We are delighted to announce that our colleague Prof. Eleanor Dickey has been invited to give the prestigious Gaisford Lecture.

She will speak on the topic of

‘Lucian’s Shortbread Eating Primer’: how to make fun of your language textbook‘

Thursday 8 May 2014, 5 pm, Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies, Oxford.

Prof. Dickey will also give a lecture on the topic of

‘Education, Research, and Government in the Ancient Greek World‘

Thursday 8 May 2014, 1pm, Gresham College, London.

Both lectures are free and everyone will be welcome.