UCL Greek Play 2017: Antigone
2017-02-01 18:00 - 2017-02-03 20:00 (Europe/London) | Shaw Theatre, London, NW1 2AJ, United Kingdom
This coming year’s Greek play from UCL will be Antigone, and the show will run from 1st to 3rd February.
For more information, and to watch out for booking details (to follow soon), visit the UCL site: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/classics/classical-play

In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great – Further Reflections on an Epic Journey
2017-02-02 18:00 - 19:00 | AKS, Clifton Drive South, Lytham, Sta Anne's, Lancashire, FY8 1DT, United Kingdom
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great – Further Reflections on an Epic Journey
Dr Michael Wood
Historian and Broadcaster Professor of Public History University of Manchester
Thursday 2nd February 7pm

Lytham St Annes Classical Association
Enjoy all our 2016-17 lectures for just £12 a year (students £5)!
Email: lsaclassics@gmail.com for further details or send cheques payable to LSA Classical Association to The Treasurer, LSA CA, 34 Myra Road, Lytham St Annes, FY8 1EB.
Or just come along to any lecture: we’d love to see you!
AKS, Main Entrance, Clifton Drive South, Lytham St Annes FY8 1DT
Lectures 7 – 8pm Doors open at 6.15pm

Latin Literature Conference, Francis Holland School, Regent's Park
2017-02-02 - 2017-02-03 | Francis Holland School, Clarence Gate, London, NW1 6XR, United Kingdom
News of this year’s FHS Conference…
As usual, Francis Holland School, Regents Park, is running its annual AS Level Latin Conference. This year, we may not all be studying the same texts, but we hope that this day will still be extremely useful for those studying the new A Level in the Lower Sixth. The school is situated very near to Marylebone and Baker Street stations, making it relatively easy to reach for groups coming from all over the country.
We will be holding our conference on Friday, 3rd February, 2017, with two guest speakers attending:
Virgil, Aeneid VIII – Prof Matthew Leigh, St Anne’s, Oxford (am)
Cicero, pro Milone – Prof Gregory Hutchinson, Christ Church, Oxford (pm)
The conference will run from 10am-3pm, with time for refreshments from 9:45am. Refreshments will also be provided for a morning break, and there will be time for you to take your pupils off-site for a lunch in a nearby café. The cost of the day will be £10 per pupil attending.
We hope many of you will be able to come this year for what looks to be an excellent day. If you wish to come, please reply with the number of pupils you are bringing to Mrs Jeannie Cohen at jeannie.cohen@fhs-nw1.org.uk. If you wish to come only for morning or afternoon, please specify in your email.

The Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association Teachers' Day, Saturday 4 February 2017
2017-02-03 - 2017-02-04 | Dorset
The Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association would like to invite all teachers to their annual Teachers’ Day. Please see the programme for the day below.
Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association Teachers’ Day
Saturday 4 February 2016
9.30 – 9.45: Arrival and coffee
9.45 – 11.00: Introduction to the new GCE and GCSE specifications in Classical Civilisation & Ancient History (Alex Orgee and Caroline Bristow, OCR Subject Specialists – Classics)
11.00 – 11.45: Studying ancient women and the use of scholars in candidate responses (Caroline Bristow, OCR Subject Specialist – Classics)
11.45 – 12.00: Coffee break
12:00 – 1:00: Eduqas: Delivery on the new Latin GCSE specification Teaching strategies: engaging all abilities (Alan Clague, WJEC Subject Officer – Latin)
1:00 – 2.00: Lunch
2.00 – 3.00: Tacitus: Annals I and IV (Dr Ed Bispham, University of Oxford)
3.00 – 4.00: Elegiac Poetry (Dr Elena Theodorakopoulos, University of Birmingham)
4.00 – 4.30: Tea, final questions and departure
Please contact Joanna Johnson at Solihull School (JohnsonJ@SolSch.org.uk) to register your interest.
The cost of the event is £30 per attendee which can be paid on the day. Receipts can be supplied after the event. Schools do not need to be a member of the Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association to attend.
We would also like to draw your attention to our other events next term:
The BMCA January Lecture
At 5.30pm on Thursday 19 January 2017, Henrietta van der Blom will be speaking on Cicero
The BMCA Texts and Topics Conference
Saturday 11 March 2017: a variety of speakers on the texts and topics that are being studied at A Level in both Latin and Classical Civilisation
A Special Event!
At 5.30pm on Thursday 16 March 2016, Natalie Haynes ‘Honour amongst Thebes’.
We very much look forward to seeing you and your students at our events. More information about the talks and the Conference in due course.

Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association Teachers' Day
2017-02-03 - 2017-02-04 | Dorset
The Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association would like to invite all teachers to their annual Teachers’ Day. Please see the programme for the day below.
Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association Teachers’ Day
Saturday 4 February 2016
9.30 – 9.45: Arrival and coffee
9.45 – 11.00: Introduction to the new GCE and GCSE specifications in Classical Civilisation & Ancient History (Alex Orgee and Caroline Bristow, OCR Subject Specialists – Classics)
11.00 – 11.45: Studying ancient women and the use of scholars in candidate responses (Caroline Bristow, OCR Subject Specialist – Classics)
11.45 – 12.00: Coffee break
12:00 – 1:00: Eduqas: Delivery on the new Latin GCSE specification Teaching strategies: engaging all abilities (Alan Clague, WJEC Subject Officer – Latin)
1:00 – 2.00: Lunch
2.00 – 3.00: Tacitus: Annals I and IV (Dr Ed Bispham, University of Oxford)
3.00 – 4.00: Elegiac Poetry (Dr Elena Theodorakopoulos, University of Birmingham)
4.00 – 4.30: Tea, final questions and departure
Please contact Joanna Johnson at Solihull School (JohnsonJ@SolSch.org.uk) to register your interest.
The cost of the event is £30 per attendee which can be paid on the day. Receipts can be supplied after the event. Schools do not need to be a member of the Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association to attend.
We would also like to draw your attention to our other events this term:
The BMCA New Year Lecture
At 5.30pm on Thursday 19 January 2017, Henrietta van der Blom will be speaking on Cicero
The BMCA Texts and Topics Conference
Saturday 11 March 2017: a variety of speakers on the texts and topics that are being studied at A Level in both Latin and Classical Civilisation
A Special Event!
At 5.30pm on Thursday 16 March 2016, Natalie Haynes ‘Honour amongst Thebes’.
We very much look forward to seeing you and your students at our events. More information about the talks and the Conference in due course.

Seeing God in Ancient Greece
2017-02-06 15:00 - 16:00 | Camden School for Girls, Sandall Rd, London, NW5 2DB, United Kingdom
Dr Caroline Vout (Cambridge)
Monday 6th February, 4-5pm, room 35
Seeing God in Ancient Greece
An exploration of how to represent (and interpret) gods in ancient Greek art, given by one of the foremost academics in this field. A must-see for Classicists, Art Historians and Theologians!
Hosted at Camden School for Girls, NW5 2DB.
For further info and booking, please email ebateson@csg.school

Ancient and Modern Science Competition for Primary and Secondary Schools
2017-02-06 - 2017-02-07 | East Oxford Community Classics Centre, Cheney Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7QH, United Kingdom
We are delighted to be announcing a science competition for primary and secondary schools to celebrate our forthcoming Ancient and Modern Science festival (http://eoccc.org.uk/the-iris-festival-of-ancient-and-modern-science)!
On February 7th 2017, we are delighted to be holding the Iris Festival of Ancient and Modern Science at Cheney School! The Festival will feature many different areas of science, with speakers such as Professor Robert Winston and Professor Anthony Grayling, and a very wide range of activities, stalls, performances, exhibitions and displays.
To encourage the widest possible engagement with this event, we are launching an exciting competition for primary and secondary schools. There are two different categories:
1. Individual display: individual school students are invited to design a poster of any size which explores a particular aspect of science. We are especially interested in posters which connect ancient and modern themes or ideas. All posters submitted with be displayed at the festival itself, and five winners will be selected for prizes (entries will be split according to age), which will be announced at the festival.
2. Activity and/or information stall: primary and secondary school groups are invited to design an activity and/or information stall to run at the festival. It can be on any aspect of science. We are looking especially for stalls which connect ancient and modern themes of ideas. You will need to submit your stall idea to us, and then we will select the ten best ideas to take part in the festival itself. All ten selected will receive a group prize and a visit from our speakers, who will each have a tour of the festival in action.
The deadline for activity stall pitches from schools is December 14th, 2016. Please email ideas to info@irisproject.org.uk You will be contacted by January 3rd if your idea is successful, and we will provide you table space at the festival. We expect that a member of your school staff will assist with running the stall, with up to six student representatives (these can swap in and out throughout the festival).
The deadline for posters is January 7th, 2017. Posters should be submitted either electronically to info@irisproject.org.uk or by post to Cheney School, Cheney Lane, Oxford OX3 8PL. Please include your name, school, age and an email address that we can reach you on.
http://tinyurl.com/j2pdp34

Festival of Ancient and Modern Science, 7th February, 3 - 7pm - Cheney School
2017-02-07 14:00 - 18:00 | East Oxford Community Classics Centre, Cheney Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7QH, United Kingdom
We are delighted to announce that the we are holding a Festival of Ancient and Modern Science on Tuesday 7th February 2017, 3 – 7pm at Cheney School.
This event is a celebration of ancient and modern science and technology, and areas of the school will be themed on ancient and modern areas of scientific understanding and exploration! All visitors will be given a discovery booklet which they can get stamped for visiting the different areas.
All ages are welcome to attend – there will be activities and events suitable for every age range. School groups, including large ones, are very welcome to attend – please email to book.
The Festival will be opened by Professor Robert Winston, and from 3 – 5.45pm there will be activities, demonstrations, stalls and exhibitions, a walk-through exhibition in the Library and the opportunity to see the new science building at Cheney. There will also be re-enactments, music and drama performances.
We are also hosting the following talks from authors and experts:

