Events
View a calendar of upcoming events on classical subjects, from competition deadlines to public lectures and summer schools. Use the three main tabs to browse events hosted by the CA, by our local branches and by external organisers, and then filter using the tabs below. If you would like us to add an event to our calendar, please send details to canews@classicalassociation.org.
Please note that, unless listed under CA Events, any enquiries about the activities featured below should be directed to the organisers of the event and not to the CA itself.
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Conference/Workshop
CUCD-CA Subject Meeting for Classicists...
We are delighted to announce for our first ever CUCD-CA subject meeting for classicists and ancient historians on 1 June 2026 at the University of Newcastle. The conference will explore a range of current...
CPD event / Short course
Classical Association SEND course: ‘Literacy...
‘Literacy and Classics: unlocking the classical world for neurodiverse students’ 12 November 2025 – 25 June 2026 (online) This course, led by Emily Rushton, is designed to empower participants to create an inclusive and...
Public Lecture
AI and Ancient Languages with...
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Branch events
Hull & District branch talk:...
Hull & District Classical Association Jennifer Porter: ‘What Made the Romans Laugh?’ Friday 5 June 2026, 7.00pm Oasis Hub, 310 Newland Avenue, Hull HU5 2NB Book a place via the QR code here. Free event. Donations gratefully accepted. For group bookings email hullclassicalassociation@gmail.com Note: for queries about any events hosted by local CA... Read more »
Branch events
Cambridge & District branch AGM...
Cambridge & District Classical Association Join us for our AGM followed by a celebratory summer party. Thursday 11 June 2026, 5.30 – 7.30pm Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge, CB3 9DA 17:30-18:30 AGM in G.19 Faculty of Classics We will discuss the running of the Cambridge and District branch of the CA and upcoming events- open to... Read more »
Branch events
Camarthen branch talk: Haggai Olshanetsky...
Carmarthen Classical Association Title of paper: The Jewish Military Service in the Armies of Rome as a Window into Ancient Judaism and the Roman Empire Speaker: Haggai Olshanetsky (University of Warsaw) Time, date and location: 18:00 BST (19:00 CEST) on Thursday 11th June (online via MS Teams). Abstract: The relationship between the Jews and the Roman... Read more »
Branch events
Camarthen branch talk: Priyasakhi Chiara...
Carmarthen Classical Association Title of paper: “The Tusk Breaks, the Ocean Gives, the Diver Disappears: South Indian Pearl Trade in the Age of Indo-Mediterranean Trade.” Speaker: Priyasakhi Chiara Barchi Time, date and location: 18:00 BST (13:00 EDT) on Thursday 25th June (online via MS Teams). Abstract: Pearls have been regarded as elusive luxury commodities from... Read more »
Branch events
Birmingham & Midlands branch: Texts...
Birmingham & Midlands Classical Association ‘Texts and Topics 2026’ sixth form conference 2 July 2026, 9.00am – 2.45pm King Edward’s School, Edgbaston Road, Birmingham B15 2DU The Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association invites sixth form students to the 2026 Texts & Topics Conference at King Edward’s School, Birmingham. Students will take part in three... Read more »
Branch events
Cornwall branch lecture: Dr Matthew...
Cornwall Classical Association Dr Matthew Nicholls (University of Oxford): ‘Digital Rome: A virtual tour of the ancient city’ 3 July 2026, 6pm Online
Summer school
‘Ancient Religions in a Digital...
Applications are invited for a Summer School about Ancient Religions in a Digital World, taking place in Pisa, from May 26th to June 4th, 2026, and organised by the Scuola Normale Superiore, in collaboration with the Université Toulouse – Jean Jaurès and the Collège de France. The call for applications is available online here. PhD students and... Read more »
Conference/Workshop
‘Plateuripidizein. An Interdisciplinary Dialogue on...
‘Plateuripidizein. An Interdisciplinary Dialogue on Plato and Euripides’ The workshop will take place in Durham, in the Ritson Room of the Department of Classics and Ancient History (38 North Bailey), and will be streamed online via MS Teams on 28-30 May 2026. For the MS Teams link or further information, please contact penelope.volpi@unimi.it or giulia.bernardini@durham.ac.uk... Read more »
Competition
Stephen Spender Prize 2026
The Stephen Spender Prize 2026 is open for entries from 1 May to 31 July. The Stephen Spender Prize is an annual competition for poetry in translation that celebrates the creativity of young people across the UK and Ireland – and their teachers! Full details can be found here. Note: this is not a Classical... Read more »
Summer school
Classical Association of Scotland: Ancient...
The Classical Association of Scotland is once again proud to present Ancient Voices language school for 2026! This will be running from the 1st until the 28th of June via online classes so you can learn from the comfort of your own home. Further details about the summer school can be found here. Note: this is a fee-paying... Read more »
Conference/Workshop
CUCD-CA Subject Meeting for Classicists...
We are delighted to announce for our first ever CUCD-CA subject meeting for classicists and ancient historians on 1 June 2026 at the University of Newcastle. The conference will explore a range of current issues in teaching and learning, including (1) Decolonising the Curriculum (2) Teaching ancient languages and (3) Diversifying assessment. Registration is available... Read more »
Seminar
ICS Ancient Literature Seminar: Professor...
ICS Ancient Literature Seminar Professor Peter Meineck: ‘Performing Catharsis: Enacting and Ancient Therapy’ Monday 1 June, 4.30pm – 6.00pm Room 264, Second Floor, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU In this illustrated talk, Professor Peter Meineck of New York University describes aspects of his new research on catharsis, which traces the development of the... Read more »
Conference/Workshop
‘Divine Anthropomorphism in Ancient Cultures’...
