Some Links for July 23rd

A brief article on how the “Olympic ideal” has never really been upheld.
Italy seeks Chinese funding to maintain its ancient monuments.
Yet another article on “the case for the Classics.”
Researchers shed light on the spread of disease in antiquity by examining ancient “toilet paper.”

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Links for the Week of 27 January

The APA is offering monetary awards to teachers: http://apaclassics.org/index.php/apa_blog/apa_blog_entry/4021/ (via @rogueclassicist et al.) CONVENTICULUM Bostoniense 2013 will run July 27-August 4th. See http://conventiculum.org for more

Auctores Obscuri: Marcellinus the Count

Perhaps now, in this climate of intense partisanship, might be a suitable time to examine with our students how two individuals can observe the same