3 – 3.30pm – Professor Robert Winston opens the festival
3.45 – 4.15pm – Kyle Grant: “Growing Plants on Mars”
4.30 – 5pm – Ben Kane: “Archimedes and Ancient Weaponry”
5.15 – 5.45pm – Professor Helen King: “What’s wrong with me? Symptoms and labels in Hippocratic medicine”
6 – 6.45pm – Professor Anthony Grayling: “The Science of the Presocratic Philosophers”

The festival itself does not require booking unless you are a bringing a group. Author talks and Professor Winston do need to be booked, and can be done so by emailing info@irisproject.org.uk, stating which talk(s) you would like to attend in the title.
If you would like to be involved in helping out at the festival, we would also be delighted to hear from you.

EMACT 6th Form Classics Day Wednesday 8th February 2017
2017-02-07 - 2017-02-08 | Loughborough High School, 3 Burton Walks, Loughborough, LE11 2DU, United Kingdom
Applications are now open for the EMACT 6th Form Classics Conference, to be held on Wednesday 8th February 2017 at Loughborough High School (between Leicester and Nottingham!). Please find the programme below – the cost is £5 per pupil (including tea, coffee and biscuits) and staff are free; application forms and further details can be obtained by emailing n.pollock@lesgrammar.org
EMACT VI Form Conference
Wednesday February 8th 2017, Loughborough High School
10.30am Lecture Homer’s Odyssey Dr Oliver Thomas, University of Nottingham
11.30am Tea/coffee
12.00pm Seminar Session 1 – choose from following options:_

1A: Homer Iliad
1B: Virgil Aeneid Book 6
1C: Sophocles Antigone
1D: Cicero Pro Milone
1E: Catullus 64

Dr Oliver Thomas, University of Nottingham
Professor Matthew Leigh, University of Oxford
Dr Rosie Wyles, University of Kent
Dr Chris Whitton, University of Cambridge
Professor Stephen Heyworth, University of Oxford

12.50pm Lunch
1.55pm Lecture Virgil’s Aeneid Professor Matthew Leigh, University of Oxford
2.50pm Seminar Session 2 – choose from following options:_

2A: Homer Odyssey Book 10
2B: Virgil Aeneid Book 8
2C: Euripides Medea
2D: Tacitus Annals 4
2E: Propertius, Tibullus, Ovid: a sequence of programmes

Dr Oliver Thomas, University of Nottingham
Professor Matthew Leigh, University of Oxford
Dr Rosie Wyles, University of Kent
Dr Chris Whitton, University of Cambridge
Professor Stephen Heyworth, University of Oxford

3.40pm Finish

Greek Tragedy on the Small Screen, with the University of Reading Department of Classics
2017-02-08 18:00 - 20:00 | University of Reading, Whiteknights Campus (http://www.reading.ac.uk/about/find/about-findmap.aspx), Reading, United Kingdom
GREEK TRAGEDY ON THE SMALL SCREEN
A film season presented by the Department of Classics in collaboration with Reading Film Theatre and the Department of Film, Theatre and Television All films will be shown in the Minghella Building
Greek tragedy is ancient but always new, because the classic plays offer so many ways to explore our contemporary predicaments. Between 1958 and 1990 British TV showed dozens of films of Greek tragedy, beaming stories of war, revenge, and heroism directly into the home. This season allows us to revisit some of the most exciting and historic productions, linked by the theme of the Trojan War.
Iphigenia at Aulis. Theatre Night, BBC 1990. Dir. Don Taylor. With Imogen Boorman, Roy Marsden, Fiona Shaw, Tim Woodward. 120 min.
WEDNESDAY 25TH JANUARY 7 PM (DOORS OPEN AT 6.30)
Introductory talk by Dr Amanda Wrigley
Agamemnon: Part One of The Serpent Son. BBC 1979. Dir. Bill Hays. With Helen Mirren, Denis Quilley, Diana Rigg. 95 min.
WEDNESDAY 1ST FEBRUARY 7 PM (DOORS OPEN AT 6.30)
Introductory talk by Prof. Barbara Goff
Electra. ITV 1962. Dir. Joan Kemp-Welch. With Aspasia Papathanasiou, Georgia Saris. 58 min. Greek language.
WEDNESDAY 8TH FEBRUARY 7 PM (DOORS OPEN AT 6.30)
Introductory talk by Dr Anastasia Bakogianni
For more information please contact
Barbara Goff, Department of Classics, b.e.goff@reading.ac.uk

Harrow School Classics Society, Dr Gail Trimble, Oxford on Catullus' Dido and Ariadne
2017-02-09 16:00 | Harrow School, Grove Hill, Harrow-on-the-Hill, HA1 3HP, United Kingdom
Harrow School Classics Society
welcomes
Dr Gail Trimble
Brown Fellow and Tutor in Classics
Trinity College, Oxford
Thursday 9th February
Dr Trimble will be speaking about the characters of Dido and Ariadne in Catullus. All are welcome to join.
For more information, please contact Dr Steven Kennedy.

