The Classics Library

Roman York: New Light on an Ancient City
2015-10-15 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | AKS, Clifton Drive South, Lytham, Sta Anne's, Lancashire, FY8 1DT, United Kingdom
A talk by archaeologist and author Patrick Ottaway
Thursday 15th October at 7pm
Lectures 7 – 8pm Doors open at 6.15pm
AKS, Main Entrance, Clifton Drive South, Lytham St Annes FY8 1DT
Free to members
Non-members £5
Everyone Welcome
Free Car Parking

Lytham St Annes Classical Association
2015 – 16 Lecture Programme
lsaclassics@gmail.com Membership just £12 (students £5) a year

Ovid's Metamorphoses, a production by Pants on Fire
2015-10-22 - 2015-10-30 | Earl Haig Hall, London, N8 9TH, United Kingdom
Pants on Fire’s award-winning, sell-out actor-musician extravaganza presents ancient myths as you’ve never see them before! A swell party fusing magical stagecraft and breathtaking imagery which relocates Ovid’s epic tales of fantastical transformation to the dark and delicious times of WWII.
Cupid – an evacuee with a catapult, Narcissus – an iconic Hollywood heartthrob drooling over his own cinematic image and The Chorus- Andrews-like sisters finding close harmony amid cosmic chaos.
An exploration of man’s inextricable link with nature and the universe. At a time when the earth is beginning another metamorphosis and humankind finds itself on the brink of change, these prescient ancient myths strike a poignant chord.

Ask An Expert: Ancient Literature (24th October, Cambridge)
2015-10-24 13:00 - 17:00 | Museum of Classical Archaeology, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA, United Kingdom
Try to flummox our academic staff with your questions about ancient literature! Whether you are new to ancient texts or come bearing a well-loved copy of your own, our resident specialists will be on hand to help you find answers.
Students bearing their set texts are especially welcome.
LINE UP:
12-1pm Greek tragedy (Prof. Richard Hunter)
1-2pm Virgil (Prof. Philip Hardie)
2-1pm Homer (Dr. Helen van Norden)
3-4pm Ovid (Dr. Ingo Gildenhard)
Drop-in.
This event is part of the University of Cambridge’s Festival of Ideas.

Classical Courses and Workshops for Primary School Children
2015-11-02 15:30 - 17:00 | East Oxford Community Classics Centre, Cheney Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7QH, United Kingdom
We are delighted to announce a number of courses and events aimed at primary age children at the East Oxford Community Classics Centre this autumn and winter. These are listed as follows:

One off events and talks:

Mosaics Workshop
Thursday 1st October, 4 until 5pm – for all ages
Further details at http://eoccc.org.uk/roman-crafts-day

Creative Writing through Classics Workshop with author Robin Price
Monday 2nd November, 3.45 – 5pm – , for years 5s and 6s
Further details at http://eoccc.org.uk/creative-writing-through-classics-workshop-with-author-robin-price

Courses and clubs:

Archaeology club for years 4, 5 and 6
Starting Tuesday 3rd November, 3.30 – 4.30pm and running for six weeks
Further details at http://eoccc.org.uk/archaeology-club-for-years-four-to-six

Roman Cookery course for years 5 and 6
Starting Thursday 5th November, 3.30 – 4.45 and running for six weeks
Further details at http://eoccc.org.uk/roman-cookery-for-year-5s-6s

To book for any of these, simply email info@irisproject.org.uk with the name of the workshop in the title. All of courses and events are free of charge, although we welcome donations which can be made via our website at http://www.eoccc.org.uk/support-us

Finally, a reminder of our Festival of Lost Cities on 18th January, 206 – this will be a large community festival for all ages, with activities, stalls, theatre, dance and artefact trails. More details at http://www.eoccc.org.uk/festival-of-lost-cities

