From now on, postings may be found here.   more »

Mary Beard's blog deals with the interesting fact that the Pompeii that we visit, and the images we see, have been reconstructed and repainted, sometimes so as to misrepresent the original desperately.   more »

Visitors can come and relax in a setting similar to ancient Italy this summer thanks to a makeover of the Corinium Museum’s Roman Garden.   more »

Focus Features and Film4 announced they will finance the Roman epic adventure The Eagle of the Ninth, with Academy Award winner Kevin MacDonald (The Last King of Scotland) as the director.   more »

As a chemical engineering major, James Morrison has earned the top ranking in the department and a reputation among his professors as one of the most impressive students they have taught at Princeton.   more »

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Teachers may find some interesting stuff on this blog. I've only just come across it. It has been written, since last December, by Chris Jones.   more »

I notice that this will be blog article number 2502.

I am seriously considering the migration of the blog to a different server, but am daunted by the task of moving so much stuff.   more »

A useful page from the University of Virginia of photos with explanations.   more »

To Boris Johnson, who apparently favours Latin as the official language of City Hall...   more »

The baths will form a key feature of the proposed Chichester District Museum and will be temporarily uncovered for archaeologists to inspect the relics.   more »

We are trying to contact ex trainees and ex mentors of Bob's time at Cambridge but are having difficulty with addresses etc   more »

a customer in York will acquire one historic feature which may test the nerve of future occupants – a Roman burial chamber complete with its own skeleton.   more »

"I am kept very busy in my roles as taxi driver for the children, farm secretary etc, etc and must admit that I have not looked at any Latin or Greek for many years!"   more »

I enjoyed this cleverly edited video of the Prometheus story acted in Latin. I suppose one might hear some rumores senum severiorum about some of the pronunciation, but it's a good production.   more »

HISTORY expert and television presenter Neil Oliver has chosen a North East landmark as his favourite place, highlighting Hadrian’s Wall as the place he most likes to visit.   more »

Yes, it's quarter past two on a Sunday afternoon and, while other park-users are engaged in dog walking and frisbee throwing, this group of a dozen students has gathered to swap reflexive verbs under the banner of Latin in the Park.   more »

The second annual Festival of Minerva is a free event set up by Roman Tours/Deva Victrix and the Grosvenor Museum.   more »

On Saturday May 31 a fleet of 1960s vintage cars will welcome visitors to the Palace for a return to 1968 to see how the archaeologists uncovered the world-famous mosaics.   more »

Er ... that's it.   more »

Radio 4's Today programme had a piece with Peter Jones and Michael Fallon about Peter's new book 'Vote for Caesar'.   more »

Those who took part in the Latin conversation group at a recent Summer School with Avitus will be interested in this video.   more »

Excavations at Vindolanda are revealing two massive granaries whose quality even outshone the nearby commanding officer’s quarters. The dig is also uncovering a magnificent flagged roadway next to the granaries.   more »

The British like to think of themselves as bad linguists, especially when it comes to Latin – yet the curious thing is that we all know more Latin than perhaps we realise.   more »

The claim that classical education is in decline in Britain is a popular one, but I'm afraid that it is not an accurate one. In fact, there are more students studying Classics at my university (Oxford) than ever before; moreover, Latin in schools has increased threefold in the last seven years   more »

Learning Latin, attending Catechism and hurrying along draughty corridors to prayer   more »

In 2006 Bringfield's Head Press published a book of prose and verse, some written in Latin, about the Battle of Ramillies. This year they will be dealing with the Battle of Oudenarde in July, 1708.   more »

Brian Bishop has spotted an apt Latin tag, aptly extended.   more »

The latest list of lectures at the ARLT Summer School in Uppingham School, from Monday 21st July to Saturday 26th July 2008.   more »

A lot more detail about the option groups at the ARLT Summer School in Uppingham School, from Monday 21st July to Saturday 26th July 2008.   more »

People who, like me, prefer their history to come in memorable, uncontroversial stories, are advised to stay away from the Agricola papers. But in fairness to our students we perhaps should read about why Tacitus should not be taken as a reliable narrative - and where the standard histories of Roman Britain are probably wrong.   more »

Boris Johnson is going to announce the winners of the CICERO competition in his Presidential Address to the Joint Association of Classical Teachers   more »

My selection from the new list from Oxford. The first is an original work, and the rest are translations. They are all less than £20.   more »

Please find the details below for a production of one of Euripides' most famous and influential tragedies, to be staged at New College Oxford next month.   more »

Full-time Classics teacher required by the Hulme Grammar Schools, Chamber Road Oldham, OL8 4BX   more »

The University of Oxford Onassis Programme (which supports the development of new theatre work inspired by ancient Greek drama) is bringing the Red Ladies to Oxford and London at the end of this month.   more »

A couple of weeks ago, my wife and I saw an amazing play at the Barbican theatre in London, `Molora'. It is a South African version of the three Greek tragedies by Aeschylus, known as the Oresteia trilogy.   more »

How the Direct Method, described in detail in this article, could be combined with the Latin courses at present in use is an interesting question.   more »

