Saturday, July 20, 2024

Beyond the Viator ad Aerarium

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This post is the promised follow-up to my earlier one featuring the "Viator ad Aerarium" relief in the Italy section of Busch Gar...
Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Materials on the Way for Pliny Outside the New AP Latin Curriculum

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I recently posted an article on the revised AP Latin curriculum including some letters of Pliny the Younger in lieu of lengthy passages of ...
Sunday, June 16, 2024

Ave atque Vale, Magistra!

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Yesterday I attended the memorial service for Jane Hall: an outstanding teacher, amazing woman, and force of nature. This remarkable celebra...
Monday, June 10, 2024

What is pizza? And what is in that picture from Pompeii?

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https://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/best-veggie-pizza/ What is pizza? I know that is a silly question, but there are so many varieties and to...
Monday, June 03, 2024

Viator ad Aerarium

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  I had intended to write an article about some nonsensical Latin graffiti used as decoration in  Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, VA , but a ...
Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Check Out Materials for the New AP Latin Curriculum

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The College Board has announced that they are replacing Caesar with Pliny the Younger for the next iteration of the Advanced Placement Latin...
Saturday, May 25, 2024

About Those Ships in Pliny the Younger VI.16

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When my students were reading authentic Latin literature, I would encourage them, as they worked through a passage, to pay attention to refe...