Studying Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia at University A Conference for Sixth-Formers The Royal Asiatic Society and The British Museum, London Saturday 3rd March 2018 Egypt and Mesopotamia (modern Iraq; ancient Sumer, Assyria and Babylon) bequeathed to posterity some of the most fascinating remains from all of the ancient world. Today it is possible to … Continue reading "Studying Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia at University"
The third annual Classics in Wales Teachers' Conference will be held at Swansea University Bay Campus on Saturday 3rd March. This event is designed to bring together teachers and researchers of Classics at all levels to share ideas and innovative teaching methods. The programme this year focuses on the demands of the new OCR specifications for Ancient History … Continue reading "Classics in Wales Teachers’ Conference"
The following meetings of the Virgil Society are coming up. All are welcome. Saturday 3 March 2018 at 2.30 p.m. Room G22/G26, Senate House South Block, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Natalie Haynes (writer, journalist and broadcaster) 'The Female Hero and the Aeneid' (Presidential Address) Saturday 12 May 2018 Room G22/26, Senate House South … Continue reading "Virgil Society Meetings"
Michael Scott will be at New Hall School on Monday 5th March, 1:20pm, talking on 'The Gritty Realities of Ancient Greece'. If you would like to attend, please contact Emily Clark at .
Monday 5th March, 5 - 7.30pm (with interval) Iris Classics Centre at Cheney School Tickets: £5 Jeff Wright, Storyteller and Creator of the Trojan War Podcast delivers a fast-paced, hugely exciting show featuring some of the best-loved excerpts from the Iliad, as well as stories from before the Trojan War and from the Odyssey. Hear … Continue reading "“Helen, Some Heroes and a Horse”: Performance of Highlights of the Iliad by Jeff Wright"
Sussex Classical Reading Competition Tuesday 6 March 2018 Roedean School 4.15-6.30pm. All schools welcome. Please contact Rebecca Miller at Roedean School for a list of the passages set this year. () There will be competitions for pupils from year 5 to sixth form. Greek and Latin available. We look forward to welcoming you to Roedean … Continue reading "Sussex Classical Reading Competition"
THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION LONDON GREEK & LATIN READING COMPETITION 2018 The 2018 competition will be held on WEDNESDAY 7th MARCH at Queen’s College, 43-49 Harley Street London W1G 8BT (parking is not available at the school). The competition will be held in a single round. The event will begin at 2:00 pm and finish at … Continue reading "LONDON GREEK & LATIN READING COMPETITION 2018"
Following on from the success of our inaugural GCSE and A Level Classical Civilisation conference last year, we will be holding this event again on Thursday 8th March 2018 in the Wills Memorial Building at the University of Bristol. Topics for sessions will align closely to the new OCR specifications and therefore the event will be most directly relevant … Continue reading "GCSE and A Level Classical Civilisation conference: Bristol Classics Hub"
2017-18 Free Public Classics Lectures Professor Edith Hall on Homer, Sappho and Aesop Gresham College, London’s oldest Higher Education Institution, is delighted to announce a series by Visiting Professor in Classics Edith Hall. Few academic subjects have influenced the history of the world as much as ancient Greek history and culture, yet today few … Continue reading "Professor Edith Hall on Homer, Sappho and Aesop"
Saturday 10 March 2018 BMCA Texts and Topics Conference Sessions will be held on the A Level Latin set texts including Cicero Pro Milone, Tacitus Annals I, Latin Love Elegy and Virgil, Aeneid 8 and 10. There will also be session on a variety of topics on the A Level Classical Civilisation specification, including: Invention … Continue reading "BMCA Texts and Topics Conference"
