The Roman Theatre at Orange.
As the Treasurer reports elsewhere, our financial position actually improved during the year, returning to the sort of balance in the general fund that we felt appropriate until the losses we incurred a few years ago. Meeting expenses were low, because several speakers were either unable to eat with us or charged no travel costs. We have again maintained our membership numbers, with about 58 paid up members. We were fortunate in continuing to attract engaging and interesting speakers.
In the Autumn we opened in late October with a lecture by Alison Sharrock (Manchester), on Ovid the Protofeminist? (attendance 11 plus 8 Zoom, You Tube so far 101 views). In mid-November we had a reading in translation of Homer's Odyssey XI (attendance 7, very much in line with the pre-Covid norm). Readings were not also live streamed. Finally we met, during college teaching hours, at Stoke 6th Form College, for a talk on Homer on Being Human, by Katherine Backler (Oxford), which provoked many interesting questions (attendance 50, over 40 being students, plus 8 Zoom and You Tube to date 61 views). This was the Hellenic Society Joint Meeting
We resumed in March with a talk by Hannah Cornwell (Birmingham) on Roman Peace (attendance 16 plus 5 Zoom attendance, with 44 You Tube views of the lecture and questions so far). This was the Roman Society Joint Meeting. In late March we had first a reading of Cicero's Verrine Orations 2 (attendance 5), as a lead in to Katherine Clarke (Oxford)'s lecture at the end of the month on Cicero's Prosecution of Verres (on Zoom only, attendance 10, You Tube 72 views). Finally in May we had a lecture by Joyce Tyldesley (Manchester) on Cleopatra, the Woman behind the Myth for which sadly, although live streamed, the recording failed (attendance 13 plus 3 Zoom).
We are grateful to the College and to Keele SCR for the resumed free use of the rooms for these meetings.
Our annual trip, in May, was to have been the postponed one to Aldborough Roman Town and York, but was again cancelled, this time because the number willing to commit to going was insufficient to meet anything like the (increased) costs of coach hire. We shall need to think very seriously about whether these trips are practicable in future.
It was great that both the Latin and the Greek reading groups were able to resume meeting this year, both now on the Zoom platform provided by the CA nationally, hosted by Nigel Coulton.
A recording is now available on our You Tube Channel
The Roman Theatre at Orange.
Texts will be available, & details will be advised near the date
A recording is now available on our You Tube Channel
Recordings of the lecture and of questions on the night are now available on our You Tube Channel
Texts of Verrines 2.5.82-122 will be available
A recording is now available on our You Tube Channel.
This talk was Live Streamed on Zoom but unfortunately recording failed and it is not available on You tube - courtesy of our speaker, the Power Point presentation may however be viewed here.
The booking form may be downloaded here. Sadly bookings proved insufficient this year to meet the cost of the trip.
Annual General Meeting - 7.30 pm Wednesday 13th July 2022
The AGM will be held at 7.30 pm on Wednesday 13th July 2022
Latin The Latin Reading Group has resumed on Zoom & now meets monthly, on the second Tuesday of the month at 2.00 p.m. Members may also like to listen to the news in Latin (pronounced like Italian) on Vatican Radio - Google Hebdomada Papae.
For further details of both groups, or for anyone new wishing to join the groups, please contact the organiser, Nigel Coulton, or email the Branch address below.
These groups are not for beginners: some prior knowledge of the relevant language is necessary to take part in either. For both, please ask the organiser if there is room in the group for more members before joining.
Beginners Latin from Scratch: a weekly Group is also available, strictly limited to 5 members. Contact Nigel Coulton if interested. The first group began its course on Tuesday mornings in March 2016. It now meets on Thursdays. This scratch group has now progressed too far to integrate further beginners, but Nigel began another one in 2018, which meets on Wednesdays at 7.00 pm.. Please let us (email Nigel or the Branch address below) know if you would be interested. The only requirement is that if not already a subscribing member of this Branch you become one.
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