Latin Grammar Tips
Saturday February 28, 2004
Today's Latin Grammar tip is on the sequence of tenses in indirect discourse. In English, we often use the word "that" to show that we are not directly quoting. The ... Read More
The Passion of the Christ
Thursday February 26, 2004
A viewer's guide to The Passion of the Christ in PDF format, is provided by the Insititute for Antiquity Research.
Viewer's Guide to Passion of the ChristThe Passion of the Christ ... Read More
Latin Grammar Tips
Tuesday February 24, 2004
Today's Latin Grammar tip is on deponent verbs. Verba deponentia were so named because they were thought to have given up their active forms. You can tell it's a deponent ... Read More
Latin Grammar Tips
Monday February 23, 2004
Today's quick tip for people refreshing their knowledge of the Latin language: Infinitives. Formation of the six infinitives in the four conjugations.Latin Infinitives
Latin Grammar Tips
Saturday February 21, 2004
If you're reviewing the Latin you learned years ago, this growing collection of Latin tips may help. Today's addition is a note on distinguishing the conjugation by means of the ... Read More
Constantine
Friday February 20, 2004
Was the Emperor Constantine, the Roman leader who set up Byzantium as the new headquarters for the Roman Empire and who opened the way for Christianity to be the state ... Read More
A.D. 62: Pompeii, by Rebecca East
Thursday February 19, 2004
In A.D. 62: Pompeii, Rebecca East's historical fiction time travel story, the heroine, Miranda, lands in Pompeii right before a devastating earthquake, but several years before the eruption of ... Read More
Roman Mosaics
Tuesday February 17, 2004
The Yale Daily News reports that five fragments of an ancient Roman mosaic from Jordan will be displayed at the Yale University Art Gallery. The mosaics depict Bacchus (Dionysus) and ... Read More
Ancient Childhood
Sunday February 15, 2004
UPI reports on a traveling exhibit of ancient Greek childhood, "Coming of Age in Greece." The exhibit shows more than the toys and games the boys and girls played with. ... Read More
Hermes the Courier God
Sunday February 8, 2004
From The Australian:
A new ABC-Melbourne University web project which aims to bring the classics to every child of school age – and every curious adult – invokes the memory of ... Read More
A Greek Harry Potter
Sunday February 8, 2004
BBC news reports the first Harry Potter has been translated into Greek and will soon be available in Gaelic, as well.It's All Greek to Harry PotterHarry Potter in Latin
Setting Up a Latin Department Library
Sunday February 1, 2004
Recommendations for a basic Latin Department library from Latin teachers on the LatinTeach email discussion list. Setting Up a Latin Department Library
Olympic Games and Greek Archaeology
Sunday February 1, 2004
In preparation for this summer's Olympic games, Athens is undergoing an unmatched flurry of archaeological activity. From the Houston Chronicle Athens takes on Olympian taskPakistan Daily Times: Archaeological museum to ... Read More
Passion History and Controversy
Sunday February 1, 2004
Read about Mel Gibson's Passion movie in Latin:L'Histoire. Yes, it's in Latin, not French.Gibson Surprised by Controversy Over 'Passion'