Sheffield Girls' Classics

Latin word of the day: auriga, aurigae - charioteer, driver #LatinWordOfTheDay #ClassicsTwitter

Congrats to all!! So looking forward to today! #10years @lsaclassics @Classical_Assoc

If you're in Sheffield tomorrow night don't forget to get a ticket for Wild Visions, Untamed Myth hosted by Sheffield Girls' Senior School. Tickets available via eventbrite, doors open 6pm. eventbrite.com/e/wild-visions…

Thank you @ClassicsWarwick for a fantastic day of Greek drama on Friday. Looking forward to next year already!

wildvisions.org/?fbclid=IwAR1B… Lots of dates - click on the ticket links of the venue nearest you! #wildvisions

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A Trailer for the wonderful Katy Cawkwell and Lucy Lill's 'Wild Visions' which they are delivering at SHS on 30th Jan as part of their tour. Made possible in Sheffield by the Classical Association and the Sheffield branch of the Classical Association. youtu.be/moS2vPsPYjU

Apparently it’s #InternationalMountainDay so, predictably, here’s Mount #Vesuvius.

I can’t overstate how much I love this joke. (It’s not mine by the way, I just wanted to illustrate it).

Soaring to new heights! 🎶🏆 We’re thrilled to announce that our Year 10 pupil, Natalie, has claimed the prestigious title of BBC Young Chorister of the Year 2023. Well done! Read more about Natalie’s fantastic achievement here: sheffieldhighschool.org.uk/news/sheffield…

"If we are to offer students a broad education and choices about how they learn, we should teach ancient and modern languages differently. Classes should emphasise different skills so that a French lesson differs from a Latin lesson in more than content." antigonejournal.com/2021/09/teachi…

Link to register online for our @Durham_Classics conference in darkest December, simpletix.com/e/the-afterliv… with fabulous speakers not just on Dido but Cassandra, Andromache, Lavinia, Camilla...@sapphicapuella @SpiralColumn @zira_magdalena @HelenEastman @PDJSwallow @DrOBaldwin

Exciting news...Chedworth will be appearing on 'Digging for Britain' early in 2024. The programme will highlight new evidence confirming Britain's only known 5th century mosaic (so far). BBC2 at 20h00 on Thurs, 11 January 2024. #mosaics #mosaicmonday @theAliceRoberts

🚨ESSENTIAL A LEVEL CLASSICS WATCHING ALERT🚨

It’s the last day of our Classicist Christmas List 2023! Here’s some gorgeous artwork for your walls… Starring @tylermLockett , Abbie Lois, Kelly Marie Roberts and more! 🎨🏺

Boxed in. Simple yet effective mosaic threshold with geometric design dating to the 1st century BC from the Roman Villa of Fannius Synistor in the Vesuvian area (Boscoreale). Currently on display in the @MuseoBoscoreale #MosaicMonday

Fun Fact : The word ‘petal’ appears nowhere in the entire works of Shakespeare. For it was introduced into English - from Ancient Greek πέταλον & Latin petalum (thin metal plate) - by botanists in the early 18th century. Before that, I think petals were just called leaves.

A conservator at work on the (now infamous) fresco in the new excavations in Region 9, #Pompeii. But the most poignant detail is that the original painter was interrupted & never finished their masterpiece: the border remains white with dripped blobs of black paint. #FrescoFriday