Events

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’"

The Greeks and the Sea Edith Hall Thursday 28th April 7pm AKS, Main Entrance, Clifton Drive South, Lytham St Annes  FY8 1DT Lectures 7 - 8pm    Doors open at 6.15pm Lytham St Annes  Classical Association       Membership just £12 (students £5) a year

This study trip is offered by the Vergilian Society of America with the objective that teachers not yet familiar to the Campania region and the Harry Wilks Study Center get a good chance to discover the possibilities of this special area. Therefor the Society is willing to pay all costs for full board in double … Continue reading "Vergilian Society Study trip in Campania – Harry Wilks Study Center Cuma May 2016"

  Reading Classical Greek: Advanced (verse) (13-15 May): http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/component/courses/?view=course&cid=18082 Reading Classical Greek: Advanced (prose) (13-15 May): http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/component/courses/?view=course&cid=18092 Reading Classical Greek: Intermediate (13-15 May): http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/component/courses/?view=course&cid=18102 Reading Classical Greek: Continuing Beginners (Students who began in September 2014 – Group D) (13-15 May): http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/component/courses/?view=course&cid=18112 Reading Classical Greek: Continuing Beginners (Students who began in September 2015 – Group E) … Continue reading "Classics Courses at the Institute of Continuing Education, Cambridge"

Ancient Rome in Silent Cinema Free event Tuesday 24 May 18:00-19:00 | IAS Seminar Room 11 Professor Maria Wyke Hollywood has released a number of big-budget films set in antiquity, yet cinema has been fascinated with the ancient world and with Roman history in particular ever since it emerged as a new technology more than … Continue reading "Ancient Rome in Silent Cinema"