On Monday 16th November at 4.30 pm, Dr Rupert Thompson will be speaking on: ‘Why Greek is still a living language and Latin isn’t’ Latin is universally held to be a 'dead … Continue reading "Why Greek is still a living language and Latin isn’t: a talk by Dr Rupert Thompson"
On Friday 20th November 2015 the Harrodian will be hosting their annual Sixth Form Classics conference. The talks will be on Homer and Virgil, Greek Tragedy, Ancient Comedy and Ovid. For … Continue reading "Sixth Form Classics Conference at the Harrodian School"
News of a forthcoming production... We are setting the play in the slums of New Orleans with a live Jazz band accompanying the Choral Odes and we have been strongly … Continue reading "Electra: A Production at St Mary’s College, Crosby"
Perspectives on Greek History: A Classical Association Teaching Board INSET day on the history of ancient Greece and its teaching University of Leeds, 10am-4pm, Saturday, 21st November 2015. The … Continue reading "Perspectives on Greek History: A Classical Association Teaching Board INSET day on the history of ancient Greece and its teaching"
A weekend Latin course at Gloucester Cathedral: 21-22 Nov 2015 'The Romans and their gods' presented by George Sharpley Through ancient writings and poems (some Latin needed) the course will … Continue reading "‘The Romans and their gods’ – A weekend Latin course at Gloucester Cathedral: 21-22 Nov 2015"
We are delighted that Dr Susan Deacy will be speaking at New Hall on the subject of ‘Athena: Power of Craft and Creativity’ on Thursday 26th November from 4.45 to … Continue reading "Talk by Susan Deacy, Roehampton University – Athena, Power of Craft and Creativity"
All schools are welcome to come to Magdalen College School (Oxford) on Wednesday, 2nd December at 4.10 p.m. for a talk by Dr Luke Pitcher (Somerville College, Oxford), entitled 'Our friends … Continue reading "Talk: Dr Luke Pitcher, ‘Our friends in the North: Caesar and Tacitus on Barbarian Management’"
A Classical Association in Northern Ireland talk. Dr Martijn Icks (QUB) Thursday 3rd December 2015, 6.45 p.m. (followed by winter drinks) The Bell Lecture Theatre, Physics Building, Queen’s University, … Continue reading "‘Keeping up Appearances: Roman Emperors on Display’"
Workshop on using inscriptions in Roman Britain module Classical Civilization for 6.2 students and teachers at Radnor House, School Pope's Villa, Cross Deep, Twickenham, Middlesex TW1 4QG January 13th 2016 … Continue reading "Workshop on using inscriptions in Roman Britain module Classical Civilization"
On Saturday 16 January, Prof Peter Kruschwitz (University of Reading) will be leading a Study Day at St Albans Cathedral on reading inscriptions, and a few places are still available. … Continue reading "Saxa Loquuntur"
