Euripides' Medea, straight from the Edinburgh Fringe
2014-09-19 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Redland High School
Redland High School’s Medea.
Friday 19th September
7pm Talk 7:30pm Play
Contact s.knights@redlandhigh.com

Sixth Form Study Days in Classics at Cambridge
2014-09-23 - 2014-09-24 | Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
In September and October, the Faculty of Classics at Cambridge is running three study days for Sixth Formers looking to deepen their understanding of Classical Civilization as well as Greek and Latin Literature. The days will consist of sessions on the topics and texts set on the AS-Level and A-Level syllabus:
Tuesday, 23 September – Classical Civilization Study Day
Tuesday, 30 September – AS-Level Latin and Greek Set Texts Study Day
Thursday, 2 October – A-Level Latin and Greek Set Texts Study Day
During lunch break, we offer Q & A sessions with Directors of Studies and Admissions Tutors in one of the Cambridge Colleges – about anything you always wanted to ask about studying Classics at Cambridge.
For the full programmes, and to make use of the online booking system, please visit http://www.classics.cam.ac.uk/prospective/undergraduate/events and click on 4. Sixth Form Study Days.
For any queries about the study days please contact Max Kramer on mjk53@cam.ac.uk or Ingo Gildenhard on ig297@cam.ac.uk.

Carrie Vout speaking on Greek Art at Colfe's School
2014-09-24 17:30 - 18:30 | Colfe's School, Horn Park Lane, London, SE12 8AW, United Kingdom
Dr Carrie Vout from Cambridge University will be speaking on ‘Greek Sculpture in Context‘ at Colfe’s School, Horn Park Lane, London, SE12 8AW on Wednesday 24th September at 4.30pm.
All welcome, no knowledge of Greek Art necessary! Please contact Claire Le Hur (clairelehur@cantab.net) for more information

'Eating like the Romans' Monday 29 September
2014-09-29 19:00 - 21:00 | University of Roehampton (Howard 02), United Kingdom
The Roehampton and South-West London Branch of the Classical Association are pleased to announce the first event of the year:

Kim Unwin, ‘Eating Like the Romans’

What did the Romans eat? And what did it taste like? Please come along to find out for yourselves (with samples to try!):

Date: Monday 29 September
Time: 6pm (Doors open at 5.45pm)
Place: University of Roehampton (Howard 02)*

*Howard 02 is on the ground floor. To help you find us, the Howard Building is number 13 on the map: We will be in Howard 002. To help you find us – it is number 13 on this map: http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/uploadedFiles/Pages_Assets/PDFs_and_Word_Docs/Campus/Campus-Map.pdf

A Note on Membership Costs:

As announced in January, we are transferring to an academic year membership. Membership costs for the next 12 months are as follows:

Adult: £10
Students: £5
Guests: £3 per event

To reserve places, please book via: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/eating-like-the-romans-tickets-13265444301

Latin Set Texts – delivering Latin to an outstanding level at AS (2015-2017)
2014-10-01 04:00 - 19:00 | Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, RG45 7PU, United Kingdom
If you are teaching this year’s AS set texts in Latin, do check out this course specifically for you! Places are limited.
http://wctsp.org.uk/course-detail.php/Latin-Set-Texts-delivering-Latin-to-an-outstanding-level-at-AS-2015-2017-3

Classics Festival of Ancient Tales, 3rd October, 3.30-7pm at the East Oxford Community Classics Centre
2014-10-03 16:30 - 20:00 | East Oxford Community Classics Centre, Cheney Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7QH, United Kingdom
We are delighted to announce that this autumn we will be holding our “Festival of Ancient Tales”. The event is a celebration of classical myths and stories in literature, and it will also mark our first full year since the East Oxford Community Classics Centre was opened to the public!

All aspects of the festival are free, and all ages are most welcome to attend – there will be activities and events suitable for every age range.From 3.30 – 5.30pm there will be activities, stalls, drama and exhibitions, including a large multi-sensory Story Museum exhibition! There will also be live music performances by musician Anna Neale from her album “River Man”, inspired by Pompeii.
We are also hosting the following author talks:
3.45 – 4.10 – Caroline Lawrence, author of the Roman Mysteries series
4.20 – 4.45 – Adele Geras, author of “Troy”, Ithaka”, “Dido” and many other novels
4.55 – 5.20 – Lindsey Davis, author of the “Falco” detective series
5.30-5.55 – Tom Holland, author of “Rubicon”, “Persian Fire”, Millenium” and many other novels
6-7pm – performance by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, with music by John Sampson
Followed by drinks and book signing in the Library.
No booking is required for attending the festival itself but author talks do require booking, so if you would like attend any of the author talks and/or performance by Carol Ann Duffy, please book by emailing info@irisproject.org.uk
Drinks in the library also require booking.
We look forward to seeing you there! More details at http://www.irisproject.org.uk/index.php/east-oxford-community-classics-centre/programme-of-events/43-special-events/179-festival-of-ancient-tales-celebrating-our-first-year

