Goodenough College, London WC1N 6.30pm, Wednesday 22 April 2015 The British Museum’s major exhibition this year will be ‘Defining beauty: The body in ancient Greek art’, cited by The Times journalist Rachel Campbell-Johnston as ‘the absolutely-must-see exhibition of the year’ (24 March 2015). We are delighted that its curator Dr Ian Jenkins OBE FSA will … Continue reading "CfA lecture with Dr Ian Jenkins on ‘Defining Beauty’"
Part of the Lytham St Annes Classical Association 2015 Lecture Programme... Ancient Epic Strikes Back: George Lucas as Rhapsode Dr Bev Back, University of Leeds Thursday 23rd April at 7 pm (doors open at 6.15 pm) Venue: AKS Senior Hall, Clifton Drive South, Lytham St Annes, FY8 1DT Members Free Non-members £5
Dr. Rosanna Omitowoju from Kings College, Cambridge, will be giving a lecture entitled 'I'll make a man out of you: men, women and gender roles in Classical Athens' at Francis Holland School NW1 from 4.30-5.30pm on 28th April. The talk will be useful for pupils studying the City Life in Ancient Athens and/or Antigone for the OCR Classical Civilisation … Continue reading "Men, women and gender roles in Classical Athens"
Ingo Gildenhard of King's College, Cambridge is reprising his excellent talk on Classical Lies in Homer and Virgil at Shrewsbury High School, May 1st, 16.10 - 18.00. This event is open to all studying Classical Civilisation, Latin, Greek and Ancient History, or to those with an interest in the Classics. This will be an interactive seminar … Continue reading "Classical Lies: Are Homer and Virgil Telling the Truth?"
The Virgil Society, or rather some 10 of its members, will be reading aloud book 4 of the Aeneid on the morning of its AGM day, Saturday May 16th, at 11.30 in Senate House, Malet St. Interested classicists who would like to join the audience to hear this reading would be welcome as guests of … Continue reading "A Reading of Virgil’s Aeneid 4"
This year marks the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, one of the most famous historical documents in the world. Originally issued by King John as a practical solution to the political crisis he faced in 1215, Magna Carta or 'the Great Charter' established for the first time the principle that everybody, including the King, was … Continue reading "An Evening with David Starkey: Magna Carta"
Following on from the success of our Ancient and Modern Philosophy Day with Corpus Christi College at the start of the year, the Faculty of Classics, together with Oriel College and Regent's Park College, are proud to offer UK Year 11 and Year 12 students an introduction to studying Classics and English at university. The … Continue reading "Year 11 & 12 Classics and English Day at the Faculty of Classics, University of Oxford"
Manchester Branch of the Classical Association in partnership with the University of Manchester Department of Classics & Ancient History Classics for All WORKSHOPS ON LEADING LATIN SESSIONS IN LOCAL STATE SCHOOLS: June 2015 Thanks to a grant from the national charity Classics for All, the Manchester branch of the Classical Association in partnership with the … Continue reading "WORKSHOPS ON LEADING LATIN SESSIONS IN LOCAL STATE SCHOOLS: June 2015"
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"
