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View Article  Hunting on BM mosaics
by arltblogger on Fri 01 Dec 2006 22:52 GMT
Illustrate the deer-and-hunter simile, and the later hunt, in Aeneid IV with these pictures.   more »
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View Article  Odysseus on a crude pot in the BM
by arltblogger on Fri 01 Dec 2006 22:51 GMT
I think this shows Odysseus in beggar's rags with Argos, Penelope's loom, and either Euryclea or Penelope - someone put me right, please! (Later) Someone has - see the comment. Thanks!   more »
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View Article  Fish and fishing - mosaics in the BM
by arltblogger on Fri 01 Dec 2006 22:26 GMT
Pictures that might come in useful in Class Civ teaching, including a fishing boat and a shoal of varied types of fish   more »
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View Article  Christmas — Latin-style
by arltblogger on Fri 01 Dec 2006 22:24 GMT
“We have a tradition of singing choral music from the Catholic church,” said Dickens of the Christmas concert, “and a lot of it’s written based on the bible in Latin.”   more »
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View Article  Blair's education speech
by arltblogger on Fri 01 Dec 2006 14:36 GMT
I give The Times' report below. The changes announced will clearly affect all secondary teachers, and it would be interesting to hear your reaction.   more »
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View Article  Is this correct, on Roman horseshoes?
by arltblogger on Fri 01 Dec 2006 13:50 GMT
Transferred to new blog   more »
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View Article  Note to self: Never steal a Roman's cloak
by arltblogger on Fri 01 Dec 2006 13:35 GMT
About a curse tablet going on show in Leicester. Relevant to Cambridge Latin Course book 3   more »
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View Article  "You learn more by doing the activities." - Beth, aged 8
by arltblogger on Fri 01 Dec 2006 13:26 GMT
Wisdom from a youngster after a Roman Week in a Tyneside school   more »
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View Article  Birdoswald Granary picture
by arltblogger on Fri 01 Dec 2006 00:03 GMT
This replaces the picture posted a year or more ago.   more »
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