A Midlands Odyssey: with Natalie Haynes
2014-10-07 21:00 - 22:30 | Studio Theatre, Library of Birmingham, Birmingham, B1 2DN
A Midlands Odyssey: with Natalie Haynes

October 7 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm | £8 / £6

Homer’s Odyssey is often claimed to be the great founding work of western literature. Three thousand years on, the story of Greek hero, Odysseus, and his epic journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War continues to inspire and enthral: shipwrecks and sirens, revenge and seduction, gods and mythical
creatures, it’s got it all.
A Midlands Odyssey is a collection of tales from the Odyssey, commissioned by Writing West Midlands and published by Nine Arches Press. Each tale has been set in the Midlands, and given new life by local writers.
In this unique event, introduced by writer and Classics specialist, Natalie Haynes, some of the commissioned writers perform their new tales live. This is a chance to encounter the likes of Telemachus, Nausicaa, Calypso and Laertes as you’ve never seen them before…
Natalie Haynes is a writer and broadcaster, and former stand-up comedian. Her first non-fiction book, The Ancient Guide to Modern Life, was serialised by The Times in 2010. Natalie’s series ‘Stand up for the Classics’ aired on BBC Radio 4 earlier this year and her first novel, The Amber Fury, was published in April.
This event is produced in partnership with the Classics Department of the University of Birmingham. Sponsored by the University of Birmingham. www.birmingham.ac.uk
To Book: click here to visit the box office online or call 0121 245 4455

'The Furies', Performed in Ancient Greek with English surtitles
2014-10-15 - 2014-10-19 | Oxford Playhouse, Beaumont Street, Oxford, OX1 2LW, United Kingdom
Who would do right, fearing nothing?
Following Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, The Oxford Greek Play presents The Furies.
15th-18th October
Orestes has murdered his own mother, Clytemnestra. In revenge, she has sent the Furies: terrifying infernal spirits who spread poison and madness across the earth. Their vengeance is simple: kill and be killed. But things are changing. In Athens, a criminal court has been established to end this cycle of murder and Orestes is its first defendant.
Performed by University of Oxford students, The Oxford Greek Play is a rare opportunity to experience classical drama in its original language. Depicting the first murder trial ever held, Aeschylus’ The Furies challenges the core of our own legal system. Can guilt be judged? Can justice be wrong? Are victims still victims when the case is closed

Undeciphered Languages of the Ancient Aegean
2014-10-17 19:00 - 20:00 | East Oxford Community Classics Centre, Cheney Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7QH, United Kingdom
We’re delighted that Dr Philomen Probert will be delivering a talk at the East Oxford Community Classics Centre on Friday 17th October at 6pm.
This talk will explore the fascinating undeciphered languages and scripts of the ancient Aegean (including Cretan Hieroglyphic, Linear A, and Cypro-Minoan, as well as some first-millennium material — Eteocypriot, Eteocretan, and Lemnian). The talk will explain what we actually do know about these languages.

45 minutes, followed by questions and drinks
All welcomePlease book at info@irisproject.org.uk

For more information about the many events, courses, workshops and exhibitions at the EOCCC, please visit our new website at www.eoccc.org.uk

Many thanks!

Evening course: Introduction to Virgil's Aeneid
2014-10-28 18:00 - 19:00 | East Oxford Community Classics Centre, Cheney Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7QH, United Kingdom
An Introduction to Virgil’s Aeneid
by Eva Mooney

Mondays, 6-7pm
at the East Oxford Community Classic Centre starting Monday 12th January, and running for six weeks – free of charge (donations welcome)

The Aeneid is a monumental work written in the late first century BC about the Trojan hero Aeneas. After his city is razed in the Trojan War, Aeneas leads a pack of refugees west and founds the Roman race; his descendant Romulus founds Rome. We will read Virgil’s masterpiece in translation, and you will gain a good knowledge of both one of the most influential classical works and a pivotal period of human history – the Augustan Period in which Virgil wrote. The Aeneid straddles the line between fan-fiction and literary one-upmanship: Aeneas was a minor character in Homer’s Iliad whom Virgil makes the central character of the Aeneid and, similar to the Odyssey, goes on a journey to find a home. We will also discuss Roman cultural attitudes, the Aeneid’s place as a piece of propaganda, and the mythology involved in the story.

