SPONSORES PATRONIQUE (UK)
- and details of prizes.

We would like to thank the Schools & Young Audiences Education Team of the British Museum for their assistance in providing research materials for the Europa section of the competition.


http://www.classicalassociation.org/




                            
                             http://www.minimus-etc.co.uk/


Encouragement for Latin students from Sir Anthony Cleaver, Chairman of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and also of the Royal College of Music. He was previously Chairman and Chief Executive of IBM.

'I was delighted to learn of this competition bringing together young students from three countries and using modern technology to facilitate the process.
I have always thought it ironic that so many people consider the study of Classics irrelevant or unimportant for the modern world. I found the skills I developed during my classical education invaluable wherever I have been working - in particular the ability to do rigorous analysis and to communicate clearly. In fact, almost all my working life has been spent in two industries which did not even exist when I was born and were still in their infancy when I left school - computing and nuclear energy. So much for the idea that education should be specifically aimed at a particular career.'


             
http://www.jact.org/         http://www.arlt.co.uk/


Support for our competition from the archaeologist Guy de la Bédoyère MA FSA FRNS

'I'm delighted to hear about any initiative which encourages the teaching of Classics. Ancient languages are the key to the languages we speak today and it's essential that schools continue to produce some students who are familiar with them. It's a part of our collective culture we can't afford to let go.'


http://www.romanbritain.freeserve.co.uk/


fRIENDSofCLASSICS
'Romans were very proud of their achievements, and Cicero in particular would have been thrilled to know that, two thousand years on, his name was attached to a day to be enjoyed by young people all over Europe.'
Peter Jones

Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies
http://www.romansociety.org/index.htm