Citanda: National Latin Teacher Recruitment Week
Next week is National Latin Teacher Recruitment Week … here’s the official home page: NLTRW: Home Page.
Colchester Roman Circus Saved?
The campaigners have reached their goal … does this mean that the Circus is saved or are there other hurdles? Campaigners in Colchester hit their target yesterday of raising £200,000 towards saving the only Roman chariot-racing circus ever found in Britain. Nothing remains above ground except a few stones, but the campaigners aim to buy [...]
Another Bust in Thessaloniki
The Thessaloniki Police Antiquities Smuggling department on Sunday announced that it had successfully busted a ring of illegal antiquities traders, who were negotiating with antiquities-trading circuits for the sale of important archaeological finds for very large sums of money. Police said that an investigation lasting several months had culminated last Friday with the arrest of [...]
Citanda: Aeschylus “The Oresteia”
The series continues: Aeschylus “The Oresteia” | The League of Ordinary Gentlemen.
Sword and Sandal Flicks
The Independent has a feature on sword and sandal flicks with a handy list at the end of just-released and to-be-released films of the genre. Here are a few to keep your eyes open for: The Eagle of the Ninth In Britain, this time in AD140, but with the Ninth Legion again as a young [...]
Why We Need More Classics in Canada
The first sentence of a piece in the Toronto Star by a well-known (in Canada) journalist: In Greek mythology, Diana is born by springing from the head of her father Zeus, fully clad in armour, with spear and shield. A goddess of wisdom and heroic endeavours. … I don’t think I need to specify the [...]
