Friday 21 - Sunday 23 April 2023 The Classical Association and the Faculty of Classics at the University of Cambridge are excited to welcome you to the University of Cambridge for the annual Classical Association Conference, which this year will also be celebrating 120 years of the Classical Association. With hundreds of papers and panels, events … Continue reading "Classical Association Conference 2023"
April 27, 2023 6:00 pm Hillhead Library All talks will take place at 6.30pm in Hillhead Library, Byres Rd, Glasgow Thursday 27th April: AGM at 6pm, followed by the MacDowell Lecture at 6.30pm. Natalia Tsoumpra (Glasgow): ”A Rotten Candidate for a Rotten Borough’: Populist Rhetoric in Aristophanes’ All are most welcome to attend. FURTHER DETAILS
A course in eight weeks. Course Dates: 25/04/23 - 13/06/23 Time: 14:30 - 16:00 Location: Online Tutors: Andrew David FURTHER DETAILS AND TO BOOK Whether you are a student of Greek or a teacher of Greek, if you have always wanted to apply the correct accentuation on Classical Greek texts, but have never quite learnt how to do so … Continue reading "How does Classical Greek accentuation work?"
HA webinar series in partnership with The Classical Association Have you thought about offering Ancient History at Key Stage 3, GCSE or A-level? This webinar series, offered in collaboration with the Classical Association, will explore how ancient history can be embedded across the key stages at secondary level. Across this series, we will show you … Continue reading "From Cyrus to Cleopatra: The ancient history adventure"
From CfA... Greek Tragedy in the Modern World Thursday 27 April | 6:00-7:00pm | In person & online Join us for a lively discussion on ancient Greek tragedy and its enduring influence in the modern age. What is it about Greek tragedy that fascinates us? Over 2,500 years since the birth of tragedy, the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and … Continue reading "Greek Tragedy in the Modern World, a Classics for All Event"
Dr Chris Naunton 27 April 2023, 7pm Decoding the Hieroglyphs of Ancient Egypt Dr Chris Naunton is an Egyptologist and author of Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt, Egyptologists’ Notebooks and two books for children including Cleopatra Tells All! He has presented numerous television documentaries, including The Man Who Discovered Egypt (BBC4 2012), Secrets of King Tut’s Treasures (Channel 5, 2018), Egypt’s Lost Pyramid … Continue reading "Decoding the Hieroglyphs of Ancient Egypt"
Friday 28th April 2023 University of Warwick, On Friday 28th April 2023, the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick is hosting its annual Classical Civilisation A-level Teachers' Day. FURTHER INFORMATION AND TO BOOK If you have any questions about the day, please email Dr Paul Grigsby Warwick academics will … Continue reading "WCN Annual Classical Civilisation A-level Teachers’ Day"
HA webinar series in partnership with The Classical Association Have you thought about offering Ancient History at Key Stage 3, GCSE or A-level? This webinar series, offered in collaboration with the Classical Association, will explore how ancient history can be embedded across the key stages at secondary level. Across this series, we will show you … Continue reading "From Cyrus to Cleopatra: The ancient history adventure"
The Guildford Classical Association May Talk is scheduled for Tuesday, 9th May, at 6.30-7.30pm, with refreshments from 6pm. Professor Eleanor Dickey from the University of Reading will speak on The Influence of Latin on Greek. The venue is Sir William Perkins’s School, Chertsey, KT16 9BN. While we hope our members and local students will enjoy … Continue reading "The Influence of Latin on Greek: A Talk by Eleanor Dickey"
On Wednesday 10 May, at 5.30pm, Professor Armand D'Angour will be giving a free online talk on ancient Greek music as the guest speaker for the Summer Term LSF Classics Lecture. ABSTRACT: What did ancient Greek music sound like? Music was ubiquitous in ancient Greece, in celebrations and ceremonies and for drama and entertainment. Surviving … Continue reading "‘What did ancient Greek music sound like?’, a talk by Professor Armand D’Angour"