Creative Writing and Classics Workshop by author
2015-11-02 15:45 - 17:00 | East Oxford Community Classics Centre, Cheney Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7QH, United Kingdom
Monday 2nd November 3.45 – 5pm
at the East Oxford Community Classics Centre www.eoccc.org.uk
A fun and engaging Creative Writing Workshop for ages 9 to 11. run by Robin Price, author of Spartapuss
The Spartapuss series is set in ancient Rome and ancient Britain, in a world ruled by cats. Humans do not exist! There are 5 books in the original series, I Am Spartapuss, Catligula, Die Clawdius, Boudicat and Cleocatra’s Kushion. In 2014 a new series called The Olympuss Games was launched, featuring the Son of Spartapuss and his fiery friend Furia.
In this workshop, Robin will talk about his exciting books and children will get to have a go at Roman story-writing!
To book please email info@irisproject.org.uk stating the workshop title in your title.

Ancient Rome in a Digital Age
2015-11-03 18:45 - 20:00 | Queen’s University, Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
A Classical Association in Northern Ireland talk.
Dr Daniëlle Slootjes (University of Nijmegen)
Tuesday 3rd November, 6:45
Queen’s University, Lanyon Building, Canada Room

Sanskrit in UK Schools? A one-day seminar for Classics teachers
2015-11-05 | Function Room, Henriette Raphael Building, KCL Guy’s Campus
Sanskrit in UK Schools?
A one-day seminar for Classics teachers interested in introducing Sanskrit at their schools
Tuesday, November 3, 2015, 11am-5pm
Function Room, Henriette Raphael Building, KCL Guy’s Campus
(one-minute walk from London Bridge)
Sanskrit is a classical language closely related to Greek and Latin which opens the door to a wealth of literary and philosophical traditions.
This seminar will offer:

A brief introduction to the Sanskrit language and an overview of its literature
Thoughts on how schools and Classics departments may profit from introducing Sanskrit to their curriculum
Sanskrit for Classicists: how to use your knowledge of Latin and Greek to learn Sanskrit more easily
An overview of the teaching and examination materials (from complete beginners to A Level)
An introduction to the resources for self-study: a complete video course; a large variety of online aids
An opportunity to ask any questions you may have about Sanskrit

For several decades, St James Schools have been teaching Sanskrit to primary- and secondary-school pupils. We have developed age-appropriate materials which take complete beginners to GCSE and beyond to AS and A Level (administered by Cambridge International Examinations).
There is no charge for the day and tea/coffee etc. will be provided. All registered participants will be given a copy of our introductory textbook.
For further information or to indicate your interest in attending this event,
contact Antonia Ruppel (PhD Classics Cantab.) : a.ruppel@stjamesboys.co.uk
Organisers: Sanskrit @ St James

Latin Teacher Training Day : 7 November 2015, Swansea University
2015-11-07 | Swansea University
A full day of teacher training for (prospective) teachers of Latin at primary school by Steven Hunt (Cambridge), Evelien Bracke (Swansea), and Jayne Treasure (Crickhowell).
For full information and downloadable forms and details, visit http://cymruwalesclassicshub.weebly.com/events.html.

The Ancient Guide to Modern Life: Natalie Haynes at STREAM South London Book Festival
2015-11-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Streatham & Clapham High School, 42 Abbotswood Rd, London, SW16 1AW, United Kingdom
THE ANCIENT GUIDE TO MODERN LIFE
WITH NATALIE HAYNES
AT STREAM SOUTH LONDON BOOK FESTIVAL
12 NOON – 1.00 PM SATURDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2015
The multi-talented Natalie Haynes, writer (non-fiction: The Ancient Guide to Modern Life, fiction: Amber Fury, children’s book: The Great Escape), critic and broadcaster, classicist and former stand-up comic, with The Ancient Guide to Modern Life.
Whether political, cultural or social, there are endless parallels between the ancient and modern worlds. Whether it’s the murder of Caesar or the political assassination of Thatcher; the narrative arc of the hit HBO series The Wire or that of Oedipus; the popular enthusiasm for the Emperor Titus or President Obama – over and over again we can be seen to be living very much like people did 2,000 or more years ago. Our lives are infinitely richer if we take the time to look at what the Greeks and Romans have given us in politics and law, religion and philosophy and education, and to learn how people really lived in Athens, Rome, Sparta and Alexandria.
Natalie Haynes takes us through a lively and humorous re-examination of the ancient world and its relevance to modern life.
STREAM2015, Streatham & Clapham High School, 42 Abbotswood Rd, London SW16 1AW.
For further information visit www.STREAM2015.co.uk

