An enthralling tale of why we are still indebted to, and fascinated by, the ancient world. A public lecture by Alastair Blanshard, Paul Eliadis, Chair of Classics at the University of Queensland Australia, who is the Institute of Advanced Study Visiting Fellow at Warwick January –February 2016. Click here for the flyer!
Reading Classical Greek: Advanced Greek (5-7 Feb 2016): http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/component/courses/?view=course&cid=18012 Reading Classical Greek: Intermediate Greek (5-7 Feb 2016): http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/component/courses/?view=course&cid=18022 Reading Classical Greek: Continuing Beginners (Students who began in September 2014 - Group D) (5-7 Feb 2016): http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/component/courses/?view=course&cid=18032 Reading Classical Greek: Continuing Beginners (Students who began in September 2015 - Group E) (5-7 Feb 2016): http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/component/courses/?view=course&cid=18042
Liverpool College is hosting this one-day event at which we hope to provide a forum for Classics teachers in the North to meet, enjoy lectures and exchange teaching and learning ideas. The day will be friendly and informal with two short lectures in the morning and two teacher-led workshops in the afternoon. Our speakers will be … Continue reading "INSET for Classics teachers, Saturday 6th February 2016, 9.30 to 4.00"
The Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association Teachers’ Day Saturday 6 February 2016 The Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association would like to invite Classics teachers to attend their annual Teachers’ Day. As can be seen from the programme below, the day will cover a range of topics, including the new OCR A Level and GCSE … Continue reading "The Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association Teachers’ Day: Saturday 6 February 2016"
Applications are now open for the EMACT 6th Form Classics Conference, to be held on Wednesday 10th February 2016 at Loughborough High School (between Leicester and Nottingham!). Please find the programme below - the cost is still only £5 per pupil (to include tea, coffee and biscuits!), staff are free; application forms and further details … Continue reading "EMACT Sixth Form Classics Conference"
There are still spaces left for the EMACT 6th Form Classics Conference, to be held on Wednesday 10th February 2016 at Loughborough High School (between Leicester and Nottingham!). With nearly 100 pupils signed up already, it looks set to be a great day! Please find the programme (now finalized) below – the cost is still only … Continue reading "EMACT 6th Form Classics Day Wednesday 10th February 2016"
On Wednesday 10th February at 4.30 pm, historian Tom Holland will be speaking on: ‘Truth and Slander in the Julio-Claudian Court’ The lurid glamour of the Julio-Claudians has resulted in them becoming the very archetypes of feuding and murderous dynasts. No other period of history can compare for sheer unsettling fascination with its gallery of … Continue reading "Tom Holland to speak on the Julio-Claudian court"
News of this forthcoming production, from Yana Zarifi-Sistovari, the Artistic Director... Thiasos Theatre company is performing the Hippolytos at The Cockpit Theatre in London 24-27th February. The Hippolytos was first presented at the Triennial Classics Conference held at Cambridge University in 1998 and had toured in several countries up to 2004. This 'revival' was prompted by an invitation … Continue reading "Hippolytos at the Cockpit Theatre, London: 24-7th February"
There will be a performance of Aristophanes' Lysistrata by AoD on Thursday 25th February 2016 at 2pm at Manchester Grammar School, Old Hall Lane, Manchester, M13 0XT. Tickets cost £8 each, and there's a 10% discount for 10 or more tickets. Booking is via the MGS Box Office at https://thelittleboxoffice.com/mgs/event/view/36229
The King's School Worcester is hosting a performance of Lysistrata by the Actors of Dionysus. It is on 26th February 2016 in the school's John Moore Theatre. 7 pm start - tickets £10, concessions £7. Tickets will be available shortly at: www.ticketsource.co.uk/ksw
School groups (ages 7-18, maximum group size 20) are invited to the University of Reading on 28 January 2016 for a re-creation of an ancient Roman schoolroom. The event is free and all costumes and equipment are provided. For more information see www.readingancientschoolroom.com.
Advance notice for your school calendars that the 2016 Sussex Classical Reading Competition will take place on Tuesday 1 March 2016, 4.30pm - 6.30pm, at Roedean School, Brighton. There will be opportunities to read Latin and Greek passages aloud and all ages are welcome to take part, from Beginners to A2 level. Schools have been … Continue reading "Sussex Classical Reading Competition Tuesday 1 March 2016"
Ten things you really must know about Ancient Greek Democracy with best-selling author and academic Professor Paul Cartledge Thursday 3rd March, 7pm AKS, Main Entrance, Clifton Drive South, Lytham St Annes FY8 1DT Lectures 7 - 8pm Doors open at 6.15pm Lytham St Annes Classical Association 2015-16 Lecture Programme Membership just £12 (students £5) … Continue reading "‘Ten things you really must know about Ancient Greek Democracy’, a Talk by Paul Cartledge"
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 attending, and hard copy prospectuses for university courses will also be available. The conference lectures will tie into … Continue reading "Classical Association Classics GCSE Conference at Westminster School"
Save the date! 5th March 2016 at University College London ARLT Refresher Day: The INSET by Teachers for Teachers We are pleased to announce the details of our next Refresher Day. This time we will be meeting at University College London (Gower Street; nearest Tube stations: Euston, Euston Square, Warren Street; room tbc), and, as … Continue reading "ARLT Latin Refresher Day: The INSET by Teachers for Teachers"
5th March 2016 at University College London Registration is now open for our next Refresher Day. This time we will be meeting at University College London (Gower Street; nearest Tube stations: Euston, Euston Square, Warren Street; room tbc), and, as always, the day will be full of opportunities to share good practice, learn from fellow … Continue reading "ARLT Refresher Day: The INSET by Teachers for Teachers"
ARLT Refresher Day The INSET by Teachers for Teachers 5th March 2016 at University College London Registration is still open for the next Refresher Day, and all details for the day are now available on the ARLT website (http://www.arlt.co.uk/refresher.html). This time they will be meeting at University College London (Gower Street; nearest Tube stations: Euston, … Continue reading "ARLT Refresher Day"