Conference In GCSE Latin and Greek & Essay Prize
2017-02-10 08:30 - 12:00 | Westminster School, Little Smith Street, London, SW1P 3PF, United Kingdom
Conference In GCSE Latin and Greek & Essay Prize Supported by the Classical Association
Westminster School
Friday, 10th February 2017 9.30am -12.40pm
This conference offers pupils in years 10 and 11 the chance to attend a series of appropriately pitched lectures on their Latin and Greek set texts and on topics of wider interest.
The conference lectures will tie into the Classical Association GCSE Essay Prize: each speaker will provide further reading at the end of the lecture and an essay title (1000 words maximum). Pupils who choose to write one of these essays can enter the Classical Association GCSE Essay prize: the winner will receive £100 in book tokens, and their essay will be printed in the Classical Association website.
A voluntary £5 contribution per pupil attending is suggested: for more information and to reserve places please contact andy.mylne@westminster.org.uk
Programme for the day:
Session 1: 9.30 – 10.10 – Professor Gregory Hutchinson: ‘Polytheistic plots and perspectives in Iliad 1′
Gregory Hutchinson is the Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford University. He is interested in the interaction between Greek and Latin literature, and in archaeology, philosophy and linguistics. He has published several books and commentaries, eg. ‘Greek Lyric Poetry’ (Oxford 2001).
Session 2: 10.15-10.55
Option 1: Professor Philip Hardie: ‘Beginnings (and endings) in Aeneid 1’
Philip Hardie was Corpus Christi Professor of the Latin Language and Literature at Oxford University (2002-6) and now Senior Research Fellow and Honorary Professor of Latin at Trinity College, Cambridge. His most recent book is ‘The last Trojan hero. A cultural history of Virgil’s Aeneid’ (I. B. Tauris 2014).
Option 2 – Dr Elena Theodorakopoulos: ‘Catullus and Ovid: In pursuit of love’
Elena Theodorakopoulos is Senior Lecturer in Classics at Birmingham University. Her research interests are in Roman poetry of the Republic and Principate, and the reception of classical culture and literature in contemporary film and literature. Her book ‘Catullus, a Roman Poet’ will soon be published by Duckworth.
Break: 10.55-11.10
Session 3: 11.10-11.55 – Professor Tom Harrison: ‘Herodotus and the Birth of History’
Tom Harrison is Professor of Ancient History at the University of St. Andrews. He specialises in Greek history and historiography. In 2011 he published ‘Writing Ancient Persia’ (Bloomsbury) and is currently preparing a book for a wider audience on Herodotus and his reception, especially in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Session 4: 12-12.40 – Professor Peter Kruschwitz: ‘Drama Queens: Messalina and Ummidia Acting It Out’
Peter Kruschwitz is the Head of Classics at Reading University. He has published widely on issues of Latin linguistics, Roman drama and song culture, and Latin epigraphy. He is an expert on Roman wall inscriptions (graffiti and dipinti) and Roman verse inscriptions. In 2015 he published ‘Undying Voices; the Poetry of Roman Britain’ (The Petrified Muse; Reading).
12.40 – End

Talk on Latin and English poetry in the 17th century
2017-02-16 15:30 - 17:00 | St Paul’s Girls’ School, London, United Kingdom
On Monday 27th February at 4.30 pm, Dr Victoria Moul will be speaking on:
‘Latin and English poetry in the 17th century’
Dr Moul will talk about the bilingualism of literary culture in this period – the extent to which poetry was being written as well as read in both Latin and English throughout the 17th century, and the importance of an appreciation of Latin literary culture for any full understanding of English poetry throughout this period. She will look in particular at why and how people chose to write in Latin or English, and the ways in which translation and imitation from one language to another shaped poetry in both.
Dr Moul is Senior Lecturer in Latin Language and Literature at King’s College, London. She has a particular interest in early modern English reception of classical literature.
The talk is hosted by the St Paul’s Girls’ School Classics Society. Tea and cake will be served from 4.00 in the Dining Hall and the talk will be held in the Old Library. The event will finish between 5.30 and 6.00. There is no charge.
The address of the school is St Paul’s Girls’ School, Brook Green, London, W6 7BS; main telephone 020 7603 2288. The nearest tube is Hammersmith.
All are welcome, but if you or your pupils would like to attend, please email Gregory Wilsdon at gregory.wilsdon@spgs.org with their names as soon as possible and at the latest by Friday 24th February. Please note that we are now required to compile a list of names of those attending in advance.

