July 12, 2009

Guide de l’epigraphiste Supplement

Denis Rousset posted this to the Inscriptiones-l list: Le supplément 2009 du Guide de l’épigraphiste a été mis en ligne à l’adresse habituelle : http://www.antiquite.ens.fr/txt/dsa-publications-guidepigraphiste-fr.htm Toutes les remarques et suggestions pour ce supplément 2009 et pour la suite sont les bienvenues à : guide.epigraphiste AT ens.fr

Webinar: Making Room for History in a Busy Latin Class

Seen on the Latinteach list: Rose Williams will be leading a webinar in Bolchazy-Carducci’s summer series for Latin teachers on July 16th, 6-8PM Eastern: “Making Room for History in a Busy Latin Class”. Rose will give a brief overview of Roman history for use very early in the first term which can be used as…

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iv idus quinctilias

ante diem iv idus quinctilias ludi Apollinares (day 7) — games instituted in 212 B.C. after consulting the Sybilline books during a particularly bad stretch in the Punic Wars; four years later they became an annual festival in honour of Apollo 100 B.C. (?) — birth of G. Julius Caesar 67 A.D. — martyrdom of…