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"
Classics and Ancient History Taster Day, 8th March, 10am – 4.30pm For students interested in Classics/Classics and Ancient History/Ancient and Modern History Tell me more… Are you interested in the Ancient World and how it can be studied at University? Then our Taster Day is perfect for you. This day provides an excellent opportunity to … Continue reading "Classics and Ancient History Taster Day – Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford"
8th March 2016 Dr. Dunn shall speak about Catullus, his life and works. Suitable for all ages, especially A-Level Latin candidates. Please email to confirm attendance, numbers and directions. Dr. Dunn's new books shall be available for purchase at the event. CATULLUS’ BEDSPREAD: THE LIFE OF ROME’S MOST EROTIC POET THE POEMS OF CATULLUS: … Continue reading "Dr. Daisy Dunn to speak about Catullus at St.Olave’s Grammar School"
Re: ‘Virgil’ Lecture by Professor Matthew Leigh; Thursday 10 March 2016 We are delighted that Professor Matthew Leigh will be speaking at New Hall on the subject of ‘Virgil’ on Thursday 10 March. The lecture will take place from 4.45pm to 5.45pm in the Jubilee Hall. Professor Leigh is currently Professor of Classical Languages and … Continue reading "Virgil Lecture 10th March 4.45-5.45"
Reading Classical Latin: Ovid and Love (11-13 March): http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/component/courses/?view=course&cid=18052 Reading Classical Latin: Suetonius on Caesar (11-13 March): http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/component/courses/?view=course&cid=18062
On Tuesday 15th March 2016, the Classics Department at Clifton High School in Bristol will be hosting a Latin A Level Conference devoted to the current AS and A2 Latin set texts. Four excellent speakers from a range of top Russell Group universities will be attending to speak on Cicero’s de Imperio, Ovid’s Metamorphoses III, … Continue reading "Latin A Level Conference: Clifton High School"
THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION LONDON GREEK & LATIN READING COMPETITION 2016 The 2016 competition will be held on TUESDAY 15th MARCH at Queen’s College, 43-49 Harley Street London W1G 8BT (parking is not available at the school). The competition will be held in a single round. The event will begin at 2:00 pm and finish at … Continue reading "CA London Greek and Latin Reading Competition"
Oxbridge 2016 18 March 2016 - 10:30am Find out more about Classics and studying it at Oxford or Cambridge, with lectures, course presentations and stalls. more… The next annual Oxbridge Classics Open Day will take place in Cambridge on Friday 18 March 2016. About the day The Faculty of Classics at Cambridge will host this … Continue reading "Classics Oxbridge Day, 18th March"
On Monday 21st March at 4.30 pm, Dr Scott Scullion will be speaking on: ‘Gods in Greek Drama’ Dr Scullion is Associate Professor in Classical Languages and Literature, and Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford. He has a particular interest in Greek religion and in Greek tragedy. He will be making special reference to the Bacchae of Euripides, … Continue reading "Scott Scullion to speak on ‘Gods in Greek Drama’"
Following in the steps of Hecuba, Medea, Electra, and Antigone in recent years, the classical students of St Paul’s Girls’ School are mounting a production of Euripides’s Bacchae 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 23rd March in the … Continue reading "Bacchae in Greek at St Paul’s Girls’ School"
A Classical Association in Northern Ireland talk. Convened by Dr Erin Halliday (QUB and Ballymena Academy) Wednesday 30th March 2016, 6.45 p.m. The Canada Room, Lanyon Building, Queen’s University, Belfast
The Department of History at King’s College London is proud to present its 11th annual Medieval Latin Play. HECASTUS (Everyman) By Georgius Macropedius (Joris van Lanckvelt) In the original Latin (with English surtitles) Performance: Thursday 31st March 2016, 7.30 pm. College Chapel, King’s College London, Strand WC2R 2LS. All are welcome; no reservations necessary. The Hecastus, first published in … Continue reading "KCL Annual Medieval Latin Play, ‘Hecastus’"