Lunch Club Meetings Lunch Club Meetings
LUNCH CLUB MEETINGS What are these? When do they take place? Can anyone join in? What do I need? Do I have to say anything?
The meetings are currently one of only two regular events where Old Bristolians can meet. The other forum is the lecture series organised by Pete Jakobek. The lunches usually take place at midday on the first Friday of each month. There is an OB guest speaker who talks on a subject of their choice, quite often from their careers but not exclusively. They talk for 20-25 minutes followed by questions from those present. You do not have to participate actively, you can just watch and listen and enjoy. All you need do is turn up. Please come and have a look. It is not an exclusive club for a chosen few. All are welcome. Details from obs@bgs.bristol.sch.uk
Old Bristolians ‘ Lunch Club We had our first meeting of the season on October 1st at the Old Bristolians’ ground at Failand. Our President, Richard Berry welcomed 25 of us. (It was especially rewarding to see some younger faces whom our speaker had helped in their studies) .Our speaker was David Miller, (who as many of you would have known having taught Classics at the school for many years). Over the last few years he had worked and researched producing the first translation into English of the Novels of Justinian. Justinian I, also known as Justinian the Great, was the Byzantine emperor from 527 to 565. His reign is marked by the ambitious but only partly realized renovatio imperii, or "restoration of the Empire".
Roman Empire. The novels revealed the evolution of Roman Law at the end of antiquity and how Imperial Law was transmitted to both the Byzantine East and the Latin West in the early Middle Ages. It is an important and detailed study and David was widely praised for such a work. After the talk we were able to ask further questions with the books and notes he had brought with him.We had the benefit of a nice sunny day and our thanks must go to Caitlin Spencer, Mike Burmester and Peter Jakobek for organising this. We would like to thank the caterers of course for a splendid lunch.
Bruce Perrott (1949-1958)
This ambition was expressed by the partial recovery of the territories of the defunct Western
Mike Burmester (1953-1964)
Bristolienses - Issue 62
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