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of Nottingham is devoted to promoting Classics, Ancient History and Classical Archaeology among the broader community in Nottingham and the East Midlands. 

We are interested in sharing our passion for the subject among all with an interest in classical antiquity, including school teachers and students and members of the general public.

We hold regular events, including our annual Thomas Wiedemann Memorial Lecture and the Elliot Lecture for schools. We are part of a wider network of regional branches of the Classical Association. 

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Project Collaborators 

Davide Massimo (Chairman, 糖心原创)

Matthew Myers (Treasurer, 糖心原创) 

Events

Medea as Symbol: Power and Resistance

• Location: Room A03, Humanities (hybrid via Teams)
• Time and Date: Wednesday 19th March, 4pm - 6pm
• Contact: davide.massimo@nottingham.ac.uk for online attendance

Medea is a key figure of Graeco-Roman myth and literature, who inspired countless different readings over the centuries. On the occasion of the Festival Européen Latin Grec 2025 (Lyon, https://festival-latingrec.eu/), which this year will be focussing on Seneca’s Medea as a theme, researchers and students of the Department of Classics and Archaeology at UoN will gather together for a Medea-themed afternoon.

Schedule of talk:

• 4:10pm - 4:30pm Davide Massimo: ‘Miniature Medeas’
• 4:30pm - 4:50pm Heike Bartel [online]: ‘Feminist Takes on Medea’
• 5:00pm - 6:00pm Betine Van Zyl Smit: ‘Seneca’s Medea, between Jason and Creon: an interactive discussion’

Chair of session - Helen Lovatt