Euripedes, Pompeii, and Scented Statues: Links for July 2025

“Unearthed papyrus contains lost scenes from Euripides’ plays”

Read the article in the Harvard Gazette.

“With DNA, Pompeii Narratives Take a Twist”

Read the article in the New York Times (paywall).

“Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says”

Read the article on NPR.

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Links for the Week of 14 October

AIRC promo videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWCTT4SEVnA New information on what may be the exact location where Julius Caesar was killed: http://historyoftheancientworld.com/2012/10/julius-caesar-was-stabbed-right-here-researchers-claim/ (via @historyancient) Latin programs in Germany

Introducing History Through Debate

As a Latin teacher, I’m always eager to expose students to the great political sweep of epic events that is Roman history but stymied by

Links for the week of 16 September

If Achilles Used Facebook…: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/opinion/sunday/the-social-networks-of-myths.html?_r=1 Amazing details about a Roman town revealed: http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/geophysical-survey-reveals-first-images-of-lost-roman-town/ Via @markhilverda A collection of beginning Latin readings: http://hiberna-cr.wikidot.com/reading-material @Quidfac A BBC