) or Polly Stoker (P.Stoker@bham.ac.uk).

Looking forward to seeing lots of you at our events!

The BMCA

Conference In GCSE Latin and Greek & Essay Prize Supported by the Classical Association
2020-02-04 09:30 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Westminster School, Little Smith Street, London, SW1P 3PF, United Kingdom
Conference In GCSE Latin and Greek & Essay Prize Supported by the Classical Association

Westminster School

Thursday, 13th February 2020 9.40am -1.00pm

This conference offers pupils in years 10 and 11 the chance to attend a series of appropriately pitched lectures on their Latin and Greek set texts and on topics of wider interest.

The conference lectures will tie into the Classical Association GCSE Essay Prize: each speaker will provide further reading at the end of the lecture and an essay title (1000 words maximum). Pupils who choose to write one of these essays can enter the Classical Association GCSE Essay prize: the winner will receive £100 in book tokens, and their essay will be posted on the Classical Association website.

A voluntary £5 contribution per pupil attending is suggested: for more information and to reserve places please contact andy.mylne@westminster.org.uk

Programme for the day:

9.15-9.40: Arrive at Westminster School & gather in the School Hall (‘Up School’)

Session 1: 9.45 – 10.25 – Dr Elton Barker on Herodotus: ‘Fake news, fish-eaters and a divinely conceived bull: Herodotus and the meaning of history’.

Dr. Elton Barker is a Reader in Classical Studies at the Open University. His first book, Entering the Agon (OUP 2009) analyses debate in Homer, historiography and Greek tragedy. He is heavily involved in multimedia projects. The Hestia project uses ‘X-ray’ maps to show how Herodotus constructs space in his Histories. The Pelagios project connects texts, inscriptions, archaeological finds, museum objects and photographs to broaden the context in which to study ancient places.

Session 2: 10.30-11.10 – Dr John Taylor on The Iliad (bk.3): ‘Greeks and Trojans at war’

Dr. John Taylor is a Lecturer in Classics at Manchester University. He is an experienced teacher and examiner of Greek and Latin and the author of the Bloomsbury textbooks Essential GCSE Latin, Latin to GCSE (with Henry Cullen), Latin Beyond GCSE, Greek to GCSE and Greek Beyond GCSE. He is currently editing books for the Reading Greek and New Surveys series, planning new student texts, and working on a book on Pausanias.

Break: 11.15-11.30

Session 3: 11.30-12.10 – Dr Katherine Clarke on Tacitus: ‘Germanicus and Piso: two of a kind?’

Dr. Katherine Clarke is Associate Professor in Ancient History at Oxford University and Fellow of St. Hilda’s College. She has published extensively on historians such as Tacitus, Polybius and Herodotus. In Making Time for the Past (OUP 2008), she discussed how the identity of Greek city states was shaped by their different attitudes to time. Shaping the Geography of Empire (OUP 2018) examines the role of landscape in Herodotus.

Session 4: 12.15-12.55 – Dr Llewelyn Morgan on The Aeneid (bk.2): ‘Layers of meaning in Virgil.’

Dr Llewellyn Morgan is University Lecturer in Classics at Oxford University and Fellow of Brasenose College. He has published on Virgil, Ovid, Horace, satire and historiography. In Patterns of redemption in Virgil’s Georgics (Cambridge, 1999), he explores themes including the civil wars, blood sacrifice and Romulus’s fratricide of Remus. He writes regular reviews for the Times Literary Supplement and he is currently completing a book on the expressive power of metrical form.

1.00 – End

EMACT VIth Form Classics Day
2020-02-05 | University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, United Kingdom
An exciting opportunity for VIth Form pupils to attend lectures and seminars given by university lecturers.

Wednesday February 5th 2020, Leicester University

Pupils: £8

Staff (including lunch): £15

Book online at:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/emact-vith-form-classics-day-tickets-88806096425

Bookings will close 31st January 2020 at 16:00.

