Events

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

11 June 2016 - 10:30am An opportunity for teachers/PGCSEs with keynote academic talks and practical teaching workshops. more… This day is open to all those who currently teach Classical Civilization or who might be interested in doing so, including those whose subject specialism is not Classics. There will be opportunities to expand your understanding of … Continue reading "GCSE Class. Civ. INSET, Cambridge University"

“As we all know from the Roman Empire,” said the Dutch Prime Minister late last year, “big empires go down if the borders are not well-protected.” As Western Europe faces the largest influx of people across its borders since Otto the Great’s defeat of the Magyars in 955, Tom Holland asks what light, if any, … Continue reading "‘End of the Roman empire: a mirror for our times?’ A lecture by Tom Holland"

On Saturday June 18th, there's a Minimus Day at the British Museum. It's for accompanied children from Year 4 upwards. Activities include seeing the Vindolanda tablets, meeting a Roman re-enactment group and working with author Barbara Bell and illustrator Helen Forte. There will be two separate sessions, at 10 and at 2.15, with participants arriving … Continue reading "Minimus at the British Museum"

Never tried learning Latin? 18 June 2016 - 10:00am Come to our Free Latin Taster Day to get a full day’s introduction to this famous language. more… Free Taster Day in Latin and Classics The aim of this ‘taster day’ is to give prospective applicants for a Classics Degree at the University of Cambridge the … Continue reading "Free Taster Day in Latin and Classics, Cambridge University"

"Impotent heroes & vulgar dinner-parties: the world of Petronius' Satyricon": a lecture by Dr Costas Panayotakis, University of Glasgow Tuesday 21st June, 7 p.m., St Benedict's School, Ealing Dr Panayotakis will talk about the nouveaux riches, class aspirations, classical literature, vulgar food, and tasteless social manners in the early Roman Empire. It promises to be … Continue reading "Impotent heroes & vulgar dinner-parties: the world of Petronius’ Satyricon"

History/Ancient History Summer School for Sixth Forms and Colleges ‘Migration: From Antiquity to the Modern World’ Wednesday 22nd  and Thursday 23rd June 2016, 9am for 9.30am to 4pm Avenue Campus, University of Southampton Migration touches all of our lives. In Britain today, we tend to experience it as the product of crises - the familiar … Continue reading "Ancient History and History Summer Taster Day – University of Southampton, 22nd and 23rd June"

Dear Classicists, The final programme for our Cambridge study day for those preparing for Yr13/U6 next year is now available below. As well as a range of lectures for the students, based on the school syllabus, there are also special sessions for teachers on Teaching Latin Prose Set Texts, and the Future of Classical Civilisation. … Continue reading "University of Cambridge Study Day for Sixth Form Classicists"