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
Perspectives on Character and Truth...
Perspectives on Character and Truth King’s College London 7-8 May 2026 The Department of Philosophy, King’s College London is pleased to announce a conference organised in honour of Raphael Woolf titled: Perspectives on Character and Truth. Programme: Thursday, 7 May 2026 10:00-11:30 Fiona Leigh (UCL) – Soul turning: Desiderative Self-knowledge and Courage in Alcibiades... Read more »
Conference/Workshop
Cicero Awayday (UCL)
Cicero Awayday 2026 will take place at UCL on 7 May 2026. Everyone with an interest in Ciceronian matters will be welcome! Please register here. Programme: 10.30–10.45 am Registration and coffee 10.45–11.00 am Opening remarks Section 1: Cicero’s letters and treatises 11.00–11.40 am Catharine Edwards: Paternal address: Cicero and son 11.40–12.20 pm Cesare Barba: Cicero’s officium in the Civil... Read more »
Miscellaneous
Experiencing the last days of...
A one-off screening of the rarely seen silent epic film Jone o Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei (Jone or The Last Days of Pompeii, 1913, dir. Giovanni Enrico Vidali) will be held in the 500-seat Bloomsbury Theatre from 6 to 8.30 pm on Saturday 9 May 2026. Immerse yourself in the romance and menace of Pompeii’s... Read more »
Conference/Workshop
Call for Papers: Late Bronze...
This is an invitation to present at or attend the next Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age/Archaic Aegean Network mini-conference that will take place on 13 May 2026. The event will be held in a hybrid format, with in-person presentations at the Institute of Classical Studies in London, and the option to join online. However, we encourage... Read more »
Conference/Workshop
Call for Papers: ‘Writing from...
Call for Papers: ‘Writing from the Margins: New Approaches to Ancient Authorship’ This conference will take place at Durham University, from the 13th-15th of May 2026. This conference seeks to re-envision ancient authorship by exploring the roles played by socially marginalised and overlooked groups in the creation, preservation, and dissemination of ancient texts. It contests traditional views of ancient... Read more »
Conference/Workshop
Early Greece Network Conference (ICS,...
Early Greece Network Conference 13th May 2026, 11.00am – 3.30pm Institute of Classical Studies (Senate House, London) REMINDER: The deadline for applications to speak at the next Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age/Archaic Aegean Network conference is Friday 27th March 2026. Those interested in speaking, please fill out the form (linked below) and see below for... Read more »
Public Lecture
Prof Sam Lieu FBA on...
Department of Classics and Ancient History, Durham University Special invited lecture by Prof Sam Lieu FBA: ‘The Battle of Aigospotamoi (405 BCE) – Historiography versus Topography’ Wednesday 13th May 5-6pm Ritson Room, 38 North Bailey, Durham. Summary: The Battle of Aigospotamoi (405 BCE) was the final and decisive battle of the Peloponnesian War. An amphibious... Read more »
Short course
‘Dido – A Mythical African...
DIDO at Roman Bath, with George Sharpley Saturday 16th May 2026, 10am-4pm Discover the legendary story of Dido, the African queen whose life was transformed by the arrival of Aeneas, a fugitive from Troy. This immersive day school will explore the myth of Dido and Aeneas through the lens of Virgil’s Aeneid, featuring selected readings... Read more »
Virgil Society Meeting: AGM, reading...
Virgil Society Meeting 11:15 a.m. Dr Tristan Franklinos (University of Oxford): ‘Authorising the Catalepton’ 2:30 p.m. Annual General Meeting for 2025-2026 3:00 p.m. Reading from Virgil (John Hazel) 3:15 p.m. Prof. Monica Gale (Trinity College Dublin): ‘The Death of Dido: mors (minime) Romana’ Meetings will take place in Room G35, South Block, Senate House, Malet Street,... Read more »
Miscellaneous / Public Lecture
Virgil Society Meeting: AGM, reading...
