Just for amusement. And don't worry about the shaky Latin. The English is shaky too. Just look at the first suggestion, in both languages.   more »

Why should I keep it to myself? Wilf O'Neill just sent me this:   more »

The Romans were great, weren't they? Straight roads, fresh water on tap, and the chariots always ran on time.   more »

As for Julius Caesar, he was "a corporate acquisitor," hated by "the boys in the executive suite" and stabbed to death by "a group of middle managers" in "a corporate coup."   more »

After a run of games focused on medieval times and the wars of the 20th century, several developers are now turning their attention to antiquity.   more »

Today's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has an amusing piece, or collection of pieces, by Peter Leo, arising from a report about the ability of some birds to learn grammar. Allegedly.   more »

I am a traditionalist and the recent motto change from “Audere-Est-Facere” to “To Dare is To Do” left a rather unsavoury taste in my mouth.   more »

In fact he was knighted.   more »

It's just possible that you'd like to know about this game.   more »

Yesterday's radio programme on Sappho was a pleasant listen, and although I didn't learn much that was new to me, ...   more »

I just got this game, popped it in my PS2 and was really awed. For those of you who don't know about Asterix, He's more popular in France. Here's how the story goes:   more »

BBC Radio 4’s Bookclub programme is looking for readers with a special interest in classics to meet historical mystery writer Lindsey Davis.   more »

"it has become increasingly clear that Greece is actually a country."   more »

David Meadows' "Rogue Classicism" blog gives a link today to a growing collection of Latin and Greek jokes. It is here on a page appropriately   more »

The Guardian has a tongue-in-cheek piece suggesting The Guardian has a tongue-in-cheek piece suggesting that the TV show The West Wing could have guidance for real politicians. Of the ten top tips, this is number four:   more »

The Times yesterday carried a piece by Giles Coren, meditating on how recently-discovered coins came to be in a dried-up stream in Bromley.   more »

The Meaning of Tingo, which is shaping up to be this year's essential stocking filler. It's brilliant in its simplicity, being nothing more than a collection of odd and interesting words from around the world.   more »

This one got past my spam guard today:   more »

Among the 375 mentions is this gem from Hansard, the report of the Houses of Parliament proceedings, dated 27 November 2000.   more »

If you are really into bashing virtual warriors on the head in a vaguely Graeco-Roman context, you might conceivably be interested   more »

I've been away from home and from the internet for a week, and took with me a small pile of historical novels, as I thought.   more »

I've stumbled upon a Latin crossword published in 1930 to celebrate Vergil's bi-millennium. Can anyone solve it?

It's here.   more »

The Student Room has notice boards for all sorts of aspects of student life, including Latin and Greek and Class Civ.There are students commenting about exam papers, asking advice on A level choices, and so on.   more »

A few more crossword clues with Classical connections - answers:   more »

A few more crossword clues with Classical connections:

Language involved in formulating a dodgy dossier. (5)   more »

I don't know how you react to this.
Classics Professor Irritates Colleagues With Constant "Phrase-Dropping."   more »

Mr. Holland's Opus" and "Goodbye Mr. Chips" came to mind after reading about Nicholas Sturch, who has taught Latin, Greek and art history at York School for 40 years. A colleague of his wrote to say that Sturch is an unrecognized treasure in Monterey County who teaches more than a full load of classes, including Greek during his lunch period.   more »

You might - but probably won't - be interested in this review of a game inspired by the film Gladiator. ...   more »

A report on the new Atari game featuring Asterix and Obelix, with links to several other Asterix games,   more »

Some two thousand years ago, Caesar went and observed and overcame and then rummaged in his supply train for noun cases, looking in particular for the ablative (Latin, of course, had more ablatives than ...   more »

Councilor Maura Hennigan yesterday challenged Mayor Thomas M. Menino -- in Latin -- to a series of debates, saying she will repeat the call in every language in every neighborhood of the city.   more »

Thank you for all the songs on your web site. There cannot be many people singing to a laptop!   more »

Who is going to write in and tell Mr Kerevan that he is wrong, and that Latin adjectives do have plural forms? A nice exercise for your Latin class, perhaps!   more »

A Classically inclined lady of my acquaintance has just sent me this:

Followed a Masarati down Putney High Street yesterday with the registration   more »

Some more crosword clues, mainly from the Guardian, where a Classical education may help the solver.   more »