NORTH STAFFS BRANCH OF THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION
Chairman: Dr Andy Fear; Treasurer: Mr Chris Wain; Secretary: Mr Stephen Clifford
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Events 2019/2020
LECTURE: Dr John Taylor (University of Manchester)
'ANCIENT ODYSSEYS: THE JOURNEYS OF ULYSSES AND AENEAS'
7.30 p.m., Thursday 24 October 2019,
Stoke on Trent Sixth Form College, Leek Road, Stoke on Trent, ST4 2RU
READING: (in English translation) of Homer's Iliad Book VI
7.30 p.m., Thursday 7 November 2019,
University Common Room, Keele Hall, University of Keele, ST5 5BG
The Roman Theatre at Orange.
Texts will be available, & details will be advised near the date
LECTURE: Dr David Smith (University of Liverpool)
'MINOAN CRETE - ARTHUR EVANS' LEGACY & BEYOND'
7.30 p.m., Tuesday 26 November 2019,
University Common Room, Keele Hall, University of Keele, ST5 5BG
Joint meeting with the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies
LECTURE: Professor Andrew Poulter (Universities of Birmingham & Nottingham)
'TRAJAN'S CONQUEST OF DACIA - TRAJAN'S COLUMN AND THE MONUMENTS AT ADAMKLISSI'
7.30 p.m., Tuesday 18 February 2020,
University Common Room, Keele Hall, University of Keele, ST5 5BG
Joint meeting with the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies
READING: (in English translation) of excerpts from Ovid's Metamorphoses
7.30 p.m., Tuesday 10 March 2020,
University Common Room, Keele Hall, University of Keele, ST5 5BG
Texts will be available, & details will be advised near the date
LECTURE: Dr Tom Phillips (University of Manchester)
'PICTURING OVID - MYTH IN ART'
7.30 p.m., Thursday 26 March 2020
University Common Room, Keele Hall, University of Keele, ST5 5BG
ANNUAL COACH TRIP, Saturday 2 May 2020: Aldborough Roman Town, parts of York & the Towton Battlefield
Led as usual by Dr Andy Fear. Departing from Keele at 8.00 a.m., with time for individual exploration also in the city. Booking details to follow in New Year and on web site.
There is a charge for this event, payable with bookings,.which this year we again have to ask to be paid in advance, to ensure the cost of the coach will be fully met.
Latin and Greek Reading Groups 2019/20
Greek A Greek Reading Group meets at a private house on Keele campus every four weeks or so, generally on a midweek morning. The group has been reading texts from the Perseus Digital Library. Next meeting Thursday 31 October 2019, at 10.00 a.m., in a member's house on Keele campus, when the Group will be reading Ancient Greek Epigrams ed. C.T.Hadavas ISBN 9781727440225, pp. 19ff, the poems of Leonidas of Tarentum, and those of Asclepiades. Some prior knowledge of Greek is required, but the atmosphere is relaxed and support is provided.
Latin The Latin Reading Group also meets about monthly, usually on a weekday morning on the second Monday of the month, on Keele campus. The next meeting will be in a private house on Keele campus, at 10.00 a.m. on Monday 21 October 2019. The group will continue reading selections of Ovid's Metamorphoses, the Actaeon story (Jones, page 95. line 173) and will also be looking at the Nuntii Latini news from Radio Helsinki, which is updated every Friday. Members may also like to listen to the news in Latin (pronounced like Italian) on Vatican Radio - Google Hebdomada Papae.
For further details of both groups, or for anyone new wishing to join the groups, please contact the organiser, Nigel Coulton, tel: 01782-615155, or email the Branch address below.
These groups are not for beginners: some prior knowledge of the relevant language is necessary to take part in either. For both, please ask the organiser if there is room in the group for more members before joining.
Beginners Latin from Scratch: a weekly Group is also now available, strictly limited to 5 members. Contact Nigel Coulton if interested. The group began its course on Tuesday mornings in March 2016. It now meets on Thursdays. This scratch group has now progressed too far to integrate further beginners, but Nigel has begun another one in 2018, which meets on Wednesdays at 7.00 pm.. Please let us (email below) know if you would be interested. The only requirement is that if not already a subscribing member you become one.
All welcome - all events except coach trips are free of charge
Last year's programme and annual report
Board Game for Schools
The Branch is pleased to say that, through the generosity of the Hellenic Society, we hold a copy of the board game Pots! The Game, suitable for age 10 and upwards. This is available to be borrowed at no charge by Schools in our area, and is a fast paced game for 3 - 6 players, bidding against each other to acquire the biggest and best collection of Greek vases. The Hellenic Society has made it available as part of its own Schools Programme since, as well as being good fun and instilling a general interest in Greece, the game has useful images and details of Greek vases in the British Museum. It should be of particular interest to any school students looking at Greek Art modules, but could also be used with older Minimus groups, to extend their interest to Greece as well as Rome. Interested schools can request a loan at the termly meeting above, or direct from this Branch (below).
For further details, please contact the Hon. Secretary: Stephen Clifford, Tel: 01630-647765, email: northstaffsca@yahoo.co.uk