Links for 24 October

The website medievalists.net has had a plethora of great articles lately. Since Halloween is coming up, why not check out the legend of Hellequin’s Army?
Jesse Eisenberg at the New Yorker has a funny piece entitled Final Conversations at Pompeii. You’ll need to be a subscriber to access!
Free from the New Yorker, however, is Keith Houston’s article on the roots of ancient punctuation. Hashtags and pilcrows and ampersands galore!
Pass the Garum, a Roman cooking blog, has a Apician recipe for “French” toast.
The BBC has a piece on the sound of ancient Greek music.
Bethanie Sawyer brought this to my attention – Ever wonder just how many words Latin has for “kill?” Check out Fished Up Classics‘s blog for a disturbing answer!
Have an iPad? Want to spend some free time on a Roman-themed game? Check out Touch Arcade’s review to see if Ancient Battle: Rome is for you.

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Links for the Week of 21 October

The #LatinTweetUp will be happening on 10/25 (via @AIRomanCulture). Shelly McCormick-Lane has collected a list of scholarships for Latin students: http://teacherweb.com/TX/ClearLakeHighSchool/McCormick-Lane/links3.aspx A new Roman catacomb

Fragmenta

Generally speaking, it’s not terribly difficult today to find a book you’d like to read.  Perhaps it’s on the shelves at your quaint local bookseller,

Catullus the Bookkeeper?

Is the list of numbers of kisses in poems 5 and 7 simply a trope, or do they tell us about Catullus’ family and upbringing? Is there magic or just an accountant’s keeping track of things?

Links for the Week of 23 December

After this post, we’ll be taking a break until after the start of the New Year. **** @ProfChristensen has started a tumblr showing Latin found