Events

What the Stoics can teach us about living through the Covid-19 crisis A Lawyers Group Event with Professor A. C. Grayling, hosted by Sir Rupert Jackson. Thursday 11 March | 18:00 GMT Stoicism was the ethical outlook of educated people in the Hellenic and Roman periods of classical antiquity for over 500 years, and remained influential among … Continue reading "What the Stoics can teach us about living through the Covid-19 crisis, with Professor A. C. Grayling"

The British School at Athens is delighted to invite UK school teachers to attend a free virtual CPD course, focussing on the OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation module ‘The Homeric World’. The course is intended both for those who already teach the new GCSE (or similar specifications), and also for those who have never taught the subject … Continue reading "BSA Virtual Course | ‘The Homeric World’"

The British School at Athens is delighted to invite UK school teachers to attend a free virtual CPD course, focussing on the OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation module ‘The Homeric World’. The course is intended both for those who already teach the new GCSE (or similar specifications), and also for those who have never taught the subject … Continue reading "BSA Virtual Course | ‘The Homeric World’"

The British School at Athens is delighted to invite UK school teachers to attend a free virtual CPD course, focussing on the OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation module ‘The Homeric World’. The course is intended both for those who already teach the new GCSE (or similar specifications), and also for those who have never taught the subject … Continue reading "BSA Virtual Course | ‘The Homeric World’"

Charlotte Higgins Chief Culture Writer at The Guardian, Classicist and Author

The British School at Athens is delighted to invite UK school teachers to attend a free virtual CPD course, focussing on the OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation module ‘The Homeric World’. The course is intended both for those who already teach the new GCSE (or similar specifications), and also for those who have never taught the subject … Continue reading "BSA Virtual Course | ‘The Homeric World’"

Stoicism and After: Philosophy and Life A Lawyers Group event with Professor A. C. Grayling, hosted by Sir Rupert Jackson. Tuesday 27 April | 18:00 BST Back by popular demand, Professor A. C. Grayling has generously offered to host a sequel to his recent talk on What the Stoics can teach us about living through the Covid-19 crisis. … Continue reading "Stoicism and After: Philosophy and Life"

Tuesday 27th April at 7.30 p.m. (on Zoom) Dr Rebecca Usherwood (Trinity College Dublin) How to retire (if you're a Roman emperor) On the 1st May 305, Diocletian and Maximian, who had ruled the Roman Empire together for twenty years, abdicated. This was an action without precedent in Roman history, and a radical departure from … Continue reading "“How to retire (if you’re a Roman emperor)” Dr Rebecca Usherwood (Trinity College Dublin)"

From the folks at the OGP... The Oxford Greek Play is a major educational and outreach event for schools, particularly for students approaching GCSEs and A-levels (or equivalent). This year's multimedia production, Euripides' Orestes, will be streamed live *at no cost* online on 28 April 2021 at 5pm. The recording of the premiere will then be … Continue reading "The Oxford Greek Play 2021, Orestes"

From the folks at The Oxford Greek Play... We are excited to announce that tickets for this year’s Oxford Greek Play are now available to reserve via the Oxford Playhouse website! Orestes will be performed online on 28th April at 5pm. 'From a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back...' It has … Continue reading "Oxford Greek Play"