News from the organisers of this year.s CICERO event... This year's competition for Sixth Form students (S4-S6 in Scotland) will take place on Saturday 23 March 2019. It's a challenging and engaging competition with plenty of fun, and has three rounds - Latin translation, Cultural Quiz (this year's topic is mythological animals - think Cerberus, the Hydra … Continue reading "CICERO Latin and Class Civ competition 2019"
We are delighted to announce our next Iris Festival - celebrating Classics, Art, Archaeology, Natural History and Science, and Anthropology - on 27th March, 2019, 3.30 - 6pm. There will be a large area dedicated just to classics at the festival, with a wide range of visiting museums, such as the British Museum, Ure Museum … Continue reading "Iris Festival – 27th March 2019, 3.30 – 6pm"
We are pleased to announce a rescheduled date for our livestreamed Classical Studies event for schools, hosted by the Open University and the Advocating Classics Education project. This event will be held on 1st April from 1pm-4pm. We invite you to join us for a live and interactive online broadcast in which you can learn … Continue reading "Opening Up Classical Studies – OU and ACE Event for Schools"
The University of Kent is holding a Classics Day on 3rd April. All information below!
Herodotus: The Father of History, The Father of Non-Fiction with Historian, Broadcaster, Best Selling Author of Rubicon and Dynasty Tom Holland Thursday 4th 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 2018-19 Lecture Programme Membership … Continue reading "Herodotus: The Father of History, The Father of Non-Fiction, a Talk by Tom Holland"
Here is all the information you need to know about the University of Kent's Short Story Competition for this year... 2019 Short Story Competition for UK Schools and Colleges (Years 7 to 13) The competition this year has been shaped by the exciting research being undertaken in the “Roman and Late Antique Artefacts from Egypt” … Continue reading "DEADLINE: Classics Short Story Competition 2019 with the University of Kent"
We are excited to announce that booking is now open for the CSCP conference 2019! 🗓️Date: 6th April🏘️Location: Faculty of Education, Cambridge Click here to book a place, or to submit an abstract.
Latin Taster Day ('Never Tried Learning Latin') at Cambridge University. FURTHER INFORMATION
News of an event at Wimbledon High School... "Natalie Haynes deploys passion and wit in her writing of ancient stories. Her latest book, A Thousand Ships, retells the Trojan War from an all- female perspective. Come and listen to this brilliant speaker in our Explore Talk on 29 April, 4.30pm. Natalie used to do comedy too (Stand … Continue reading "Natalie Haynes at Wimbledon High School"
Thursday 30 May 2019, 1 pm at Barnard’s Inn Hall, London Aristotle’s Lyceum https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/aristotle-lyceum In the 330s BCE, the great philosopher and scientist, Aristotle of Stagira in northern Greece, returned to Athens and founded his Lyceum. The first institution in world history to encompass teaching, research and the collection of a vast library, the Lyceum … Continue reading "Aristotle’s Lyceum"
