Links for January 10th

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!)
 
 
 
 

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Links for June 25th

Why are rabbits in medieval manuscripts so violent? An evaluation of a few of Rome’s “bad” emperors. On Cicero and the Brexit. Some suggestions on

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

Thursday Resource: EDSITEment!

EDSITEment! has lesson plans on a variety of topics, sorted by ages and categories. There are ones on Pompeii, Latin, and other topics from the