Material Musings is the department's monthly blog featuring posts from staff and postgraduates (past and present) about material culture in the ancient world. It's all about the ancient world specifically viewed through...

Designed specifically for Classics educators, this online CPD series, led by Emily Rushton, provides practical, evidence-based strategies to create neuroinclusive Classical Subjects classrooms. Across six targeted sessions, you will explore...

Happy birthday CSCP! In January 1965 a meeting took place in the rooms of one Classics don at Gonville and Caius college Cambridge, during which a proposal - two sides...

The 33rd JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School will take  place at St John's College, Durham University, from …. ​​24th July - 31st July 2027 Registration is Open! They...

On Friday 13th November 2026 we will be hosting our annual Harrodian Sixth form Classics Conference at The Harrodian School.  Professor Adrian Kelly of Balliol college, Oxford, will speak on violence in Homer; Professor...

Thursday 24th September, 4-5pm, Online Come and find out about a fantastic bank of new resources on the Bayeux Tapestry that can be used to introduce pupils to Latin.  The resources...

David Stephenson at Warwick School is hoping to arrange at least one training day for this coming school year and wants to straw-poll what people might most be interested in...

Teacher of Classics Part-time from January 2027 or Easter 2027 Closing date: 24th September 2026 @ 11:59amSalary: Sevenoaks has its own attractive salary scale The successful candidate will be an...

Warwick Ancient Drama Festival, 28-29 January 2027: Aristophanes, Clouds, with £700 Bursaries for travel Teachers and pupils will by now be familiar with Warwick’s annual Ancient Drama Festival, which takes place each...

Tiffin School, Kingston upon Thames, EnglandFriday 20 November  •  5 PM - 8:30 PM An evening of challenge and fun for GCSE Latin students, with language, myth, history, puzzles, prizes,...

Latin Teacher/French Teacher This role on offer is a Full Time Latin/French teacher position, and we are open to expressions of interest from any overseas teachers considering or planning a move...

With a taster lesson next week and the course beginning 15th September! Run by Ben Cole at Highgrove Education. Sign up for the course. Apply for a bursary.

Archaeologists say the ichthyosaur vertebra was deliberately collected and kept during Roman times.

VICTOR VERBORUM 2027 THE SIXTH EDITION OF THE VICTOR VERBORUM LATIN COMPETITION Calling all Latin teachers at British prep schools! In May 2019, Victor Verborum brought together eight teams of...

Hellenic Society & Roman Society Online Course Sam Newington Exploring the World of Sappho Wednesday 16, 23, 30 September, 7, 14 October, 6pm-7.30pm (UK time) This course will offer an...

There are up to three vacancies, two Tutors and a Director's Assistant. Email jactclassicscamp@gmail.com by 1st December for more info Tutor About You Confident teacher or researcher in Classics or closelyrelated...

"PENELOPE waited twenty years for Odysseus to return from the Trojan War. Now she’s ready to share her side of the story – but she’s going to need a drink first....

Italy's culture minister says it is one of the most important underwater archaeological finds in years.

"Whether or not a ⁠massive ballroom should be constructed is for Congress to decide," the appeals panel's ​majority said.

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There have been many attempts over the years to get celebrities to try and engage the general public in the Ancient World. Rarely, if ever, does that celebrity have any sort of prior experience or kno...

"Learn to read the Romans! This book is an exciting new way to discover the Latin language. Whether you want to master it or just see enough to enjoy some...

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei area near the southern Italian city of Naples on Friday, ​causing power outages, disrupting train and metro services and damaging ‌some buildings, a...

The film has won rave reviews from film critics but a translator of Homer's work was less than impressed.

Fri 23 Oct 2026 10:00 AM - 6:00 PMRoom G.19, Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge, CB3 9DA This is the third in the series of Ancient Languages Teaching Conferences, and follows last year's successful conference...

Saturday 3rd October, 11am-5pm. More information and to book Professor Ingo Gildenhard will lead a line up of academics to discuss ways of teaching Dido in conjunction with his recent...

This is an interesting and useful new resources by Dan Conway. He writes... "The new AP syllabus has a list of nine Roman moral values that students have to know,...

This is a FREE virtual event for KS2 students in school and at home which focuses on Hadrian's Wall Wall and the Roman Primary History curriculum.  The Great North Museum is running...

Χαίρετε! Salvete! Greetings… Goodness me! Hot or What? Not as intense as ’76 (May to October!) with drought and stand pipes (what a year to be in Uni!) but Good...

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A quick five minutes of your time! LINK HERE: https://s.surveyplanet.com/dwkpo1k8 This survey is to explore the link between Classical Studies and school values. It will help to build a picture...

Your pupils can review Bloomsbury Classics books to win a Where Can Classics Take You goody bag! They have Classics books for every age and subject as well as some...

UK state schools: Thanks to a new charity partnership, Maximum Classics is offering free subscriptions to UK state schools for the 2026–27 academic year. Both the PowerPoint-led and video-led courses are included in...

This survey is to explore the link between Classical Studies and school values. It will help to build a picture of the Classical Studies provision in UK primary schools. All data will be collated anon...

Open Book Publishers have just published of Virgil, Aeneid 4, with Study Questions, Vocabulary, and Commentary by Ingo Gildenhard. About the Book   In Dido’s encounter with Aeneas, the Aeneid explores abiding themes...

Teacher of Latin Coombe Girls’ School and Sixth Form in New Malden is seeking an experienced Latin teacher to deliver a small weekly Latin class for students. This is a flexible,...