The GCA is delighted to announce that this year’s postponed November Talk will finally be taking place live and in person on the evening of Thursday, 23rd March Professor Armand D’Angour of Jesus College, University of Oxford, will be speaking on ‘Catullus and Lesbia’, offering the latest perspective on antiquity’s most (in)famous love affair. The talk will … Continue reading "Catullus and Lesbia: A Talk by Armand D’Angour"
From the folks at TLP... Salvete omnes, Following a wonderful reading process led our three brilliant judges, Seán Street, Brighde Mullins and Jonathan Goddard, we're delighted to announce Sally Ashenhurst as the winner of this year's The Latin Programme Poetry Prize, with her deft and moving poem, 'Daoist Painting'. Huge congratulations to Sally! To read … Continue reading "The Latin Programme Poetry Prize: An Evening of Readings"
From Emily Pillinger... There are still some spaces for an exciting interactive workshop at King's on 'Classical Myth and Music', for students aged 14-18, on the afternoon of Friday March 24. Please feel free to email me for full info and to book: . Here at King’s we are collaborating with a wonderful composer, @CherylHoad, … Continue reading "‘Classical Myth and Music’ at KCL"
MARCH 2023 - RENAISSANCE LATIN MASTERCLASSES 2023 The Timothyseus Project is delighted to confirm the dates and times of our next Renaissance Latin masterclass for the Spring Term (January to April) 2023: MARCH 2023 Advanced Latin: Reading and Translating Leonardo Bruni’s Historiarum Florentini populi libri XII (History of the Florentine People). Week One, Monday, 6 March: The … Continue reading "MARCH 2023 – RENAISSANCE LATIN MASTERCLASSES 2023 "
March 29, 2023 6:45 pm The Classical Association in Northern Ireland is pleased to host an online lecture by Dr Arlene Holmes-Henderson (Durham University) on Zoom on Wednesday 29th March at 18:45 (GMT+1, UK local time). Please register via Eventbrite to receive the Zoom link in advance of the talk. ‘amo, amas, amat and all that: New perspectives … Continue reading "Classical Association in Northern Ireland lecture: Dr Arlene Holmes-Henderson on ‘amo, amas, amat and all that: New perspectives on Classics education in the 21st century’"
Applications have opened for the Easter Latin Revision Course for Year 11 Latinists in preparation for the examinations in May/June 2023. This year, the course is running for 2 days. The dates are Monday 3rd April - Tuesday 4th April 2023. Here is the brochure. Interested students (or teachers on their behalf) can email to register interest … Continue reading "East London Classics Easter Latin Revision Course"
direct preparation for the GCSE examinations in the summer. Candidates will be coming to the end of Year 11 and will be readying themselves for examination. We will be revisiting aspects of the language specification that students generally find difficult, like the indirect statement, the ablative absolute, and the uses of the subjunctive. These set-pieces … Continue reading "ELCSS Easter Latin Revision Course 2023"
In the backroom of a library archive, three papyrologists pore over some tattered fragments of papyrus, 2000 years old. Could they be the remnants of a lost masterpiece by Euripides? The ancient text tells the story of Aeyptus, a boy determined to avenge his murdered father and brothers. But how can he succeed when almost … Continue reading "Fragments, a New Play about Euripides and Papyrology, by @LASwiftClassics"
Southport and Birkdale Ca are hosting this talk... Wednesday 19th April 2023 Professor Edith Hall. Professor in the Department of Ancient History & Classics at the University of Durham Lectures will be held at King George V Sixth Form College, Scarisbrick New Road, Southport PR8 6LR. Doors open at 6.15pm (7pm start) and free parking … Continue reading "“Can Aristotle Make Us Happier?”, a Talk by Edith Hall"
On Thursday 11th May at 7pm, the Bristol CA will be joined by Dr. Andrew Shapland of the Ashmolean Museum, who will be delivering a talk on 'Knossos: Looking for the Labyrinth’. As usual, the talk will be held at Badminton School, Peace Memorial Hall, where refreshments will be available from 6:30pm. Mythical Knossos was the location of … Continue reading "‘Knossos: Looking for the Labyrinth’: a talk by Dr. Andrew Shapland"
