Events

On Wednesday 5th November 2014 North London Collegiate School will be hosting two excellent speakers, Natalie Haynes, who will be talking about Greek Tragedy and her new novel The Amber Fury and Dr Gail Trimble from Trinity College Oxford, who will be giving a talk entitled “Depicting and describing Ariadne in Catullus, Pompeii and beyond” … Continue reading "‘Depicting and describing Ariadne in Catullus, Pompeii and beyond’ and ‘The Amber Fury’"

We're very pleased to announce that the East Oxford Community Classics Centre, hosted at Cheney School, will be hosting the following community talks this autumn: Wednesday 17th September, 2pm - An introduction to Homer Dr Antony Makrinos (UCL) Thursday 6th November, 5pm - Cicero Dr Alison Rosenblitt (Oxford) Thursday 13th November, 4pm - Ovid's Metamorphoses … Continue reading "Cicero"

Ancient Passions Saturday 15 November 2014, 2-5.30pm Birkbeck Cinema, 43 Gordon Sq, London WC1H 0PD A free screening of rare silent films set in ancient Greece and Rome accompanied by live music. Through gesticulation and look, exotic sets and costumes, colour, music and movement, these films draw their audiences into an ancient world where life … Continue reading "Ancient Passions"

Wednesday 19th November, 2014, 10am – 5pm   This event offers students aged 10–18 the opportunity to experience first-hand what education was like during the Roman Empire, using the results of recent research by University of Reading academics. It is suitable for those currently studying the Roman period and for those thinking of studying Classics … Continue reading "Experiencing Ancient Education"

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"

Beginners' Latin : 22 November 2014 A one-day course for complete beginners offering an introduction to Latin and its influence on English. Course presenter: George Sharpley www.lingua.co.uk/latin

A one-day course for complete beginners, Sat 22nd November. An introduction to the language, its history, and influence on English. More details: http://www.lingua.co.uk/latin/classes

On Monday 24th November at 4.30 pm.  Dr Gail Trimble will be speaking on: How we got our classical texts This talk tells the story of how classical texts got from their authors to us, how much got lost and broken on the way, and what we can do today to attempt to restore and fix … Continue reading "Gail Trimble to speak on ‘How We Got Our Classical Texts’"