Egyptology and Assyriology Study Day at Christ's College
2020-02-07 10:00 - 17:00 | Christ’s College, Cambridge, St Andrew's Street, Cambridge, CB2 3BU, United Kingdom
Egyptology and Assyriology Study Day at Christ’s College – 7 February 2020
For Year 12 students, parents, teachers, HE advisers and mature students.
Egypt and Mesopotamia (modern Iraq; ancient Sumer, Assyria and Babylon) bequeathed to posterity some of the most fascinating remains from all of the ancient world.
At Cambridge, Egyptology and Assyriology are based in the Department of Archaeology where you can study the archaeology, cultures and languages of one or both of these fascinating ancient civilisations in all three years as an undergraduate student.
Join us for our Egyptology and Assyriology Study Day for prospective undergraduates, kindly hosted by Christ’s College, on Friday 7 February 2020 to discover more about these subjects at Cambridge through lectures, language and practical sessions.
Please book via the following link:

Attendance is free, but booking is required. Spaces are limited and priority will be given to applicants who meet the following criteria, though this is not a prerequisite to applying:

from the state maintained sector, particularly where they attend schools or colleges with a low overall A-level, Higher/Advanced Higher (or equivalent) point score and/or schools or colleges with low progression to higher education
the first generation in their family to attend university
eligible for free school meals and/or pupil premium
who are (or have been) looked after, accommodated or in care who will only need to meet the study year and academic requirements.

**Booking closes 31 January, 2020.**
In some cases travel bursaries may be available. Please contact outreach@arch.cam.ac.uk for further details.
Programme TBC

10:00-10:15
Registration

10:15-11:15
Egyptology Sample Lecture

11:15-12:30
Babylonian Language Session

12:30-13:45
Lunch and tour of Christ’s College

13:45-14:45
Egyptian Language Session

14:45-15:00
Walk to Department of Archaeology

15:00-16:00
Practical session/artefact-handling session

16:00-16:45
Making a competitive application / Q&A session

UCL Classics Play 2020: Aristophanes' Frogs
2020-02-12 - 2020-02-14 | Harrie Massey Lecture Theatre, 25 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AY, United Kingdom
12th-14th February 2020

Idealistic thoughts of good peace terms? General critiques of political policy? Citizens rejecting the leadership to whom it now follows? Nearly 2,500 years later and still the political themes present in Aristophanes’ Frogs are of great pertinence to us today. Yet, with our millennial majority rapidly transforming society, is the ‘new’ directing us towards a Utopia of tomorrow, or once again leading us astray from a clear and direct path to success?

Set within the backdrop of the artistic and social movement of Futurism, UCL’s 2020 Dionysus and Xanthius will be endeavouring to save their empty and artless world with the retrieval of a newer and younger rap artist Eu-RIP-ides. Yet after the parties, obscenities and confusion of identities, is it the new or old ways that are left for terminal decline?

There will be a series of pre-performance lectures ahead of all evening performances. Please note, these will take place at E28 Harrie Massey Lecture theatre, 25 Gordon Street, and not at the Bloomsbury Theatre. Lectures are free but booking is essential. Please book via the link below.

Further information and to book.

‘Virtual Rome: A Digital Model of the Ancient City’
2020-02-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Badmington School, Westbury Road, Bristol, BS9 3BA, United Kingdom
Thursday 13th February, 7pm – Professor Matthew Nicholls

‘Virtual Rome: A Digital Model of the Ancient City’

Matthew has spent several years creating a large-scale digital model of ancient Rome, for use in his teaching and research at Reading and Oxford universities. He has also worked with broadcasters and computer games companies, and produced a five-week free online course (‘MOOC’) based on the model which over 30,000 people have now taken. This talk will look at how Matthew made this model, what evidence it is based on, and some of the uses to which it has been put.

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.

Walking With The Gods: The Religious Lives of the Ancient Greeks
2020-02-20 19:00 - 20:00 | AKS, Clifton Drive South, Lytham, Sta Anne's, Lancashire, FY8 1DT, United Kingdom
Thursday 9th January 7pmWalking With The Gods: The Religious Lives of the Ancient GreeksProfessor Michael Scott, Historian, Author, Broadcaster Professor of Classics and Ancient History, University of Warwick
AKS, Main Entrance, Clifton Drive South, Lytham St Annes FY8 1DT
Lectures 7 – 8pm Doors open at 6.15pm
MEMBERS ONLY. You can join anytime. https://lsaclassics.com/
FLIER FOR THE PROGRAMME

OCR Classics in 20 British Museum Objects
2020-02-24 | British Museum, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG, United Kingdom
This programme of lectures is designed to support students and teachers taking GCSE and A level Classics Civilisation and Ancient History qualifications, and is coordinated by Advocating Classical Education and the British Museum.

