Congrats to the six A2 & IB2 students on their Class Civ and Latin results! Don’t let Cicero, Augustus, Alexander or Ovid be too far from your reach as you begin the next part of your rise to ‘kleos’ & ‘imperium’!

Congrats to amazing first 9-1 GCSE Latin results today for Ardingly College students: 77% 9-7 grades! Future looks ‘optime’ for IB and A Level Latin!

Virgil Aeneid 9, 433-437: Euryalus rolls over in death, and over his beautiful limbs gore flows, and on his shoulders his neck lies limp: as a crimson flower, cut down by the plough droops as it dies, or poppies with weary neck lower their heads, weighed down by a chance shower.

Poppy similes accompany the deaths of Gorgythion in the Iliad (8.306-8) and Euryalus in the Aeneid (9.433-7). They show the aching tragedy and staggering bravery of people who die in the name of their cause. Their relevance has not diminished in over 2 millennia. #remembrance100

A very equal and engaging debate today against the ultimately winning Rhodes House team. Well done to Joey, Will & Ed who challenged the notion that Western museums should repatriate artefacts

Thanks to Out of Chaos Out of Chaos for bringing #unmythable to Ardingly College during Classics enrichment week. Lots of laughs from Y8-10 pupils who loved the crazy physical theatre. Go & see this show at Brighton Fringe

My letter to The Times on the importance of studying history, and my theory as to why student numbers are in decline (with a shout out to Peter Frankopan)

Revd Crosse was honoured in Callover this morning. And boys were told that whatever your ‘frontline’ is you always have support. #RememberanceDay #WeWillRememberThem

tes.com/jobs/vacancy/h… Head of Classics at Ardingly College - deadline this Friday 29th! Come and work with me teaching Greek & Latin!! #classicsjobs Oxford Classics Outreach Classics@Cambridge

What a group of boys to work with . When you have grit and a willingness to work your socks off you won’t go far wrong. What a season. #betterneverstops

Theo in Shell presenting the Roman god of festivity, Bacchus, to his class mates using Microsoft Surface Pro Hilton House

Go Archie! A fantastic 5th place in arduous conditions too! #crossearmy

Great to see past Ardingly pupil Tom Clark representing England U19’s at the Under 19’s World Cup in South Africa

Thanks @HelleneTravel for stunning day in London with Y9 Latin students visiting British Museum incredible Troy exhibition and a fascinating walking tour of Roman London with Mark!

Y11 Latin GCSE students Ardingly College reciting poetry about female passion and poison for tomorrow’s Classical Reading competition Roedean School, inc Medea’s scorn, Amata’s furor, Catullus’ excruciating infatuation with Lesbia & Creusa’s fading life #ArdinglyIWD2020

Thanks Roedean Classics for hosting us! Congratulations to Crosse House Fifth formers Joey (Highly Commended) and Winner Will M who enthralled the audience with his recital of Catullus’ poem 76 about his personal torment of loving Lesbia who has moved on! Ardingly College

Sixth Form IB Classics students discuss & write responses on how stereotypical the female characters in Homer’s Odyssey are. Loyalty, Beauty, Wisdom & Talent are admired virtues, as long as confined to the home! Here is Penelope, Calypso, Circe & Athene #ArdinglyIWD2020

Tomorrow is International Women's Day WOW - Women of the World Katie Derham Women's Day Joanna Forbes L'Estrange - students across multiple departments have worked exceptionally to produce our IWD Concert, airing at 7.30pm! #twentyfirstcenturywomansong #candomusic youtube.com/watch?v=Xra3ab…

Last night in Greece

Last stop, Temple of Poseidon, Sounio