Birmingham and Midlands Classical Society - The New Year Lecture On Thursday 29 January 2015 the BMCA will be holding the annual New Year Lecture. This year Dr Elena Theodorakopoulos (Birmingham) will be speaking on 'Virgil and Augustus'. This lecture will be aimed at all pupils studying Classics from Year 10 upwards, and will be … Continue reading "Birmingham and Midlands Classical Society – The New Year Lecture"
Hurstpierpoint College Classics Society presents: “How to Build a Heroine: Catullus’ Ariadne and Virgil’s Dido” An evening talk by Dr Gail Trimble (Oxford) at Hurstpierpoint College, West Sussex. Thursday 29th January, 7-8pm. We are delighted to welcome Dr Gail Trimble to Hurst to speak about the nature of heroines in antiquity, with particular attention paid … Continue reading "How to Build a Heroine: Catullus’ Ariadne and Virgil’s Dido"
The Classics Department at Francis Holland School will be continuing its annual tradition of holding a day devoted to the AS level Latin set texts on Friday 30th January 2015. Ingo Gildenhard from Cambridge University and Fiachra MacGóráin from University College, London, who did such splendid job last year, will be coming again this year to … Continue reading "Latin AS Level texts day at Francis Holland School, Regent’s Park, London"
On Wednesday 4th February at 4.30 pm, Dr Armand D’Angour will be speaking on: ‘Ancient Greek Pop’ In the fifth century BC a new style of music captivated listeners in ancient Athens. Associated with the dramatist Euripides, some of whose music survives on papyrus, it was hugely popular and led to the rise of star musicians. Because critics like … Continue reading "‘Ancient Greek Pop’, a lecture by Dr Armand D’Angour"
We are hosting an exciting community workshop on Thursday 5th February 2015, 4 until 5pm at the East Oxford Community Classics Centre: "Animating Ancient Religion" The gods are on the move!This is a hands-on session about animation and the ancient Greek gods. We will be joined by Dr Sonya Nevin, co-creator of the Panoply Vase … Continue reading "Community workshop: Animating Ancient Religion"
Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association Teachers' Day - Saturday 7 February 2015 We would like to invite you to our annual Teachers' Day on Saturday 7 February 2015. The programme for the day will be as follows: 10:00 - 10:15 Arrival and coffee 10:15 - 12:15 Meeting Examiners' expectations: Presentation and Q&A session with an … Continue reading "Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association – Teachers’ Day"
A message from Cambridge University, aimed at teachers of Year 12 Classicists. The Masterclass in Classics is on Saturday 7th February. Dear Colleague We are delighted to invite your Year 12 students to attend a Subject Masterclass in 2015. For the fifth year we are running these aspiration-raising events aimed at Year 12 students. Subject Masterclasses provide academically-able … Continue reading "Cambridge University Masterclass in Classics (for Year 12 Students)"
Classics – the study of ancient Greece and Rome, of Latin and Greek, and of the tremendously rich ‘afterlife’ of the ancient world in Western History and Culture – is for everyone! We want to share our enthusiasm in a new initiative addressed to teachers and pupils in Key Stages 3–5: come visit us at … Continue reading "Come, See, Be Inspired: Experience Classics at Cambridge"
Please find below the programme for this year’s EMACT 6th Form Classics Conference to be held at the University of Nottingham on Wednesday 11th February 2015. The cost is still only £5 per pupil (to include tea, coffee and biscuits!), staff are free; application forms and further details can be obtained by emailing . … Continue reading "6th Form Classics Day 2015, Wednesday 11th February"
The Classical Association Manchester Latin and Greek Reading Competition is being held on the afternoon of Wednesday 11th February 2015 at The King’s School Macclesfield. The cost is £1 per pupil and refreshments will be provided. The categories in the competition are: Beginner’s Latin GCSE Latin GCSE Greek Sixth Form Latin Prose Sixth Form Latin … Continue reading "Classical Association Manchester Latin and Greek Reading Competition – 11th February 2015"
