Unveiling Byzantium: An Evening Remembering Averil Cameron

We are happy to announce an event in the memory and honour of Dame Averil Cameron co-organised by SPBS, King’s Classics, King’s History, CLAMS, and CHS, on Tuesday 20 October 2026.

5.15pm: Memorial Vespers for Prof Dame Averil Cameron (1940-2026) sung by the Choir of King’s College London (Rachmaninoff’s Vespers, also known as the All-Night Vigil) in the College Chapel, KIN 219

6.30-9pm: Talks and Remembrances in the Council Room, KIN 214 and KIN 213 (adjacent)

Talks and Remembrances:

Welcome: Dr James Corke-Webster, HoD Classics

• Speakers:

  • Dr Alexandra Vukovich, History, King’s College London

  • Prof Emeritus Michael Maas, Rice University, USA tbc

  • Prof Emerita Margaret Mullett, Queen’s University Belfast

Short Remembrances: Judith Herrin, Charlotte Roueché, Roderick Beaton, Liz James, Leslie Brubaker, Tassos Papacostas, Michael Trapp, possibly also Margaretha Debrunner, Trudy Darbi. Moderated by Dr Tassos Papacostas, Classics, King’s College London