Divine Anthropomorphism in Ancient Cultures University of Edinburgh, 3-5 June 2026 The conference ‘Divine Anthropomorphism in Ancient Cultures’ will take place at the University of Edinburgh on 3-5 June 2026. The conference is in person only (no online attendance). If you would like to register to attend, please do so by 1 June, using this... Read more »
Short course
Hellenic Society & Roman Society...
Hellenic Society & Roman Society Online Course Jan Haywood: ‘Divination in the Ancient Greek and Roman Worlds’ Wednesday 6, 13, 20, 27 May and 3 June 6pm-7.30pm (UK time) This course explores the prominent role played by divination in the ancient Greek and Roman worlds, examining how different individuals and communities sought to obtain knowledge... Read more »
Conference/Workshop
‘Philosophy in the Roman Mediterranean’...
‘Philosophy in the Roman Mediterranean’ conference 4-10 June 2026 British Institute at Ankara and online The conference is part of the Philosophy in the Roman Mediterranean project, which aims to establish a new and more inclusive basis for a philosophical history of the period 100 BCE to 200 CE. You can view the programme... Read more »
Conference/Workshop
‘Eastern Roman Empire and Romanness:...
Cambridge Centre for Greek Studies Symposium on ‘Eastern Roman Empire and Romanness: Language and Identity in the Greek-Speaking World’ Friday 5th June 2026 Bowett Room, Queens’ College, Cambridge Further details are available here. (Unfortunately the website is undergoing maintenance so there is currently no programme: please write to Prof Ioanna Sitaridou, is269@cam.ac.uk, for updates.) ... Read more »
Public Lecture
University of Oxford 8th Martin...
Balliol College and the Faculty of Classics at the University of Oxford are happy to announce the eighth Martin West Memorial Lecture, to be held in the Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies (66 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LU), at 5.30 pm on Friday, 5th June 2026. In honour of one of the college’s and faculty’s... Read more »
Conference/Workshop
Roman Society Colloquium: ‘Letters and...
Colloquium: Letters and Landscapes Roman Society Saturday 6 June, 2.30pm Senate House, London 2.30: Roy Gibson (Durham): The Contracting and Expanding Mediterranean: Latin Letters from Cicero to Augustine 3.00 Kathryn Tempest (ICS / Leicester): Locating the Landscape in Cicero’s Letters 3.45 Tea 4.15 Ruth Morello (Manchester): Being Nervous in Campania 4.45 James Corke-Webster (KCL):... Read more »
Summer school
University of Cologne: ‘German for...
‘German for Students of Classical Studies’ at the University of Cologne Applications for the 2026 Cologne summer program “German for students of Classical studies” are being accepted until January 31, 2026. The program will run from June 8 – July 17, 2026. Please find all the relevant information below or check out our website here.... Read more »
Conference/Workshop
‘Classical Literature in the Renaissance’...
Thanks to generous support from the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the School of History, Classics and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh will host a one-day event on the theme of Classical Literature in the Renaissance on Tuesday 9 June 2026. The event will feature four talks from leading international scholars in the field, and... Read more »
Conference/Workshop
“Cultures of violence and female...
The conference “Cultures of violence and female resistance: receptions of ancient Greek myths from the 14th to the 21st century, in Europe and beyond” will take place at the University of Caen Normandie (June, 10-12 2026), organised by the ERC AGRELITA project. Further details about the call for papers can be found here – deadline 15 January 2026.
Miscellaneous
Online panel discussion in celebration...
The Centre for the Reception of Greece and Rome and the Hellenic Institute at Royal Holloway are delighted to invite you to their first joint event: a panel discussion in celebration of Prof. Richard Alston’s latest book, Classicism and the Construction of Capital Cities (Bloomsbury 2025), with panellists Gonda Van Steen (KCL) and Christopher Jotischky... Read more »
Miscellaneous
‘Stories from the Sands’ (Magdalen...
Stories from the Sands 11th June, 2-5:30pm Grove Auditorium, Magdalen College, Oxford In 2024, an astonishing discovery was made. An Egyptian archaeological team, excavating an ancient necropolis, uncovered a papyrus containing nearly 100 lines from lost plays by the Greek playwright Euripides. The find gives us insight into two plays very different in mood but... Read more »
Public Lecture
‘Tony Stark, Odysseus and the...
‘Tony Stark, Odysseus and the Myths Behind Marvel: Ancient Texts and Modern Pop Culture’ Thursday 11 June, 5pm In person at Senate House In this illustrated talk Peter Meineck will describe aspects of his recent book, which examines the influence of ancient mythology on Marvel films, comics and games and how the Marvel Universe is... Read more »
Miscellaneous
King’s College London Latin Play:...
The King’s College London Latin Play returns after a five-year hiatus. Produced and performed in the original Latin (with English surtitles) by students from KCL, UCL and Birkbeck. Giorgio Correr’s Procne Thu 11 Jun 2026 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM BST Booking required via this link. For centuries, the gruesome story of Procne, Tereus... Read more »
Short course
International Ovidian Society: ‘Teaching with...
International Ovidian Society: ‘Teaching with Ovid’ 12-13 June 2026 (online) For further information, please see here. Attempts have been made to enable engagement across all time zones, with the understanding that not everyone will be able to attend all sessions. Note: the CA calendar shows BST timings. To register, please email Alison Sharrock at alison.sharrock@manchester.ac.uk.... Read more »
Conference/Workshop
Call for Papers: ‘Antiquity in...
Call for Papers: Antiquity in Simulation: Global Receptions of the Classical World in Video Games Date: 13th June 2026 Location: Classics Faculty, Ioannou Centre (OX1 3LU) Keynote Speakers: Dr Dunstan Lowe (University of Kent), Dr Jennifer Cromwell (Manchester Metropolitan University) The reception of the classical world in video games is by no means a... Read more »