I realise that these have already been promoted, but many of you weren’t sure about class numbers before booking, so I hope this gentle reminder is ok! All are free, except for the  day’s conference.

5th October: Rosalind Thomas (Balliol, Oxford)
Herodotus on Cyrus’ Childhood
Aimed at students of GCSE Greek: for more information click here

23rd November: Michael Scott (Darwin, Cambridge)
Producing and Experiencing Religion through Art and Architecture in Ancient Greece
Aimed at students of A Level Greek Art and Architecture: for more information click here

28th January: Matthew Leigh (St Anne’s, Oxford) and Llewelyn Morgan (Brasenose, Oxford)
A Conference on Ovid Met. 8 and Cicero in Cat. 1
Aimed at students of AS Level Latin: for more information click here

8th March: Chris Carey (UCL, London)
Lysias’ Oration against Eratosthenes
Aimed at students of AS Level Greek: for more information click here

All information, letters and details about how to book are in the links above.

Any questions, contact Steve Jenkin at the usual email address.

Poems inspired by Orpheus and Eurydice

The story of the doomed love between Orpheus and Eurydice is one of the most well-known and well-loved of all the Classical myths; conveyed to us from antiquity through the poetry of Virgil and Ovid, for centuries writers and artists have been inspired by the tale. Perhaps it’s Orpheus mesmerising the underworld with his spellbinding song that moves you, or the moment Eurydice slips irrevocably back into the underworld. Whatever aspect inspires you, Iris magazine and Tellus magazine invite you to pen a poem (maximum 30 lines) and send it to Iris at editor@irismagazine.org by 12th December.

Lorna at Iris and Ailsa at Tellus will be joined by acclaimed poet Maureen Almond in judging the entries, and two runners up and a winner will be chosen. The runners up will be published in the January edition of Iris magazine, and the winning entry will be printed in the 2011 edition of Tellus magazine, a poetry magazine for writing inspired by the Classical world.

For more information, please visit www.irismagazine.org and www.tellusmagazine.co.uk

Prizes of book tokens and vouchers are on offer plus the coveted Golden Sponge Stick in each category. Competition is good fun and has attracted nearly three hundred entrants respectively in previous two years.

For further details and a flyer please contact Jerry Pine  j.pine610@btinternet.com

Reminder:
Registration for the conference, Dining and Death: interdisciplinary
perspectives on the ‘funerary banquet’ in ancient art, burial and
belief  is discounted until the end of next week, 31 July.
Registration prices are as follows:

1)   Waged attendees: £40 before July 31; £50 after July 31.

2)   Student in full-time education: £20 before July 31; £25 after July 31.

3)   School teachers/museum educators (up to 10 places available): £30
before July 31; £40 after July 31.

For more information and registration procedure, please follow the link:
http://www.arch.ox.ac.uk/dininganddeath
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Dining and Death: interdisciplinary perspectives on the ‘funerary
banquet’ in ancient art, burial and belief
Conference, 25 and 26 September 2010,
Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies, St. Giles’, Oxford
dininganddeath.conference@arch.ox.ac.uk
http://www.arch.ox.ac.uk/dininganddeath

Following a great idea by Sheena, we have created a poster which gives suggestions for the potential career opportunities which await Classics students.

Click on the link below to download a PDF for printing (file size: approx 2.5MB – will print to at least A3 size).

Classics & the World of Work Poster

Feedback, suggestions and alternative ideas for promotional material welcome.

Please email: marielester@theclassicslibrary.com

Posted by Marie Lester

I’m sorry that I will be away on holiday so shall miss what promises to be an extraordinary production.

Foundation Level qualifications may go, and many colleagues are worried that students will not take up Latin at a higher level.

While both OCR and WJEC are introducing new qualifications for entry-level Latin study, why is SQA considering the opposite?

Join in discussion/make a difference here

Article in The Herald, Scotland.

To learn more about the SQA qualifications, click below:
Latin | Classical Greek | Classical Studies

There are now SQA Resources pages on The Classics Library site!

exhibition

competitions

study days

theatre performaces

For full details see the website:

http://www.classics.ox.ac.uk/outreach/events/event_current.html#Marathon

It’s all happening. I realise that it’s the first week back for many people (pesky Greeks fixing 9th September as the official date!) but this need not stop people being able to come in the evenings, or visit the exhibition later in the month, or submit work etc. For more information, or to book, please contact me: cressida.ryan@classics.ox.ac.uk.

Here is the full programme.
Venue: The Senate House, London

All this for £30!  Any questions, email me (jg@shrewsbury.org.uk) or simpy email jact to book your place (office@jact.org)