Heffers Classics Festival 2012
The line-up for the 2012 Festival, Cambridge.
Please see the dedicated page on this blog for this years Festival!
Tickets now on sale!
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Speakers |
Talk |
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Session One 10.30-11.15 |
Philip Hardie |
Aeneas in the Americas: Virgil and the New World |
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Mary Beard |
The Importance of Classics |
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David Gwynn |
The Roman Republic |
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Session Two 11.45-12.45 |
Harry Sidebottom |
The Classical World in Fiction |
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Andrew Wallace-Hadrill |
Herculaneum |
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Mark Walker |
Hobbitus Ille: New Latin Translation of ‘The Hobbit’ |
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Natalie Haynes |
The Ancient Guide to Modern Life |
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Session Three 1.30-2.30 |
Adrian Goldworthy |
Antony and Cleopatra |
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Michael Scott |
Delphi |
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Charlotte Higgins |
The Importance of Homer Today |
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| Session Four3.30-4.00 |
Bettany Hughes |
Q & A session and signing |
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Session Five 4.15-5.30 |
Tom Holland |
When did the Roman Empire Fall? |
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Paul Cartledge |
Spartans and Thermopylae |
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Mary Beard |
Meet the Romans |
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Mary Beard, Tom Holland, Paul Cartledge & Michael Scott |
Author Book Recommendations |
What an excellent event!
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What a great day! I had such an enjoyable and interesting time listening to all the talks ~ it was well worth the trip from Kent. Thank you for putting on such an excellent event and I hope that you will be repeating it next year?
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