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.

More from the CANE blog

Thursday Resource: CANE Annual Meeting

This week’s resource isn’t a website or an app like earlier ones have been: it’s a meeting. The CANE Annual Meeting is a great opportunity

ETAW Workshop – March 10, 2026

Sphinxes, lions, griffins, winged demons, angels, chimeras of all sorts are some of the most captivating and enduring images of Mediterranean antiquity. Monsters are found across in objects of all sizes, from tiny scarab amulets to monumental statues, across the region. They were part of the visual imaginary of people in antiquity, cutting across regions, periods, social classes, and communities.