Here are some of the more interesting pieces we’ve found this week!
BBC Radio 4 recently aired a 45 min program on Book 4 of the Aeneid.
Science News has a short article about Ptolemy and where he might have gotten his elephants.
There’s a new theory about the Obelisk of Montecitorio and its relationship to the Ara Pacis.
NBC News shares some new research that suggests the Terracotta Soldiers found in Emperor Qin Shihuang’s tomb were inspired by Greek statues.
Salon has an article about the BBC series Sherlock and the eponymous hero’s use of the ancient Greek memory technique called the mind palace.
On Traveling with Your Students
April 30, 2016
One week ago today, I, accompanied by one of my colleagues and ten of my students, was flying over the Atlantic. Our destination was Rome,