WHS Classics Dept

The Official account of the Classics department at the @WimbledonHigh School

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Year 8 were stunned by the fusion of mythology and art as they explored the National Gallery on Friday. Thank you to our expert guides for sharing their extensive classical knowledge and insight into Art History! #mythology #art

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A Level Classical Civilisation students amused by the Cheiron vase at the British Museum yesterday #Greektheatre #ClassCiv #Cheiron

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How lucky we were today to have a visit from the amazing @DaisyfDunn. You had our Latinists enthralled as you passionately discussed the life and love of Catullus, and the impact he has had on your own love of Latin poetry #classics #poetry #catullus

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Day 4: a sunny walk to the Circus Maximus and home time! #classics #rome

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Day 3: the forum, piazza del Popolo and the final concert from @Music_WHS #classics #choir #rome

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Day 2: the Pantheon & Ara Pacis, lots of rain and a beautiful mass at St Peter’s Basilica courtesy of @Music_WHS #rome #classics #choir

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a rainy second day in Rome, but it hasn’t dampened spirits. A lovely visit to Museo dell’Ara Pacis and the Pantheon as we head towards the Vatican to sing mass at St Peter’s. #music #classics #Rome @Classics_WHS @WimbledonHigh

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Day 1 in Rome: a basilica, a concert and a birthday #classics #choir #whs

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Y12 CC enjoying homemade lentil soup while discussing whether Dionysus is right to compare its desirability to that of Euripides in the Frogs. #strongbodystrongmind

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What a day we had last week - GCSE and A Level Greek students visited a sunny Oxford to see #Medea at the @OxfordPlayhouse #classics

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We had a fantastic time last week at the @WimbledonHigh Sixth Form Open Evening meeting lots of prospective A Level Latin, Greek and Classical Civilisation students

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An afternoon of cathartic healing for year 10, 11 & 12 classicists seeing the incredible #SophieOkonedo as Medea @sohoplacelondon

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We were delighted to welcome Professor @CatharineEdwa to speak to Classics students from @WimbledonHigh and @WhitgiftSchool1 about murder and mayhem in Cicero's Italy! #latin #cicero

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The @WimbledonHigh It's Classical society had a fantastic evening last night watching 'Cassandra' staged by @Ukr_Institute at @OmnibusTheatre in Clapham!

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We loved meeting visiting families at the @WimbledonHigh Open Day this morning. Well done to all of you who completed the Classics Challenge and took prizes home - we hope you enjoy reading the @CarolineLawrenc Roman Mysteries series!

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The WHS Classics Dept have been walking/running/cycling the distance of Hadrian's Wall in September to raise money for @classicsforall, supporting classics teaching in state schools. Please help us to reach our target by donating! https://t.co/viICLVeWlZ @WimbledonHigh

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#OTD c.2000 years ago, a record of the craftsmen at #Vindolanda was made, 343 in total. Shoe-makers, builders, plasterers, who else would have been needed to keep the fort self-sufficient?

Click here to read more: https://t.co/2xr0OAAo4A

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What a fabulous find!

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Thank you to Frederic Preau, the finder of this Roman silver finger-ring with carnelian intaglio from Leafield, Oxfordshire, for waiving a claim to a reward and allowing @OxonMuseum to acquire it at a reduced rate. https://t.co/0RQBdsOXfv

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The theatre of Lyon is one the oldest Roman performance spaces built outside Italy. Its first phase dates to c.15 BCE. Over 2,000 years later, it is still used for theatrical and musical productions during the "Nuits de Fourvière" festival. #theatre #roman #lyon

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Aeschylus, Suppliants, 166-7

χαλεποῦ γὰρ ἐκ
πνεύματος εἶσι χειμών

...for a stormy sea follows a harsh wind.