You can book for this course at info@irisproject.org.uk

Heffers Classics Forum 2014
2014-11-01 | Cambridge
Heffers Classics Forum will be returning to Cambridge on Saturday 1st November.
http://heffersclassics.wordpress.com/heffers-classics-forum-2014/
Tickets now on sale!
For tickets please click on the link: https://heffersclassicsforum2014.eventbrite.co.uk
For information on our Children’s Events please click here:
http://heffersclassics.wordpress.com/heffers-classics-forum-childrens-events/
Schedule:
DOORS OPEN 9.30am
10am – 11am
Philip Hardie – Virgil and Christianity
11-11.30am Atrium: break and author signing
11.30am-12.30pm
Edith Hall – Two Thousand Years of Ancient Greeks
12.30pm-1.45pm Atrium area: Lunch break and author signing PLUS

OUP’s A Very Short Introduction to…
Ancient Greece – Paul Cartledge
The Roman Republic – David Gwynn
Alexander the Great – Hugh Bowden
1.45pm-2.45pm
Oxford World’s Classics Balloon Debate
Tim Whitmarsh, Lesley Brown plus more tbc
3.15pm-4.15pm
Adrian Goldsworthy – Augustus from revolutionary to Emperor
4.15 – 4.45pm Atrium: break and author signing
4.45pm-5.50pm
Averil Cameron – Why Europe needs Byzantium

Teachers’ Day to be held at the University of Birmingham
2014-11-03 08:00 - 17:00 | University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
I would like to invite everyone to two events that the Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association are holding in the coming months.
Our first event is a Christmas Social, to be held at the University of Birmingham, on Wednesday 3 December 2014 at 6pm. Professor Simon Esmonde Cleary will be speaking about recent discoveries at Chedworth Roman Villa, and after the talk there will be drinks and canapés, along with a chance to meet other Classics teachers, speak with academic staff and, of course, celebrate Christmas and the end of term!
Tickets for this event will be £8 each and available from Hayley Graham, our publicity officer, at HJG328@student.bham.ac.uk. Please email her to reserve tickets by Friday 21 November, so that we can arrange the catering.
Our second event is a Teachers’ Day to be held at the University of Birmingham on Saturday 7 February 2015. Sessions are planned on how to approach the 8 and 10 mark questions on both the OCR and WJEC GCSE literature papers, how to use material culture in the classroom, including a chance to handle objects from the Classics Department Museum, and strategies for teaching Classics that can be taken from MFL teaching. The day, including lunch, will cost £50. This cost should be covered by your school’s INSET budget and represents excellent value for money!
Spaces will be limited on this day, so please email Hayley, at HJG328@student.bham.ac.uk, to register your interest and reserve a place.
Looking forward to seeing you at our events!
Joanna Johnson
Secretary, BMCA

'Depicting and describing Ariadne in Catullus, Pompeii and beyond' and 'The Amber Fury'
2014-11-05 16:00 - 18:00 | North London Collegiate School, Canons, Canons Drive, Edgware, HA7 4SQ , United Kingdom
On Wednesday 5th November 2014 North London Collegiate School will be hosting two excellent speakers, Natalie Haynes, who will be talking about Greek Tragedy and her new novel The Amber Fury and Dr Gail Trimble from Trinity College Oxford, who will be giving a talk entitled “Depicting and describing Ariadne in Catullus, Pompeii and beyond”
Both talks will last around 45 minutes each and will begin 4.15pm and 5.15pm respectively. Students and staff from other schools are warmly welcome to attend either or both of the talks.
Please contact Eliot Maunder (emaunder@nlcs.org.uk) to confirm your attendance by Friday 24th October so that we can be sure the venue will hold the appropriate number of people.

