On Wednesday 20 April, a group of enthusiastic classicists and philosophers welcomed Professor David Sedley to Sevenoaks, for a lecture on Philosophy in Ancient Rome. Professor Sedley is the Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy at Cambridge University, and a fellow of Christ’s College.

Following Mr Carr’s opening remark that there was little to be said about ancient Roman philosophy, Professor Sedley not only shattered this taboo, but many others, as he traced Roman philosophy from its roots in Greece to its flowering in Latin literature. Read the full report.