2022-23 PROGRAMME
Alexander the Great is Dead! What Happened Next?
Tristan Hughes, producer and present at History Hit, and host of The Ancients podcast opened our season in September 2022 with a fantastic talk that took us back to 10/11 June 323 BCE, when King Alexander III of Macedon, better known as Alexander ‘the Great’, died in Babylon aged 32. As soon as Alexander died, the thin thread holding much of his empire together disintegrated. Tristan grippingly told the story of the crisis that ensued after his demise. Read our blog here: https://lsaclassics.com/2022/10/09/9560/.
Plato and Us: The Ethics of Community
Emerita Professor at King’s College London and an Honorary Fellow of Jesus College Cambridge, Professor MM McCabe is a distinguished scholar and expert on ancient philosophy. In October, MM delivered an insightful lecture on Plato’s masterpiece: The Republic. Read all about the CA Honorary President’s excellent talk here: https://lsaclassics.com/2022/10/24/plato-and-us-out-of-the-cave/
Journey to Britannia: From the Heart of Rome to Hadrian’s Wall
An author and journalist with a life-long interest in the ancient world, Bronwen Riley united her fascination of people and place by taking us on a Journey to Britannia: From the Heart of Rome to Hadrian’s Wall in November. We travelled across borders, countries and civilisations, and you can read more about her wide-ranging talk here: https://lsaclassics.com/2022/11/27/from-rome-to-britannia-a-journey-with-bronwen-riley/.
‘X Marks the Spot’: The Discovery and Discoverers of our Past
In January, we took a trip to a new location – to South America as our President Professor Michael Scott guided us on a journey of intellectual discovery and adventure through some of the world’s greatest archaeological discoveries, including Machu Picchu itself. Read more here: https://lsaclassics.com/2023/01/18/x-marks-the-spot-a-trip-to-south-america/.
Michael is Professor in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick; Director of the Warwick Institute of Engagement and the winner of the 2021 Classical Association Prize.
London in the Roman World
Professor Dominic Perring, the former Director of the UCL Centre for Applied Archaeology, has been responsible for the management and interpretation of archaeological sites in London, Milan and Beirut. In February, Dominic visited the LSA CA to give us a fascinating insight into the complex history of London. Learn more here: https://lsaclassics.com/2023/02/17/london-in-the-roman-world/.
Life and Sex in Sparta
This online-only event in March was a tour de force of knowledge as legendary historian and Professor of Greek Culture Emeritus at the University of Cambridge, Paul Cartledge, shed light on some of the more under-discussed aspects of ancient Spartan life and culture, with a particular focus on love and relationships. His very popular talk is summarised here: https://lsaclassics.com/2023/03/18/life-and-love-in-ancient-sparta/.
A prolific writer and researcher, Paul is also the President of the Hellenic Society, an honorary citizen of (modern) Sparta, and a holder of the Gold Cross of the Order of Honour of Greece.
Decoding the Hieroglyphs of Ancient Egypt
Finally, we closed out our season with Dr Chris Naunton, an Egyptologist and author of Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt. Chris was Director of the Egypt Exploration Society from 2012 to 2016 and President of the International Association of Egyptologists from 2015 to 2019. And he gave us a really entertaining lecture which introduced a subject that is much loved amongst ancient world enthusiasts – how to decode Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs! Find out more here: https://lsaclassics.com/2023/05/19/decoding-hieroglyphs/.
Lytham St Annes CA 
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