CICERO
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"A Competition to promote Harmony in Europe and the countries of the World"
The name CICERO is an acronym in Latin, and we have changed this for 2010 to reflect the fact that we have expanded outside Europe to include Tunisia and Australia! CICERO is an innovative competition organised by teachers of Classics in several different countries for their 6th form students, illustrating that Latin provides a worthwhile and valid reason for young people to interact with each other across their national boundaries.
Teachers in other countries are invited to contact the organisers if they would like to join us. The competition in each country can be as large or small as you wish.
QUID NOVI? YOU TUBE "ciceroconcordia"
LATEST NEWS! Meeting of CICERO partners in Malvern in the UK during October 2009.
DATE
Saturday 13 MARCH 2010 - so far the competition could be happening in as many as ELEVEN countries around the world!
LOOK AT THE ADVERTISING FLYER TO FIND OUT HOW TO ENTER
Advertising flyer for 2010 to download NB 2010 programme will be available to download soon.
Birkdale School, Sheffield. Fettes College, Edinburgh. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carthage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dido_(Queen_of_Carthage) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dido_and_Aeneas http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/hannibal/p/Hannibal.htm The best way to see a lot of art, both ancient and modern, is to do a Google Image Search, putting in the particular characters and places you want to see. (We are very grateful to our financial sponsors for their generous support! First prizes will be £150, second £100 and third £50, and there are signed books from authors with Classical links.
(Entry form to download). NB IN PREPARATION FOR 2010 (Advertising flyer to download).
NB IN PREPARATION FOR 2010 Contact anne@ciceroconcordia.com for more information.
Click here to download a short video of CICERO UK 2009. I am starting to put CICERO videos onto You Tube "ciceroconcordia"because downloading is much quicker.
UK RESULTS WERE ANNOUNCED AT THE AGM AND CONFERENCE OF THE JOINT ASSOCIATION OF CLASSICAL TEACHERS ON 16 MAY 2009.
Click here to see articles in JCT and CANews.
The 2009 UK competition took place at Cranleigh School in Surrey on 21st March - a most enjoyable event!
We are extremely grateful to all our sponsors for their financial support - without them we could not run the competition. Please download the programme to see details of our supporters as well as photos and timetable of the day.
More can be seen on the SPONSORS page of this website.
There were over 300 competitors in France in 4 centres - Paris, Strasbourg, Avignon and Nancy. Belgium had 61 competitors and Italy 68.
Click here to download a short video message from some competitors in Spain.
(This is an .mpg file)
Here is the competition in Andorra
- and in the Town Hall of Lodi (near Milan) in Italy.
Sebastian Coe is our patron in the UK for the 2009 competition, and we also have the support of Gail Trimble and Boris Johnson (see below). See the UK sponsors page for a complete list, which includes Federico Mayor Zaragoza, former Director-General of UNESCO.
The following video was recorded for the 2008 competition and it provides a good explanation of CICERO's aims
as well as showing the enthusiasm of the participants. IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS! 80 STUDENTS TOOK PART IN MALVERN IN 2008.
2009 question-paper (UK, Belgium and France) on The World of Odysseus 2009 translation
2008 question-paper (UK, Andorra and Spain) on Hercules/Herakles
2008 translation
VENUES
Cranleigh School, Horseshoe Lane, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 8QQ.
ENTRANTS
6th Form (Years 12 - 13) students of Latin may enter both sections of the competition.
6th Form students of other Classical subjects (Classical Civilisation, Greek, Ancient History, Archaeology) may enter the Mythology section of the competition.
COMPETITION - enter one or both sections.
Language test : 1 hour 30 minutes.
Translation into English (using a dictionary) of a Latin prose text on a subject relevant to modern society (eg ideas of politics, government, citizenship ...)
You should bring your own dictionary : pocket or intermediate size. The passage will be taken from ANY Latin prose author.
Cultural test : 1 hour.
Questions on 'Carthage: from Dido to Hannibal' This is a mixture of a historical and mythological material. You need to research Classical and later versions of the stories and depictions in art, music, theatre ... through the ages, including the archaeological background.
Suggested links for you to research in preparation for the competition. Please use these as a starting-point only - you may want to find more.
(follow the links on this webpage for more ideas - and also look at the list of links on the French page!)
You will need to know the stories as told by authors both ancient and modern, and be able to remember and comment on the design of (e.g.) selected paintings and sculptures. Anything about the tradition and reception of the stories could be relevant, as well as the archaeological evidence. There will be several short-answer questions : just answer as many as you can!
PRIZES
- Language test : national prizes : separate categories for L6 and U6 and an engraved cup for the school of the U6 winner to hold for one year.
- Cultural test : a European prize : entries from all countries will be marked together, and national prizes.
- a Cicero Diploma for each entrant and a prize from UNESCO 'A Ray of Hope' for the school of the European winner.
APPLICATIONS
Please send entries, specifying which venue you wish to attend, before 1st March.
Under the patronage of the Right Hon Terry Davis, Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
.. PRIZES of £150, £100, £50!
Under the patronage of the Right Hon Terry Davis, Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
UK 2008 video
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"Listen!"
to Boris Johnson, London's Mayor and former President of the Joint Association of Classical Teachers, who sent us this personal message of support and encouragement in 2008. You can see more celebrity sponsors and details of prizes here.
Look at last year's competition!
Please continue to check this website for updates about the arrangements and further details.