Classics 125

Classics 125 is a one-day event to mark one hundred and twenty-five years of Classics teaching at the University of Birmingham.

The day has three sessions:

• The first examines the history of Classics teaching at the University of Birmingham
• The second addresses the experience of studying Classics in the West Midlands and include thoughts on future directions
• The third is an evening lecture delivered by Professor Alice Roberts of the University of Birmingham, who will speak on the interface between the sciences and the humanities, and on the place of Classics in a civic university today

Attendees are welcome to join individual sessions or register for the whole day. 

This event is organised by our Department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology.

Event programme

Session 1 - Birmingham past

14.00-15.45 Arts Lecture Room 1, 1st floor

Speakers:

• Dr Christopher Stray on E. A. Sonnenschein
• Professor Stephen Harrison on Louis MacNeice
• Professor Judith Mossman on E.R. Dodds
• Dr Henry Stead on George Thomson 

Session 2 - Birmingham present

16.15-17.30 Arts Lecture room 1, first floor

Speakers:

• Natalie Haynes
• Peter Sommer
• Dr Polly Stoker
• Professor Patrick Finglass

Session 3 - Birmingham future 

18.30-19.30 Arts Main Lecture Theatre

• Professor Alice Roberts on 'The Persistence of Ritual'

The Department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology is grateful to the Classical Association for their generous support.