From Brian Bishop: I have just spotted that almost a year ago, on January 4th 2007, under 'Practical teaching' there was an item headed 'Direct method Latin' referring to Professor Tunberg's Lexington course. It is not necessary to go so far afield:   more »

Useful for those with poor sight, volume 1 of Gibbon's Decline and Fall is available as audio files (ogg, mp3) at LibriVox.   more »

An ancient doctor's surgery unearthed by Italian archaeologists has cast new light on what a trip to the doctor would have been like in Roman times. Far from crude, the medical implements discovered show that doctors, their surgeries and the ailments they treated have changed surprisingly little in 1,800 years.   more »

BIDS to turn Colchester's historic Roman Circus into a visitor attraction will be submitted later this month.   more »

CHILDREN from Greens Norton Primary School brought a flavour of ancient Rome to the school when they created a Roman museum for parents.   more »

BBC on London find of Roman bronze BBC pictures of the Herculaneum 'throne' Top News on Museum of London Roman display Norwich Castle Museum to display 250 Roman things Another version of the Norwich story, with photos and more ...   more »

Why should anyone care whether more people are studying Latin in the Age of the iPhone?   more »

Thanks to Rogue Classicism for this link to an on line preview of chapter 1.   more »