Events

A series of lectures for 6th Form pupils by King's College London Academics on aspects relating to Greek Theatre. About this Event 12.30-12.45pm: Welcome and Introduction (Dr James Corke-Webster) 12.45-1.30pm: 'Aspects of the Archaeological and Social Context of Ancient Greek Theatre' (Dr Dan Jolowizc) 1.30-1.45pm: Q&A (Dr Dan Jolowizc) 1.45-2.00pm: Break 2.00-2.45pm: 'Violence in Oedipus, … Continue reading "KCL Classics Lectures for Sixth Formers"

UNIVERSITY OF KENT CLASSICS AND ARCHAEOLOGY PUBLIC LECTURES SPRING TERM 2021  Weds 27th Jan: Prof. Eleanor Dickey (Reading) 'What did people actually do in a Roman school? Weds 3rd Feb: Prof. Martin Carver (York) Remembering the Dead in Byzantine, Islamic and Norman Sicily 3rd-13th century. Weds 24th Feb: Prof. Ruth Webb (Lille) Performance in Late … Continue reading "Thebes: Forgotten City of Ancient Greece. "

On Roman Emperors through a Nineteenth-Century lens. An exclusive evening with Mary Beard speaking on Roman Emperors through a Nineteenth-Century lens. She will be hosted by Classics for All’s Interim Chairman, Jimmy Mulville, who will put your questions to her at the end of the talk. This event is the first of our 2021 online fundraising talks hosted via Zoom Webinar. … Continue reading "An Evening with Mary Beard"

Aristotle Professor Edith Hall Thursday 4 March 2021, 1pm-2pm online (or watch later) https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/aristotle Plato’s most brilliant student and perhaps the most significant intellectual in world history, Aristotle of Stageira built on the doctrines he had studied at the Academy but also radically disagreed with them. The founder of Athens’ second great university, the Lyceum, … Continue reading "Aristotle, a Talk by Edith Hall"

UNIVERSITY OF KENT CLASSICS AND ARCHAEOLOGY PUBLIC LECTURES SPRING TERM 2021  Weds 27th Jan: Prof. Eleanor Dickey (Reading) 'What did people actually do in a Roman school? Weds 3rd Feb: Prof. Martin Carver (York) Remembering the Dead in Byzantine, Islamic and Norman Sicily 3rd-13th century. Weds 24th Feb: Prof. Ruth Webb (Lille) Performance in Late … Continue reading "Aphrodisias: A Greek city in Roman Asia – recent excavation, new discoveries "

Professor Helen King Professor Emerita of Classical Studies The Open University

Tuesday 23rd March 2021, 7pm –  Dr Emily Hauser (Exeter) 'Women in the Trojan War'. In this talk, Emily will return to one of the oldest stories of Greek myth – the Trojan War – and ask what happens when we look at the story from the point of view of the women. What did Helen really … Continue reading "Dr Emily Hauser (Exeter): ‘Women in the Trojan War’."

Classics for All in collaboration with King's College, London: Politics of the Late Republic An excellent afternoon of free/online talks on Wednesday 31st March on Politics of the Late Republic. Click on the Eventbrite link below to reserve your space. Talks will be recorded and made available down the line if you can't attend. The … Continue reading "Politics of the Late Republic"