Classics Club

In 2019, Caroline set up a Classics Club in East Sussex and delivered a series of lectures on Classical Art and Archaeology. Members of the Classics Club grew quickly to exceed 60.

These lectures were followed by the inaugural Classics Club reading group, which embarked in 2020 on Homer's Iliad in translation. During the pandemic, Classics Club moved online. This enabled the group to include members from further afield including Belgium, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Wight, to name but a few. Members often attend classes even while on holiday, meaning Classics Club has taken place in numerous countries around the world, Greece unsurprisingly being one of the most popular holiday destinations of our group!

Classics Club meets on Monday mornings from 10.30am to midday (UK time) during term-time. Members are from all different backgrounds, some new to Classics, others returning to Latin and Greek literature decades after first learning the languages at school - all of them share enthusiasm for the Classical World. The group reads texts in translation but dips into the original language where it adds something special.

Each class includes a presentation of the text, background mythology & culture, followed by a group discussion. So far, we have enjoyed Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Virgil's Aeneid, Ovid's Metamorphoses, and a selection of Greek tragedies from Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides.

Classes are bookable in half-term blocks. Please do get in touch if you have any questions or would like to join.

The group also enjoys trips to London with Caroline leading tours of the British Museum's Greek and Roman galleries. If you would like to join one of these British Museum tours, please get in touch.

One of the members was inspired to design a logo especially for Classics Club and it is pictured below. The story behind her inspiration for this is here. Every Classics Club member now has a tote bag and a coffee coaster featuring our lovely logo!

Another member created this marvellous motto for Classics Club:

LEGERE, LOQUI, LIBERE - To Read, To Discuss, To Enjoy

TESTIMONIALS

I joined Caroline’s Classic Club a year ago to read Homer’s Odyssey.

Having studied a very small amount of Greek in the distant past I wasn’t sure that I had the skills necessary to keep up with the level of knowledge I thought the other members would have. I needn’t have worried. Caroline is a very enthusiastic and insightful teacher with the ability to arrange and deliver the sessions so that everyone in the group can participate and enjoy the experience.

Classics Club member