Would you be considered beautiful in the ancient world?
More reasons why Homer may never have existed.
Some suggestions on how to use Roman inscriptions to teach introductory Latin.
An analogy to the recent tragedies in Paris — in AD 215, the emperor Caracalla ordered a massacre of the citizens of Alexandria, who had been fond of frequently making jokes about him and his family.
(Lastly, an addendum to the article posted earlier this week — Timothy Joseph, the author, can be followed on Twitter @TimJoseph1843!)
Links for the week of 28 July
Archaeology “Heat, steam, and Roman cooking”, “A very versatile Roman oven”, and “From Parthian Chicken to flat breads” make up an interesting series of blog