2021 EVENTS

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Semester 1 Events:

Wednesday 17th February – UQ Market Day

10:00am – 2:00pm, Stall 106 on the Forgan-Smith side of the Great Court (towards Merlo!)

Join us at our CAHS Market Day stall to talk all things Classics and Ancient History and purchase your 2021 Membership!
Monday 22nd February – CAHS Welcome Lunch

1:00pm – 2:30pm, Michie Forecourt (across from the Biological Sciences Library!).

Come along for a relaxed introductory lunch and mingle with other society members!
Monday 8th March – Latin and Greek Study Basics Masterclass

1:00pm – 2:00pm, via Zoom: https://uqz.zoom.us/j/84056317488.

Are you taking Latin or Greek at UQ? Join our masterclass covering exams, resources, and tips and tricks to acing your Classical Language courses!
Wednesday 10th March – CLAMO Mentoring Introductory Session

10:30am – 11:30am, Michie 536.

Interested in getting some extra assistance with your Classical Language studies? Come join our open CLAMO Mentoring Introductory Session and see if CLAMO mentoring is right for you!
Thursday 11th March – Essay Writing Masterclass

11:00am – 12:00pm, via Zoom: https://uqz.zoom.us/j/82167994902.

Join our Essay Writing Masterclass to get all the tips and tricks on writing your essays in the Ancient History department! From formulating your thesis, to citing your sources, this masterclass will cover essay writing from start to finish!
Monday 15th March – Ides of March Lecture Event

5:30pm – 7:30pm, Michie Building(09), Room 211.

Free registration is required: https://idesofmarch-event .getqpay.com

Join us and our very own Associate Professor Tom Stevenson for an Ides of March commemorative lecture ‘Killing a Tyrant: The Problem with Caesar’. We will follow this scintillating talk on the difficulties, both ideological and practical, of assassinating this major historical figure with drinks and nibbles.
Thursday 25th March – Worldwide Reading: Apuleius’ Metamorphoses.

5:00pm – 6:30pm, via Zoom: https://uqz.zoom.us/j/83692934725

Join CAHS in the Festival Européean Latin Grec’s Worldwide Reading of Apuleius’ ‘Metamorphoses (The Golden Ass)’ – participate in the reading or come and hear fellow students!
Thursday 15th April – CAHS-MHS Battle of the Ages Trivia Night

5:30pm – 8:00pm, Wordsmiths Cafe

Book your free ticket at: https://cahsuqmhstrivianight-event.getqpay.com – Registration is essential.

An epic Battle of the Ages, come flex your trivia skills as the Classics and Ancient History Society and the Modern History Society go head to head! Make sure the bards sing of your victory for ages to comes!
Thursday 13th May – Exam Masterclass

11:00am – 12:00pm, via Zoom at https://uqz.zoom.us/j/82097701733.

Before you step into your Ancient History Exams, pop into our Exam Masterclass and find out what to expect in your exams and how to approach them!
Thursday 20th May – UQAS & CAHS UQ Mixer and Movie Night

4:30pm – 10:00pm, Saint Lucy’s Cafe followed by a movie in Steele Building Room 309.

Join UQAS & CAHS UQ for our end of semester Mixer & Movie! Come along to mingle and wind-down before exams hit with pizza and drinks at St Lucy’s Cafe from 4:30pm, followed by a 7pm screening of ‘Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark’ in celebration of National Archaeology Week in Room 309 of the Steele Building.