The Classical Association Sheffield and District Branch
Report on coin handling sessions. Session leader – Emeritus Professor John Drinkwater. March/April 2024 Following on from our very well-received storytelling events in January, the President of the Sheffield and District branch of the Classical Association, John Drinkwater, has been kind enough to offer some coin handling sessions to local schools and U3A groups in recent weeks. Whilst this might seem to be a very different sort of offering, in actual fact John enthralled students and adults alike by telling the story of Nero and his various relationships with the women in his life through his teaching collection of coins. The sixth form students at High Storrs School found these session fascinating and relished the opportunity to pass around and examine the coins. One was inspired to think about starting his own collection, another said it was thrilling to hold history in her hand and another couldn’t quite believe that she was handling something that had originated in Roman Egypt! We are hoping that this might become a regular event in school and another local school is planning to welcome John very soon.
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Sheffield ClassicsSignup for news of Classical Activities in Sheffield Thank you!You have successfully joined our subscriber list. Sheffield We are pleased to announce the following talk presented by the Sheffield branch of the Classical Association, in conjunction with the Medieval and Ancient Research Centre: Wednesday 8 March, 4:15pm Dr Paul Roberts (Sackler Keeper of Antiquities, Ashmolean Museum) 'Last Supper in Pompeii: The Roman Love Affair with Food and Wine' Regent Court, John Pemberton LT A This talk will be an in-person event but we will also be live-streaming it. If you would like to attend online, sign up by completing this form. (You will be sent a link to join the talk closer to the time.) We look forward to seeing you there ill be sent a link to join the talk closer to the time.)Paul Roberts (s
Fresco showing guests at a Roman banquet convivium, drinking and talking Pompeii, House of the Triclinium. Naples Archaeological Museum MANN 120031 Mosaic showing sea -creatures
Pompeii Naples Archaeological Museum MANN 120177 I’m sure some of you will know about this already, but don’t we need a mass entry from Sheffield? The ’Troy’ section is open to 19+. I’m going to start my entry next week!
More information from this link: https://classicalassociation.org/competition/ For more about this very interesting find, click here. Dr. Penny Combe from the Department of Archaeology at Sheffield University was recently on BBC Woman's Hour talking about it (about 27.56 mins in). She can follow her on Twitter at twitter.com/pennycoombe.
This is a recording of the talk that Dr. Tom Phillips of the University of Manchester gave to the North Staffs branch of the Classical Association to which we were kindly invited: It's very good. We are very grateful to North Staffs for the chance to hear it and see it! It's very good!
Peter Dear Sheffield CA friends,
This year has brought us many things, but one that we can definitely celebrate is that 2020 is the centenary of the founding of the Sheffield branch of the Classical Association! To help us mark our centenary year, we are delighted to be hosting a virtual talk: Professor John Drinkwater: 'Sejanus, black-hearted villain or innocent victim of the paranoia of the emperor Tiberius?' Wednesday 14 October, 16:15-17:30 (UK time) Sign up to attend by completing this form (you will be sent a link to join the talk closer to the time): https://forms.gle/kpJiZcX38nPH4PNJA Professor Drinkwater (Nottingham/Sheffield) is a distinguished Roman historian and a long-time supporter of the Sheffield CA branch - a double treat for us in the centenary year. This talk will be co-hosted by the Medieval and Ancient Research Seminars (MARS). Also to note:
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(fragment 13.43-44, 47-50, 53-54) σπεύδει δ ́ἄλλοθεν ἄλλος· ὁ μὲν κατὰ πόντον ἀλᾶται ἐν νηυσὶν χρῄζων οίκαδε κέρδος άγειν.... ἄλλος γῆν τέμνων πολυδένδρεον εις ἐνιαυτὸν λατρεύει, τοῖσιν καμπύλ' ά́ροτρα μέλει· ἄλλος Άθηναίης τε καὶ Ηφαίστου πολυτέχνεω ἔργα δαεὶς χειροῖν ξυλλέγεται βίοτον.... ἄλλον μάντιν ἔθηκεν ἄναξ έκαεργος Άπόλλων, έ́γνω δ'ανδρὶ κακὸν τηλόθεν έρχόμενον. Hurrying, scurrying, one here, one there: over the ocean One in his ships with a wish, homeward to bring his reward.... And here another one cuts his way through the thick-wooded landscape, Year upon year without fail, guiding the curve of his plough; And yet another with crafts of Athene and much-skilled Hephaestus Works at his bench with his hands, making his livelihood so.... Also another made seer by the long-shooting mighty Apollo Knowing yet well of the ills, destined for man from afar. Translation by Peter Pond (Sheffield U3A, Classical Greek Group) This link follows up the same theme The next MARS talk by Paul Johnson (scheduled for 26 Feb) has been cancelled.
'Conceptual geographies: exploring the articulation of urban spaces in the Provincial landscape of Roman Lusitania ' It will be rescheduled in the 2020-21 MARS programme. Our lecturer (Dr. Tom Phillips) for the above date has a new book out! His blog explains more about it:
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