Events

Bedford school run an outreach program called "Virtually University" which aims to connect students to University courses via video conference. In Shrewsbury Sixth Form we have been  partnering with them on a number of projects for a few years now. We have been able to arrange the following conferences with the University of Birmingham in the … Continue reading "Mycenean Greece/Byzantium Conferences with University of Birmingham"

Bedford school run an outreach program called "Virtually University" which aims to connect students to University courses via video conference. In Shrewsbury Sixth Form we have been  partnering with them on a number of projects for a few years now. We have been able to arrange the following conferences with the University of Birmingham in the … Continue reading "Mycenean Greece/Byzantium Conferences with University of Birmingham"

 23 - 24 July 8pm Running time: 75 mins Price: £15, £10 concs Following a sensational sell-out run at Battersea Arts Centre earlier this year, The Paper Cinema's Odyssey returns before journeying to Edinburgh... Raging storms and supernatural forces prevail over one man’s almighty quest to get home. Immerse yourself in a journey through the … Continue reading "The Paper Cinema’s Odyssey"

23 – 27 July 2013 Roehampton University London Full Details at http://www.arlt.co.uk/2013.html Lectures: These will include: Peter Jones                       Women in Homer Rosemary Barrow            Classics in Film William Fitzgerald           Virgil’s Aeneid Jonathan Powell               Roman Oratory and many others… Featuring: Kaloi Kagathoi: Medea the Musical (Wicked Witch of the East) Workshops on the TPRS  and how to … Continue reading "ARLT Summer School INSET"

Tuesday 30th July-Thursday 1st August This summer the University is offering Sixth formers the opportunity to spend three days on campus learning Latin or Greek from scratch. These courses will run in parallel, and are specifically tailored towards 16-18 year olds who would like to learn Latin or Greek, but have not had the opportunity … Continue reading "Latin & Greek Summer Course for Sixth Formers"

Two-day course (You can enrol for one or both days) 8th August 2013 TACITUS ON BRITAIN This historian gave us the memorable line on the imperial achievements of his own people: "They make a desert and call it peace". One wonders what he might say about the current EC (the European Community or the Economic … Continue reading "The LATIN QVARTER: Tacitus on Britain | How Gloomy Was Dis?"

Five-day course August 2013 (Mon 19th - Fri 23rd) LATIN FOR POST-BEGINNERS The course sketches the history of early Rome and tells the story of the end of the republic and rise of the emperors. Readings are taken from ancient Latin writers, and through their story-telling the course weaves a picture of the ancient world. … Continue reading "THE LATIN QVARTER: Latin for Post-Beginners"

The University of Oxford’s last open day of the year will be held on Friday 20th September. The Faculty of Classics will be holding Classics oriented events at the Ashmolean Museum and the Ioannou Centre, although booking is not compulsory it is advisable. Please find below a list of Classics colleges that do not require … Continue reading "University of Oxford: Classics Open Day (20th September)"