For all further information and to book go to: https://www.britishmuseum.org/school-lecture-classical-civilisation-and-ancient-history

Troy: the World of the Hero

For Teachers

The British Museum’s exhibition on the ancient city of Troy reveals thrilling new dimensions on several components of the OCR qualification in both Classical Civilisation and Ancient History, especially World of the Hero, The Homeric World, War and Warfare, and Foundations of Rome. Teachers are invited to an event run by the Museum in partnership with the ACE Advocating Classics Education initiative at King’s College London. This combines a lecture by Professor Edith Hall on Homeric and Vergillian ideas of the hero with a free visit to the exhibition.

Monday 13 January 2020 14.30 — 15.30

OCR Classics in 20 British Museum Objects

For students and teachers

The British Museum houses a spectacular range of the objects prescribed in many of the components of the OCR qualifications in Classical Civilisation and Ancient History, including the Parthenon sculptures, the Cyrus Cylinder, and images of Cleopatra. This event, run in partnership by the Museum and the ACE Advocating Classics Education initiative at King’s College London, provides teachers and their students with an exciting opportunity to look at, learn about these objects—along with others relevant to the components—in the company of academic experts with rich experience of the OCR specifications.

Monday 24 February 2020

Session 1 GCSE Classical Civilisations 10.30 – 11.30
Session 2 GCSE Ancient History 11.30 – 12.30
Session 3 A level Classical Civilisations 13.00 – 14.00
Session 4 A level Ancient History 14.00 – 15.00

Roman Britain

For students and teachers

The Roman province of Britannia existed for nearly 400 years from the initial Roman invasion in AD 43 to the end of Roman control in the British Isles around AD 411. What impact did Roman rule have on the province? Using objects on display in the British Museum as primary evidence, this presentation will consider examples of change and continuity during this period of British history and the picture of life in Roman Britain built up by archaeological finds and sites. Just how Roman was Roman Britain?

Monday 16 March 2020 11.00— 12.00

Monday 3 July 2020 11.00— 12.00

Dionysus in the Underworld (Bacchae & Frogs - King's Greek Play 2020)
2020-02-26 - 2020-02-28 | King’s College, London, Strand, London, London, WC2B 5RL , United Kingdom
The 2020 KCL play is based on Euripides’ Bacchae and Aristophanes’ Frogs.
It will run 26-28th February.
Further information is available here…
https://estore.kcl.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/academic-faculties/faculty-of-arts-humanities/department-of-classics/dionysus-in-the-underworld-bacchae-frogs-kings-greek-play-2020?sfns=mo

A Level and GCSE Ancient History Training
2020-02-29 13:00 - 17:30 | Pimlico Academy, Lupus Street, London, SW1V 3AT, United Kingdom
A Level and GCSE Ancient History Training (also suitable for those teaching Democracy and the Athenians, and Politics of the Late Republic from the A Level Classical Civilisation)

Saturday 29th February, 1:15 – 5:30pm
Pimlico Academy, Lupus Street, Pimlico, SW1V 3AT

Classics for All and Pimlico Academy would like to invite you to a FREE afternoon training session for Ancient History A Level and GCSE. The information and topics covered are also suited for those teaching the Democracy and the Athenians and Politics of the Late Republic units in the Classical Civilisation A Level.

The exact structure of the afternoon is still to be confirmed, but sessions will be led by two very experienced Ancient History teachers, Peter Wright and Steve Mastin.

Refreshments will be available during the afternoon, and there will be an opportunity at the end to talk to each other more informally over a glass of wine.

If you would like to attend please register your interest here, and I will confirm details of the event and sessions on offer soon. Please spread the word to others you know of who might be interested – all are welcome. If you have any questions, please email Anna Bell (anna@classicsforall.org.uk).

Classics Day, St Olave's Grammar, Orpington
2020-03-03 | St Olave’s School, Goddington Lane, Orpington, BR6 9SH, United Kingdom
3rd of March 2020

St. Olave’s Grammar School is pleased to invite you to attend the Classics Day, at which Dr Kathryn Tempest (University of Roehampton) will give a talk entitled Cicero the Arpinate: The Advantage of a Political Outsider. When Cicero won the consulship for 63 BC, he was the first novus homo to enter the top spot ‘almost within living memory’ (Cic. Agr. 2.3). Yet to what extent did the advantage of being a political outsider outweigh the challenges Cicero had faced as a ‘new man’? And how did he use the outsider brand to advance his political ambitions? These are the questions she will consider in her talk, focusing on Cicero’s rise to power and his self-representation before the people of Rome.

