Graffiti, Maps, PIE, and more: Links for October 3

What can we learn from Roman graffiti? The more themes change, the more they stay the same.
The Legacy of Greco-Roman Mapmaking. This isn’t your kid’s GPS.
A linguist at University of Kentucky recreates Proto-Indo-European (with audio!) Who knew sheep and horses could be so riveting?
An interesting look at how 4th century Chinese viewed the Romans.
New views on the story of Masada. Experts claim it has elements of myth.

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Maps, Etymology, and more: Links for 7 November

Etymology Google now has etymology information! (via @msmagistra) Manuscripts The Digital Scriptorium makes images of Medieval manuscripts available. (via Ruth Breindel) Food “Reconstructing Cuisine and

Comprehensible Input

I have long held the belief that Latin, like any other language, can and should be spoken.  To that end, I have been attending SALVI’s

Thursday Resource: Classical Commentary DIY

Dickinson College posts a wonderful tutorial on preparing a commentary for a text: http://blogs.dickinson.edu/dcc/2013/01/21/classical-commentary-diy/ (You can also use NoDictionaries.com to generate the list of words