Classics News and Events
Aristophanes Thesmophoriazusae - Warwick Arts Centre Theatre
Aristophanes Thesmophoriazusae will be performed in Warwick Arts Centre main Theatre on Monday 26th January 2015 7-8.30pm, produced by the Warwick Classics Society.
Tickets are £4.50. Available on line http://www.warwickartscentre.
Catch up with ancient medicine on BBC4: The Beauty of Anatomy
The Beauty of Anatomy in 5 episodes is currently running on BBC4. Follow Adam Rutherford through the history of anatomy from Galen to modern times... how Galen's thought shaped up anatomy for centuries, how art and anatomy influenced each other, etc. Dr. Caroline Petit appears in episodes 1 and 2:)
Coin of the month: The emperor on a chain
Eve Bayram explores our connection to the Roman world in her discussion of the use of coinage in jewellery in August's Coin of the Month.
Dr Michael Scott - new President of Lytham St Annes Classical Association branch
Warwick Classics Assistant Professor Dr Michael Scott is to become President of the newly formed Lytham St Annes branch of the Classical Association, one of the UKs biggest institutions for the promotion of Classics. The branch has been formed by local sixth former Katrina Kelly. At the age of 17, she is the youngest person ever to take the initiative to form a branch of the Classical Association since its inception in 1903.
IATL Awards
Congratulations to Clare Rowan, Michael Scott and Zahra Newby for receiving awards from IATL to support innovative teaching. Clare will run a project ‘Communicating the Classics via Digital Storytelling’, which will be embedded in the teaching of the second-year core module Hellenistic World during 2014/15. Michael's project, 'Approaching the study of Greek religion' will run as part of his module on Greek Religion in 14-15. Zahra's project, 'Seeing, experiencing, doing: learning the methods of ancient art through performance and participation' will run as part of the module Art and Architecture in Asia Minor during 2014-15.