Crowns, mourning, and the Loeb: Links for June 9

Another article about how liberal arts create more well rounded employees (especially in STEM fields.)
Ancient Greek crown found under someone’s bed.
How mourning on social media is like mourning in ancient Greece.
Why the average Roman worker was dead by 30.
In defense of the Loeb Library. (Full disclosure: we offer digital access to the Library for all paid CANE members!)

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Links for the week of 3 February

An opinion piece from the New York Times about the difficulties of translation: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/28/the-treachery-of-translators/ A recipe for an ancient Greek and Roman pork dish: http://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/8421220674/

Leaving a Latin Job in good order

I. Replacement Your administration, especially if they haven’t advertised for a Latin teacher recently, may not know the best places to advertise. If you can

Life Lessons in Latin

The following essay was written by Brendan Morrison, the winner of CANE’s Thomas and Eleanor Means Fund scholarship for educational travel to classical sites. This scholarship is

Vesuvius comes to life in different ways!

Vesuvius is on many people’s minds right now – not only Latin teachers, preparing for the new AP exam,but everyone interested in geology. The following