St. Olave’s Classics Day will start at 1.40pm and is open to Year 10 students and above. It aims to stretch, entice and challenge Classicists and Latinists with ideas stemming from their syllabuses.

If you wish to participate and/or contribute to the day, please do not hesitate to contact either Alexander Carroll (acarroll@saintolaves.net) or Alessandra Abbattista (aabbattista@saintolaves.net).

Edith Hall Lectures at Gresham
2020-03-05 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

Primary Teachers' Teach-Meet and FREE CPD for any schools currently not offering Classics
2020-03-06 16:00 - 18:00 | King’s College, London, Strand, London, London, WC2B 5RL , United Kingdom
Primary Teachers’ Teach-Meet and FREE CPD for any schools currently not offering Classics

Friday 6th March, 4-6pm
King’s College, London – exact venue TBC

Classics for All is delighted to invite all our Primary Latin (and Greek) teachers to our first Teach-Meet specifically for Primary teachers. It will be a fantastic opportunity to talk to Maximum Classics (and Mega Greek) and Minimus Trainers about issues you are having with the material and ask any questions you might have, plus it will give you a chance to talk to each other to share resources and teaching ideas, and also meet each other on a more informal basis over refreshments.

I have organised Teach-Meets for Secondary schools and they have been of great benefit to the teachers, so it would be good to offer the same opportunity for Primary schools. If you would like to attend please complete this form.

I am also combining this Teach-Meet with a FREE CPD event, Explore the Value of Classics on the Primary Curriculum, for primary schools currently not offering Classics, so if you have any friends in primary schools, or your school is linked with other primary schools in a MAT (this applies to both secondary and primary schools), please forward them the link to this form, so that they can register their interest. They are welcome to email Anna Bell (anna@classicsforall.org.uk) with any questions. Thank you!

ARLT Annual Refresher Day
2020-03-07 | London Oratory School, Seagrave Road, London, SW6 1RX, United Kingdom

5th Annual 6th Formers Conference on Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia
2020-03-07 | Royal Asiatic Society, 14 Stephenson Way, London, NW1 2HD , United Kingdom
Is there a 6th Former in your life who is interested in studying the archaeology, history, languages and art of the ancient Near East? We are happy to announce the 5th Annual 6th Formers Conference on Egypt and Mesopotamia. Now with two separate **free** events in London and Durham. Please see http://tinyurl.com/EgMesConf for more details and where to sign up!

Saturday, March 7th at the Royal Asiatic Society, London

and

Saturday, March 14th, at the Durham University

Please email Dr Nancy Highcock (nah46@cam.ac.uk) for more info. Teachers, students and parents all welcome!

Annual LSA CA Classics Competition
2020-03-07 | AKS, Clifton Drive South, Lytham, Sta Anne's, Lancashire, FY8 1DT, United Kingdom
News of this year’s competition from LSA CA…

Every year, the Lytham St Annes CA holds a nationwide Classics Competition for students in years 7-13 to produce and deliver a presentation in 15 minutes or less in response to a particular question about the ancient world. The competition is free to enter, and offers young people a fabulous opportunity to research, write and deliver their own presentation, in whatever format they feel is most appropriate, to an informed and supportive audience where a warm and enthusiastic welcome is guaranteed. Further information can be found below and via the drop-down menu.

Classics Competition 2020

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National Classics Competition Final 2020
2020-03-07 14:00 - 17:00 | AKS, Clifton Drive South, Lytham, Sta Anne's, Lancashire, FY8 1DT, United Kingdom
Saturday 7th March 2pmNational Classics Competition Final 2020To be judged by Professor Edith Hall & Dr Arlene Holmes-Henderson, Advocating Classics Education Project King’s College London
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/
FLIER FOR THE PROGRAMME

5th Annual 6th Formers Conference on Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia
2020-03-14 | University of Durham, Stockton Rd, DH1, United Kingdom

