Yearly Archives: 2016


The harried life of a senior advisor

Phew, it has been a crazy few weeks for me as my school wraps up its academic year. I happen to be a co-advisor for the senior class, which has involved coordinating and orchestrating many senior week events, rehearsals, and the daunting graduation speech to come this weekend. With that in mind, I present some classic “oldies but goodies” from our archive. Our posting schedule will be lighter over the summer, as we find there are fewer announcements and less interest in pedagogical articles. If you have interest in writing articles, or ideas for new content, please contact us at announcements@caneweb.org.
Emily Lewis’s Epic Mythology Project
Lydia Haile Fassett’s Latin Dictionary Game
Michael Hoffman’s Reflections of a First Year Teacher
My own Latin Lang Chat Reflections


All About Europe – Links 2 June

Here are some of the items that caught our eye this week!

  • An opinion piece from the New York Times on the so-called “Brexit”, the upcoming vote about England’s future with the EU, looking at that country’s long, complicated history with the rest of Europe.
  • CoinWeek.com reports that Italy is minting a 2 Euro coin this year celebrating Plautus.  Check out their Ancient Coin news section, too, available from the top bar of the site.
  • Daniel Foster at Zocalo Public Square ruminates on the lessons Greek oracles might have for modern democracy.  Irina Dumitresu at the same site discusses the value of humanities in prisons in communist Romania.
  • Gesine Manuwald gives an interview on Classics Confidential about neo-Latin poetry in Scotland.
  • Annalisa Merelli looks through the migrant issue in Europe through a historical, Roman lens.