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Dipping into the Vatican Latin site (see recent post) I find that the Vulgate is there on line, but not as I know it, Jim. Apparently the Second Vatican Council authorised a new scholarly version, first of the Psalms and then of the whole Bible:   more »

This weekend about 6,000 young Catholics will set off on a 75-mile walk from Paris to Chartres Cathedral — and as they walk they will all be praying and singing in Latin.   more »

HOW a solicitor from Melrose became Scotland's most celebrated archaeologist – thanks to a Roman treasure trove on his doorstep.   more »

It is historical fact that there were female gladiators" writes Stephen Wisdom, author of Gladiators: 100 BC to AD 200. The proof lies in literature: Suetonius and Martial, among other authors, made mention of gladiatrices. A marble relief in the British Museum depicts combatants named Achillia and Amazon in the midst of a match in a region of the Roman Empire called Halicarnassus.   more »

The Roman Catholic Church, for centuries a bastion of Latin usage, has given the ancient tongue a 21st Century boost by launching a website in Latin.   more »

Going through my pictures from last summer I came upon this, which I like very much.   more »

In gladiatorial combat, the death rate was only about 5 percent, and that was usually through accidental injury or poor medical care. One doctor to a gladiatorial troupe in Turkey wrote that none of his athletes died.   more »

Catching up on Mary Beard's blog, I was amazed, and very pleased, to find that this blog featured in her list of ten best blogs.   more »

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Have a look at the recent contribution from Fettes on our Forum.   more »

“I always used to encourage my own kids to learn a bit of Latin because it’s the root of the English language and all the romantic languages. Sometimes, when you are trying to work out what a word means, you can go back to the Latin root and I like that aspect.”   more »

Classical Workbooks sent an update with the recent JACT/ARLT mailing.   more »

Thanks to Sally Knights and Redland School for this rap based on Amores I.   more »

Thank to Sally Knights and Redland School for this.   more »

More from Chigwell on YouTube   more »

On YouTube   more »

Congratulations must go to JACT President Boris Johnson on his election as Mayor of London.   more »

With the latest mailing from JACT/ARLT came this notice. The course seems to be a comprehensive tour of all the sites in southern Greece you will ever want to visit, in the company of learned Classicists, so I commend it to teachers.   more »

How many times have we read: Romulus, the eponymous founder of Rome?   more »

the one that most captivates walkers is Hadrian’s Wall.   more »

Perl and his classmates are learning first-hand how the ancient Romans engineered and built architectural monuments like the Pantheon and the Colosseum, Roman baths, aqueducts, mosaics, and catapults. At the same time, they are learning about Roman daily life, from art and architecture, to transportation and urban planning.   more »

It's worth visiting the link and watching the video of the Points West report.   more »

The sixth issue of Iris magazine will be out in May. This edition focuses on the search for truth in the ancient world, and includes:   more »

The Oxford Mail reports on Lorna Robinson's initiative.   more »

Lizzie Belcher has sent details of an epigraphy day at the YM on June 23rd.   more »

See the advert here for Latin at both GCSE and Advanced Level. Currently over 20 students are studying Latin GCSE.   more »

Our primary function was to parade through the streets of Chester during the summer as a tourist attraction.   more »

Finally, a third DVD delivers a series of short films, commissioned by the Encyclopedia Brittanica, which offers a classroom like take on Roman History (this material is only available as part of the limited edition package).   more »

"The Classics Library is a month old, and I hope you’ve been able to make some use of it!"   more »

It's a long time - too long - since I visited the CIRCE site. The news page announces that the project has won an award:   more »

I've only just been told! Radio four recorded a Latin in the Parks session   more »

A suggestion that a Classics teachers' TripAdvisor be set up.   more »

A town gate that was probably built with a grant from Roman Emperor Nero has been discovered in Cologne   more »

I am hoping that memorizing the language's endless conjugations and declensions, and submitting myself to its exacting syntax, will keep my brain plastic as I cruise into my 40s.   more »

Roman Britain is alive and popular, and being dug up or exhibited   more »

I pass on this notice that came to me from OUP   more »

Here is the link to the BBC player. It's available for only 7 days after broadcast.   more »

You are cordially invited to the launch of The Hellenic Bookservice’s new shop, 100 metres from our current address   more »

A slideshow with comments.   more »

The CICERO experience on April 18th was truly wonderful   more »

Roma by Steven Saylor, 663 pages of mixed fascination and irritation.   more »

Under the provocative title 'Is Stonehenge Roman?', Current Archaeology reports on a Time Team dig which really has found Roman stuff there.   more »

"As part of the initiative we have set up a ‘Classics Club’, held on Saturdays for students over the age of 14, which is proving highly popular."   more »

What should the university do when a professor insists on teaching demonstrable untruths?   more »

Round-up of what came up while I was on holiday in Germany   more »

Try here.   more »

The scheme is aimed at local communities, and will take the form of a series of taster sessions held in local parks. The sessions are designed to be fun, relaxed and informal, and will involve teachers combining talks on aspects of ancient culture with an introduction to Latin.   more »