(From http://www.britishmuseum.org/about_us/news_and_press/press_releases/2012/pompeii_and_herculaneum.aspx) Latest news: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/exhibitions/pompeii_and_herculaneum.aspx 28 March – 29 September 2013 Reading Room Sponsored by Goldman Sachs In Spring 2013 the British Museum will present a major exhibition on the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, sponsored by Goldman Sachs. This exhibition will be the first ever held on these important cities at the British … Continue reading "Life and death Pompeii and Herculaneum"
The University of Oxford’s last open day of the year will be held on Friday 20th September. The Faculty of Classics will be holding Classics oriented events at the Ashmolean Museum and the Ioannou Centre, although booking is not compulsory it is advisable. Please find below a list of Classics colleges that do not require … Continue reading "University of Oxford: Classics Open Day (20th September)"
The Faculty of Classics is pleased to announce that the next annual Sixth Form Study Day will take place on Tuesday 24th September 2013. For the first time the Faculty will be attempting to cover a full range of Classical Civilization A/AS topics. Online booking will be available by the end of July. For further … Continue reading "Sixth Form Study Day at Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge"
JACT INSET Day – Teaching Classical Civilisations 28th September 2013 – St Hilda’s College Oxford Proposed Itinerary for the day: 10.00 Registration 10.30 Focus groups - the purpose, joys & challenges of teaching Classical Civilisation. 11.15 Subject talk - Professor Tim Whitmarsh (title tbc). 12.00 Interdisciplinary perspectives on and tools for teaching Classical Civilisation. 13.00 Buffet … Continue reading "JACT INSET Classical Civilisation 28th September"
As part of the Soho Literary Festival, there will be another Classics quiz: pueri versus puellae. Last year the puellae won - Come on, the pueri! It takes place on 29th September. Quoting their site... Following the success of last year’s contest, which was won by the puellae, Professor William Fitzgerald, author of How to … Continue reading "The Classics Quiz: pueri versus puellae (Soho Literary Festival)"
I am writing on behalf of the Faculty of Classics at Oxford University and Bablake School to invite your students to a talk on: ‘Aeneas the Villain’ by Dr Stephen Heyworth. Dr Stephen Heyworth is a Fellow and Tutor at Wadham College, University of Oxford and has taught Classics at Wadham since 1988. Dr Heyworth … Continue reading "‘Aeneas the villain’: A Talk at Bablake School by Stephen Heyworth, 30th September"
Are you studying a Classical Subject or Ancient History at University? Have you thought of teaching? This day is designed to give current and former graduates and undergraduates an insight into what it is like to teach Classics or Ancient History in a school, and how they might enter the profession. There will be a … Continue reading "JACT Teaching Classics Day Saturday, October 5th, 2013"
