Classics News and Events

November's coin of the month is the first instalment in a series of blogs about coinage in Roman Britain by Dom Chroney. Stay tuned for the next instalment next week!

Clare Rowan discusses Ambiguity, Roma and Soldiers in Sicily.

On 27th January 2015 Aristophanes Thesmophoriazusae will be performed in the main theatre of Warwick University's prestigious Arts Centre by the Warwick Classics Students. Surrounding the play will be a host of seminars and lectures specifically for school students on aspects of ancient theatre, comedy, the place of women in ancient society, the culture of ancient and modern comedy as well as its relationship to tragedy suitable for GCSE and AS/AS students in Classics, English and Drama. Book by contacting Dr Michael Scott m.c.scott@warwick.ac.uk

Clive Letchford discusses a coin of Augustus that is heavy on words.

Showing Rome in the Round: The 'Commemorative Medallions of Antoninus Pius', Antichthon 48 (2014), 109-25