Events

On Friday 9th November the Harrodian School (Barnes, London) will be hosting its annual Sixth Form Classics Conference.  The day is an excellent opportunity for students and their teachers to hear some outstanding speakers from some of the top universities speaking on topics of interest to all sixth form Classicists or Ancient Historians. For details … Continue reading "Harrodian Sixth Form Classics Conference Friday 9th November 2018"

An invitation from Lucy Harrow to a FREE OCR Entry Level Latin Training Day on Friday 9th November...  

Actors of Dionysus are celebrating their 25th anniversary by giving a free performance/lecture. Details from AoD... Registered charity and theatre company Actors of Dionysus are celebrating their 25th birthday with an exciting free performance lecture on the 12th November from 17.00 at the Ioannou Centre in Oxford, hosted by the Archive of Performances of Greek … Continue reading "Actors of Dionysus Anniversary Performance and Lecture"

Classics Teach-Meet - Bath 14 November 2018, 5.00 PM - 14 November 2018, 7.00 PM Royal High School, Bath The Bristol Classics Hub is delighted to announce the first of two Classics Teach-Meets for primary and secondary teachers, this one for schools in and around Bath. Through the hub, we aim to foster regional Classics … Continue reading "Classics Teach-Meet – Bath"

St Margaret’s House, Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green, London E2 9PL 16-17th November From the Institute of Classical Studies... Explore the connections between storytelling and textile-making in women’s lives from ancient Greece to modern London. Join us to look for the stories of our craftivist foremothers in artefacts and poetry from the past; hear the … Continue reading "Weaving Women’s Stories (Being Human Festival 2018)"

November 21, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm "We think we know Medea, the scorned lover and her act of monstrous revenge, but Euripides’ tragedy was just one of approximately 19 classical plays to feature her, and in antiquity she was also a familiar figure from epic and lyric poetry. ‘Medea in Exile’ features the world … Continue reading "Medea in Exile: Origins of a Myth"

Roman Art Beyond the Roman Empire: A View from Gandhara and China with Associate Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology; Director of Classical Art Research Centre, University of Oxford Dr Peter Stewart Thursday 22nd November, 7pm AKS, Main Entrance, Clifton Drive South, Lytham St Annes FY8 1DT Lectures 7 - 8pm   Doors open at 6.15pm … Continue reading "Roman Art Beyond the Roman Empire: A View from Gandhara and China, a Talk by Dr Peter Stewart"

Classics Teach-Meet - Bristol 28 November 2018, 5.00 PM - 28 November 2018, 7.00 PM Old Council Chamber, Wills Memorial Building The Bristol Classics Hub is delighted to announce the second of two Classics Teach-Meets for primary and secondary teachers, this one for schools in and around Bristol. Through the hub, we aim to foster … Continue reading "Classics Teach-Meet – Bristol"

Thursday 29 November 2018, 1 pm at Barnard’s Inn Hall, London The Theatre of Dionysus https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/theatre-dionysus Medea, Antigone, Oedipus and Lysistrata - these are just some of the characters from ancient Greek drama who still walk our contemporary stages and haunt our imagination. One of the classical Athenians’ most important inventions was the medium of … Continue reading "The Theatre of Dionysus"

Natalie Haynes in Conversation: Comedy Fundraiser at Camden School for Girls For ticket reservations, contact