Events

The College will be holding a Classics taster event on Tuesday 26th April for Year 12 students interested in Roman and Greek antiquity, and its reception in modernity. This will be an opportunity to learn more about studying Classics at the University of Oxford, and about St Hugh’s College itself. 1.20pm – Registration 1.40pm – Welcome … Continue reading "Classics Taster Afternoon for Year 12 students at St Hugh’s College, Oxford"

An interactive talk which is a must for anyone interested in drama or the ancient world! By Prof Costas Panayotakis Glasgow University Hear how Greek tragedy speaks to us all! FREE OPEN TO ALL, PARENTS WELCOME 4.10pm Thursday 28th April 2016 Performing Arts Shrewsbury High School 32 Town Walls Please speak to or email Mrs … Continue reading "‘Deranged Queens and Suicidal Prophetesses: Greek Tragedy in Imperial Rome’"

The Greeks and the Sea Edith Hall Thursday 28th April 7pm AKS, Main Entrance, Clifton Drive South, Lytham St Annes  FY8 1DT Lectures 7 - 8pm    Doors open at 6.15pm Lytham St Annes  Classical Association       Membership just £12 (students £5) a year

This study trip is offered by the Vergilian Society of America with the objective that teachers not yet familiar to the Campania region and the Harry Wilks Study Center get a good chance to discover the possibilities of this special area. Therefor the Society is willing to pay all costs for full board in double … Continue reading "Vergilian Society Study trip in Campania – Harry Wilks Study Center Cuma May 2016"

  Reading Classical Greek: Advanced (verse) (13-15 May): http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/component/courses/?view=course&cid=18082 Reading Classical Greek: Advanced (prose) (13-15 May): http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/component/courses/?view=course&cid=18092 Reading Classical Greek: Intermediate (13-15 May): http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/component/courses/?view=course&cid=18102 Reading Classical Greek: Continuing Beginners (Students who began in September 2014 – Group D) (13-15 May): http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/component/courses/?view=course&cid=18112 Reading Classical Greek: Continuing Beginners (Students who began in September 2015 – Group E) … Continue reading "Classics Courses at the Institute of Continuing Education, Cambridge"

Ancient Rome in Silent Cinema Free event Tuesday 24 May 18:00-19:00 | IAS Seminar Room 11 Professor Maria Wyke Hollywood has released a number of big-budget films set in antiquity, yet cinema has been fascinated with the ancient world and with Roman history in particular ever since it emerged as a new technology more than … Continue reading "Ancient Rome in Silent Cinema"

Classics and English day - Year 11/12 Students: University of Oxford Thursday 26 May 2016 The Faculty of Classics, together with Oriel College and Regent's Park College, are proud to offer UK Year 11 and Year 12 students an introduction to studying Classics and English at university. The day will include a taster seminar, lunch in … Continue reading "From Rome to Panem: epic, satire and the city"

CLASSICS AND ENGLISH DAY UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD - THURSDAY 2 JUNE 2016 From Rome to Panem: epic, satire and the city The Faculty of Classics, together with Oriel College and Regent's Park College, are proud to offer UK Year 11 and Year 12 students an introduction to studying Classics and English at university. The day … Continue reading "Year 11/12 Classics and English day at University of Oxford – please note change of date – 2nd of June 2016"

Thursday 9th June. 5 - 5.40pm followed by drinks Toil and Trouble: Magic in Roman Britain - a community talk at the Iris Classics Centre at Cheney School Adam Parker, excitable Roman archaeologist, is the Assistant Curator of Archaeology at the Yorkshire Museum and a part-time PhD Student with the Open University, investigating the archaeology … Continue reading "Toil and Trouble: Magic in Roman Britain – community talk"

A Classical Association in Northern Ireland talk Dr John Curran (QUB) Thursday 9th June 2016, 6.45 p.m. (followed by summer drinks) The Old Staff Common Room, Queen’s University, Belfast