St Swithun's Classics Inspiration Day 2015
2015-11-12 | St Swithin’s School, Alresford Rd, Winchester, SO21 1HA, United Kingdom
We are pleased to announce that St Swithun’s School Winchester will once again hold a Classics Inspiration Day on Thursday 12 November 2015, from 10am until 3pm. The day is aimed primarily at students in years 10 and 11 and is free of charge. A packed lunch will be provided. This year the speakers and the titles of their talks are:
Edith Hall: Why the Ancient Greeks Matter
Stephen Harrison: Rome and Hollywood
Llewelyn Morgan: Aeneas’ off-the-shoulder number: clothes and philosophy in ancient Rome
Richard Foster: What we can learn from Greek vases
For further information or to register interest, please contact Claire Webster: websterc@stswithuns.com

Classics Week at Hitchin Girls' School
2015-11-16 - 2015-11-20 | Hitchin Girls’ School, Highbury Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 9RS , United Kingdom
Classics Week at Hitchin Girls’ School
16th to 20th November
The Classics Department is holding its first Classics Week to celebrate all things ancient. There is a packed programme of events, including a series of evening lectures open to the entire community. We hope that you will be able to join us.
All lectures (listed below) will be held in the VI Form Centre behind the Main School. Refreshments will be available and everything will be free of charge. Doors open at 5.30pm and there will be an opportunity for Questions and Answers after each session. We expect each event to finish by around 8.30pm.
For more information, please feel free to email: lisa.hay@hgs.herts.sch.uk or visit www.hgs.herts.sch.uk

Why Greek is still a living language and Latin isn't: a talk by Dr Rupert Thompson
2015-11-16 16:30 - 18:00 | St Paul’s Girls’ School, London, United Kingdom
On Monday 16th November at 4.30 pm, Dr Rupert Thompson will be speaking on:
‘Why Greek is still a living language and Latin isn’t’
Latin is universally held to be a ‘dead language’, but Greek has since antiquity been the language of the Hellenic people and remains the official language of Greece and Cyprus to the present day. What is meant by a ‘dead language’? How do languages ‘die’? And what accounts for the different fates of Latin and Greek?
Rupert Thompson is Lecturer in Classics (Philology and Linguistics) and Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge. He has a particular interest in historical and comparative linguistics.
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 expected numbers as soon as possible and at the latest by Friday 13th November.

Sixth Form Classics Conference at the Harrodian School
2015-11-20 | Harrodian School, Lonsdale Road, London, SW13 9QN, United Kingdom
On Friday 20th November 2015 the Harrodian will be hosting their annual Sixth Form Classics conference. The talks will be on Homer and Virgil, Greek Tragedy, Ancient Comedy and Ovid. For more information please contact gseaton@harrodian.com

Electra: A Production at St Mary's College, Crosby
2015-11-20 - 2015-11-23 | St Mary’s School, Crosby, Everest Road, Liverpool, L23 5TW , United Kingdom
News of a forthcoming production…
We are setting the play in the slums of New Orleans with a live Jazz band accompanying the Choral Odes and we have been strongly influenced by the horror genre in our approach.
The play will be performed at St Mary’s College in Crosby on the 20th November and in the Stanley Theatre at the University of Liverpool on the 23rd November. Please email electra@stmarys.lpool.sch.uk for details.
I am very confident that bringing students to this play would have a positive effect in the classroom regarding the key themes and the situation on stage. We even have a severed head!

