Classical Association Ireland
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The Classical Association of Ireland: working to promote Classics in Ireland since 1908. Tweeting on news and events to bring lovers of the Classics together.
Watching now: fascinating discussion of Plato, Greek political thought, and the politics of Chinese readings of the Classics. And how not to say ‘excuse me’ in Mandarin @ShadiBartsch @wmarybeard @Helen_Meany
And you can still enjoy brilliant conversations online, between @ShadiBartsch and @wmarybeard on #PlatoGoesToChina and the Classical inheritance, and our opening event on #GreekMyth with #HelenMorales and @samccart1. No booking required, watch anytime: classicsnow.ie/programme-2023
Greek Reading Circle Monday 24.03.2025 @ 18:30 via Zoom Pindar, Pythian Ode 12 led by Maggie Tighe The passage praises the aulos-player Midas of Acragas. It illustrates the importance of music in the ancient world and its place alongside sporting achievements.
Iggy Pop - The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 🧷📔 @ClassAssocNI @rogueclassicist @ClassicsIreland @UCDclassicssoc youtu.be/ugSqEPfzUWE
New themed volume of @ClassicsIreland on classical influences in Irish visual and material culture, edited by myself and Isabelle Torrance @CLIC_ERC, and funded by @ERC_Research, now available online and open access here: classicsireland.ie/new-graeco-rom…
#MilitaryHistory A new release by Dr Raoul McLaughlin, now in stock: 📖 Germania: The Ancient Germans in Greek and Roman Sources – Geography, Society, Warfare, Religion, and Customs 🛒 buff.ly/qPcNA5n
Laura Bassi Scholarship Editorial assistance to postgraduates and junior academics whose research focuses on neglected topics of study. Details: editing.press/bassi Next application deadline: 31 July 2025
Classics Ireland vol. 31 (2024) New publication on the complex interconnections between classical antiquity and Irish visual aesthetics. Research project: @CLIC_ERC Funding: @ERC_Research @Carlsbergfondet Online and open access: classicsireland.ie/new-graeco-rom…
New issue: Classics Ireland vol. 31 (2024) Themed volume: Graeco-Roman Influences in Irish Visual and Material Culture, eds. Ciarán Rua O’Neill & Isabelle Torrance @CLIC_ERC @ERC_Research Online and open access: classicsireland.ie/new-graeco-rom…
CAI Newsletter June 2025 Published and online: classicsireland.ie/cai-newsletter… Many thanks to the editors, Áine Spears and Katie Guiry (Maynooth University)
Save the Date: 15th-17th August 2025 CAI Summer Annual Conference in Cork Conference website: cork2025.carrd.co Programme of Events
Save the Date: 15th-17th August 2025 CAI Summer Annual Conference in Cork Conference website: cork2025.carrd.co
It was a full house on Saturday for the @IrelandClassics #LeavingCertificate #ClassicalStudies lecture day, delivered by the UCD School of Classics lecturers! Thanks a million to all the lovely students and teachers who came along! Lecture slides here: accessclassics.ie
Laura Bassi Scholarship Next deadline: 31 March 2025 Editorial assistance grants for PGs and ECRs for projects on 'neglected topics' in any field of study. No eligibility restrictions.
Save the Date: CAI Dublin Branch Lecture Tuesday 1st April at 7.30 p.m. UCD Village Meeting Room 4 (and Zoom) Melody Dilger (Heidelberg) on Herodotus, Persian imperialism and the Ethiopians Booking link: eventbrite.ie/e/herodotus-an…
New post on Ko-fi! Report on the Dublin Branch Lecture by Dr Laerke Recht on the 2022-24 excavations at Erimi-Pitharka (11th March) @tspiritedhorse @Moesgaard_ @TCDClassics @ClassicsUCD ko-fi.com/post/Archaeolo…
'The Search for Homer's Ithaca' on Ko-fi. ko-fi.com/i/IC1C61BZ6H5
