COLFESclassics

Flying the flag for Latin, Greek & Class Civ; Latin courses for students from our Lewisham partner schools; even a Latin taster course for parents!

[COLFESclassics @COLFESclassics]

Wonderful time had by our Year 9s and 10s in Carleion and Bath this weekend. We even had time to hone our Roman military skills and bump into an ITV film set! @ColfesSchool @Colfespartners

[COLFESclassics @COLFESclassics]

Happy Half Term everyone!

[Colfe's School @ColfesSchool]

It's nearly half term! Well done to everyone in the @ColfesSchool community, we are so proud of you. We hope it won't be too much longer until we will be #HappyTogether again 🎤😀https://t.co/N5Z85v9Tml

[The Latin Programme @LatinProgramme]

Latin word of the day: descendo, descendere, descendi, descensus - descend, come down, drop

#LatinWordOfTheDay #LatinVocab #Latin

[Colfe's School @ColfesSchool]

Looking forward to welcoming students to our virtual #SixthForm open evening on Thursday 8 Oct, including information on our #LeathersellerScholarships @charityleather
https://t.co/hgzJxd9kl5

[Legonium @tutubuslatinus]

On this day - October 4 - the Romans celebrated something quite unusual for their religious calendar - the ieiunium Cereris (Fast of Ceres). Ceres is a goddess of agriculture (hence cereal) and of the regenerative power of nature. Organised fasts were very rare in ancient Rome.

[The Classics Library @StephenJenkin]

Brilliant! Greek Tragedies via vase.

[COLFESclassics @COLFESclassics]

Something for world smile day. Ridete omnes! 😁

[The Latin Programme @LatinProgramme]

Latin word of the day: moveo, movere, movi, motus - move

#LatinWordOfTheDay #LatinVocab #LatinVocabulary

[Colfe's School @ColfesSchool]

Headmaster Richard Russell in @thetimes today on the proposal to cancel #Alevel examinations next year

[Henry Cullen @HBCullen]

. @ae_stallings is spot on about the multiple possible readings of Aeschylus' "Persians" in this week's TLS. The question of sympathy vs schadenfreude depends on modern vs ancient & Athenian vs non-Athenian audiences. Doubt much sorrow among spectators in 472 BC!

[The Latin Programme @LatinProgramme]

Latin word of the day: nato, natare, natavi, natatus - swim, float

#LatinWordOfTheDay #LatinVocab #LatinVocabulary

[COLFESclassics @COLFESclassics]

"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." (Seneca)

[The Latin Programme @LatinProgramme]

Latin word of the day: paro, parare, paravi, paratus - prepare

#LatinWordOfTheDay #LatinVocab #LatinVocabulary

[The Latin Programme @LatinProgramme]

Latin word of the day: gaudium, gaudii - joy, delight

#LatinWordOfTheDay #LatinVocab #LatinVocabulary

[Natalie Haynes @officialnhaynes]

In case you missed it, all series of Natalie Haynes Stands Up For The Classics are now available on BBC Sounds! https://t.co/3GvFqyoX6e 🥳🎈

[COLFESclassics @COLFESclassics]

An excellent introduction for our A level students!

[Legonium @tutubuslatinus]

The Aeneid was written around 2000 years ago - around 700 years after the Iliad and Odyssey! - and immediately became a Roman classic. I want to unpack the first 33 lines - its proem - which introduces the work to the reader. 1/10

[COLFESclassics @COLFESclassics]

A useful insight into the Invention of the Barbarian paper. A level Classicists - check it out!

[Dr Roel Konijnendijk @Roelkonijn]

The myth of Thermopylai and the Greek resistance is built on some... strange ideas about the Persians and their armies.

Don't worry though, @reeshistory and I are here to clear some stuff up.

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[COLFESclassics @COLFESclassics]

Excited to be welcoming/welcoming back all our classicists tomorrow!

Something for our Year 13s to get them thinking!

[Dr Owen Rees @reeshistory]

2,499 years ago, approximately #OTD, a more interesting battle took place off the coast of Thermopylai - the naval battle of Artemision. Unlike Thermopylai, this one actually mattered.

It is not a well-known battle, so why not follow @Roelkonijn and I for yet another thread 1/18

[Colfe's Partnerships @Colfespartners]

Excited to hear that an ex-pupil from @COLFESclassics @ColfesSchool after school partner schools' Latin classes has gained a place to study #Classics @Cambridge_Uni. So proud your classical journey started with us.

[JACTGreekSummerSch @JACTGreek]

New-look Ancient Greek teacher courses at #JACTGreek20 this July/Aug! Week-long, 17 hrs of classes, CPD, lesson observations, seminars, lectures... Beginner, Intermediate and GCSE levels. Funding available. @classicsforall @Classical_Assoc

More here:
https://t.co/LnkhYkHIOa