Perspectives on Greek History: A Classical Association Teaching Board INSET day on the history of ancient Greece and its teaching
2015-11-21 | University of Leeds, LS2 9JT
Perspectives on Greek History:
A Classical Association Teaching Board INSET day on the history of ancient Greece and its teaching
University of Leeds, 10am-4pm, Saturday, 21st November 2015.

The teaching of classical Greek history is rewarding – for both teacher and student — at every level of engagement: it gives its practitioners the opportunity to explore, within a single historical era, the workings of exciting subjects like identity, warfare, democracy, and social memory. But it entails also profound challenges: how do we teach the ‘history’ of a period for which the chronology is flimsy and the sources are deeply moralistic, often fragmentary, and sometimes intertwined with political and mythographical perspectives? In this INSET day, lectures and workshops will assess the relationship between Greek literature, historiography, political philosophy and history. We will discuss the image of Greek history in modern media; we will, in association with the Leeds Museum, explore the perspectives that material evidence can introduce to the study of Greek history. There will also be a forum for discussion of the future of ancient history and the prospects for the new OCR specifications.
The event is designed to support those who already teach or would like to teach Greek history topics in the classroom (at any level: Key Stage 2, GCSE, A-Level, Continuing Education), and we anticipate that it will offer something to established, new and prospective teachers of Ancient History and Classical Civilisation.
Registration for the event is free, and includes coffee and lunch. All those who sign up for the event will be required to confirm their attendance at the start of November. Owing to the generosity of Leeds University and the support of the Classical Association Teaching Board, we are able to offer a small number of (limited) travel bursaries.
To register for the even, please do so electronically: https://greek-history-inset.eventbrite.co.uk/
If you wish to apply for a travel bursary, please email Dr. Peter Liddel at Peter.Liddel@manchester.ac.uk, who will supply an application form. The deadline for bursary applications is Thursday October 1st, and preference will be give to applicants who have no access to institutional support (e.g. from their school or other employer).

Plenary sessions:
Dr Emma Stafford (University of Leeds): ‘The curse of 300? Popular culture and teaching the Spartans’
Dr Natalie Burns (Leeds Museum): The Greek antiquities in the Leeds Museum: A Guided Tour
Dr Peter Liddel (University of Manchester): ‘Greek Inscriptions: resources and insights in the classroom and beyond’.

Workshops (when booking, please specify, in order of preference, which you would be interested in attending):
Nina Wallace (Queen Mary’s College, Basingstoke): ‘Making Thucydides accessible for all AS/A-Level students’
Alexander Orgee (OCR): ‘Changes to the Ancient History specifications’
Dr Roger Brock (University of Leeds): ‘Looking afresh at Herodotus’ Persian Wars’
David Hodgkinson (St Helen and St Katharine, Abingdon): ‘Socrates in Context’

'The Romans and their gods' - A weekend Latin course at Gloucester Cathedral: 21-22 Nov 2015
2015-11-21 - 2015-11-22 | Gloucester Cathedral, 12 College Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2LY, United Kingdom
A weekend Latin course at Gloucester Cathedral: 21-22 Nov 2015
‘The Romans and their gods’
presented by George Sharpley
Through ancient writings and poems (some Latin needed) the course will explore

identities and functions of these gods: the ones we know so well – the Romanized Greek ones (how did that come about?) – and a multitude of others
different levels of belief/acknowledgement: belief, superstition, ritualistic reflex and rational disregard
a few of the finest stories in ancient literature

Go here for more details and enrolment.

Talk by Susan Deacy, Roehampton University - Athena, Power of Craft and Creativity
2015-11-26 16:45 - 17:45 | New Hall School, The Avenue, Chelmsford, CM3 3HS, United Kingdom
We are delighted that Dr Susan Deacy will be speaking at New Hall on the subject of ‘Athena: Power of Craft and Creativity’ on Thursday 26th November from 4.45 to 5.45 pm in the Jubilee Hall, New Hall School.
Dr Deacy is currently Principal Lecturer in the Department of Humanities at the University of Roehampton. Dr Deacy is a National Teaching Fellow with a strong interest in ancient Greek religion and mythology among other topics. I can strongly recommend this talk not only to those students studying or considering classical subjects but also those studying English and History.
If you are interested in attending this event, please email h.morrison@newhallschool.co.uk by 16th November, indicating the number of seats required. There is no entrance charge for this event. Tea and coffee will be provided.