Classical Association Teaching Board INSET day on A-level Classical Civilisation
2017-02-17 - 2017-02-18 | Business School, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, M15 6BH, United Kingdom
Classical Association Teaching Board INSET day on A-level Classical Civilisation (Business School, Manchester Metropolitan University, 10 am – 4pm, Saturday 18th February)
AQA’s decision to discontinue Classical Civilisation at A-level means that OCR is now the sole examination board offering the subject.
OCR has produced revised specifications for the qualification, which will be taught from September 2017; they are available here:
http://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/315133-specification-accredited-a-level-classical-civilisation-h408.pdf
Teachers in schools and colleges across the UK have made it clear to the CATB that there is a need for training in the form of subject-specific talks and workshops on the specifications. The CATB has stepped up to the mark to offer an INSET day for teachers of Classical Civilisation at A-level.
Workshops and talks will be offered by academics with expertise in areas of the specifications and by experienced schoolteachers; OCR will be contributing to the event. We welcome offers of workshops and talks on the subject of the specifications (Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey; Virgil’s Aeneid; Greek theatre; Imperial image; Invention of the Barbarian; Greek art, Greek religion, Love and Relationships; Late Republican Politics; Athenian Democracy).
The event is supported by the Classical Association Teaching Board and Manchester Metropolitan University.
If you would like to offer a talk or host a workshop, or if you have any other queries or questions, please contact the organiser, Peter Liddel (peter.liddel@manchester.ac.uk)
To register for the event, please do so by Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/classical-civilisation-a-level-inset-tickets-30114695866
Best wishes
Peter Liddel
(Chair, Classical Association Teaching Board) April Pudsey (Ancient History Representative, Classical Association Teaching Board)

Latin for Beginners, with THE LATIN QVARTER
2017-02-24 - 2017-02-25, 2017-03-03 - 2017-03-04 | Dorset
George Sharpley’s Latin for Beginners
is coming to cathedrals and Roman sites in the spring of 2017:
Saturday 28th Jan – Roman Baths
Saturday 25th Feb – Gloucester Cathedral
Saturday 4th March – Roman Baths
Saturday 25th March – St Davids Cathedral, Pembrokeshire
Saturday 22nd April – Fishbourne Roman Palace, Sussex
Saturday 29th April – Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff
Details from The LATIN QVARTER
“Spend a day exploring classical Latin, with insights into writers’ lives, and hear their work read aloud. Enjoy some ancient gossip – in Latin; see how the language works, and discover Latin words behind so many English ones, all in a day.“
Latin for Beginners, with THE LATIN QVARTER

Why are ancient Greek men (almost) always naked?
2017-02-27 15:00 - 16:00 | Camden School for Girls, Sandall Rd, London, NW5 2DB, United Kingdom
Dr Peter Thonemann (Oxford)
Monday 27th February, 4-5pm, room 35
Why are ancient Greek men
(almost) always naked?
From pots to sculptures, temples to wall paintings, the ancient Greeks loved to depict the male body in its entirety. But why did they take this approach to their art? Dr Thonemann will lead us through current academic thought on the matter.
Hosted at Camden School for Girls, NW5 2DB.
For further info and booking, please email ebateson@csg.school

'Why were Greek and Roman Statues Painted?' A lecture by Mark Bradley
2017-03-03 15:00 - 16:00 | Shrewsbury High School, 32 Toan Walls, Shrewsbury, SY1 1TN, United Kingdom
‘Why were Greek and Roman Statues Painted?’
A lecture by Mark Bradley
4.10pm Friday 3rd March 2017
Performing Arts
Shrewsbury High School
32 Town Walls
Please email Jo Lashly if you want
more information j.lashly@shr.gdst.net

ARLT Refresher Day, Solihull School, Saturday 4th March 2017
2017-03-03 - 2017-03-04 | Solihull School, Warwick Road, Solihull, B91 3DJ, United Kingdom
The Association for Latin Teaching
Annual Refresher Day 2017
Saturday 4th March
at Solihull School
Programme for the Day
9:30 Registration and refreshments
10:00 – 10:45 Introduction followed by Dr Elena Theodorakopoulos of the University of Birmingham on ‘Catullus on Love and Death’
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:50 Option Groups A
11:50 – 12:50 Alex Orgee and Caroline Bristow (OCR Subject Specialists for Classics): the new GCSE and A Level Classical Civilisation specifications
12.50 – 13.30 Lunch
13.30 – 14.20 Option Groups B
14:20 – 15:10 Option Groups C
15:10 – 16:00 Professor Alison Cooley of the University of Warwick on ‘Meeting the Romans in Oxford: the Ashmolean Latin Inscriptions Project’
16:00 Refreshments followed by departure
The Hellenic Book Service will be in attendance throughout the day.
Please see ARLT website http://www.arlt.co.uk/refresher.html for booking form and full list of option groups or email robertss@solsch.org.uk
Cost, including refreshments and lunch: £30
To reserve a place contact: Steph Roberts robertss@solsch.org.uk

