Founded in 1912, the Classical Association operates for the propagation and well-being of Classics and Ancient World Studies in the state of Victoria in Australia. Our activities include a rich program of lectures given by distinguished academics from Australia and overseas. We have also supported academic conferences at the University of Melbourne and Monash University on ancient world topics. The Allen Memorial Lecture is delivered every year at Ormond College in honour of Horace William Allen (the Classical Association’s first secretary, and Vice-Master of Ormond from 1915-1943). We also award the annual Alexander Leeper Prize (in honour of the Classical Association’s first president and first Warden of Trinity College) to the highest-achieving student in the final honours year of a Classics degree at a Victorian university.
The Classical Association’s Teachers Wing organises an annual conference for secondary school teachers of Classics (usually at the start of March) and provides support to Latin teachers through mentoring, network meetings, and the dissemination of teachers' notes. The Teachers Wing holds revision days in the spring for students taking the VCE exam in Classics or Latin and runs a National Classics Competition for students in Latin or Ancient Greek from Beginners to Year 12.
The Classical Association publishes the refereed journal Iris. This journal contains articles on all aspects of the classical world. Volume 23 has been published and articles are available for download.
The Classical Association of Victoria is offering a travel and research scholarship to mark its centenary year in 2012. The scholarship will enable a student currently enrolled in a PhD degree to undertake a period of domestic or international travel and related academic research in the year 2012/2013.
Applications are invited from students undertaking PhD research in Ancient Greek, Latin, Classical Studies, Ancient History, Archaeology or related disciplines at any tertiary institution in Victoria.
2012 marks the centenary of the Classical Association of Victoria. As part of the celebrations of the centenary, the Council of the Classical Association is offering prizes for an essay for students currently in Year 12, who study Classical Studies, Latin or Classical Greek. First prize will be $500, second prize $250 and third prize $100.
The Two Mistakes About Stoic Ethics - W.H. Allen Memorial Lecture
The 2012 W.H. Allen Memorial Lecture by Professor Dan Russell, Percy Seymour Reader in Ancient History and Philosophy at Ormond College, at 6:00 on Monday 28 May in the Kaye Scott Room, Ormond College, 49 College Crescent, Parkville. At the lecture the Classical Association of Victoria will award the Alexander Leeper Prize for students who completed Honours in Classics in 2011.
La Trobe In the City – Ancient Mediterraean Studies Lecture Series
The Ancient Mediterranean Lecture Series is designed for anyone with an interest in the ancient world. Mondays and Tuesdays from 6:00-7:00, Museo Italiano/Co As It, 199 Faraday St, Carlton. Cost to attend one lecture is $27 ($23 conc.). Detailed brochure.