Talk: Dr Luke Pitcher, 'Our friends in the North: Caesar and Tacitus on Barbarian Management'
2015-12-02 16:10 - 17:00 | Magdalen College School, Oxford, OX4 1DZ , United Kingdom
All schools are welcome to come to Magdalen College School (Oxford) on Wednesday, 2nd December at 4.10 p.m. for a talk by Dr Luke Pitcher (Somerville College, Oxford), entitled ‘Our friends in the North: Caesar and Tacitus on Barbarian Management’. This promises to be a lively and engaging talk for GCSE and A-level students, so please do advertise it to your students!
If large groups intend to come, it would be appreciated if an email could be sent to tfoot@mcsoxford.org.

‘Keeping up Appearances: Roman Emperors on Display’
2015-12-03 18:45 - 20:00 | Queen’s University, Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
A Classical Association in Northern Ireland talk.

Dr Martijn Icks (QUB)
Thursday 3rd December 2015, 6.45 p.m. (followed by winter drinks)
The Bell Lecture Theatre, Physics Building, Queen’s University, Belfast

Workshop on using inscriptions in Roman Britain module Classical Civilization
2016-01-13 14:30 - 16:00 | Radnor House, School Pope's Villa, Cross Deep, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 4QG, United Kingdom
Workshop on using inscriptions in Roman Britain module Classical Civilization for 6.2 students and teachers at Radnor House, School Pope’s Villa, Cross Deep, Twickenham, Middlesex TW1 4QG
January 13th 2016 2.30 – 4.00pm
(sorry for the short notice!)
There will be handouts but copy of LACTOR on inscriptions of Roman Britain wd be helpful
Contact Lucy Bird on lbird@radnorhouse.org or cgrocock@bedales.org.uk

Saxa Loquuntur
2016-01-16 | St Alban’s Cathedral Study Centre, Sumpter Yard, St Alban's, Hertfordshire, AL1 1BY, United Kingdom
On Saturday 16 January, Prof Peter Kruschwitz (University of Reading) will be leading a Study Day at St Albans Cathedral on reading inscriptions, and a few places are still available. To book, visit https://www.stalbanscathedral.org/learning/study-centre/study-days/the-stones-are-talking, or call 01727 890290. The day costs £22, but £5 places are available to those in full time education; email studycentre@stalbanscathedral.org for information.
Saxa Loquuntur (‘The Stones Are Talking’)
‘In our lives we are constantly surrounded by inscriptions – by writing in the public sphere. Whether or not we decide to take up these offers to communicate with others through lettered objects, at the very least we are aware of their existence: the presence of an interface through which worlds present and past are trying to interact with us. Based on the collection of St Albans Cathedral, this study day will offer an opportunity to embark on an intellectual journey that will explore the voices, concerns, and desires of past generations through Latin (and English) inscriptions, in hands-on, practical, and in theoretical terms, bringing back to life the voices of those who inhabited this world before us.’

