The Virgil Society

THE Virgil Society was founded in 1943, and its first President, the poet T.S. Eliot, delivered What is a Classic? as his Presidential Address in the following year. The purpose of the Society was and remains to unite all those who cherish the central educational tradition of Western Europe. Of that tradition Virgil is the symbol. Membership is open to all those who are in sympathy, whether they read Latin or not.

There are normally five or six meetings each year in London, held on Saturday afternoons in Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU.

The speakers include both amateur and professional scholars, many of them Virgilians of international repute. Lectures are followed by refreshments, giving an opportunity to meet the speaker and other members of the Society.

Most lectures are published in full in the Proceedings of the Virgil Society. There is also a Members' Newsletter, which appears twice a year.

Virgil Society Programme: 2021-22

Meetings in 2022 should be taking place in Room 349, Senate House South Block. However, please check the website beforehand in case there are last minute changes.

Meetings in October and November 2022 will be held online via Zoom. We are extremely grateful to the Department of Greek and Latin, University College London, and the Institute of Classical Studies for their support. 

For information on accessing meetings online, please check the Society’s website [virgilsociety.org.uk] in advance of the meeting.

Programme 2022/23

The dates for the programme for the coming year are as follows.  Further details will appear on the website later.

1 October 2022, 2pm to 5pm

3 December 2022, 2pm to 5pm

21 January 2023, 2pm to 5pm

4 March 2023, 2pm to 5pm

13 May 2023, 11am to 12.30, 2pm to 5pm’

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