Studying Ancient Egypt & Mesopotamia at University
2017-03-03 - 2017-03-04 | Royal Asiatic Society, 14 Stephenson Way, London, NW1 2HD , United Kingdom
Studying Ancient Egypt & Mesopotamia at University
Saturday, 4 March
09:30-17:00
Royal Asiatic Society and British Museum, London

Egypt and Mesopotamia (modern Iraq; ancient Sumer, Assyria and Babylon) bequeathed to posterity some of the most fascinating remains from all of the ancient world. Today it is possible to learn the languages, study the artefacts, and reconstruct the most varied aspects of these ancient civilisations in astonishing detail.
But since these subjects are not offered at A level, few sixth-formers are aware that they exist as University subjects; indeed, many A-level students might never have had the opportunity to learn about these cultures.
The purpose of this one-day conference is to give sixth-formers an opportunity to explore what it is like to study Egypt and Mesopotamia at British Universities: to see what makes the subject area so intellectually and culturally exciting, learn about the various degree courses, and understand what admissions tutors are looking for.
The programme will include talks about careers, information on admissions, and the opportunity to meet current students and academic staff from many of the institutions in the UK that teach these subjects, including: Cambridge, Oxford, Liverpool, Swansea, Durham, Cardiff, Birmingham, Reading and SOAS. There will also be gallery tours at the British Museum (led by current staff and students) and sample lectures.
Teachers are welcome to bring groups, but individual students are equally welcome. This is, in essence, a nation-wide Open Day for the subject area at large.
*Attendance is free.
Attendance is free, but booking is essential as spaces are limited. You can book your space via the following link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/studying-ancient-egypt-mesopotamia-at-university-tickets-30585618408
The event is organised by the Division of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, in partnership with the Royal Asiatic Society and the British Museum. Further details of the day, including the provisional programme can be found at: http://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/prospective-students/undergraduates/OpenDaysAndOutreachEvents/EgyptandMesopotamiaConference2017

Travel bursaries
*Applications for travel bursaries are NOW OPEN.
Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor and the Thriplow Charitable Trust, we are able to offer c. 15 travel bursaries of up to c. 50 pounds each, to enable sixth formers at state schools to attend the Conference.
The bursaries are administered by the Division of Archaeology, University of Cambridge. To apply, 1) write to Dr Martin Worthington (mjw65@cam.ac.uk) by 12 February, stating where you will be travelling from, by which means of transport, and the estimated cost; also include (in the text of the email or as a PDF attachment) a 250-word statement on your interest in the subject area (it may include illustrations, but need not); 2) ask a teacher or equivalent (e.g. a museum curator; not a parent) to send a reference which comments on your academic ability and enthusiasm to the same email address, by the same deadline.
Bursaries will normally be payable on the day itself, in person. If this creates problems, please let us know when you apply.
Address any queries to: Dr Martin Worthington (mjw65@cam.ac.uk) or Laure Bonner (lmb97@cam.ac.uk)

Sussex Classical Reading Competition
2017-03-07 15:30 - 17:30 | Roedean School, Brighton Road, BN2 5RQ, United Kingdom
The annual Sussex Classical Reading Competition will take place on
Tuesday 7 March 2017
4.30pm – 6.30pm
at Keswick Hall, Roedean School, Brighton
There will be opportunities to read Latin and Greek passages aloud and all ages are welcome to take part, from Beginners in Year 5 or above to A2 level. Schools from all areas are welcome to take part. Please contact me at Roedean School for a list of the passages set for this year.
Many thanks, Becky Miller

The Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association Texts and Topics Conference, Saturday 11 March 2017
2017-03-11 08:30 - 12:30 | Dorset
The Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association Texts and Topics Conference
Saturday 11 March 2017
On Saturday 11 March the Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association will be holding its annual Texts and Topics Conference.
This Conference is open to all Sixth Formers who are studying Classical subjects at A Level.
Sessions will be held on Greek Art and Architecture, Tacitus Annals IV, Greek Tragedy, Elegiac Poetry, Virgil’s Aeneid, Cicero Pro Milone, Homer, Women in the Classical World and an A Level Latin translation masterclass.
The cost of the Conference is £10 for students from independent schools and £5 for students from state schools.
The Conference will start at 9.30am and end at 1.15pm.
For further details and to book places at the Conference please email Joanna Johnson at johnsonj@solsch.org.uk.
Looking forward to seeing you and your students at the Conference!
The BMCA Committee
A Date for your Diary – A BMCA Special Event!
At 5.30pm on Thursday 16 March 2016, Natalie Haynes ‘Honour amongst Thebes’.

The Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association Texts and Topics Conference, Saturday 11 March 2017
2017-03-11 08:30 - 12:30 | University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
The Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association: Texts and Topics Conference, Saturday 11 March 2017
The BMCA is holding its annual Texts and Topics Conference on Saturday 11 March 2017.
The Conference is open to all Sixth Form students studying any Classical subject at A Level. There will be sessions on a variety of set authors such as Homer, Virgil, Cicero and Tacitus, as well as on Latin Love elegy and Greek Tragedy. There will also be an Art and Architecture handling session and a Latin Unseens masterclass, and our plenary talk will be on Women in the Ancient World.
The Conference starts at 9.30am and will finish at 1.15pm, and will be held on the third floor of the Arts Building at the University of Birmingham.
The Conference fee is £10 for students from independent schools, and £5 for students from state schools.
For further information about the day please contact Joanna Johnson at johnsonj@solsch.org.uk

LONDON GREEK & LATIN READING COMPETITION 2017
2017-03-15 13:00 - 15:30 | Queen’s College, 43-9 Harley street, London, W1G 8BT, United Kingdom
THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION
LONDON GREEK & LATIN READING COMPETITION 2017

The 2016 competition will be held on WEDNESDAY 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 about 4.30 pm.
Our judges will be John Taylor, author of many Greek and Latin text books, and Gail Trimble of Trinity College Oxford.
Schools and individuals not entering candidates for the competition, but who would like their staff or pupils to learn more about spoken Latin and Greek, perhaps with a view to entering another year, are warmly encouraged to attend, as are friends and parents of the candidates. Home educated pupils are also invited to enter any of these sections.
We will break for tea after the first two sections, from about 3:00 p.m. – 3.20 p.m.
The competition is in six sections, with ONE ENTRY only from each school per section, as follows:

Beginners’ Latin, open to pupils who have not yet completed 5 terms of Latin (either an individual or group of 3 candidates): Cambridge Latin Course, Book I, St 5, page 61, Poppaea, including all the narrator’s words and stage instructions.

Beginners’ Greek, open to pupils who have not yet completed 5 terms of Greek: Anacreontea, The Grasshopper

Pre-GCSE Latin, open to pupils who have not yet taken GCSE in Latin: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 4, lines 305 – 324.

Greek Dialogue, open to an individual or a pair of candidates at any stage: Sophocles’ Antigone, lines 502 – 523

Open Latin, open to one candidate at any stage: Tacitus, Annals, Book 1, Ch 17.

Greek Chorus, open to a group of six to 10 pupils at any stage: Sophocles’ Antigone, lines 332 – 375.

N.B. No candidate may be entered for more than one Latin section. Entries should be sent using the form below to the organiser, with the fee of £30.00 per school, by Friday 10th February 2017.
There will be no charge for non-competing schools/individuals.
Commemorative prizes will be awarded.
Guidance | Application Form | Passages
Please note: copies of the passages marked with macrons, and the metre for the chorus, as well as unmarked passages, will be sent to all school and individuals who apply. The macrons and metre will not be included in the copies from which the candidates will read at the competition .
Send or email replies to:
Mrs Sarah Harrison
Head of Classics
Queen’s College
43 – 49 Harley Street
London
W1G 8BT
Tel: 020 7 291 7033 e-mail sharrison@qcl.org.uk
PLEASE fill in all the details on the attached application form.

Swansea University schools’ day
2017-03-15 - 2017-03-16 | Swansea University
Swansea University schools’ day (contact e.bracke@swansea.ac.uk for more info)

Virgil’s Aeneid: between Homer and Rome
2017-03-16 18:00 - 19:00 | AKS, Clifton Drive South, Lytham, Sta Anne's, Lancashire, FY8 1DT, United Kingdom
Virgil’s Aeneid: between Homer and Rome
Dr Gail Trimble
Associate Professor in Classical Languages and Literature
University of Oxford
Thursday 16th March 7pm

Lytham St Annes Classical Association
Enjoy all our 2016-17 lectures for just £12 a year (students £5)!
Email: lsaclassics@gmail.com for further details or send cheques payable to LSA Classical Association to The Treasurer, LSA CA, 34 Myra Road, Lytham St Annes, FY8 1EB.
Or just come along to any lecture: we’d love to see you!
AKS, Main Entrance, Clifton Drive South, Lytham St Annes FY8 1DT
Lectures 7 – 8pm Doors open at 6.15pm

Bristol Classics Hub: GCSE and A Level Classical Civilisation Study Day
2017-03-19 - 2017-03-20 | University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TH, United Kingdom
On Monday 20th March 2017, the Bristol Classics Hub will be hosting a Classical Civilisation Study Day at the University of Bristol for GCSE and A Level students. There will be four sessions during the day on the following topics:

Sex and Gender in the Ancient World
Augustus and The Aeneid
Greek Tragedy
Homer’s Odyssey

Each session will be divided into two halves: for the first 30 minutes, an academic from the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Bristol will deliver an engaging, accessible lecture on the topic. In the second half, current undergraduate and postgraduate Classics students will facilitate interactive sessions which will enable more in-depth discussion of questions raised in the lectures. The sessions will be accessible even to those who have not studied a particular topic before.
The study day will run from 10am until 3pm and there is no cost to attend. There will be refreshments during the two breaks but lunch will not be provided. Students will be able to eat their own packed lunch in the conference rooms.
During the second session of the day, Alex Orgee from OCR Classics will be delivering some training for teachers. This will focus on the changes to Classics and Ancient History examination specifications and will be particularly useful for those schools transitioning from AQA to OCR Classical Civilisation. University of Bristol tutors will also be present throughout the day to answer any questions you may have about the university application process or about EPQ support. You might also like to take the chance to network with other professionals engaged in Classics outreach and teaching.
For further details about this event, please visit our website http://www.bristol.ac.uk/classics/hub/events/. If you have any questions or would like to book student places for the study day, please contact Hannah Walsh: h.walsh@bristol.ac.uk.

