Events

The BMCA are pleased to announce their New Year lecture. The lecture will be held on Tuesday 6 February 2018, in the Arts Building at the University of Birmingham, starting at 5.30pm and lasting around an hour. This year Dr Gareth Sears will be speaking on the topic of The Classical Heritage Under Threat: Destroying and … Continue reading "Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association New Year Lecture – Tuesday 6 February 2018"

Tuesday 6 February 2018 The New Year Lecture Dr Gareth Sears on ‘The Classical Heritage Under Threat: Destroying and Preserving our Past’ The lecture will start at 5.30pm and will be held in Lecture Room 1 in the Arts Building at the University of Birmingham. Everyone welcome – for further details please contact Joanna Johnson … Continue reading "‘The Classical Heritage Under Threat: Destroying and Preserving our Past’"

Tuesday 6th February, at 8pm, Dr Stephen P. Kershaw addresses the St Edward’s ‘Lyne Society’ on his latest book, followed by Q&A. All welcome, no charge. A BRIEF HISTORY OF ATLANTIS: Plato's Ideal State The Atlantis story remains one of the most haunting and enigmatic tales from antiquity, and one that still resonates very deeply … Continue reading "St Edward’s, Lyne Society"

Applications are now open for the EMACT 6th Form Classics Conference, to be held on Wednesday 7th February 2018 at Loughborough High School (between Leicester and Nottingham!). Please find the programme below - the cost is £5 per pupil (including tea, coffee and biscuits) and staff are free; application form and further details can be … Continue reading "EMACT 6th Form Classics Day Wednesday 7th February 2018"

Tickets are now on-sale for UCL's 2018 production of Aristophanes' Lysistrata, in Alan Sommerstein's much loved Penguin translation. Five performances will take place at the Shaw Theatre on Euston Road at the following times: 7th February at 19.30 8th February at 14.30 and 19.30 9th February at 14.30 and 19.30 Tickets can be purchased here: … Continue reading "UCL Play 2018: Lysistrata"

GREEK DRAMA DAY 2018 - 8 FEBRUARY - STRAND CAMPUS Arrival is from 10.30am for refreshments and an informal Q&A with KCL students. The first talk will start at 11.30am. "Choruses: Ancient and Modern" An annual tradition, the Greek Drama Day offers a range of talks and workshops from leading scholars and theatre professionals. Past … Continue reading "KCL Greek Drama Dat 2018"

Conference In GCSE Latin and Greek & Essay Prize Supported by the Classical Association Westminster School Thursday, 8th February 2018 9.40am -1.00pm This conference offers pupils in years 10 and 11 the chance to attend a series of appropriately pitched lectures on their Latin and Greek set texts and on topics of wider interest. The … Continue reading "Conference In GCSE Latin and Greek & Essay Prize"

We are delighted to announce our Festival of Imagined Worlds on Friday 9th February 2018. This event will celebrate novels set in imaginary worlds, and explore how ancient myths and histories have often inspired these worlds. The event will include author talks and book illustration workshops, as well as a wide range of stalls, activities … Continue reading "Festival of Imagined Worlds, Friday 9th February 2018"

Antigone, set in the USA in 2016. It is a terrible thing when the one with the power to judge judges wrongly. Performed by St Mary’s College, on 19th February 2018, at The Stanley Theatre, Liverpool University.

LSA CA lecture. Thursday 22nd February 7pm Lindsey Davis, Best Selling Author of the Falco and Flavia Albia Series FURTHER INFORMATION