NORTH STAFFS BRANCH OF THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION
Chairman: Dr Andy Fear; Treasurer: Mr Chris Wain; Secretary: Mr Stephen Clifford
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Events 2017/2018
LECTURE: Professor Sarah Knight (University of Leicester)
''HOW THE YOUNG MAN SHOULD STUDY LATIN POETRY:
REPRESENTATIONS OF LATIN EDUCATION IN THE EUROPEAN RENAISSANCE'
7.30 p.m., Tuesday 31 October 2017,
University Common Room, Keele Hall, University of Keele, ST5 5BG
PLAY READING: (in English translation) of Seneca's Thyestes
7.30 p.m., Tuesday 14 November 2017,
University Common Room, Keele Hall, University of Keele, ST5 5BG
Texts available but please bring the Oxford World Classics translation if you are able
'MASSACRE IN THE GERMAN FORESTS, AD 9 - ROME'S GREATEST DEFEAT?'
(THE STORY BEHIND THIS SERIES OF NOVELS)
7.30 p.m., Thursday 23 November 2017,
Stoke on Trent Sixth Form College, Leek Road, Stoke on Trent, ST4 2RU
Joint meeting with the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies
LECTURE: Dr Kate Cook (University of Manchester)
'WHY SHOULD THEY DANCE AT ALL? THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CHORUS
IN SOPHOCLES' OEDIPUS TYRANNUS'
7.30 p.m., Tuesday 20 February 2017,
University Common Room, Keele Hall, University of Keele, ST5 5BG
Joint meeting with the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies
PLAY READING: (in English translation) of Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus
7.30 p.m., Thursday 8 March 2018,
University Common Room, Keele Hall, University of Keele, ST5 5BG
The Roman Theatre at Orange.
Copies will be available, but please bring the Penguin Classics edition, if you are able.
LECTURE: Dr Jason Crowley (Manchester Metropolitan University)
'BEYOND THE UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: COMBAT TRAUMA IN CLASSICAL GREECE'
7.30 p.m., Tuesday 20 March 2018,
University Common Room, Keele Hall, University of Keele, ST5 5BG
OVID 2000: Reading Worldwide to mark the 2000th Anniversary of his death of Ovid's Metamorphoses
10.30 a.m., Friday 23 March 2018,
Stoke on Trent Sixth Form College, Leek Road, Stoke on Trent, ST4 2RU
Participation by prior arrangement only - please email the Branch to ask for more details.
LECTURE: Dr Mark Bradley (University of Nottingham)
'ROMAN NOSES: SMELL AND SMELLING IN ANCIENT ROME'
7.30 p.m., Thursday 12 April 2018,
University Common Room, Keele Hall, University of Keele, ST5 5BG
READING: (in English translation) of Aeneid Book IX
7.30 p.m., Tuesday 24 April 2018,
Private House in Newcastle - contact Secretary for address
Texts will be available, but please bring the Penguin Classics translation, if you are able
ROMAN NORTH WALES TRIP
ANNUAL COACH TRIP, Saturday 12 May 2018:
North Wales and Caernarfon Roman Remains, led by Dr Andy Fear.
Segontium, Strong Room 
Segontium, Commander's House
The booking form can be downloaded here.
Latin and Greek Reading Groups 2017/18
Greek A Greek Reading Group meets at a private house in Newcastle every three or four weeks, generally on a midweek morning. The group is reading texts from the Perseus Digital Library. Meetings are temporarily suspended and the next meeting will be on a date to be announced, at 10.30 a.m., when the Group will continue reading Thucydides II. 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 14 May 2018. The group be reading Pliny Letters, 3.14, beginning Rem atrocem........, and will also be looking at the Nuntii Latini news from Radio Helsinki, which is updated every Friday. For further details, or for anyone new wishing to join the group, 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.
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