Festival of Ancient Cities
2016-01-18 | East Oxford Community Classics Centre, Cheney Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7QH, United Kingdom
On 18th January 2016, 3.30 – 7pm, the East Oxford Community Classics Centre is holding a Festival of Ancient Cities on Monday 18th January. This event is a celebration of the great classical cities, and areas of the school will be themed on different ancient sites! All visitors will be given a passport which they can get stamped for visiting the different regions, and will also be able to follow our artefact treasure trails across the school.
All ages are most welcome to attend – there will be activities and events suitable for every age range.
From 3.30 – 5.45pm there will be activities, stalls and exhibitions, a walk-through lost cities exhibition in the Library and the opportunity to see our artefact mural trails. There will also be live music and drama performances, including the award-winning UNMYTHABLE.
We are also hosting the following talks from authors and experts:
3.15 – 3.45 – Michael Scott, broadcaster, presenter and author of From Democrat to Kings and Delphi and Olympia
4.15 – 4.45 – Natalie Haynes, broadcaster, presenter and author of The Ancient Guide to Modern Life and Amber Fury
5 – 5.30 – Martha Kearney, broadcaster and presenter
6 – 7 – Bettany Hughes, broadcaster, presenter and author of The Hemlock Cup and Helen of Troy
The festival itself does not require booking (unless you are a large group), but author talks do need to be booked, and can be done so by emailing info@irisproject.org.uk, stating which talk(s) in the title.
Details at http://eoccc.org.uk/festival-of-lost-cities

Warwick University Classics Department's Ancient Drama Festival for Schools 2016
2016-01-25 | Warwick University, Gibbet Hill Road, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
“Today has taught me that Greek theatre is still just as important in today’s society.” “Well done to all involved - the students said they haven’t laughed so much in ages!”
Testimonial from students attending the Ancient Drama Day
The students and staff at the University of Warwick Department of Classics would like to invite teachers and students to our annual ancient drama day for schools on Monday 25th January 2016.
The day will focus around a special schools’ performance of Aristophanes Lysistrata, produced and directed by the Classics students at Warwick (translated into English by Clive Letchford, Teaching Fellow in the department), to be performed in the main theatre of Warwick University’s prestigious Arts Centre.
Supporting the performance, we are organising a series of lectures and seminars specifically for school students to link in with Latin, Greek, Classical Civilisation, Ancient History, Drama and English syllabuses at GCSE and AS/A2 (no previous knowledge of the subject area or play will be expected). These include:

– An introduction to the world of ancient theatre
– An examination of the main themes of the Lysistrata
– An investigation into the experience of ancient drama
– Close analysis of several ancient comedies and their relationship to tragedy
– An investigation into the issues of sex and gender raised by the play
– An investigation into the political and historical circumstances surrounding the production of the play
– A workshop on the problems and opportunities of producing ancient drama in the modern era
The day will begin at 11am and finish at 5pm. Detailed timings will be announced in due course. There will be no cost for the event, but attendees are asked to organise their own transportation and lunch (there are many venues on campus from which to purchase food).
Can I please ask you to give me an indication of your attendance + rough numbers of students by 30th November 2014 to Dr Michael Scott, m.c.scott@warwick.ac.uk

For more information on Outreach and Widening Participation activities in Classics at Warwick:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/research/outreach/

Prof. Stephen Heyworth, 'Ovid's Amores: a sequence of programmes'
2016-01-25 16:10 - 17:10 | Magdalen College School, Oxford, OX4 1DZ , United Kingdom
All schools and school-pupils are welcome to come to Magdalen College School (Oxford) on Monday, 25th January 2016 at 4.10 p.m. for a talk by Prof. Stephen Heyworth (Wadham College, Oxford), entitled ‘Ovid’s Amores: a sequence of programmes’, which will focus on poems 1.1, 2.1, and 3.1.
If you are bringing a large group (or for further information), please email Timothy Foot (tfoot@mcsoxford.org).

Marriage and Divorce in Ancient Rome: a talk by Professor Susan Treggiari
2016-01-27 16:00 - 18:00 | St Paul’s Girls’ School, London, United Kingdom
On Wednesday 27th January at 4.30 pm, Professor Susan Treggiari will be speaking on:
Marriage and Divorce in Ancient Rome
Marriage ‘for the sake of creating children’ was different from that of the Christian West in recent times. The talk will present selected texts (in translation) from jurists, literary sources and tombstones in order to suggest a picture of relationships between husbands and wives, especially among the upper classes during the period from 100 BC to AD 200. No knowledge of Latin or Roman history is pre-supposed.
Professor Treggiari is Honorary Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford and Professor Emeritus of Stanford University. Among her books published are Roman Marriage: Iusti Coniuges from the time of Cicero to the time of Ulpian and Roman Social History.
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 expected numbers as soon as possible and at the latest by Monday 25th January.

