I am one of the students who attended the Introduction to Latin course organised by the Malta Classics Association last summer. I found the course far easier and far more interesting than I ever expected. It was a pleasant surprise indeed to find myself reading Latin after only a few hours of tuition.

Barely a year since its launch, the success of the Malta Classics Association, an association dedicated to the promotion of Latin, Greek and Sanskrit, surely exceeded the best hopes of its founders. Its many events, including courses for adults and children, cultural events, public lectures and others, attracted great attention and were received with great enthusiasm, not only from academics but from a wide cross-section of the public.

This is hardly surprising given that the Greek and Roman cultures are the past upon which our present is founded and our future ensured. Like the Phoenix, the appeal of classical culture never dies but revives time after time to universal appreciation.

The Malta Classics Association has a wide range of activities planned for the coming summer, including courses in Latin and Biblical and classical Greek, which I shall attend again, a play adapted from Plato, public lectures and more.

If you’re tired of endless political bickering, you may want to check out their website (www.classicsmalta.org) for all that they are offering over the next few months.