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Sunday, August 27
Holly Colvin, cricket whizz-kid and Latinist
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arltblogger
on Sun 27 Aug 2006 22:10 BST
She will stay on at Brighton to do A-levels in maths, biology, chemistry and Latin more »
An A level Latinist writes to the Daily Mail
by
arltblogger
on Sun 27 Aug 2006 21:59 BST
The night before my Latin exam, I wasn't practising my ticks - I was trying to memorise Horace's first 12 Odes. more »
'Crunchy A levels please' - Cambridge University
by
arltblogger
on Sun 27 Aug 2006 21:55 BST
Cambridge has posted a notice on its website telling youngsters: “Your choice of AS and A-level subjects can have a significant impact on the course options available to you at university. more »
David Meadows is home, too
by
arltblogger
on Sun 27 Aug 2006 14:33 BST
Rogue Classicism, the blog written by David Meadows, has been 'off air' for a fortnight while he visited Sicily, at the same time as I was visiting Germany. Now he's back, and the blog is back, and worth looking at (as usual). more »
Mary Beard is in Pompeii, opening locked doors
by
arltblogger
on Sun 27 Aug 2006 14:10 BST
Gone are the days when you wandered round and a guard would open up anything that was shut. But there is a – very little publicized – secret for seeing some of the highlights. more »
Mary Beard is in Naples admiring Roman silver
by
arltblogger
on Sun 27 Aug 2006 14:07 BST
If you are anywhere near South Italy in what is left of the summer, then don’t miss a stunning exhibition of Roman silverware at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples, which has just been extended to 2 October (and, after that, will move to Turin until February). more »
Oxford paperbacks on the Classics
by
arltblogger
on Sun 27 Aug 2006 14:00 BST
A selection of recent OUP books that may be of use to teachers. more »
See Gayton Thorpe Roman Villa tomorrow - Open Day
by
arltblogger
on Sun 27 Aug 2006 13:53 BST
An excavation at Gayton Thorpe in West Norfolk is holding an Open Day tomorrow, Bank Holiday Monday. more »
Independent letter: Latin has ghosts, politics, scandals, wars, sex, volcanoes and monsters
by
arltblogger
on Sun 27 Aug 2006 13:51 BST
I detested French, because none of the vocabulary (the subject's staple) related to anything which seemed exciting, or relevant to me, and I was not the only one. On the other hand, I also studied Latin, and loved it, because more »
Brian clearly enjoyed this Latin-speaking week
by
arltblogger
on Sun 27 Aug 2006 13:47 BST
"Speaking Latin? A whole week? Impossible!" No. Easy. more »
Latin isn't dead at Springfield Middle School
by
arltblogger
on Sun 27 Aug 2006 13:32 BST
The average person doesn't run into Latin very often, short of the occasional “Et tu Brute?”
But students at Springfield Middle School will begin using Latin to better understand English this fall as a result of a $10,000 grant from the Frederick L. Hipp Foundation for Excellence in Education. more »
Hooked on Classics - better late than never
by
arltblogger
on Sun 27 Aug 2006 13:26 BST
Ancient Greek is not that hard to learn. What
is more, the rewards are many. “If you ask me what has been one of the
points of my life, it is reading Homer,” says the University Reader in
Ancient History and fellow of New College. more »
Silchester update
by
arltblogger
on Sun 27 Aug 2006 13:20 BST
The Newbury Today site has a report dated July 24th on the season's finds
at Silchester. A good little video is included. more »
What's this? Latin book fair in Iran?
by
arltblogger
on Sun 27 Aug 2006 10:52 BST
This item puzzles me. Does 'Latin' in this context mean classical Latin, or Latin American? more »
What's this? Latin book fair in Iran?
by
arltblogger
on Sun 27 Aug 2006 09:47 BST
This item puzzles me. Does 'Latin' in this context mean classical Latin, or Latin American? more »
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