This November, it was a pleasure to welcome author and journalist Bronwen Riley to the Association and back to her roots on the Fylde Coast, as she led us on a fascinating ancient journey from Rome to Britannia. Classics Ambassador Caroline summarises her excellent talk: Bronwen began her lecture by setting the scene and establishing … Continue reading From Rome to Britannia – a journey with Bronwen Riley

On Thursday 13th October, Professor MM McCabe, Emerita Professor at King’s College London and Honorary Fellow of Jesus College Cambridge, delivered an insightful lecture on Plato and his masterpiece: The Republic. Classics Ambassador Caroline J examines the CA Honorary President's excellent talk. Having established the structure of the text, Professor McCabe discussed what is, arguably, … Continue reading Plato and Us: out of the Cave

Dr Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the director of Pompeii’s archaeological park, delivered the 26th Denys Haynes Memorial Lecture at the British Museum in September 2022. Classics Ambassador Ffion Shute was there for us. Dr Zuchtriegel was appointed director of the archaeological park at Pompeii last year and is overseeing on-going excavations in several parts of the ancient … Continue reading Freedmen and Slaves in Pompeii: new discoveries

Classics Ambassador, Sophie Bassano, brilliantly recaps the opening lecture of our 2022-23 season. On Thursday 29 September, Tristan Hughes, host of ‘The Ancients’ history podcast and author of the acclaimed ‘The Perdiccas Years, 323-320 BC: Alexander’s Successors at War’, delivered an impressive lecture highlighting the turbulent and violent years succeeding Alexander the Great’s death. Although … Continue reading Life After Alexander

Tros Anchisiade, facilis descensus Averno:noctes atque dies patet atri ianua Ditis;sed revocare gradum superasque evadere ad auras,hoc opus, hic labor est. 'Trojan, son of Anchises,It is easy to descend into Avernus.Death's dark door stands open day and night.But to retrace your steps and get back to upper air,That is the task, that is the undertaking'- … Continue reading A Final Foray – Seamus Heaney on Virgil’s Aeneid

Our final lecture of the 2021-22 season was delivered by the fabulous Dr Paul Roberts, Sackler Keeper of Antiquities at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. Classics Ambassador Ruth W recaps his brilliant talk: Last Supper in Pompeii, as well as the title of this lecture, was the name of the hugely successful and fascinating exhibition … Continue reading Last Supper in Pompeii

In 2020, we started our Virtual Book Club - an informal group meeting online to discuss classically-themed books - and we've enjoyed ourselves so much that something born out of lockdown has become a permanent fixture in our events calendar, and you're very welcome to join us (it's free and open to all - just … Continue reading LSA CA Book Club Recommends…Part Two

This March, we were treated to a visit from Emeritus Professor at University College London, Chris Carey, who shared his expansive knowledge on Greek drama with us in his lecture 'The Gods in Greek Tragedy', as Classics Ambassador Caroline recounts: "Professor Carey began his talk by looking at the nature of the performance of tragedy … Continue reading The Gods in Greek Tragedy

On Thursday 10th February, we were delighted to be joined online by Dr Janina Ramirez to deliver her much-awaited talk on Ancient Knossos for the branch. Classics Ambassador Caroline recaps the lecture, which you can watch in full here. Dr Ramirez began her talk by focusing on her experience of visiting Knossos while filming her … Continue reading Knossos: The Lost Women

Classics Ambassador Tracy R takes us on a voyage of discovery through 1000 years of history on the island of Delos, following a brilliant talk by our President, Professor Michael Scott. On Thursday 13th January, it was a pleasure to welcome Professor Michael Scott to Lytham St Annes for his eighth annual presidential lecture, live … Continue reading An Island Without An Anchor