Dr Elena Theodorakopoulos
Senior Lecturer in Classics
Department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology
Biographical and contact information for Dr Elena Theodorakopoulos, Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Birmingham.
Sixth Form Conference: Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association - Texts and Topics 2026
The Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association invites sixth form students to the 2026 Texts & Topics Conference.
- DateThursday, 2 July 2026 (09:00 - 14:45) (UK)
- LocationKing Edwards School, Birmingham, Edgbaston Park Road Birmingham B15 2DU
- Contact
Programme
09:00–10:00 – Registration at King Edward’s School, Birmingham (RPAC)
10:00–10:30 – Keynote Lecture
Dr Andrew Bayliss (University of Birmingham): Growing Up Spartan: Myth, Reality, and the Agōgē
10:30–11:10 – Workshop 1
11:10–12:00 – Workshop 2
12:00–12:10 – Break
12:10–13:00 – Workshop 3
13:00–14:00 – Lunch and Optional University of Birmingham Campus Tour
14:00–14:45 – Closing Lecture
Dr Liz Gloyn (Royal Holloway, University of London): Seneca, Stoicism and Desire
Group A – Latin / Classical Civilisation
Dr Elena Theodorakopoulos (University of Birmingham): Tacitus
Dr Kathryn Tempest (University of Leicester): Pro Roscio
Dr Silvia Speriani (University of Birmingham): Aeneid 4
Group B – Greek / Classical Civilisation
Dr Silvia Speriani (University of Birmingham): Solitude and Change: How Do Heroes End?
Dr Oliver Thomas (University of Nottingham): Greek Drama
Dr Will Mack (University of Birmingham): Being a Citizen in Classical Athens: New Scholarship on Athenian Democracy Focusing on Lived Experiences
Group C – Curiosity Sessions
Dr Maeve McHugh (University of Birmingham): Explore Classics – Museum on Campus
Free Time
Rosie Hewlett: Q&A Session with Elena Theodorakopoulos on the Reimagining of Greek Mythology
University of Birmingham Speakers
Dr Silvia Speriani
Assistant Professor in Latin Literature and Culture
Department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology
Biographical and contact information for Dr Silvia Speriani, Assistant Professor in Latin Literature and Culture in the Department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology, at the University of Birmingham.
Dr Maeve McHugh
Associate Professor in Classical Archaeology
Department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology
Profile of Dr Maeve McHugh, Associate Professor in Classical Archaeology in the Department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology at the University of Birmingham