Palma Lingua Antiqua

Part of Classics education is the combination of different disciplines into one - philosophy, history, archaeology, art, literature etc. A core component has always been linguists or philology - the study of Ancient Languages. These languages are the bedrock of our own languages and thus our Civilization. The benefits are access to the thoughts of the Ancient World and the mysteries therein. The Palma Lingua Antiqua is our award for that student who shows they have an impressive knowledge of Ancient Linguistics and the capacity to incorporate it into their research.

Our Winner!

Our winner was Turlogh Dineen from St. Conleth's College for his video project 'Ambulatio in Paradiso' - we were particularly impressed with the spoken Latin and the creativeness of his project; bringing Latin to life again!

Silver Medallist

Our Silver Medallist is Séan Radcliffe - winner of last years trophy - from Gonzaga College. He yet again did an impressive project, 'The Chaos of Creation' combining both Ancient Greek and Latin.

Bronze Medallist​

Our Bronze Medallist is Dearbhla Fewer from St. Andrew's College for her project 'A Language of the Classical World' exploring the roots of Latin language and its influence on European Languages.

Our Finalists!

Harry Stewart from Gonzaga College - 'The Colosseum'

Adam Whitaker from Gonzaga College - 'Ceres, Pluto, & Persephone'