Ems Valley

Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece, led by Juliet Walker, has been running since January 2015. The group meets once a month, on the first Wednesday, at the Community Centre. Meetings are from 2.00pm to 4.00pm, with a tea break in the middle. A contribution of £1.00 is made to cover the cost of refreshments, printing and hire of the ECA digital projector. Meetings are held in Mountford 2, with a reminder email always sent out a week beforehand.

It is a lively group enjoying presentations, discussions, and the company of like-minded people. We have covered many aspects of the civilisation, in a thematic rather than a chronological way, from the Minoans in prehistoric Crete to the Classical Age of the 5th/4th Century BC. Members are encouraged to contribute to the sessions, whether by talking about items of classical interest they have found in the media, or by leading part of a session on a topic that interests them.

We go on outings – when possible – and have been on two trips abroad, one to the archaeological sites of mainland Greece, and one to the ancient Greek and Roman sites of Sicily. We have been on many visits to the British Museum, particularly to their major exhibitions on the classical world. Our most recent outing was in Autumn 2022 to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. We have also been for Greek meals in pubs and restaurants a number of times and try to produce a semi-authentic festive tea for our December meeting!

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