Latin
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This one’s been making the rounds of various lists these past days … it’s a German television program entirely in Latin (except for the German subtitles); it isn’t that difficult to understand, especially with the accompanying visuals …
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The News-Journal actually has a feature on chiasmus: When chiasmus is outlawed, only outlaws will use chiasmus! What do the following expressions have in common? “Who sheds the blood of a man, by man shall his blood be shed.” “But many that are first shall be last, and the last shall be first.” “I wasted…
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Meredith Dixon is alerting folks to the existence of a number of videos from this year’s Conventiculum … the first two are an overview of the thing: At the ‘user’ page, there are also seven videos of Fabulae Scaenicae … looks like a fun time!
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Over the past month or so, there have been quite a few articles relating to Latin, Latin teaching, and the like. Many of the following made the rounds of various lists, but just in case you missed them: Mary Beard wasn’t enamoured of the new ‘Grace before meals’ written by some Cambridge students: Does college…
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Cleaning out the rest of the inbox … A new roof for Newport Roman Villa: Roofing work starts at Roman villa (County Press) Coverage of Richard Seaford’s thoughts about Greek money at the Classical Association: Ancient Greeks could throw light on financial crisis, says professor Coverage of the “Subversive Classics” session at Princeton: Down on…
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