{"id":14162,"date":"2021-02-18T18:55:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T18:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spgs.org\/?p=14162"},"modified":"2021-02-18T18:55:20","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T18:55:20","slug":"classics-society-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spgs.org\/academic\/classics-society-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Classics Society Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Classics Society has welcomed two brilliant speakers already this term. Siobhan, VI, discusses the benefit of visiting speakers for enriching students&#8217; classical studies.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Over the past two weeks, Classics Society have had the pleasure of welcoming Dr Nicholas Zair to speak on the fascinating topic of reading, writing and archaism, exploring sub-elite education in the Roman Empire, and Professor James Clackson on the intriguing topic of swearing and bad language in both ancient and modern settings. 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