News from.... The Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association The BMCA would like to invite everyone to their events this year. All events take place in the Arts Building at the University of Birmingham.bmca Thursday 19 March 2020: The Presidential Lecture The President of the BMCA, Natalie Haynes, Classicist, author and broadcaster, will be talking about … Continue reading "The Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association"
The Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association is delighted to announce that comedian, author, and broadcaster Natalie Haynes will be joining us on Thursday 19th March to mark the publication her latest novel A Thousand Ships and to discuss all things Troy! Date: Thursday 19th March 2020 Time: 6pm Venue: Arts Main Lecture Theatre, Arts Building, University of Birmingham This event is free … Continue reading "Natalie Haynes on all things Troy"
Thursday 19th March 7pmTurning Art Into History— The Case of Classical AthensProfessor Robin Osborne, Professor of Ancient History Fellow at King’s College University of Cambridge AKS, Main Entrance, Clifton Drive South, Lytham St Annes FY8 1DT Lectures 7 – 8pm Doors open at 6.15pm Free to members Non-members £5 Everyone Welcome. You can join anytime. https://lsaclassics.com/ … Continue reading "Turning Art Into History— The Case of Classical Athens"
News of the a forthcoming event at FHS, Regent's Park... Francis Holland School warmly invites pupils studying Classical subjects at GCSE and A Level to our first Classics Festival on Saturday, March 21st. Time: 10am-3pm. Speakers: Professor Michael Scott on Greek Religion, Dr John Taylor on Our Greek and Latin Roots and Professor Carrie Vout … Continue reading "Classics Festival at FHS, Regent’s Park"
POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS Professor Michael Scott will be delivering a lecture on ‘Greek Vases In Action’ at King Edward’s School in Bath on Monday 23rd of March from 4.30-5.30pm. The lecture is completely free and is open to students and interested adults alike. You can find out more details on the lecture and how … Continue reading "Greek Vases in Action, a Lecture by Michael Scott at KES Bath"
Alert!! The Latin spelling bee is back on the 25th March 2020. Take part in this great event. Teachers will have the opportunity to compete and listen to renowned classicists. Confirmed guests: Michael Scott, Edith Hall, Caroline Lawrence, Steve Hunt, Simon Elliot, Caroline Bristow and many many more. Please see for more details on the … Continue reading "LATIN SPELLING BEE 2020"
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Let's give a final push for the upcoming Latin Spelling bee competition on the 25th March. There is one week left for applying to this great event. We have over 20 schools coming along. Lots of great talks and the play of Medea will enhance this unique experience.
We are delighted to announce our next Iris Festival on 25th March 2020, 3.30 - 6pm, at Cheney School. The festival explores ancient and modern ideas about the future, and will feature over 60 different organisations running stalls and activities, as well as a speaker programme. There will be a large area of the festival … Continue reading "Iris Festival on 25th March 2020, 3.30 – 6pm"
The Song of Arms and a Man Saturday 28th March, 2020, 7 – 9pm POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 at King’s College, London 170 Strand, WC2R 2LS The Latin Qvarter’s unique presentation of Virgil’s Aeneid is read by Matthew Hargreaves, Emma Kirkby, Llewelyn Morgan and Victoria Punch. George Sharpley’s two-hour adaptation brings this thrilling epic alive, telling the story of … Continue reading "The Song of Arms and a Man, 28/3 at KCL"
The Birmingham and West Midlands Classics Network is delighted to announce that the Texts and Topics Conference for 2020 is now open for registration.Join us on Wednesday 1st April at the University of Birmingham to revise AS/A Level topics in Ancient History, Classical Civilisation, and Latin.The conference is free for students from state schools.The fee … Continue reading "‘Texts and Topics’ Conference for A Level Classics"
