Monthly Archives: June 2013

Announcements for the Week of 23 June

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In CANE:

  • Don’t forget to renew your CANE membership. Print out the form here or sign up online here.

Beyond CANE:

  • The Vergilian Society has a seed grant program for teachers and students to travel and study in Italy this summer. http://www.massclass.org/
  • Julian Morgan launches a new Latin textbook concept. Check it out here.
  • Perseus has released its new Catalogue of Greek and Latin authors.
  • Asinaria Commentary: I’m working on the first draft of a student commentary on Asinaria, designed for first-time readers of Plautus. If anyone out there might be interested in reading that play with a class next Fall, please drop me a line and I’ll send you a copy — once I’ve had a chance to correct some more howlers.Please write to john.porter@usask.ca
    John R. Porter
    Dept. of History
    University of Saskatchewan
    http://homepage.usask.ca/~jrp638/

Links for 20 June

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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 used in body scanners has been used on Pompeiian wall art and revealed some interesting secrets! Read all about it!
Papa Franciscus has a Twitter feed, all in Latin. It’s got 100,000+ followers, and it’s growing every day. Even though Summi Pontificis breviloquentis may not have the same charm as pipiat papa!, it does have gravitas.
O tempora! O mores! O disputationes about Latin’s relevance and utility in the modern world! Mary Beard and others weigh in.

Links for 13 June

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Archaeologists are sharing the treasures of the ancient Egyptian city Heracleion!  These are some COOL pictures!
The Met Museum has their Sleeping Eros statue on display!
Great to see an article like this one from Ireland!
Paul Hudson has free promo codes for teachers for his Greek and Latin apps for iPhone and iPad available; e-mail help@romansgohome.com .
“A Day in the Life of a Roman Girl” (via @CarolineLawrenc)
A search engine for studying Roman graffiti in Pompeii and Herculaneum (via @SarahEBond)
An interactive timeline of Classical authors (via @ancientblogger)
Lovely pictures of the (gruesome) gladiator mosaic (via @Caecilius_CLC)