We are delighted to announce that the St. John’s College Classics and Ancient History Essay Competition will run once again during the academic year 2013/14. The competition is open to all students currently studying in Year 12 anywhere in the UK, and is designed to give students of any subject the opportunity to write an … Continue reading "St John’s College Classics and Ancient History Essay Competition"
On Thursday 16th January, the East Oxford Community Classics Centre will be hosting the first of many themed day events. This event will be themed on the fascinating topic of ancient Greek and Roman medicine, and will involve a day long series of talks and workshops delivered by experts, an exhibition, information and activity stalls … Continue reading "Roman Medicine Day at the East Oxford Community Classics Centre"
Dr Paul Roberts: "Pompeii and Herculaneum – bringing the exhibition to the British Museum” Date: Monday 20 January Time: 6pm (Doors Open at 5.45pm) Place: Duchesne Building, Room 004 Please come and join us next week for the chance to hear Dr Paul Roberts talking about last year's blockbuster exhibition: 'Life and Death in Pompeii … Continue reading "Paul Roberts on Pompeii, Herculaneum, and the BM Exhibition"
Dr Kathryn Tempest of Roehampton University will speak on Cicero and the Catiline conspiracy at St. Paul's Way Trust School, London E3 4FT (nearest tube station Mile End, Central line). The talk will take place on Wednesday 22nd January 2014 4-5:30pm. Our students are studying the OCR Ancient History module 'Cicero and the late Republic', but the talk will also be very useful … Continue reading "Dr Kathryn Tempest on Cicero and Catiline"
Notting Hill and Ealing High School Classics Society will be hosting a talk on Tuesday 28th of Janaury at 4.30pm. Professor Bert Smith, Lincoln College, Oxford will be speaking on: Art, text, and history in the Alexandrian Mosaic from Pompeii Prof. Bert Smith is a member of the Faculty of Classics and of the School of Archaeology at Oxford and … Continue reading "‘Art, text, and history in the Alexandrian Mosaic from Pompeii’"
On Friday 31st January 2014, Francis Holland School NW1 will be hosting a national Sixth-form Classics Conference once again. This year the day will be devoted to a study of Virgil, and will be suitable for A2 Latin students studying Aeneid IV 1-299 as well as Classical Civilisation students studying the Aeneid in translation. Dr. Ingo Gildenhard, a fellow … Continue reading "A Level Virgil Conference at Francis Holland School"
We are delighted to announce "Rome and Hollywood", a talk by Professor Stephen Harrison on Friday 31st January 6-7pm at the East Oxford Community Classics Centre This talk considers why Hollywood cinema was interested in Roman themes; one answer is the violence and spectacle associated with the Roman Empire. It looks in particular at Stanley … Continue reading "“Rome and Hollywood”, talk by Professor Stephen Harrison"
On Monday 3rd February at 4.30 pm, Dr Paul Millett will be speaking on: ‘Slavery and the Ancient Greeks’ The talk will discuss how dependent Greek society was upon slavery, and some of the implications to be drawn from it. Paul Millett is Collins Fellow and Vice-Master of Downing College, Cambridge, and University Senior Lecturer in Classics. He is a … Continue reading "Dr Paul Millett to speak on Slavery and the Ancient Greeks"
Patterns of Magnificence: Tradition and Reinvention in Greek Women's Costume The Hellenic Centre & The Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation Abundant in local variety, rich in embroidered and woven decoration and monumental in its completed ensemble, Greek traditional women’s dress has few equals in other countries. The exhibition, “Patterns of Magnificence: Tradition and Reinvention in Greek Women’s … Continue reading "Tradition and Reinvention in Greek Women’s Costume"
Using the Fagles translation, the Warwick School Classical Society proudly presents its third production. If you would like to come, please email telling him how many tickets (only £5 each) and which night. Parking is extremely easy - massive school car park right by the theatre - and I will send directions. There is … Continue reading "Antigone at Warwick School (4th-7th Feb 2014) | @warwickschool"