Cicero
2014-11-06 18:00 - 19:00 | East Oxford Community Classics Centre, Cheney Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7QH, United Kingdom
We’re very pleased to announce that the East Oxford Community Classics Centre, hosted at Cheney School, will be hosting the following community talks this autumn:
Wednesday 17th September, 2pm – An introduction to Homer
Dr Antony Makrinos (UCL)
Thursday 6th November, 5pm – Cicero
Dr Alison Rosenblitt (Oxford)
Thursday 13th November, 4pm – Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Dr Efi Spentzou (Royal Holloway)
All are very welcome to attend. You can find more details about each of these talks on our special events page at http://irisproject.org.uk/index.php/east-oxford-community-classics-centre/programme-of-events/special-events
We are also taking part in Oxford Open Doors on Sunday 14th September – more details at http://irisproject.org.uk/index.php/east-oxford-community-classics-centre/195-visit-the-eoccc-at-oxford-open-doors-2014
And finally a reminder of our Classics Festival on 3rd October, details of which can be found at http://irisproject.org.uk/index.php/east-oxford-community-classics-centre/programme-of-events/43-special-events/179-festival-of-ancient-tales-celebrating-our-first-year
Many thanks. Please get in touch at info@irisproject.org.uk if you have any questions.

Ancient Passions
2014-11-15 14:00 - 17:30 | Birkbeck Cinema, 43 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0PD, United Kingdom
Ancient Passions
Saturday 15 November 2014, 2-5.30pm
Birkbeck Cinema, 43 Gordon Sq, London WC1H 0PD
A free screening of rare silent films set in ancient Greece and Rome accompanied by live music. Through gesticulation and look, exotic sets and costumes, colour, music and movement, these films draw their audiences into an ancient world where life is lived passionately and to an extreme. Introduced by Pantelis Michelakis (University of Bristol) and Maria Wyke (UCL).
The programme of films and a booking link can be found on the BeingHuman website at http://beinghumanfestival.org/event/ancient-passions/
Being Human is the UK’s first national festival of the humanities, engaging people across the UK with innovative research. Led by the School of Advanced Study, University of London, in partnership with the AHRC and the British Academy.

Experiencing Ancient Education
2014-11-19 | University of Reading, Whiteknights Campus (http://www.reading.ac.uk/about/find/about-findmap.aspx), Reading, United Kingdom
Wednesday 19th November, 2014, 10am – 5pm

This event offers students aged 10–18 the opportunity to experience first-hand what education was like during the Roman Empire, using the results of recent research by University of Reading academics. It is suitable for those currently studying the Roman period and for those thinking of studying Classics or History at university.

You can find out:

how to write with a reed pen on a potsherd, or with a stylus on a wax tablet,
what reading was like in antiquity,
what study is like in a room where every student is doing something different, with no lectures, no technology, no raised hands, and no homework – and why the ancient schools worked that way,
how researchers and university students can make new discoveries about the past.

Lecturers and current students at the University of Reading will act as ancient teachers to guide students through authentic ancient school exercises using replica school equipment and the teaching and learning methods of ancient education. All equipment and costumes will be provided.

The event is free, but booking is essential as places are limited: see http://beinghumanfestival.org/event/experiencing-ancient-education/.
Groups should book a timed slot and expect their visit to take roughly 2 hours total.
Further information is available from E.Dickey@reading.ac.uk.

Come, See, Be Inspired: Experience Classics at Cambridge
2014-11-19 | Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Classics – the study of ancient Greece and Rome, of Latin and Greek, and of the tremendously rich ‘afterlife’ of the ancient world in Western History and Culture – is for everyone! We want to share our enthusiasm in a new initiative addressed to teachers and pupils in Key Stages 3–5: come visit us at Cambridge and experience both Cambridge and Classics hands-on! You do not currently need to study Classical Civilization, Ancient History, or the ancient languages – an interest in doing so is enough! It is possible to learn
Greek and Latin at Cambridge regardless of one’s A-level subjects.
An example programme for the day:
(We can also accommodate later start and end times or half-day visits) Around 10:00: Arrival at the Faculty
10.00 – 10.30: Welcome and settling in
10.30 – 11.15: Talk by a Cambridge academic on a Classical subject, tailored to the age and background of the group
11.15 – 11.30: Break
11.30 – 12.30: Tour of the Museum of Classical Archaeology
12.30 – 14:00: Lunch in either the Faculty or one of the Colleges, hosted
by one of our ‘student ambassadors’, fielding questions
about studying at Cambridge
14:00 – 15:00: Optional supervision-style class with a Cambridge academic
The initiative is addressed to schools in the maintained sector, and we are pleased to be able to offer help with travel expenses and provide refreshments and lunch here in Cambridge free of charge. The places for each date are strictly limited, so please be in touch early. If you are unable to make any of the dates, we will try to find an alternative day for your visit.
19th November 2014; 10th February, 6th March, 19th June, 24th June 2015
We hope the prospect of visiting the Faculty appeals to you. Please contact Jennie Thornber for further details at jlt39@cam.ac.uk or on (01223) 767044.