Latin Taster Day - Cambridge University, Sat 14th March 2020
2020-03-14 10:00 - 16:00 | Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA
Encourage students to come to our Free Latin Taster Day to get a full day’s introduction to the Latin language and an insight into studying Classics at Cambridge.
Free Taster Day in Latin and Classics
This Latin taster day gives students the opportunity to experience learning something new in a University environment. The day includes small-group Latin lessons, a lecture on a Classical theme and a chance to talk with some of our current Classics students who came to Cambridge to learn Latin from scratch.
The day is open to anyone who is not studying Latin formally at school, in year 10 and above. The day is FREE and a limited number of hardship bursaries are available to help with travel costs.
We currently place no limit on numbers. If a limit has to be imposed, we shall accept students in the order in which they book.
Venue: Faculty of Classics, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA.
Booking and more info at: https://www.greeksromansus.classics.cam.ac.uk/events/never-tried-learning-latin

Roman Britain
2020-03-16 11:00 - 12:00 | British Museum, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG, United Kingdom

Classics Teach Meet: 17th March 2020
2020-03-17 16:00 - 17:30 | Reading School, Erleigh Road, Reading, RG1 5LW, United Kingdom
On Tuesday 17th March, schools across Berkshire and Oxfordshire will be meeting for a Classics Teach Meet at Reading School. The purpose of the event is to improve networking links in the regions and so that classics teachers can share ideas, resources and opinions.

The focus of this particular meeting will be on KS3 Latin and Classical Civilisation curriculum.

If you would like to attend then please email me, Jacob Duncan, jduncan@kendrick.reading.sch.uk by Tuesday 10th March. The event will start at 4:15 and run for approximately an hour.

Kind Regards,

Jacob Duncan

Head of Classics, Kendrick School.

Workshops and Classics Competition, University of Leeds
2020-03-19 | University of Leeds, LS2 9JT
Thursday 19th March

From the University of Leeds…

The Classics Competition has run for over 70 years at the University of Leeds, and is a celebration of Classics, Reading and Performance for young people studying classics, drama, english, and history. In addition to our annual Greek and Latin reading categories, this year we are introducing Drama categories for KS3, 4 and 5.

After an optional hour-long launch workshop delivered in your school, which will explore the given texts/topics of choice, as well as provide hints and tips for our entrants, students will join us on campus for some healthy competition in a supportive and encouraging environment. The competition runs from 17:00-19:30. On the afternoon of the competition, we will also be running Classics and Drama workshops, with limited spaces available.

Further information and to book.

The Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association
2020-03-19 17:30 - 18:30 | University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
News from….

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.bmca

Thursday 19 March 2020: The Presidential Lecture

The President of the BMCA, Natalie Haynes, Classicist, author and broadcaster, will be talking about her latest book A Thousand Ships, a retelling of the Trojan War from the women’s perspective.

This promises to be a very interesting and enjoyable talk, and 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.

The BMCA will also be hosting the Annual texts and Topics Conference – more details to follow shortly!

For any further information about any of our events, to register your interest in the lectures, or to book a place on the Teachers’ Day, please contact either Joanna Johnson (johnsonj@solsch.org.uk) or Polly Stoker (P.Stoker@bham.ac.uk).

Looking forward to seeing lots of you at our events!

The BMCA

Natalie Haynes on all things Troy
2020-03-19 18:00 - 20:00 | University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
The Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association is delighted to announce that comedian, author, and broadcaster Natalie Haynes will be joining us on Thursday 19th March to mark the publication her latest novel A Thousand Ships and to discuss all things Troy!

Date: Thursday 19th March 2020

Time: 6pm

Venue: Arts Main Lecture Theatre, Arts Building, University of Birmingham

This event is free and open to all. There will be an opportunity to buy the book and get it signed by Natalie after the talk.

To register your attendance, please follow the link to Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/natalie-haynes-troy-story-tickets-94822734351

For group bookings, please email me at p.stoker@bham.ac.uk

Turning Art Into History— The Case of Classical Athens
2020-03-19 19:00 - 20:00 | AKS, Clifton Drive South, Lytham, Sta Anne's, Lancashire, FY8 1DT, United Kingdom
Thursday 19th March 7pmTurning Art Into History— The Case of Classical AthensProfessor Robin Osborne, Professor of Ancient History Fellow at King’s 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/
FLIER FOR THE PROGRAMME

Classics Festival at FHS, Regent's Park
2020-03-21 | Francis Holland School, Clarence Gate, London, NW1 6XR, United Kingdom
News of the a forthcoming event at FHS, Regent’s Park…

Francis Holland School warmly invites pupils studying Classical subjects at GCSE and A Level to our first Classics Festival on Saturday, March 21st.

