We try to organise one event each month.
2016-2017:
Tuesday 25th October at 3.00 p.m., in James Callaghan B03
Ian Repath (Swansea): ‘The Later Greek Novelists: Art Imitating Art Imitating Art Imitating Art …’
Friday 4th November, at 6 p.m., in Keir Hardie 230
Catherine Rozier (Swansea): ‘Genealogy and Character: Helen’s divine epithets in the Homeric poems’
Friday 11th November, at 6 p.m., in Keir Hardie 230
Oliver Thomas (Nottingham): ‘Meaningful structure in the Homeric Hymn to Hermes: a cognitive approach’
Annual conference Saturday 4th February 2017, Swansea University Bay Campus
* Talks on practical aspects of teaching the ancient world and small group sessions
* Open to teachers of Classical subjects at all levels.
* This event is free thanks to support of the Classical Association.
* Programme and registration: http://cymruwalesclassicshub.weebly.com/annual-conference-2017.htm.
From Olympus to Swansea’: Ancient Greek and Welsh Cultural Heritage Project (Year 3 and 4 pupils)
Schools Competition (all ages, free of charge):
This year’s competition for schools in Wales, funded by the South West Wales Classical Association, will be on the topic of the environment in antiquity.
For secondary schools, we will also have an individual translation competition in Latin and Greek.
23 July - 5 August: Summer School in Ancient Languages
Past events
2015-2016:
6 February: Cymru Wales Classics Hub first annual conference, with keynote by Barbara Bell (http://cymruwalesclassicshub.weebly.com/annual-conference.html - online registration is open)
9 February: Laurence Totelin (Cardiff): 'Crying over spilt milk: analogies between milk and tears in Graeco-Roman literature' (Swansea University, Fulton House, Seminar Room 2, 3pm)
8 March: Erica Bexley (Swansea): ‘Competitive speech in Tacitus’ Dialogus’ (Swansea University, Fulton House, Seminar Room 2, 3pm)
17 March: full-day Classics/Ancient History/Egyptology study day at Swansea University, with talks on various topics, and visit to the Egypt Centre and/or Richard Burton Archives. Full programme TBC. Contact [email protected] for more information.
12 April: Eddie Owens (Swansea): ‘Water, wealth and status in the cities of late Roman Asia Minor’ (Swansea University, Fulton House, Seminar Room 2, 3pm)
26 April: Heather Hunter-Crawley (Swansea): ‘Sense and Sympatheia: Viewing domestic images of the divine in the House of the Vettii, Pompeii’ (Swansea University, Fulton House, Seminar Room 2, 3pm)
1 May: deadline of blog writing competition for GCSE and A-level students (see http://swwclassicalassociation.weebly.com/schools-competition.html)
3 May: Prof. Andrew Wallace-Hadrill (Cambridge): ‘Was there an ancient idea of 'the home'?’ (Swansea University, Grove Building, Purnell Lecture Theatre, 3pm)
2014-2015:
Starting in October: Latin and Greek community classes
Saturday 11 October: afternoon bus trip to Margam (Stones Museum, Abbey and Hillfort) and Neath (Roman remains, Abbey) with Prof Mark Humphries (Swansea university). We leave at 12 noon. More information in September.
Friday 31 October: Swansea University (Keir Hardie room 130), 6pm
Talk by Prof Mark Humphries (Swansea University): “Narrative and Subversion: Exemplary Rome and Imperial Tyranny in Ammianus Marcellinus”?
Tuesday 11 november: Swansea University (Keir Hardie room 130), 3pm
Talk by Tim Barnes (University of Edinburgh) on Porphyry: Title TBC
Friday 14 November: Swansea University (Keir Hardie room 130), 6pm
Talk by Dr Adrian Kelly (Balliol College, Oxford): 'Homer’s rivals: alternative narrators in the Iliad’
Friday 12 December: Swansea University (Keir Hardie room 130), 6pm
Talk by Rachel Bird (PhD student Swansea University), 'Sophrosyne and Sexual Dynamics in Heliodorus'
Friday 13 February: Swansea University (Keir Hardie room 130), 6pm
Talk by Nick Mataya (PhD student Swansea University): Narrative in Eugippius' Vita Severini"
Friday 13 March: Swansea University (Keir Hardie room 130), 6pm
Talk by Alex Ferron (PhD student, Swansea University): Title TBC
Friday 24 April: Swansea University (Keir Hardie room 130), 6pm
Talk by Dr Lynn Fotheringham (University of Nottingham): Title TBC
June-July: Ancient Languages in the Park
19 July - 1 August: Summer School in Ancient Languages
2014:
Nick Barley presented a talk to the Classical Association and Historical Association jointly on 15th February at 11am in the Waterfront Museum entitled ''Get off my land! Aeneas Tacticus and the city-state in fourth century BC Greece.'
On Wednesday 5th March, two schools from the Swansea area visited Swansea University for a Classics Fayre.
