2017 Events

19 October

Reception at the Athenaeum

Dr Christos Nifadopoulos kindly hosted a reception at the Athenaeum in aid of the campaign. Professor Catharine Edwards, President of the Roman Society, gave a talk on the Romans and Greek Culture.

7 February

Bloomberg Tablets Lectures & Reception

On 7 February, HARL launched its fundraising campaign with two schemes, the Friends of Minerva (for donations and annual giving) and the Apollo Society (for legacies). Lectures on the Bloomberg tablets were given by Roger Tomlin and John Pearce and some of the tablets were on display in the Chancellor's Hall. Over two hundred attended and a reception in the Library followed.