Events

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"

Star of the BBC Radio 4 series, Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics, Natalie brings her unique combination of ancient history and stand-up comedy to UCL for the UCL Festival of Culture. Natalie Haynes is a classicist, comedian, writer and broadcaster. Her BBC Radio 4 show, Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics, is about … Continue reading "Unsung heroines of classical history: Natalie Haynes in Conversation"

Star of the BBC Radio 4 series, Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics, Natalie brings her unique combination of ancient history and stand-up comedy to UCL for the UCL Festival of Culture. Natalie Haynes is a classicist, comedian, writer and broadcaster. Her BBC Radio 4 show, Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics, is about … Continue reading "Natalie Haynes: Troy Story"

12:00 pm to 1:30 pm, 06 June 2019 The film All for an Empty Tunic, All for a Helen (dir. Dr. Antony Makrinos, UCL Greek & Latin) explores the values and ideas of Homer’s Helen in the works of various other authors (Euripides, Ovid, WWI poetry and Yiannis Ritsos) but also their significance for the lives of … Continue reading "All for an Empty Tunic, All for a Helen"

1:30 pm to 2:30 pm, 07 June 2019 Linked to the anniversary of the introduction of the Euro, which symbolizes a further stage in the ‘European project’, this talk will discuss cultural interactions in ancient Europe, especially between Greece and Rome in the classical period. It will explore the situation that the first ‘Roman’ poets, … Continue reading "Cultural interaction in Europe in the period of classical antiquity"