2013:
Thursday 26th of January 2013 at 3.30pm: launch of the 'Literacy through Latin' volunteering scheme at Swansea University. Dr Graham Kirby (The Iris Project), Prof John Morgan (Dept of History and Classics, Swansea University), and Dr Evelien Bracke (Swansea University) delivered talks on the importance of Latin in primary school education in room 218 of the Wallace Building.
19 April: performance of Aristophanes' Lysistrata by the Drama Society (Swansea University).
8 June till 3 August: Ancient Languages in the Park.
15th June at 11am in the Waterfront Museum: talk by Prof Mark Humphries on "Constantine, Christianity, and the Lost Gospel: 1700 years of religious revolution", co-organized with the Historical Association: Swansea Branch.
6 July till 3 August: Latin in the Park in Neath.
2012:
Thursday 19th January 2012 at 7.30pm (Swansea University - Callaghan Lecture Theatre, Callaghan Building): Dr Joanne Berry (Swansea University) on 'fake excavations at Pompeii'.
Saturday 11th February at 11am (Waterfront Museum): Historical Association talk by Prof Mark Humphries on 'What's Love got to do with it? The origins of Valentine's Day'
Wednesday 22nd February at 7pm (Pumphouse upstairs mezzanine): Dr Ian Repath (Swansea University) will talk on 'Breaking Hearts in Antiquity'
Friday 23rd March at 7pm in the Dynevor Centre: Dr Nigel Spivey will talk on 'Olympia and the making of the Classical body'
26th May (Waterfront Museum, upstairs in the gallery): "Olympic Games Past and Present"
11am: Dr Martin Johnes (Head of the Department of History and Classics) will talk on "The Modern Olympics: Sport or Politics"
1pm: Dr Maria Pretzler (Department of History and Classics and one of our committee members) will talk on "At the Olympics in Antiquity: A Spectator's Tale"
Saturday 28th July (all day) at the Waterfront Museum: ancient Greek Olympic day for families, with workshops, a quiz, games, and talks.
11am: Dr Martin Polley on 'from Zeus to Coubertin'
1.30-3pm: family Olympics with mascot-making, motto designing, discus throwing, basketball-quiz, and (weather permitting) running
Friday 5th October: Celebrating Classics in Wales (details see home page)
end October: Halloween quiz, with talk by Dr Pauline Hanesworth (Trinity Saint David) who will talk on something suitably scary for Halloween
2016-2017:
Tuesday 25th October at 3.00 p.m., in James Callaghan B03
Ian Repath (Swansea): ‘The Later Greek Novelists: Art Imitating Art Imitating Art Imitating Art …’
Friday 4th November, at 6 p.m., in Keir Hardie 230
Catherine Rozier (Swansea): ‘Genealogy and Character: Helen’s divine epithets in the Homeric poems’
Friday 11th November, at 6 p.m., in Keir Hardie 230
Oliver Thomas (Nottingham): ‘Meaningful structure in the Homeric Hymn to Hermes: a cognitive approach’
Annual conference Saturday 4th February 2017, Swansea University Bay Campus
* Talks on practical aspects of teaching the ancient world and small group sessions
* Open to teachers of Classical subjects at all levels.
* This event is free thanks to support of the Classical Association.
* Programme and registration: http://cymruwalesclassicshub.weebly.com/annual-conference-2017.htm.
From Olympus to Swansea’: Ancient Greek and Welsh Cultural Heritage Project (Year 3 and 4 pupils)
- Myths and legends are used to explore connections between Ancient Greek and Welsh culture.
- Complements the Key Stage 2 curriculum on the Romans.
- Six workshops, delivered at local cultural centres between February and May 2017.
- Free of charge: costs (inc. transport) borne by Swansea University with support by the Hellenic Society.
- To register, please email [email protected]. Full details on the poster.
Schools Competition (all ages, free of charge):
This year’s competition for schools in Wales, funded by the South West Wales Classical Association, will be on the topic of the environment in antiquity.
For secondary schools, we will also have an individual translation competition in Latin and Greek.
- Deadline: Friday 30th June 2017.
- All the details and guidelines can be found online (http://swwclassicalassociation.weebly.com/schools-competition.html).
23 July - 5 August: Summer School in Ancient Languages
Past events
2015-2016:
6 February: Cymru Wales Classics Hub first annual conference, with keynote by Barbara Bell (http://cymruwalesclassicshub.weebly.com/annual-conference.html - online registration is open)
9 February: Laurence Totelin (Cardiff): 'Crying over spilt milk: analogies between milk and tears in Graeco-Roman literature' (Swansea University, Fulton House, Seminar Room 2, 3pm)
8 March: Erica Bexley (Swansea): ‘Competitive speech in Tacitus’ Dialogus’ (Swansea University, Fulton House, Seminar Room 2, 3pm)
17 March: full-day Classics/Ancient History/Egyptology study day at Swansea University, with talks on various topics, and visit to the Egypt Centre and/or Richard Burton Archives. Full programme TBC. Contact [email protected] for more information.
