Dr Hugh Bowden (King's College, London) ‘Alexander the Great: King or God?' Date: Monday 28 April Time: 6pm (doors open at 5.45pm) Where: University of Roehampton, Duchesne Building, 001 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: … Continue reading "Alexander the Great: King or God? – a talk by Dr Hugh Bowden"
Rome: from city to empire – a weekend course from 2–4 May This course will introduce you to ancient Rome from its origins to the early 4th century AD. You will be able to explore how Rome evolved from an urban metropolis to an imperial capital and discover how the key public buildings in Rome, … Continue reading "Rome: From City to Empire"
This May, ENO presents the world premiere of Thebans, a dramatic new opera from award-winning British composer Julian Anderson with the text written by distinguished playwright Frank McGuinness. We'd like to share an exclusive offer for you to see this powerful re-telling of Sophocles' timeless Theban tragedies. THEBANS TWO-FOR-ONE OFFER* 3 May – 3 June … Continue reading "The Thebans, at the ENO"
Eros & Psyche – Fairytales for Grown-ups at The Forge ARTISTS: Sally Pomme Clayton The Crick Crack Club DATE: 13th May 2014 TIME: 7:30pm LOCATION: The Forge, 3-7 Delancey Street, London, NW1 7NL NEAREST TUBE: Camden Town DESCRIPTION: Socrates doubted it... Eros made sure of it... Aphrodite excelled at it... & Psyche thought about it … Continue reading "Eros & Psyche – Fairytales for Grown-ups at The Forge"
Reading Classical Greek – a weekend course from 16–18 May This series of weekend courses is for those who want to learn Classical Greek. The Beginners’ levels are based on Reading Greek (CUP) (i) Grammar, Vocabulary and Exercises (ii) Text. Over a series of weekend courses, students are introduced to the basic elements of grammar … Continue reading "Reading Classical Greek"
Reading Classical Latin: Ovid's Metamorphoses – a weekend course from 6–8 June From the creation of the world to the tales of Apollo and Daphne and Io, Ovid starts off his Metamorphoses Book 1 with a (big) bang. We shall enjoy the words and humour of this brilliant poet and be amazed at his ability … Continue reading "Reading Classical Latin"
On Friday 13th June we are delighted to be hosting an event as part of Oxford Translation Day! 5.30-6.30pm ‘More Durable Than Brass?’ Celia Campbell and Jonathan Katz, both classicists at St Anne’s College, will discuss English versions of Odes by the great Latin poet Horace (1st century BC), considering some of the problems that … Continue reading "Oxford Translation Day talk: “More Durable Than Brass? Translating Horace’s Odes” at the EOCCC, June 13th"
AD14-2014: Celebrating the bimillenium of Augustus Thursday 19 June 2014 at Solihull School An invitation to all Classics teachers and their pupils to a day of workshops and talks celebrating the bimillenium of the death of the Emperor Augustus. The day will be held at Solihull School and is open to all pupils studying Classics … Continue reading "AD14-2014: Celebrating the bimillenium of Augustus"
What is Classics? Why might you want to study it at university? What can you do with it afterwards? Come and spend a day finding out the answers to these questions and getting your brain working on topics to do with the Greek and Roman world. This study day will include: • Admissions workshop • … Continue reading "Y12 Classics Study Day at Merton College, Oxford: 19th June"
Royal Holloway, University of London is hosting a FREE colloquium for school teachers of classical subjects, on Friday 20th June. All are very welcome to attend. designed for all those who teach aspects of classical culture, whether as a specialist or second subject a friendly forum for teachers to share good practice and different approaches … Continue reading "Free colloquium for teachers of Classical Civilisation, Classical Languages, and Ancient History."
