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Our monthly lectures are held on Thursday evenings at AKS Lytham, Clifton Drive, FY8 1DT. Doors open at 6.15pm for refreshments and a chance to meet the lecturer, and talks begin at 7pm (except for the Presidential Lecture which starts at 6.30pm). After a short question and answer session, meetings normally finish by 8:30pm. We are a really friendly bunch and can always guarantee visitors a warm welcome, a great lecture and some lovely homemade cake!
In-person events are £5 a ticket, or free to members. If you’d like to become a member for just £12 a year (or £5 for students), please click here. We continue to offer online access to recordings of our lectures for members; if you would like online-only access, membership costs £5.
18 September 2025 (WEBINAR)
“The Greek Mainland after Alexander the Great”
Dr Alex McAuley, University of Auckland
Alex is a lecturer in Greek History and Language at Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland, after having taught at Cardiff, University, the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, and McGill University in Montreal. His main research interests are the society and culture of the Hellenistic World and the dynastic ideology and practices of the Seleucid and Ptolemaic Dynasties, with particular focus on the place and role of their royal women. Alongside his work investigated the legacy of Antiquity, he is the former Hon. Secretary of the national Classical Association.
9 October 2025
“Culture Wars in Ancient Rome”
Dr Christopher Burden-Strevens, University of Kent
Christopher will share his brand new research on the Roman Republic and examine the treatment of foreigners and migrants in Ancient Rome. Just how long have “the Culture Wars” been around? In 2018, Christopher brought together scholars across Europe produce a collective work on Cassius Dio’s Forgotten History of Early Rome and he has spoken on this topic for the CA’s podcast.
“When I started teaching myself Latin aged sixteen I didn’t even know that Classics was a subject you could study at university. I fell in love with Latin. The mathematical beauty of the language simply made sense. I never feel more lucky to be in the company of Tacitus than when he is speaking to me in his own language.”
20 November 2025
“From slaughtering Caesar to August Emperor: Curating the First Imperial Image”
Dr Hannah Cornwell, University of Birmingham
Hannah has researched and taught at Oxford, the Institute of Classical Studies, University of London, and the University of Warwick, as part of the ARHC-funded Ashmolean Latin Inscriptions Project before transfering to the University of Birmingham in 2017 where she is an Associate Professor in Ancient History. Her specialisms are Roman political and social history of the Republic and Early Empire, focusing on Imperialism, peace, and diplomacy.
8 January 2026 – Presidential Lecture
NOTE THE START TIME of 6:30PM
“The worst place you could ever be: visiting the Sanctuary of Olympia”
Professor Michael Scott, University of Warwick
Our President is Pro-Vice-Chancellor for International affairs and a Professor in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick; a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society; an Honorary Citizen of Delphi, Greece and the recipient of the Classical Association prize for his outreach work. Michael is the author of several books on the ancient Mediterranean world as well as ancient Global History; and has written and presented a range of TV and Radio documentaries for National Geographic, History Channel, ITV and the BBC.
19 February 2026
“Deus ex Machina: The Wonders of Ancient Greek Stagecraft”
Dr Ben Cartlidge, University of Liverpool
Ben’s research interests are wide, from Greek comedy and Roman satire, to linguistics, reconstructing Indo-European languages, and exploring ancient drama – here he will show how cranes and the machinery of the stage brought ancient Greek theatre to life!
12 March 2026
“Stories of the Gods: the Epics of Byzantium”
Professor Tim Whitmarsh, University of Cambridge
Tim is Regius Professor of Greek at the University of Cambridge and the Editor in Chief of the fifth edition of the Oxford Classical Dictionary. He works on all areas of Greek literature and culture, with a particular emphasis on the culture of Greeks under the Roman Empire. He has also written on religion and atheism in the ancient world, and on identity issues. He is also a Fellow of the British Academy and a frequent contributor to broadcast media.
16 April 2026
“Rome, Monarchs and Monuments”
Dr Paul Roberts OBE
For over 20 years, Paul was Senior Roman Curator in the Greek and Roman Department at the British Museum before becoming Keeper of the Department of Antiquities at the Ashmolean Museum. His research focuses on the daily life of ordinary people in the Greek and Roman worlds, and he has written books and articles on Greek and Roman daily life, Pompeii and Herculaneum, Sicily, Roman Emperors, mummy portraits, and Greek and Roman ceramics and glass.
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