GCSE Latin Conference, Guildford, 28th January
2016-01-28 | Holy Trinity Church, High Street, Guildford, GU1 3RR, United Kingdom
GUILDFORD CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION G.C.S.E. LATIN CONFERENCE.
Thursday 28th January 2016
At Holy Trinity Church, High Street, Guildford. GU1 3RR

10.00 Lecture Prof Stephen Harrison. ‘Nisus and Euryalus: The Impossible Mission?’
11.20 Lecture Prof Roland Mayer. ‘The Elder Pliny: an unlikely hero.’
Please contact p.forrest-biggs@farnborough-hill.org.uk if you would like to attend with your students, and for further information.

How to End a Greek Tragedy
2016-01-28 17:30 - 19:00 | University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
‘How to end a Greek Tragedy’ BMCA New Year Lecture with Felix Budelmann
The Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association would like to invite you to this year’s New Year Lecture on Thursday 28th January 2016 at 5.30pm in the Arts Building, on the University of Birmingham’s Edgbaston Campus.
Professor Felix Budelmann (Oxford) will be speaking on ‘How to end a Greek Tragedy’ and it promises to be a very interesting and informative evening.
Booking is not required, but schools and individuals do need to be members of the BMCA. Membership costs £10 for an independent school or individual and £5 for a state school Membership can be paid at the lecture – just turn up! For further information please contact the BMCA on bm.classicalassociation@contacts.bham.ac.uk
Looking forward to seeing many of you there,
The BMCA Committee

AS Level Latin Literature Conference: Francis Holland School
2016-01-29 | Francis Holland School, Clarence Gate, London, NW1 6XR, United Kingdom
The Classics Department at Francis Holland School will be continuing its annual tradition of holding a day devoted to the AS level Latin set texts on Friday 29th January 2016.
Prof. Matthew Leigh from St Anne’s College, Oxford and Dr. Elena Giusti from St John’s Collge, Cambridge, will be coming this year to enthuse and inform this years’ AS Latinists on Ovid Metamorphoses III and Cicero de Imperio. Each of them will give two lectures on different aspects of the texts and contexts.
The conference will be from 10am till 3pm. Generous refreshments will be provided for morning coffee and in between lectures, but not lunch, which should be taken off -premises. There is a charge of £10 per person to cover costs. A full programme of the day will be advertised as the date approaches.
Reservations will be accepted by e-mail, but only payment will fully secure booking.
For further information, and to reserve/book, please contact Jeannie Cohen at: jeannie.cohen@fhs-nw1.org.uk
Hana Packford
Head of Classics
Francis Holland School, Regent’s Park

The Greeks and Us, a Public Lecture by Alastair Blanshard
2016-02-01 19:00 - 20:15 | Warwick Arts Centre
An enthralling tale of why we are still indebted to, and fascinated by, the ancient world.
A public lecture by Alastair Blanshard, Paul Eliadis, Chair of Classics at the University of Queensland Australia, who is the Institute of Advanced Study Visiting Fellow at Warwick January –February 2016.
Click here for the flyer!

Classics Courses at the Institute of Continuing Education, Cambridge
2016-02-05 - 2016-02-07 | Institute of Continuing Education, Madingley Hall, Cambridge, CB23 8AQ, United Kingdom
Reading Classical Greek: Advanced Greek (5-7 Feb 2016): http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/component/courses/?view=course&cid=18012
Reading Classical Greek: Intermediate Greek (5-7 Feb 2016): http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/component/courses/?view=course&cid=18022
Reading Classical Greek: Continuing Beginners (Students who began in September 2014 – Group D) (5-7 Feb 2016): http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/component/courses/?view=course&cid=18032
Reading Classical Greek: Continuing Beginners (Students who began in September 2015 – Group E) (5-7 Feb 2016): http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/component/courses/?view=course&cid=18042
