Events

Classics and Ancient History Taster Day, 8th March, 10am – 4.30pm For students interested in Classics/Classics and Ancient History/Ancient and Modern History Tell me more… Are you interested in the Ancient World and how it can be studied at University? Then our Taster Day is perfect for you. This day provides an excellent opportunity to … Continue reading "Classics and Ancient History Taster Day – Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford"

8th March 2016 Dr. Dunn shall speak about Catullus, his life and works. Suitable for all ages, especially A-Level Latin candidates. Please email to confirm attendance, numbers and directions. Dr. Dunn's new books shall be available for purchase at the event. CATULLUS’ BEDSPREAD: THE LIFE OF ROME’S MOST EROTIC POET THE POEMS OF CATULLUS: … Continue reading "Dr. Daisy Dunn to speak about Catullus at St.Olave’s Grammar School"

Re: ‘Virgil’ Lecture by Professor Matthew Leigh; Thursday 10 March 2016 We are delighted that Professor Matthew Leigh will be speaking at New Hall on the subject of ‘Virgil’ on Thursday 10 March. The lecture will take place from 4.45pm to 5.45pm in the Jubilee Hall. Professor Leigh is currently Professor of Classical Languages and … Continue reading "Virgil Lecture 10th March 4.45-5.45"

  Reading Classical Latin: Ovid and Love (11-13 March): http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/component/courses/?view=course&cid=18052 Reading Classical Latin: Suetonius on Caesar (11-13 March): http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/component/courses/?view=course&cid=18062  

On Tuesday 15th March 2016, the Classics Department at Clifton High School in Bristol will be hosting a Latin A Level Conference devoted to the current AS and A2 Latin set texts. Four excellent speakers from a range of top Russell Group universities will be attending to speak on Cicero’s de Imperio, Ovid’s Metamorphoses III, … Continue reading "Latin A Level Conference: Clifton High School"

THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION LONDON GREEK & LATIN READING COMPETITION 2016 The 2016 competition will be held on TUESDAY 15th 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 "CA London Greek and Latin Reading Competition"

Oxbridge 2016 18 March 2016 - 10:30am Find out more about Classics and studying it at Oxford or Cambridge, with lectures, course presentations and stalls. more… The next annual Oxbridge Classics Open Day will take place in Cambridge on Friday 18 March 2016. About the day The Faculty of Classics at Cambridge will host this … Continue reading "Classics Oxbridge Day, 18th March"

On Monday 21st March at 4.30 pm, Dr Scott Scullion will be speaking on: ‘Gods in Greek Drama’ Dr Scullion is Associate Professor in Classical Languages and Literature, and Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford. He has a particular interest in Greek religion and in Greek tragedy. He will be making special reference to the Bacchae of Euripides, … Continue reading "Scott Scullion to speak on ‘Gods in Greek Drama’"

Following in the steps of Hecuba, Medea, Electra, and Antigone in recent years, the classical students of St Paul’s Girls’ School are mounting a production of Euripides’s Bacchae in Greek, for one night only. The performance, which is abridged but fully staged, with surtitles, will take place at 6.00 pm on Wednesday 23rd March in the … Continue reading "Bacchae in Greek at St Paul’s Girls’ School"

A Classical Association in Northern Ireland talk.   Convened by Dr Erin Halliday (QUB and Ballymena Academy) Wednesday 30th March 2016, 6.45 p.m. The Canada Room, Lanyon Building, Queen’s University, Belfast