Links for February 6th

A comparison is drawn between storytelling in Homer and storytelling in a modern epic like Star Wars.
On the methods employed by ancient counterfeiters to fool the authorities.
On the NFL abandoning Roman numerals for the Super Bowl tomorrow.
If Herodotus were to write about the Super Bowl, this might be what he’d say.

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Vindolanda letters

One of my favorite projects to do with students is a Vindolanda simulation. I start out by giving groups copies of letters from Vindolanda (favorites

Vesuvius Readings for Students

Following up on last week’s post, here are two adaptations of Pliny’s Vesuvius letter for different levels. We hope you enjoy reading these with your