Latin
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Claude Pavur has put together a nice little page of things which would be useful if one were teaching (or learning) Latin, most recently a phrase-book to accompany Horace’s Odes. I’m sure you’ll find something of use here: Paedagogica Latina
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I finally got a chance to check out Pedar Foss’ latest blog-related project … here’s an intro from his very self: This begins a series of posts that will translate and comment upon Pliny the Younger’s two letters (6.16 and 6.20) about the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in AD 79–the disaster that buried Pompeii, Herculaneum,…
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Tip o’ the pileus to Joseph Yarbrough for alerting us to this item in the Gyrene Gazette: “Salvus sīs!” says your classmate, walking into the room. You smile as you respond, “Salvē! Ut valēs?” “Bene. Et tū?” “Nōn male.” Soon, the room is sparkling with foreign chatter—before the professors have even arrived. Sermo Latinus Hodiernus…
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Tip o’ the pileus to Graham Shipley, who mentioned this study on the Classicists list … here’s the abstract of an article by Kate Chanock: This paper recounts the process by which a severely reading-disabled adult student taught himself to read and write Ancient Greek, and in so doing, improved his ability to read and…
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So last night I was wondering why departments aren’t festooned with posters like this and/or students sporting the latest memeish Ovidian attire: … just in case someone searches for “Keep Calm and Carry On” in Latin; we Classics types were keeping calm and carrying on since the fall of the Republic or thereabouts … the…
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