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
The Department of History at King’s College London is proud to present its 11th annual Medieval Latin Play. HECASTUS (Everyman) By Georgius Macropedius (Joris van Lanckvelt) In the original Latin (with English surtitles) Performance: Thursday 31st March 2016, 7.30 pm. College Chapel, King’s College London, Strand WC2R 2LS. All are welcome; no reservations necessary. The Hecastus, first published in … Continue reading "KCL Annual Medieval Latin Play, ‘Hecastus’"
Newnham College is running a Classics taster for Y12 girls interested in studying this subject at Cambridge, on Monday 11th April. This is a free event (although travel costs cannot be covered) for all girls at AS Level, whether they have had a chance to study ancient languages or not. Lunch will be provided for … Continue reading "Classics Taster Day, Newnham College, Cambridge"
We are delighted that the author Ben Kane will be speaking at New Hall on the subject of ‘My Journey from Vet to Bestselling Author'’ on Monday 25th April from 4.45 to 5.45 pm. Mr Kane is a former veterinary surgeon turned bestselling historical author who has written about Hannibal and Spartacus amongst other subjects. … Continue reading "Author Ben Kane at New Hall School"
The College will be holding a Classics taster event on Tuesday 26th April for Year 12 students interested in Roman and Greek antiquity, and its reception in modernity. This will be an opportunity to learn more about studying Classics at the University of Oxford, and about St Hugh’s College itself. 1.20pm – Registration 1.40pm – Welcome … Continue reading "Classics Taster Afternoon for Year 12 students at St Hugh’s College, Oxford"
An interactive talk which is a must for anyone interested in drama or the ancient world! By Prof Costas Panayotakis Glasgow University Hear how Greek tragedy speaks to us all! FREE OPEN TO ALL, PARENTS WELCOME 4.10pm Thursday 28th April 2016 Performing Arts Shrewsbury High School 32 Town Walls Please speak to or email Mrs … Continue reading "‘Deranged Queens and Suicidal Prophetesses: Greek Tragedy in Imperial Rome’"
