Events

Tickets are available for the second in our new series of free public talks: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hercules-world-traveller-tickets-77088207905

From Gresham.... I thought your network would be interested in a series of three lectures about science in Ancient Greece by the classicist Professor Edith Hall, who's a visiting Professor at Gresham again this year. Hall is a superb lecturer. The lectures are first-come, first-served, but I should say that for anyone with schools links, … Continue reading "Edith Hall Lectures at Gresham"

Dining with the Romans Thursday 28 November, 7pm, Stationers’ Hall, London. Tickets £40 - £100 each, including light refreshments. We're very excited to bring together a distinguished panel to discuss food in the ancient world in the stunning Stationers’ Hall. Dr Paul Roberts, Prue Leith CBE and Sally Grainger will discuss this fascinating topic, facilitated … Continue reading "Dining with the Romans"

This programme of lectures is designed to support students and teachers taking GCSE and A level Classics Civilisation and Ancient History qualifications, and is coordinated by Advocating Classical Education and the British Museum. For all further information and to book go to: https://www.britishmuseum.org/school-lecture-classical-civilisation-and-ancient-history Troy: the World of the Hero For Teachers  The British Museum's exhibition … Continue reading "Troy: the World of the Hero"

Troy's eternal appeal - a lecture by Alexandra Villing Join Classics for All for their first event of 2020 as we celebrate our charity's Tenth Anniversary Year! We've invited the dynamic Alexandra Villing, lead curator of the British Museum exhibition ‘Troy: Myth and Reality’, to share the inside story about putting the exhibition together in this … Continue reading "Troy’s eternal appeal – a lecture by Alexandra Villing"

The King’s School, Canterbury will host an evening lecture given by James Renshaw (author of In search of the Romans’ and ‘In search of the Greeks’ on Friday 17th January 2020 at 7pm in the School Room: ‘Dancing Fauns and Fountain Spouts – how the Pompeian super-rich lived.’ All welcome but please contact the Head … Continue reading "‘Dancing Fauns and Fountain Spouts – how the Pompeian super-rich lived.’"

18th January Expand your knowledge of your Classical Civilisation or Ancient History GCSE subjects. Join experts who teach and study the ancient world at the University of Cambridge for an inspiring day of talks, tours, and taster sessions which will help you get more out of your Classical Civilisation or Ancient History GCSE. Travel bursaries … Continue reading "GCSE Classiv and Ancient History Study Day, Cambridge"

The Classics Department at the Royal High School Bath is delighted to invite you to an afternoon with Natalie Haynes on Thursday 23rd January, from 3pm-4:30pm in our Memorial Hall.   Natalie will be presenting ‘Troy Story’: a talk based on her recent book ‘A Thousand Ships’ which retells the stories of the Trojan War … Continue reading "Natalie Haynes Talks at Royal High School, Bath"

ELLIOT LECTURE - Thursday, 23 JANUARY 2020 The Departments of Classics at Loughborough School Foundation would like to invite parents, teachers, and students to this year’s Elliott Lecture, which will host a lecture given by Nottingham Classical Association. Dr Ed Bispham, lecturer of Ancient History at Brasenose College, Oxford, is going to talk to us … Continue reading "“Ooops, I did it again …”.  Cicero, the Philippics and the Last-Chance-Saloon."

Kent College Pembury is delighted to invite others to attend the lecture "Decay and Renewal: Living Conditions, Populism, and the Starving Plebs of Romulus' Cesspit from Caesar to Augustus” by Dr Christopher Burden-Strevens from the University of Kent. The Lecture will take place at 4:30 on Monday, 27th January, 2020 at Kent College Pembury. It … Continue reading "Decay and Renewal: Living Conditions, Populism, and the Starving Plebs of Romulus’ Cesspit from Caesar to Augustus"