On the superheroes of the ancient world.
On the Romans’ love of fish-sauce.
And, lastly, on the recent excavation of a Roman home dated to the sixth-century BC.
A study of Roman concrete is in the news, and it explains why the ancient stuff is better than what we use today. The tech
At C.A.N.E. Summer Institute this year, I had the chance to read some of Quintilian’s dē Institutione Oratoria, in which the first century Roman author
Information about the ancient world from grape seeds: http://phys.org/news/2012-12-classics-professor-unearths-archaeological-clues.html (via @DrKillgrove) Rick Riordan has a teacher’s guide for the Camp Half Blood Books: http://rickriordan.com/my-books/percy-jackson/resources/teachers-guide.aspx (via
I have always tried various ways to get my year and my students’ year of to a smooth start. I have always wanted them to
