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The Cambridge Greek Academy
By Steven Hunt A Family of Learners is not just about learning ancient Greek: it is about building friendships, sharing experiences and discovering the joy of learning about the ancient world together. On...
A Manifesto for Today
Paige Dewbrey Winner of our 2025 Write | Speak | Design Competition, Paige is a student from the US, who delivered the following manifesto in response to the question ‘Why is Classics important?’ Against...
Canadian Women Authors and Antiquity
An article by ©DrAlexandraMeghji Canada has never been able to tell a simple story about its identity. As it reckons with a vast geography, a troubling colonial past, the historical influence of imperial...
Reflections on the CA’s Ancient History CPD Day 2026
By Olivia Page, Rory Savage and Diya Dasgupta On Tuesday 27th January, three of us PGCE students from the University of Cambridge attended the Classical Association’s CPD Day for Ancient History teachers. While we...
Herodotus and the Amazons
Olivia Saunders, Classics undergraduate at Durham University, explores the gender politics within Herodotus’ account of the Amazons and the Scythians. The Amazons, legendary warrior women who fight the male heroes of Greek mythology as...
Latin Rocks On!
Latin Rocks On AUTHOR: Sarah Rowley READ TIME: 6 MINS Classics In Action castaneae tostae in igne… Iacobus Pruinosus mordens nasum…“Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose…”(with some poetic licence!) est...
CA response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review’s Final Report
Our response to the Curriculum & Assessment Review Final Report The Classical Association welcomes the release of the Curriculum and Assessment Review’s final report, and the government’s response. This government’s ambition is to ensure...
Tony Harrison: In Memoriam
We were saddened to learn of the recent death of Tony Harrison, poet, playwright and our former CA Honorary President (1988). Our Partnerships Officer, Dr Lottie Parkyn, shares her memories of Tony here. Tony...
Euroclassica in Sofia
by Steven Hunt, representing the UK The 2025 Euroclassica Annual Conference unfolded at the University of Sofia, under the expert coordination of Dimitar Dragnev. The opening ceremony on 19 August took place in the...
CI in Ancient Languages Teaching Conference
By Steven Hunt The Faculty of Classics at the University of Cambridge hosted a conference onComprehensible Input in Ancient Languages Teaching, bringing together educators and researchers from schools and universities across Europe to discuss...
The Language Crisis HEPI Report
In August 2025, the Higher Education Policy Institute published a report; The Language Crisis: Arresting decline, authored by classicist Megan Bowler. You can read the HEPI report in full here This report found that just...
A Celebration of Classics
Classical Association member, Margaret Thorpe, formerly Principal Examiner for Latin at WJEC, has shared why Classics is important to her, as part of our #CelebratingClassics Campaign. Now retired, Margaret enjoys reading Latin Literature with a group of...
From Aristotle’s Seminar Room to Hollywood
Our Honorary President for 2024-25, Professor Stephen Halliwell, shares his thoughts on why Classics is important and reveals his own journey to discover the ancient world, as part of our #CelebratingClassics campaign. Become a Member to listen...
Anika’s Classical Journey
How I got into Classics (and why you should too!) This post, posted on her Coffee & Classics blog, explores Anika Murali’s journey to discover the ancient world, as part of our #CelebratingClassics campaign. My entry into...
Classics Education in Northern Ireland
by Helen McVeigh Northern Ireland sits in a rather isolated position: not only geographically but also academically. It has been 23 years since I began my masters degree at Queen’s University Belfast. The...
A Trip to Parliament
Sophie Johns, CA intern, describes attending the CA’s #CelebratingClassics reception at the Houses of Parliament this September. For a recent graduate juggling job applications and the prospect of living with her parents again after...
Mythology Competition 2025
We received so many wonderful entries in our 2025 Mythology Competition. Previously known as the Minimus Mythology Competition run by the Primary Latin Project, this year, it was brought under the aegis of the Classical...
My Life and Classics
: Two Perspectives Two of our CA Members with very different jobs – an actor and a business analyst – are united by their love for ancient storytelling and how Classics infuses their working...
Slaves and Sanctuary: Expert blog
Dr. Jessica Clarke Our Expert in Residence, Dr Jessica Clarke, shares some of her latest research in this member blog. These objects are discussed in further detail in her forthcoming book A New History of Ancient Roman...
Multi-Sensory Ancient Greece
Matthew Rawcliffe Dancer & Choreographer In September 2024, Matthew Rawcliffe was awarded an outreach grant by the CA for a project which aimed to design and create sensory packages for use in a...
Classics Celebration Day
Head of Classics, Saziye Ahmet, recaps the held at Kelmscott Secondary School, which was proudly sponsored by the CA.