12 April: Eddie Owens (Swansea): ‘Water, wealth and status in the cities of late Roman Asia Minor’ (Swansea University, Fulton House, Seminar Room 2, 3pm)
26 April: Heather Hunter-Crawley (Swansea): ‘Sense and Sympatheia: Viewing domestic images of the divine in the House of the Vettii, Pompeii’ (Swansea University, Fulton House, Seminar Room 2, 3pm)
1 May: deadline of blog writing competition for GCSE and A-level students (see http://swwclassicalassociation.weebly.com/schools-competition.html)
3 May: Prof. Andrew Wallace-Hadrill (Cambridge): ‘Was there an ancient idea of 'the home'?’ (Swansea University, Grove Building, Purnell Lecture Theatre, 3pm)
2014-2015:
Starting in October: Latin and Greek community classes
Saturday 11 October: afternoon bus trip to Margam (Stones Museum, Abbey and Hillfort) and Neath (Roman remains, Abbey) with Prof Mark Humphries (Swansea university). We leave at 12 noon. More information in September.
Friday 31 October: Swansea University (Keir Hardie room 130), 6pm
Talk by Prof Mark Humphries (Swansea University): “Narrative and Subversion: Exemplary Rome and Imperial Tyranny in Ammianus Marcellinus”?
Tuesday 11 november: Swansea University (Keir Hardie room 130), 3pm
Talk by Tim Barnes (University of Edinburgh) on Porphyry: Title TBC
Friday 14 November: Swansea University (Keir Hardie room 130), 6pm
Talk by Dr Adrian Kelly (Balliol College, Oxford): 'Homer’s rivals: alternative narrators in the Iliad’
Friday 12 December: Swansea University (Keir Hardie room 130), 6pm
Talk by Rachel Bird (PhD student Swansea University), 'Sophrosyne and Sexual Dynamics in Heliodorus'
Friday 13 February: Swansea University (Keir Hardie room 130), 6pm
Talk by Nick Mataya (PhD student Swansea University): Narrative in Eugippius' Vita Severini"
Friday 13 March: Swansea University (Keir Hardie room 130), 6pm
Talk by Alex Ferron (PhD student, Swansea University): Title TBC
Friday 24 April: Swansea University (Keir Hardie room 130), 6pm
Talk by Dr Lynn Fotheringham (University of Nottingham): Title TBC
June-July: Ancient Languages in the Park
19 July - 1 August: Summer School in Ancient Languages
2014:
Nick Barley presented a talk to the Classical Association and Historical Association jointly on 15th February at 11am in the Waterfront Museum entitled ''Get off my land! Aeneas Tacticus and the city-state in fourth century BC Greece.'
On Wednesday 5th March, two schools from the Swansea area visited Swansea University for a Classics Fayre.
2013:
Thursday 26th of January 2013 at 3.30pm: launch of the 'Literacy through Latin' volunteering scheme at Swansea University. Dr Graham Kirby (The Iris Project), Prof John Morgan (Dept of History and Classics, Swansea University), and Dr Evelien Bracke (Swansea University) delivered talks on the importance of Latin in primary school education in room 218 of the Wallace Building.
19 April: performance of Aristophanes' Lysistrata by the Drama Society (Swansea University).
8 June till 3 August: Ancient Languages in the Park.
15th June at 11am in the Waterfront Museum: talk by Prof Mark Humphries on "Constantine, Christianity, and the Lost Gospel: 1700 years of religious revolution", co-organized with the Historical Association: Swansea Branch.
6 July till 3 August: Latin in the Park in Neath.
2012:
Thursday 19th January 2012 at 7.30pm (Swansea University - Callaghan Lecture Theatre, Callaghan Building): Dr Joanne Berry (Swansea University) on 'fake excavations at Pompeii'.
Saturday 11th February at 11am (Waterfront Museum): Historical Association talk by Prof Mark Humphries on 'What's Love got to do with it? The origins of Valentine's Day'
Wednesday 22nd February at 7pm (Pumphouse upstairs mezzanine): Dr Ian Repath (Swansea University) will talk on 'Breaking Hearts in Antiquity'
Friday 23rd March at 7pm in the Dynevor Centre: Dr Nigel Spivey will talk on 'Olympia and the making of the Classical body'
26th May (Waterfront Museum, upstairs in the gallery): "Olympic Games Past and Present"
11am: Dr Martin Johnes (Head of the Department of History and Classics) will talk on "The Modern Olympics: Sport or Politics"
1pm: Dr Maria Pretzler (Department of History and Classics and one of our committee members) will talk on "At the Olympics in Antiquity: A Spectator's Tale"
Saturday 28th July (all day) at the Waterfront Museum: ancient Greek Olympic day for families, with workshops, a quiz, games, and talks.
11am: Dr Martin Polley on 'from Zeus to Coubertin'
1.30-3pm: family Olympics with mascot-making, motto designing, discus throwing, basketball-quiz, and (weather permitting) running
Friday 5th October: Celebrating Classics in Wales (details see home page)
end October: Halloween quiz, with talk by Dr Pauline Hanesworth (Trinity Saint David) who will talk on something suitably scary for Halloween