Dr Jerry Toner will speak on 'Finding ordinary Romans' - a look at Roman society from the bottom up. Tuesday, 26th September, 7.30 for 8.00pm, at the Royal Grammar School, High Street, Guildford, GU1 3BB. The meeting will be held in 'Big School', the old, white building at the top of the High Street, opposite the main … Continue reading "Guildford Classical Association Opening Party"
On Wednesday 27th September at 4.30 pm, Dr Bruno Currie will be speaking on: ‘When does Penelope recognise Odysseus?’ The Odyssey finds a bloody climax in its 22nd book, with the killing of the suitors. But it has another, much quieter, but equally significant climax in the scene in the following 23rd book, when Penelope … Continue reading "Dr Bruno Currie to talk on the Odyssey"
At Cambridge University... AS Greek and Latin Set Texts Study Day
The Classics Department is heralding in a new public lecture series at Harrow School called the Lyon Lecture series. Professor Caroline Vout will be giving the inaugural lecture on "Seeing god in Greece and Rome", held in the Old Speech Room Gallery, from 5.30pm on Thursday 28 September. All welcome.
'Where Classics Meets Neuroscience.' St Gabriel's School, Newbury Baroness Greenfield is a world-renowned neuroscientist whose achievements read like a Who’s Who of how to succeed: she is a writer, broadcaster, and member of the House of Lords whose research has included work on Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. She has published extensively on the neuroscience … Continue reading "When Classics meets Neuroscience"
2-545pm, 30th September http://blogs.kent.ac.uk/clas/2017/08/09/discover-the-ancient-world/ This event is designed especially for teachers, and their students, who would like to learn more about ancient Greece and Rome. We’ve put together an entertaining schedule of informative presentations on aspects of Classical Civilisation and Ancient History for you and your students to enjoy over a Saturday afternoon. Come … Continue reading "Discover the Ancient World (University of Kent)"
5th October In partnership with Edgbaston High School for Girls and the Birmingham and Midlands Schools’ Classics Hub, Classics for All is running a FREE information afternoon for secondary school teachers in the maintained sector who are interested in exploring how Ancient Greek can be used to enrich the curriculum. During the session, there will … Continue reading "Introducing Ancient Greek – a free information afternoon for secondary teachers"
Swan Theatre 2.30pm – 3.30pm Artistic Director Gregory Doran introduces our series of events with a conversation exploring Ovid’s modern relevance and his influence on Shakespeare’s writing, with Guardian journalist Charlotte Higgins and historian Michael Wood. Tickets £10 adult / £5 concessions FURTHER INFORMATION
Swan Theatre 4pm - 5:30pm A selection of Ted Hughes' famous retelling of Ovid's Metamorphoses, chosen by Gregory Doran, and read by RSC actors past and present. Who was Proserpina? Or Phaeton? Or Niobe? What happened to Daedalus and Icarus? Why was Philomel turned into a nightingale, or Actaeon into a stag, or Daphne into … Continue reading "RSC: Tales From Ovid, by Ted Hughes"
Classical Society Lecture, 6.30 p.m., Monday 9th October 2017, The Cloisters Oracles - but what else? Delphi through the ages. Professor Michael Scott Delphi was considered by the ancient Greeks to be the centre of the world; a spectacularly beautiful religious site perched precariously on the slopes of Mt Parnassus. A visit to Delphi still … Continue reading "‘Oracles – but what else? Delphi through the ages’, a talk by Michael Scott"
