Legos, Libros, Latine legensque: Links for October 22

Here are some items we’ve found interesting or timely this week!

  • The British group “Brick to the Past” has created a massive diorama of Hadrian’s Wall using LEGO.
  • Jason Slanga, who first proposed the Latin Reading Challenge, has a few thoughts about developing a reading habit.
  • British classicist Mary Beard has a piece in the Wall Street Journal about Rome and Europe’s current migrant crisis.
  • Speaking of Mary Beard, she’s about to have a new book out in November, entitled SPQR, which The Economist reviews.
  • Finally, the Telegraph reports on Italy’s intention to dig for ancient Roman treasure, sought by the Nazis but never found.  Sounds like a new Indiana Jones movie to us!

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