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Recent Talk: Opening Remarks on "Early Modern Mansplaining" (Sept 2025)
A few weeks ago, our director, Florence Forte, was invited to give opening remarks at an international two-day conference entitled "Early Modern Mansplaining: Male-Authored Histories of Women" hosted by the Medici Archive Project in Florence. Drawing on her experience as a researcher and educator over the past 10 years, Florence's opening talk put the term "Mansplaining" into historical perspective, raising broader questions about the historiography of women from Antiquity to

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2 days ago1 min read


Spring Workshop: Friday 4 April 2025
NEW! Celebrating Spring: From Ancient Rome to Renaissance Florence Greetings Card-Making Workshop Friday 4 April 2025, 5 – 6.30pm Are you ready for a SPRING in your step? Join us for this special class exploring the theme of “Spring” throughout history, where you will create your own greetings card to take home. 🌱 What to Expect: · Discover Latin Words for Spring: Learn the Latin terms that brought the season to life for the Romans, and how the language of sprin

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Apr 21 min read


Save the Date: 12 Feb 2025
When? 5pm Where? London 📍 What? A special event to examine forms of LOVE from antiquity to the present day. See more Memes created by...

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Jan 121 min read


Review of The Epistolary Renaissance Workshop (20 Sept 2024)
In this article, we provide a summary of our recent workshop " The Epistolary Renaissance: Women Latinists and the Republic of Letters...

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Oct 18, 20243 min read


Classics Abroad 2024: Applications open!
Applications are open for our signature course, Classics Abroad in Florence, devoted to classical antiquity and the city of Florence!...

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Apr 26, 20241 min read


KCL Greek Play 2024
The annual Greek Play by students at King's College London in collaboration with the Actors of Dionysus will this year take the form of a...

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Mar 10, 20241 min read
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