Dr Kyle Erickson, University of Wales, will address the Harrow School Classical Society on 19 January, 2017.The talk is free and open to the public, and all schools are warmly invited.The subject of his talk, “Alexander the Great” will mainly be aimed at GCSE Ancient Historians, but all students of Classics are welcome. Venue: The Old Speech Room … Continue reading "Harrow School Classics Society: Alexander the Great"
The Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association The New Year Lecture On Thursday 19 January 2017, Henrietta van der Blom (Birmingham) will be speaking on Cicero. This promises to be a very interesting and illuminating talk on one of the key players of the Late Republic. The lecture starts at 5.30pm, and will be held in … Continue reading "The Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association New Year Lecture Thursday 19 January 2017"
On Monday 23rd January at 4.30 pm, Professor Stephen Oakley will be speaking on: ‘Ovid and the fun of being in love’ The talk will show how Ovid departs from his predecessors among the Latin love poets, who emphasised the pain and passion of being in love, by constructing a persona that was insincere and witty. Ovid … Continue reading "Stephen Oakley on ‘Ovid and the fun of being in love’"
The students and staff at the University of Warwick Department of Classics and Ancient History would like to invite teachers and students to our annual ancient drama festival for schools on Tuesday 24th January 2017. The day will focus around a special schools' performance of Sophocles’ Antigone, directed by Ed Villers. The play will be produced by the Classics students … Continue reading "Warwick University Classics Drama Festival for Schools – 24th January 2017"
GREEK TRAGEDY ON THE SMALL SCREEN A film season presented by the Department of Classics in collaboration with Reading Film Theatre and the Department of Film, Theatre and Television All films will be shown in the Minghella Building Greek tragedy is ancient but always new, because the classic plays offer so many ways to explore … Continue reading "Greek Tragedy on the Small Screen, with the University of Reading Department of Classics"
George Sharpley's Latin for Beginners is coming to cathedrals and Roman sites in the spring of 2017: Saturday 28th Jan - Roman Baths Saturday 25th Feb - Gloucester Cathedral Saturday 4th March - Roman Baths Saturday 25th March - St Davids Cathedral, Pembrokeshire Saturday 22nd April - Fishbourne Roman Palace, Sussex Saturday 29th April - … Continue reading "Latin for Beginners, with THE LATIN QVARTER"
GREEK TRAGEDY ON THE SMALL SCREEN A film season presented by the Department of Classics in collaboration with Reading Film Theatre and the Department of Film, Theatre and Television All films will be shown in the Minghella Building Greek tragedy is ancient but always new, because the classic plays offer so many ways to explore … Continue reading "Greek Tragedy on the Small Screen, with the University of Reading Department of Classics"
This coming year's Greek play from UCL will be Antigone, and the show will run from 1st to 3rd February. For more information, and to watch out for booking details (to follow soon), visit the UCL site: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/classics/classical-play
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great – Further Reflections on an Epic Journey Dr Michael Wood Historian and Broadcaster Professor of Public History University of Manchester Thursday 2nd February 7pm Lytham St Annes Classical Association Enjoy all our 2016-17 lectures for just £12 a year (students £5)! Email: for further details … Continue reading "In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great – Further Reflections on an Epic Journey"
News of this year's FHS Conference... As usual, Francis Holland School, Regents Park, is running its annual AS Level Latin Conference. This year, we may not all be studying the same texts, but we hope that this day will still be extremely useful for those studying the new A Level in the Lower Sixth. The school … Continue reading "Latin Literature Conference, Francis Holland School, Regent’s Park"