Beginners' Latin: a Course
2014-11-22 | Gloucester Cathedral, 12 College Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2LY, United Kingdom
Beginners’ Latin : 22 November 2014
A one-day course for complete beginners offering an introduction to Latin and its influence on English.
Course presenter: George Sharpley
www.lingua.co.uk/latin

Teaching with Ancient Artefacts: Classics Teachers’ INSET day at the Ashmolean Museum, 22nd November 2014
2014-11-22 | Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street, Oxford, OX1 2PH, United Kingdom
Secondary teachers of Classical subjects (Classical Civilization, Ancient History, Latin and Ancient Greek) who would like to use more ancient artefacts their teaching, are warmly invited to a training day at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford on 22nd November 2014.

Who can apply?
This JACT INSET is aimed at Secondary teachers of Classical subjects who would like improve their understanding and use of visual and material culture in their teaching.
What will it involve?
In addition to an opening lecture, each participant will attend three, 45-minute workshops run by University and Museum specialists on Ancient Art, Inscriptions and Coins.There will also be a 45-minute slot for teachers to explore other galleries in the Ashmolean in their own time. Speakers and workshop leaders will include: Prof. Kevin Butcher, Dr Suzanne Frey-Kupper, Prof. Alison Cooley, Dr Jane Masséglia, Dr Zahra Newby, Dr Dan Orrells and Dr Clare Rowan. Representatives of the Ashmolean Education Department and Oxford Classics Outreach will also be on hand.
Is there a fee?
There is no charge for this event, thanks to support from Oxford and Warwick Universities. Lunch and refreshments will be provided, courtesy of Oxford Classics Outreach.
Travel Bursaries
The University of Warwick, Institute of Advanced Study, Public Engagement Fund is offering travel bursaries to teachers from state schools. Please indicate on the application form whether you would like to be considered for a bursary, giving an estimate of your travel costs (tickets will be required for reimbursement).
How to Apply:
Places are limited and early application is encouraged. A preliminary timetable and application form can be downloaded here.
The deadline for applications is 1st July 2014.
Enquiries may be directed to jane.masseglia@classics.ox.ac.uk.

Latin for Beginners: One-Day Course from The Latin Qvarter
2014-11-22 | Gloucester Cathedral, 12 College Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2LY, United Kingdom
A one-day course for complete beginners, Sat 22nd November.
An introduction to the language, its history, and influence on English.
More details:
http://www.lingua.co.uk/latin/classes

Gail Trimble to speak on 'How We Got Our Classical Texts'
2014-11-24 16:30 - 18:00 | St Paul’s Girls’ School, London, United Kingdom
On Monday 24th November at 4.30 pm. Dr Gail Trimble will be speaking on:
How we got our classical texts
This talk tells the story of how classical texts got from their authors to us, how much got lost and broken on the way, and what we can do today to attempt to restore and fix it. It features greedy librarians, monks, rubbish heaps, anagrams, censorship, calligraphy, DVDs and textual criticism. It is suitable for Year 10 and above.

Dr Trimble is Associate Professor in Classical Languages and Literature and Brown Fellow and Tutor in Classics at Trinity College, Oxford. She specialises in late Republican and Augustan poetry.
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 Wednesday 19th November.

Ghost Writing in the Athenian Courts
2014-11-24 18:00 - 19:00 | Roehampton University, United Kingdom
Professor Chris Carey (UCL)
Ghost Writing in the Athenian Courts
Date: Monday 24 November
Time: 6pm (doors open at 5.45pm)
Where: University of Roehampton, Howard Building, 002
This event is hosted by the Roehampton & South West London Classical Association Branch. You can buy a ticket or become a member at the door:

standard entry fee of £3
membership for the period (January-September 2014): £10 / £8 for concessions
institutional membership (for school parties): £20

For travel advice and maps of the campus, see: http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/Contact-Us/

Recent Discoveries at Chedworth Roman Villa
2014-12-03 18:00 - 19:00 | University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

