Events

Dr Chris Naunton 27 April 2023, 7pm Decoding the Hieroglyphs of Ancient Egypt Dr Chris Naunton is an Egyptologist and author of Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt, Egyptologists’ Notebooks and two books for children including Cleopatra Tells All! He has presented numerous television documentaries, including The Man Who Discovered Egypt (BBC4 2012), Secrets of King Tut’s Treasures (Channel 5, 2018), Egypt’s Lost Pyramid … Continue reading "Decoding the Hieroglyphs of Ancient Egypt"

Friday 28th April 2023 University of Warwick, On Friday 28th April 2023, the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick is hosting its annual Classical Civilisation A-level Teachers' Day. FURTHER INFORMATION AND TO BOOK If you have any questions about the day, please email Dr Paul Grigsby Warwick academics will … Continue reading "WCN Annual Classical Civilisation A-level Teachers’ Day"

HA webinar series in partnership with The Classical Association Have you thought about offering Ancient History at Key Stage 3, GCSE or A-level? This webinar series, offered in collaboration with the Classical Association, will explore how ancient history can be embedded across the key stages at secondary level. Across this series, we will show you … Continue reading "From Cyrus to Cleopatra: The ancient history adventure"

The Guildford Classical Association May Talk is scheduled for Tuesday, 9th May, at 6.30-7.30pm, with refreshments from 6pm. Professor Eleanor Dickey from the University of Reading will speak on The Influence of Latin on Greek. The venue is Sir William Perkins’s School, Chertsey, KT16 9BN. While we hope our members and local students will enjoy … Continue reading "The Influence of Latin on Greek: A Talk by Eleanor Dickey"

On Wednesday 10 May, at 5.30pm, Professor Armand D'Angour will be giving a free online talk on ancient Greek music as the guest speaker for the Summer Term LSF Classics Lecture. ABSTRACT: What did ancient Greek music sound like? Music was ubiquitous in ancient Greece, in celebrations and ceremonies and for drama and entertainment. Surviving … Continue reading "‘What did ancient Greek music sound like?’, a talk by Professor Armand D’Angour"

Thursday 11th May, 7pm – Dr. Andrew Shapland (Ashmolean) ‘Knossos: Looking for the Labyrinth’ Mythical Knossos was the location of the palace of King Minos and the Labyrinth where the Minotaur was imprisoned. After over a century of excavation at the site, archaeologists now regard it as the centre of the Bronze Age Minoan civilisation, … Continue reading "‘Knossos: Looking for the Labyrinth’ – Dr. Andrew Shapland (Ashmolean)"

In the backroom of a library archive, three papyrologists pore over some tattered fragments of papyrus, 2000 years old. Could they be the remnants of a lost masterpiece by Euripides?  The ancient text tells the story of Aeyptus, a boy determined to avenge his murdered father and brothers. But how can he succeed when almost … Continue reading "Fragments, a New Play about Euripides and Papyrology, by @LASwiftClassics"

A special de Romanis webinar on Thursday 25th May at 4-5pm with teachers that have been using de Romanis. Teaching with de Romanis: Outcomes Two Years On | Thursday 25th May 2023 | 4.00 - 5.00PM Approaching the anniversary of the de Romanis course publication, we ask schools that have been teaching with de Romanis for the past two years, … Continue reading "Teaching with de Romanis: Outcomes Two Years On"

6th June 4-5:30pm | FREE The Classical Association Teaching Board in collaboration with Classics for All presents a free online event for teachers of GCSE and A Level Classical Civilisation. This after-school event, led by a panel of experienced Classical Civilisation teachers will showcase new online resources that have been developed to support the qualifications, … Continue reading "Classical Civilisation teachmeet: independent learning resources"

Thursday, 8 Jun 2023, 18:00 The Old Library, Guildhall The period from 1988 to 2003, was one of extraordinary optimism. Every year the number of democracies increased, human rights improved, violent conflict reduced, there were fewer refugees and there was less global poverty. It was an era of triumph for the western liberal Democratic model … Continue reading "Populism, Aristotle and Hope: a talk by Rory Stewart"