An Introduction to the Presocratics
2017-03-20 15:30 - 16:30 | St Paul’s Girls’ School, London, United Kingdom
On Monday 20th March at 4.30 pm, Dr Tom Mackenzie will be speaking on:
‘The First Philosophers? An Introduction to the Presocratics’
Histories of Western philosophy tend to start with the archaic Greek thinkers known as the Presocratics. Yet their theories (as far as we can reconstruct them from the few surviving fragments of their work) concern very different topics from what we would expect of philosophers today. In this talk, Dr Mackenzie will provide an overview of some of the key figures within this group (Thales, Anaximander, Xenophanes, Heraclitus, Parmenides, Zeno, Empedocles, Democritus), address some of the problems in trying to reconstruct their thought, and explore some respects in which the label of ‘Philosophy’ both is and is not fitting for their work.
Dr Mackenzie is A G Leventis Research Fellow at University College, London, and the Presocratics are one of his specialisms.
The talk is hosted by the St Paul’s Girls’ School Classics Society. Tea and cake will be served from 4.00 in the Dining Hall and the talk will be held in the Old Library. The event will finish between 5.30 and 6.00. There is no charge.
The address of the school is St Paul’s Girls’ School, Brook Green, London, W6 7BS; main telephone 020 7603 2288. The nearest tube is Hammersmith.
All are welcome, but if you or your pupils would like to attend, please email Gregory Wilsdon at gregory.wilsdon@spgs.org with their names as soon as possible and at the latest by Friday 17th March. Please note that we are now required to compile a list of names of those attending in advance, and that all adults attending should bring a form of photo ID.

Prometheus Bound in Greek at St Paul’s Girls’ School
2017-03-22 17:00 - 18:00 | St Paul’s Girls’ School, London, United Kingdom
Following in the steps of Bacchae, Hecuba, Medea, Electra, and Antigone in recent years, the classical students of St Paul’s Girls’ School are mounting a production of Aeschylus’s Prometheus Bound 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 22nd March in the Singing Hall. It will last for about 40 minutes. Refreshments will be available from 5.30 pm.
The address of the school is St Paul’s Girls’ School, Brook Green, London, W6 7BS; main telephone 020 7603 2288. The nearest tube is Hammersmith.
There is no charge. However, places are limited and it is essential to book seats in advance, although tickets will not be issued. If you or any pupils from your school would like to attend, please email Gregory Wilsdon at gregory.wilsdon@spgs.org with a list of names as soon as possible and at the latest by Friday 17th March.

''The Poetry of Pop: Was ancient drama the rock music of its era?”
2017-03-22 18:30 - 19:30 | Dorset
St Gabriel’s Classics Department presents:

‘The Poetry of Pop: Was ancient drama the rock music of its era?’

It is with great excitement and anticipation that the Classics Department announces its latest talk. Speaking on the subject of lyricism modern and ancient we have the bass and keyboard players of ‘The Cure’ (think ‘Lovecats’, ‘Friday I’m in Love’ or ‘Boys don’t cry’) talking on how modern music finds its lyrical and musical inspiration. ‘The Cure’ are arguably one of the ‘super-bands’ of the 80’s up to the present day, so this is an incredible opportunity to hear about the creative process in action. For the ancient perspective, we have Dr. Henry Stead, author of ‘A Cockney Catullus’ and translator of Greek and Roman tragedy. He has also made a major contribution to the Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama and is the founder and director of London Poetry Systems.

This event is being promoted to encourage the notion that the ancient and modern worlds are not as far apart as people sometimes think. It will be taking place on Wednesday 22nd March in the Sports Hall at 7.30p.m. We envisage the talk lasting until around 9.00. Refreshments will be provided.

The talk is free, but we are asking for donations to support the teaching and promotion of Classics: all money raised will go to Classics for All which supports the teaching of Classics. It is open to anyone with an interest in Classics, music, drama, poetry or any other field of learning: few things are more inspiring than watching experts in their field.

If you would like to attend this talk, please fill in the form below as soon as possible. We anticipate great demand for this event, so to avoid disappointment please do return your slips as quickly as possible.

Yours,

Mr. Ives, Head of Classics

I would like tickets for ”The Poetry of Pop: Was ancient drama the rock music of its era?’ on Wednesday, March 22nd 2017.

Name:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
