Would you be considered beautiful in the ancient world?
More reasons why Homer may never have existed.
Some suggestions on how to use Roman inscriptions to teach introductory Latin.
An analogy to the recent tragedies in Paris — in AD 215, the emperor Caracalla ordered a massacre of the citizens of Alexandria, who had been fond of frequently making jokes about him and his family.
(Lastly, an addendum to the article posted earlier this week — Timothy Joseph, the author, can be followed on Twitter @TimJoseph1843!)
Graffiti, Maps, PIE, and more: Links for October 3
October 3, 2013
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