Events

Virtual Realities as Time Travel An online Lecture by Dr Richard Cole, Lecturer in Digital Classics, University of Bristol. Download the flyer! Thursday 12th June, 5:30 Virtual realities are frequently praised for their ability to cast the player back in time. This is true of both historical video games set in antiquity and, more recently, … Continue reading "‘Virtual Realities as Time Travel’ | Dr Richard Cole from the University of Bristol"

On Wednesday 18th June 2025, we'll be hosting a FREE CPD day for Classical Civilisation at the University of Leicester. This day will suit teachers from KS3-KS5, and includes talks on topics such as AI in the classroom, secondary scholarship, developing independent learners and approaches to source material. We have a range of talks from Leicester academics, … Continue reading "The Classical Association: CPD day for Classical Civilisation"

We are pleased to announce that, after a fully sold-out run of performances in November, the OALS production of Euripides' Orestes is making a return! We will be performing on Sunday 22nd June (just after the end of the Oxford term) at the Gulbenkian Theatre in Canterbury, as part of the 'DANAÏDS & ‘The Big Greekender’' Festival. … Continue reading "Euripides’ Orestes by the OALS"

University of Reading is hosting this hybrid conference on 25/26 June 2025. https://www.reading.ac.uk/events/Feed/2025/June/AI-and-Teaching-the-Ancient-World

25th–28th June 2025 The Old Fire Station, Oxford The ultimate revenge for the ultimate betrayal The myth of Medea has gripped audiences since it was first staged by Euripides 2400 years ago Further Details Here!

The event is free and open to all but ticketed, with tickets available on Eventbrite. Dr Andy Fear will be giving a lecture on Roman ghosts at High Storrs School in Sheffield on Thursday 26th June.  The doors will open at 3.45 with the lecture commencing at 4.15.  We would be delighted to see as many … Continue reading "Roman Ghosts: A Talk by Dr Andy Fear"

The Birmingham and Midlands branch of the Classical Association invites you to their Texts & Topics Sixth Form Conference on Thursday 3rd July 2025, hosted at King Edward’s School, Birmingham. This in-person event for A level students and a range of engaging relevant topics from Latin, Greek, Classical Civilisation, and Ancient History will be offered … Continue reading "Classics Texts & Topics Sixth Form Conference 2025"

University College London (Some courses are available in an online format) Monday 07 July to Fri 11 July 2025 What are the origins of the world? How can we achieve happiness? What is the best form of government? Is democracy good? These are only some of the questions which ancient philosophers tried to answer more … Continue reading "UCL Summer School in Ancient Philosophy 2025"

From the folks at The Latin Programme... Salvete omnes! The Latin Programme Summer School is back! Thanks to the generous support of the Classical Association, our Summer School will return this July for the sixth year. The theme for this year's Summer School will be textura: Weaving Stories. Participants will explore the ancient world through a programme of creative and … Continue reading "The Latin Programme Summer School"