Current Sixth Form classicists were joined by staff and a number of OA classicists currently at university for this year’s Classics Dinner. Prior to the dinner, a series of short lectures were given, first by Luke, on the importance of drama for Athenian democracy, then from two OAs currently studying at New College, Oxford: Ethan Walker (2022) questioned the paradigm of the ‘Thucydides Trap’ in assessing the relationship between the US and China, while Jakob Hobbs (2021) looked at the imperialist oppression of Greece under Alexander the Greek. All three talks took on an extra dimension coinciding with the political events in America. After a fiercely contested quiz, won on a tie-break question, everyone enjoyed an excellent dinner and conversation.
