NORTH STAFFS BRANCH OF THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION
Chairman: Father Anthony Dykes; Treasurer: Mr Richard Wallace; Secretary: Mr Stephen Clifford
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Events 2011/2012
NO KNOWLEDGE OF ANY ANCIENT LANGUAGE IS REQUIRED TO ENJOY AND TAKE PART IN OUR EVENTS,
OTHER THAN READING GROUPS
PLAY READING: (in English translation) of Aeschylus' Libation Bearers
7.30 p.m., Tuesday 15 November 2011
Priest's House, St Wulstan's, Church Lane, Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 0EF
this precedes the independent group outing to the performance in Greek at Oxford
Copies will be available, but please bring the Penguin Classics edition, if you are able
LECTURE: Dr Trevor Fear (Open University)
'OF ARISTOCRATS AND COURTESANS: SENECA'S DE BENEFICIIS'
7.30 p.m., Tuesday 29 November 2011
St Wulstans's (RC) Primary School, Church Lane, Wolstanton, ST5 0EF
PLAY READING: (in English translation) of Sophocles' Ajax
7.30 p.m., Wednesday 18 January 2012
Meeting Room, The Leopard, 21 Market Square, Burslem, ST6 3DA
The Roman Theatre at Orange.
Copies will be available, but please bring the Penguin Classics edition, if you are able.
LECTURE: Dr Patrick Finglass (University of Nottingham)
'MYTHOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN SOPHOCLES' AJAX'
7.30 p.m., Thursday 2 February 2012
Senior Common Room, Keele Hall, University of Keele, ST5 5BG
Joint meeting with the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies
READING: (in English Translation) of Cicero's 'PRO CAELIO'
7.30 pm, Tuesday 21 February 2012
Priest's House, St Wulstan's, Church Lane, Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 0EF
Copies will be available
LECTURE: Professor Jonathan Powell (Royal Holloway, University of London)
'CICERO AS AN ADVOCATE'
7.30 p.m., Thursday 19 April 2012
Senior Common Room, Keele Hall, University of Keele, ST5 5BG7.30 pm, Thursday 19 April, 2012, Keele: Lecture 'CICERO AS AN ADVOCATE' by Professor Jonathan Powell (Royal Holloway)
Joint meeting with the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies
CUMBRIA COACH TRIP
ANNUAL COACH TRIP, Saturday 19 May 2012. As usual we will depart by coach from Keele, about 8.30 a.m., returning late the same evening. We shall visit Roman remains at Brougham near Penrith and at Maryport, together with the extensive Roman Museum at that site. Further details will appear on this site before the trip.
LECTURE: Dr Jason Konig (University of St Andrew's)
'THE ANCIENT OLYMPICS IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE AND BEYOND: A LOOK AT PAST OLYMPICS IN THE LIGHT OF THE 2012 LONDON GAMES'
7.30 pm, Thursday 24 May 2012
Drama Studio, Clayton Hall Business & Language College, ST5 3DN
GROUP OUTING: Oxford Greek Play
A group of Branch members went to the Saturday 19 November, 2011, 2.30 pm matinee, performance of the Oxford Greek Play (with helpful surtitles). This was being performed under the title of Clytemnestra, the next part of the Trilogy of which the branch read Agamemnon last year, though usually known as Choephori (Libation Bearers). This trip was preceded by a reading for all members of the play in translation.
Latin and Greek Reading Groups 2011/12
Greek A Greek Reading Group meets at a private house in Newcastle every three or four weeks, generally on a Tuesday evening. We continues to make our way through the JACT Greek Anthology, a collection that provides an introduction to Classical authors from Homer onwards. The next meeting will be on Monday 20 February 2012, to begin reading the Demosthenes Against Conon extract, if possible to the end, as it is quite a short one. There is now room for one or two new members. Some prior knowledge of Greek is required, but the atmosphere is relaxed and support is provided.
Latin The next meeting will be in the SCR Bar, First Floor, Keele Hall, University of Keele, at 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday 15 February 2012. We shall continue reading the extracts from Martial's Epigrams supplied, from No V.XVIII, on p.86 of the Penguin edition, "Quod tibi Decembri mense, ...........".
Memorial Inscriptions
Some members of the Branch are currently undertaking a project to record and translate Latin Memorial inscriptions in local churches. Following the most recent work, a small group has been delegated to take forward the first article arising from this work for possible publication.
All welcome - all events except coach trips are free of charge
Last year's programme and annual report
Classics Teachers
There is a termly meeting of Staffordshire Classics Teachers, at a private house in Newcastle. It is held on a Saturday morning, and operates as a mutual support group for people teaching Classical subjects in any shape or form. New members are always most welcome. The meeting is very informal and lunch is provided. The next meeting is at 11 a.m. on Saturday 25 February 2012 - revised date. Please email the address below for further information.
Board Game for Schools
The Branch is pleased to announce that, through the generosity of the Hellenic Society, we now hold a copy of the new 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). The Game web site (above) contains a useful database with more details of the vases in the game.
For further details, please contact the Hon. Secretary: Stephen Clifford, Tel: 01630-647765, email: northstaffsca@yahoo.co.uk