Languages, Stolas, and Pictures: Links for April 16

Unearthing a toilet becomes an archaeological dig.
Mary Beard’s “A-Z of life in Pompeii” reminds us of the peculiarities of the Romans.
How Odysseus might capture his journey today.
An interesting piece on the endangerment of languages.
A useful infographic outlining the lives, reigns, and deaths of Roman emperors.
The history of the English language, animated.
How to make a Roman-style stola.
Check out magistrula.com (I can’t praise this site enough) for weekly updated images loquendi/scribendi gratia.

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Links for the Week of 17 March

CANE Online registration is now available for the 2013 CANE Summer Institute in Providence, RI. Kathy Sinkovich’s book English Derivatives from Greek and Latin Roots is available

iPad Apps for the classroom

My iPad is one of the most useful tools in my classroom. I’ve used it to teach in rooms with a computer projector and ones