On Wednesday 25th February at 4:15pm at Highgate School N6 4AY, Dr Helen van Noorden (Girton College, Cambridge) will be speaking on how the ancient Greek tragedians responded to epic. This is the fourth Douglas MacDowell Memorial Lecture, which is an annual event. Apologies for the short notice, but all are very welcome indeed. The … Continue reading "‘Arguing with the Iliad’ a talk by Dr Helen van Noorden"
News of what looks to be a very interesting production, from Nancy Moore... This is our production of Sophocles' Ajax set in Vietnam during the war. We have a live band playing music from the time. We will do one night in our school and one at the University. All the actors and musicians are … Continue reading "AJAX, A Production by St Mary’s College, Crosby"
The University of Birmingham's Department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology has collaborated with the new Library of Birmingham to show rarely seen screen versions of Sophocles' Oedipus The King and Aeschylus' Agamemnon, with casts including Ian Holm, Helen Mirren, Diana Rigg, and Patrick Stewart. There will be short introductory talks to accompany each show, and there … Continue reading "Oedipus and Agamemnon films at Library of Birmingham 26 Feb and 6 March"
A lecture by Dr Rosie Wyles University of Kent Thursday, 26th February 2015 at 7.00pm (doors open 6.30) Members Free Non-members £5 Venue: AKS Senior Hall, Clifton Drive South, Lytham St Annes, FY8 1DT This lecture is part of a programme organised by the Lytham St Annes Classical Association Twitter: @LSA_Classics President: Dr Michael … Continue reading "Ancient Drama’s Art"
How to Build a Heroine Community talk by Dr Gail Trimble (Oxford) 27 February at 6 - 7pm at the East Oxford Community Classics Centre Greek and Roman literature is full of heroic women who have been badly treated by men, and who take the stage to complain about and try to improve the circumstances … Continue reading "Community talk: How to Build a Heroine"
How to Build a Heroine An evening talk by Dr Gail Trimble (Oxford) 27 February at 6 - 7pm at the East Oxford Community Classics Centre (www.eoccc.org.uk) Greek and Roman literature is full of heroic women who have been badly treated by men, and who take the stage to complain about and try to improve … Continue reading "How to Build a Heroine: Evening talk at the EOCCC"
Roedean School is hosting the annual Sussex Classical Reading Competition on Tuesday 3 March this year. Please do consider bringing some pupils along to this vibrant event. Over 100 pupils took part last year, aged from 10-18, reading both Latin and Greek to a very high standard. Even if you have just started teaching Minimus, … Continue reading "Sussex Classical Reading Competition 3 March 5 – 7 pm at Roedean School"
This annual competition is taking place in March 2015. There are several sections varying in language, style and level. For more information click here. For the passages click here. For guidance on the competition click here.
At Fettes College Edinburgh, the Classics Society will be holding its second lecture of the new academic year. Dr Peter Morton will be giving a lecture on Augustus’ conquests and how they were depicted in Rome on Thursday 5th March 2015 from 19.30 to 20.30. It should be relevant and interesting to anyone studying the Augustus … Continue reading "Augustus Lecture at Fettes College, Edinburgh"
Classics – the study of ancient Greece and Rome, of Latin and Greek, and of the tremendously rich ‘afterlife’ of the ancient world in Western History and Culture – is for everyone! We want to share our enthusiasm in a new initiative addressed to teachers and pupils in Key Stages 3–5: come visit us at … Continue reading "Come, See, Be Inspired: Experience Classics at Cambridge"
Classical Association GCSE Latin and Greek Conference & Essay Prize Westminster School Friday, 6th March 2015 9.30am -12.40pm This conference offers pupils in years 10 and 11 the chance to attend a series of appropriately pitched lectures on their Latin and Greek set texts and on topics of wider interest. The Hellenic Bookservice will be … Continue reading "Classical Association GCSE Latin and Greek Conference & Essay Prize, Westminster School"
The poet Ovid tells the stories of Actaeon, Narcissus and Echo, and others from Metamorphoses Book 3. A two-day course Sat 7th & Sun 8th March 2015. From The Latin Qvarter. www.lingua.co.uk/latin