Time: 10am-3pm.

Speakers: Professor Michael Scott on Greek Religion, Dr John Taylor on Our Greek and Latin Roots and Professor Carrie Vout on The Body in Greek and Roman Art.

Entrance is free but please book your place in advance on fhsclassicsfestival2020.eventbrite.co.uk

Greek Vases in Action, a Lecture by Michael Scott at KES Bath
2020-03-23 16:30 - 17:30 | King Edward’s School, Bath, North Road, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 6HU, United Kingdom
POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
Professor Michael Scott will be delivering a lecture on ‘Greek Vases In Action’ at King Edward’s School in Bath on Monday 23rd of March from 4.30-5.30pm.

The lecture is completely free and is open to students and interested adults alike.

You can find out more details on the lecture and how to get tickets here: https://www.kesbath.com/calendar/2020-03-23/Greek-Vases-in-Action-Lecture-By-Professor-Michael-Scott/

LATIN SPELLING BEE 2020
2020-03-25 | Harris Academy Chafford Hundred, Mayflower Road, Chafford Hundred, Essex, RM16 6SA, United Kingdom
Alert!! The Latin spelling bee is back on the 25th March 2020. Take part in this great event. Teachers will have the opportunity to compete and listen to renowned classicists. Confirmed guests: Michael Scott, Edith Hall, Caroline Lawrence, Steve Hunt, Simon Elliot, Caroline Bristow and many many more. Please see for more details on the attached document. This is a great opportunity to bring all students who do classics together.

GUIDELINES AND RULES FOR PARTICIPATION

Following the success of the last year’s spelling bee, Harris Chafford Hundred (RM16 6SA) is taking the lead to deliver this unique and wonderful event for one more year. If you are interested in reviving the renowned story of Caecilius and igniting students’ spirit for Latin and Classics, then take part in the 4th Annual

Latin Spelling bee on the 25th March 2020 ( 09:30- 16:00). An event full of surprises and prizes from eminent classics authors and organisations, but also a day where all schools come together to celebrate Latin.

1. Every school/classics department is required to conduct knock out rounds. Subsequently, each school will bring the best 5 students. The aforementioned group numbers must be exact and followed with no more or fewer students, so the final scoring is fair for all schools.

2. The words that students need to know are up to stage 9 from Cambridge Latin Book 1.

3. This competition is appropriate for students up to year 8 or those who are currently doing the Cambridge Latin Coursebook 1. This will provide fairness to all participants. Upon confirming participation, a vocabulary booklet will be sent to each school.

4. The participation fees for each school are 30 pounds. This is to cover all the awards and certificates given to the students, the performance of Medea and CPD provided on the day by renowned classicists and authors: Michael Scott, Edith Hall, Arlene Holmes-Henderson, Steve Hunt, James Watson, Caroline Bristow, Mair Lloyd, Caroline Lawrence, Simon Elliot.

Lunch will be provided for all members of staff.

This special day will be structured with various challenges such as spelling tasks, listening tasks, finding Latin words, picture-based tasks, English to Latin and vice versa. After the completion of the aforementioned tasks, those who reach the final round will be asked to construct sentences from English to Latin, therefore some level of grammar will be required.

The event is supported by the Classical Association. Certificates will be awarded to all students. Prizes will be awarded to those students who have achieved the highest score and in addition to that, the best performing school across all tasks will receive the Bronze Laurel Leaf which will be kept for one year.

Please confirm your participation by email to book a space for your school as spaces are limited.

p.iakovou@harrischaffordhundred.org.uk

Looking forward to seeing and welcoming you to this great event.

Yours sincerely

Mr Pantelis Iakovou

Head of Classics

Latin Spelling Bee
2020-03-25 | Harris Academy Chafford Hundred, Mayflower Road, Chafford Hundred, Essex, RM16 6SA, United Kingdom
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Let’s give a final push for the upcoming Latin Spelling bee competition on the 25th March. There is one week left for applying to this great event. We have over 20 schools coming along. Lots of great talks and the play of Medea will enhance this unique experience.