Virgil Society Meeting 16 May 2026 Senate House, London WC1E 7HU 11:15 a.m. Dr Tristan Franklinos (University of Oxford): ‘Authorising the Catalepton’ 2:30 p.m. Annual General Meeting for 2025-20263:00 p.m. Reading from Virgil (John Hazel)3:15 p.m. Prof. Monica Gale (Trinity College Dublin): ‘The Death of Dido: mors (minime) Romana’Meetings will take place in Room G35, South Block, Senate House,... Read more »
Conference/Workshop
2026 UK Ancient Historians’ Annual...
The 2026 UK Ancient Historians’ Annual Meeting will take place on 16–17 May at Conference Aston, on the Aston University campus in central Birmingham. Further details are below. Bookings (to ln294@cam.ac.uk or georgy.kantor@classics.ox.ac.uk) should be made by 12 noon on Friday 24 April This meeting offers a valuable opportunity for ancient historians across the UK, whatever their... Read more »
Conference/Workshop
(dh)2: Training the Next Generation...
(dh)2: Training the Next Generation of Digital Classicists University of Durham, May 18, 2026 The Classics and Ancient History Department at Durham University is pleased to offer a training workshop for emerging scholars in Digital Classics. The Classics department at Durham hosts one of the largest clusters of researchers in Digital Classics in the UK,... Read more »
Conference/Workshop
‘Peace, war and conflict in...
Peace, war and conflict in the ancient world 18th May 2026 S11, School of Classics, University of St Andrews Programme: 9.30-10.30 Nicolas Wiater 10.40-11.40 Jon Hesk: The Rhetoric of War and Peace. Folk Psychology and Behavioural Economics in Demosthenes. 12-12.40 Alice König: The Militarism(s) of Livy’s Peace Lessons. 1.30-2.30 Consuelo Martino: Just War or Just Empire? War, Moral Legitimacy, and... Read more »
CPD event / Short course
Classical Association SEND course: ‘Literacy...
12 November 2025 – 25 June 2026 (online) This course, led by Emily Rushton, is designed to empower participants to create an inclusive and supportive environment for all students in Classics, with a particular focus on neurodiversity and literacy. We will explore strategies for enhancing reading comprehension, including techniques to make unseen translation more accessible.... Read more »
Conference/Workshop
‘Rhetoric, drama and their critics:...
Registration is now open for “Rhetoric, drama and their critics: a symposium in memory of Malcolm Heath, late emeritus Professor of Greek Language and Literature at Leeds”, to be held at the University of Leeds Thursday 21st to Friday 22nd May. You’ll find the programme here. As you’ll see, we have a great line-up of... Read more »
Conference/Workshop / Public Lecture
Classics and the Classical Tradition...
Classics and the Classical Tradition in London 21 May 2026, 2.00 – 6.00pm Warburg Institute,Woburn Square, London WC1H 0AB 2026 is a year of two significant anniversaries: (i) the centenary of the so-called Kulturwissenschaftliche Bibliothek, established in 1926 in Hamburg that would become the Warburg Institute following its relocation to London (in 1933); and (ii)... Read more »
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
SPECS online mini-conference (Centre for...
This is an invitation to present at or attend the first SPECS online mini-conference, that will take place on the afternoon of 27th May 2026. The purpose of the mini-conference is to give early career researchers an opportunity to showcase their work in a supportive environment and to receive feedback from attendees and an invited... Read more »
Summer school
Classical Association of Scotland: Ancient...
CAS: Ancient Voices summer school will take place (online) throughout June 2026. This year, Ancient Voices is offering an exploration of the following subject areas: Greek, Sanskrit, Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Sumerian Cuneiform, Ugaritic, Hebrew, Hurrian, Latin, Aramaic and a course on Greek myth and tragedy (in translation). Further details about the summer school can be found... Read more »
Conference/Workshop
Call for Papers: ‘Divine Anthropomorphism...
Call for Papers: Divine Anthropomorphism in Ancient Cultures University of Edinburgh, 3-5 June 2026 We would like to invite proposals for papers on the subject of divine anthropomorphism as a cultural, religious and literary phenomenon in cultures of the ancient Mediterranean and Near East up to the Roman period. We are interested in all ways... 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 »