Events

The Department of Classics at King’s College London will be hosting a free workshop for Classics school teachers: ‘The Classical World in the Modern Classroom’, on June 15th 2015 at the Strand Campus. The day will include talks and a roundtable discussion with Prof. Edith Hall, Dr Will Wootton and Dr Shaul Tor, as well … Continue reading "The Classical World in the Modern Classroom: Workshop for Classics Teachers"

Roman Kitchen: artefact and food-tasting workshop Wednesday 17th June, 3.45 - 4.45pm at the East Oxford Community Classics Centre (www.eoccc.org.uk) Discover what objects can tell us about everyday life in Roman Britain, using objects to understand and interpret the lives of real people! This workshop uses an extensive handling collection of Roman kitchen and domestic … Continue reading "Roman Kitchen Discovery and Tasting Workshop"

Classics – the study of ancient Greece and Rome, of Latin and Greek, and of the tremendously rich ‘afterlife’ of the ancient world in Western History and Culture – is for everyone! We want to share our enthusiasm in a new initiative addressed to teachers and pupils in Key Stages 3–5: come visit us at … Continue reading "Come, See, Be Inspired: Experience Classics at Cambridge"

Friday 19th June: Egyptian Wisdom in the Greco-Roman world Talk by Professor Ian Rutherford from the University of Reading at the East Oxford Community Classics Centre 6 - 7pm, including drinks Professor Rutherford will be delivering an introduction to aspects of magical practice in the ancient world. It will look at the influence of Egyptian belief … Continue reading "Community talk: Egyptian Wisdom in the Greco-Roman World"

8-WEEK INTENSIVE GREEK AND LATIN SUMMER SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK, IRELAND June 22nd – August 13th 2015 For the 16th year running, the Department of Classics at UCC offers an intensive 8-week summer school for beginners with parallel courses in Latin and Ancient Greek. The courses are primarily aimed at postgraduate students in diverse disciplines … Continue reading "Greek and Latin Summer School, University College, Cork"

Merchant Taylors’ School, Northwood is to host a conference for Classics teachers, based around the AS texts, on Tuesday 23 June. The speakers will be: Prof. Philip Hardie (University of Cambridge) on Ovid’s Metamorphoses 3 Dr. Anna Clark (Christ Church, Oxford) on Cicero’s de Imperio Dr. Guy Westwood (Merton College, Oxford) on Lysias Dr. Adrian Kelly (Balliol … Continue reading "Conference for Classics Teachers on AS texts"

Classics – the study of ancient Greece and Rome, of Latin and Greek, and of the tremendously rich ‘afterlife’ of the ancient world in Western History and Culture – is for everyone! We want to share our enthusiasm in a new initiative addressed to teachers and pupils in Key Stages 3–5: come visit us at … Continue reading "Come, See, Be Inspired: Experience Classics at Cambridge"

This year the Classics Faculty at Cambridge University is running an INSET day for GCSE Classical Civilization for the first time on Saturday 27 June. The aim of the day is to allow you to explore new insights into the subject, to provide possibilities for enriching the curriculum for your students, and to discuss ideas … Continue reading "GCSE Classical Civilisation: INSET for Teachers"

Archaeological Field Techniques: Training Opportunity for A-level tutors 29th June to 3rd July 2015: Maryport, Cumbria The Roman Temples Project Maryport proposes to hold a week-long session offering A-level tutors the opportunity to undergo training in the latest archaeological field techniques while participating in the excavation of a ritual site associated with the worship of Jupiter. … Continue reading "Archaeological Field Techniques: Training Opportunity for A-level tutors"