From persecution to domination: Christians in the Roman empire: A lecture presented by Dr Sophie Lunn-Rockliffe
2014-12-04 16:00 - 17:00 | Wallington County Grammar School for Boys, Croydfon Road, Surrey, SM6 7PH, United Kingdom
From persecution to domination: Christians in the Roman empire: A lecture presented by Dr Sophie Lunn-Rockliffe
Now one of the largest religions on the planet, Christianity provided a central focus for many across the world, but was it always this way? Dr Lunn-Rockliffe will explore the development of Christianity from its origin to domination.
All welcome! If you would like to attend please drop me an email so I am aware of potential numbers bgreenley@suttonmail.org
Thursday 4th December 4.00pm
Wallington County Grammar School
Croydon Road, Wallington, Surrey, SM6 7PH
Many Thanks,
Ben Greenley
Head of History, Classics & Latin
Wallington County Grammar School

Colfe's Classics Society: Ovid's Dido
2014-12-04 16:15 - 17:15 | Colfe's School, Horn Park Lane, London, SE12 8AW, United Kingdom
Stephen Chambers will be talking on Ovid’s Dido at Colfe’s School, SE12 at 4.15pm on Thursday 4th December.
All welcome, but please contact clehur@colfes.com if you are planning to attend.

GUILDFORD CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION GCSE LATIN CONFERENCE
2014-12-19 09:45 - 12:30 | Holy Trinity Church, High Street, Guildford, GU1 3RR, United Kingdom
GUILDFORD CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION GCSE LATIN CONFERENCE
Thursday 12th March 2015
9:45 – 12:30
At Holy Trinity Church, High Street, Guildford. GU1 3RR
Lecture 1: Mr Melvin Cooley, Warwick School. ‘Unlike uncle unlike nephew – the two Plinii’
Lecture 2: Dr Ingo Gildenhard, King’s College Cambridge. ‘Virgil, Aeneid 9: Death, Lineage and the Powers of Fiction’
Please contact p.forrest-biggs@farnborough-hill.org.uk if you would like to attend with your students, and for further information.

Ancient Astronomy Day at the East Oxford Community Classics Centre
2015-01-20 | East Oxford Community Classics Centre, Cheney Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7QH, United Kingdom
On Tuesday 20th January, we are delighted to announce that the East Oxford Community Classics Centre will be running an Ancient Astronomy Day!
The day will involve a series of workshops and lectures run throughout the day by the British Sundial Society on Greek and Roman sundials, as well as Professor Mike Edmunds from the University of Cardiff who will be speaking to groups about the Antikythera Mechanism. As well as these sessions, there will be information and activity stalls during lunch time and after school.

As part of this exciting day event, we will be offering two community events:
Community workshop on Roman sundials
run by the British Sundial Society team
3.30 – 4.30pm
Community lecture on the Antikythera Mechanism
by Professor Mike Edmunds
6-7pm
followed by questions and drinks
If you would like to attend either of these events, please book by emailing info@irisproject.org.uk

Visit www.eoccc.org.uk for details of our events, projects and courses.

Stephen Heyworth to speak on Ovid's Metamorphoses
2015-01-21 16:00 - 18:00 | St Paul’s Girls’ School, London, United Kingdom
On Wednesday 21 January at 4.30 pm, Dr Stephen Heyworth will be speaking on:
‘The Metamorphoses as an Epic of Change’
Dr Heyworth is Bowra Fellow and Tutor in Classics at Wadham College, Oxford. He will be focusing his talk on Book 3 of Ovid’s Metamorphoses, the AS level verse set text this year.
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 19 January.

Keith MacLennan: 'No Homer, No Virgil'
2015-01-26 18:00 - 19:00 | University of Roehampton, Roehampton Lane, London, SW15 , United Kingdom
Keith MacLennan
Editor of books I, IV and VI of Virgil: Aeneid will be talking about:
‘No Homer, No Virgil’
Date: Monday 26 January 2015
Time: 6pm (Doors open at 5.45 pm)
Place: University of Roehampton, Duchesne Lecture Hall (Du. 004)
This event is hosted by the Roehampton & South West London Classical Association Branch. You can buy a ticket or become a member at the door:
standard entry fee of £3
annual membership (September 2014- September 2015): £10 / £5 for concessions
institutional membership (for school parties): £20
For travel advice and maps of the campus, see: http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/Contact-Us/

Warwick University Classics Department's Ancient Drama Day for Schools 2015
2015-01-27 | 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 2014
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 Tuesday 27th January 2015.
The day will focus around a special schools’ performance of Aristophanes Thesmophoriazusae, 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. This event will be part of Warwick University’s 50th Anniversary celebrations.
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 Thesmophoriazusae
– A comparison of the different forms of ancient comedy
– Close analysis of several ancient comedies and their relationship to tragedy
– An investigation into the links between ancient drama and modern drama
– A study of the place of women within ancient Greek culture
– 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