ARLT Refresher Day, the INSET by Teachers for Teachers Saturday 7th March 2015, 10.00am - 4.00pm At The Grammar School at Leeds, Harrogate Road, Leeds LS17 8GS Dr Danielle Frisby, University of Manchester, on animals in epic Professor Malcolm Heath, University of Leeds, on Sophocles’ Antigone 3 Option sessions, wide range of teaching topics … Continue reading "ARLT Refresher Day 7th March 2015"
Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association Texts and Topics Conference, Saturday 7 March 2015, 9.30am-1.15pm Arts Building, University of Birmingham Bookings are now being taken for our annual Texts and Topics Conference. The Conference is open to all sixth formers who are studying Latin and/or Classical Civilisation at AS and A2 Level. Sessions will be held … Continue reading "BMCA Texts and Topics Conference, Saturday 7 March 2015"
Dr. Matthew Nicholls, from Reading University, will be giving a talk at RGS Guildford on Tuesday 10 March in Big School (in the old buildings) at 4.15-5.15pm. He will be talking about the entertainment buildings at Rome. If you are interested in coming along contact Ed Bush on
We are delighted to be holding a drinks reception at the East Oxford Community Classics Centre at Cheney School on Friday 13th March, 6 - 8pm, to launch our artefact collection and wider project to create a museum at the classics centre. The event will enable visitors to see and handle some items in our … Continue reading "Museum within a School, evening reception 13th March, 6 – 8pm, Cheney School"
Prof. Stephen Heyworth, Wadham College, Oxford will be speaking on Ovid’s Metamorphoses: An Epic of Change at Hymers College, Hull at 2:30pm on Monday 16th March. All are welcome, but please contact Christina Myers at if you are planning to attend.
Colfe's Classics/Philosophy Society presents Nick Denyer talking on 'How to make people agree'. 4.15pm. Wednesday 18th March. Colfe's School - SE12 8AW. Emial for more info.
The Oxbridge Classics Open Day will be taking place in Oxford this year on Friday 20th of March 2015. The day is organised between Oxford and Cambridge universities aimed at all students (UK and abroad) interested in pursuing a Classics degree at either university. For the 2015 programme and booking details please visit our website. … Continue reading "Oxbridge Classics Open Day – Friday 20th of March 2015"
On Monday 23 March 2015, Pocklington School, York will be hosting a revision day for pupils studying the OCR GCSE Classical Greek Short Course (J091). There will be taught sessions on Unit B401 Greek Language 1 (mythology and domestic life); and on Unit B404 Greek Verse Literature (Homer: Odyssey XXI). Times will be from 09.30 - … Continue reading "GCSE Classical Greek Revision Day"
On Monday 23rd March at 4.30 pm, Mr Nicholas Denyer will be speaking on: ‘The Origins of Justice’ Why be just? Why be nice to other people? One obvious answer is that you will be punished if you aren't. But the obvious answer raises new questions. For example, why be nice if you won't get caught? The … Continue reading "Nicholas Denyer to speak on ‘The Origins of Justice’"
The Classics department at the University of Reading is pleased to announce that we are now accepting bookings for our annual ‘Ancient World Study Day’ event. This free event, on Tuesday 24th March, consists of a day of lectures delivered by academic staff and doctoral researchers, which look at the AS and A2 Latin and Greek set … Continue reading "Ancient World Study Day 2015, University of Reading."
Following in the steps of Medea, Electra, and Antigone in recent years, the classical students of St Paul’s Girls’ School are mounting a production of Euripides’s Hecuba in Greek, for one night only. The performance, which is abridged but fully staged, with surtitles, will take place at 6.00 pm on Wednesday 25th March in the Singing Hall. It will last … Continue reading "Hecuba in Greek at St Paul’s Girls’ School"
On Monday 11th May, the East Oxford Community Classics Centre is delighted to be hosting Historical Interpretations Group Comitatus, who will be running all day workshops introducing students to the Romans through a range of artefacts. The sessions will include daily Roman life and life in the Roman Army, and will involve handling sessions and activities. Between 3.45 … Continue reading "Roman Life Artefact Workshop, 11th May, at EOCCC"