MARGINALIA

I was recently informed that adorning the facade of the city hall building in downtown Fredericksburg were two caducei. I was so surprised I...

In my brand new, right-out-of-the-package Latin II classes, I have led off early with an exercise having the students translate an English p...

I went into school this morning and began work on recreating my classroom. At the end of every school year we are required to pack everythin...

August has arrived, and, since this is so, I must turn my attention to things academic and scholastic. The first teacher work day is Wednesd...

There is news out of Rome that the Culture Ministry is soliciting bids from private sponsors to raise funds to help preserve the Colosseum....

http://www.imageenvision.us/images/070724181742_Bullfighting_Scene_in_Barcelona_Spain_LG.jpg In the news today , we learn that Catalonia has...

Since the recent announcement of the changes to the curriculum in the new AP Latin exam, I have been pondering the required readings. For Ve...

I have just turned the last page of Robert Harris' Conspirata . This impressive novel tells the story of Marcus Tullius Cicero's ris...

A colleague, who is an outstanding teacher of geography, is conducting some research and came across this map of what is now eastern North C...

There's an interesting article on teachers, students, and their relationships on Facebook. All teachers should take a moment and read. ...

When I was a student at the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies (ICCS) in Rome during the fall semester in 1985, one of my favorit...

I have just finished reading Nemesis , the latest installment of Lindsey Davis' series of novels dedicated to the exploits of Marcus Di...

I was asked by my sister-in-law to provide a simple list of Latin words to help her young daughter learn vocabulary and reading. I thought ...

This was the view of the Parthenon, under repair, in July 2005. Quite an impressive sight!

The big news at this year's ACL Institute was the new AP Latin curriculum for the May 2013 exam. This summer's announcement brought ...

The Virginia delegation heading to the National Junior Classical League 's annual convention in Fargo, North Dakota, in a few short week...

Zee Poerio has put together a neat presentation showing scenes from this year's ACL Summer Institute . She thought it appropriate to cre...

Since I have returned to my blog, I have been tinkering with templates and layout. I have discovered that nifty gadget called a "label ...

I attended this year's American Classical League Institute and Annual Meeting held on the gorgeous campus of the Wake Forest University ...

This is a section of the Aqua Claudia outside Rome. It was taken in June 2010 by Susann Sowers Lusnia, Professor of Classics at Tulane Univ...