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Links for the Week of 20 January

The deadline to apply for the American Academy in Rome Classical Summer School has been extended to 31 January and there are still funding opportunities available for secondary teachers: http://aarome.org/apply/summer-programs-0
Only a few spaces remain in the free CAM workshop on Speaking, Writing, Reading, and Teaching Latin on 9 February: http://www.massclass.org/index.php/archives/309
Finds from the drains of Roman bath houses tell us what people wore and what they did there: http://www.livescience.com/26202-drain-lost-items-roman-baths.html (via @Nihil_Novi_Net)
A portrait of a Roman man buried in Roman Britain has been produced using Roman artistic conventions: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-21009520 (via @DHSBClassics)
A collection of bibliographies on Roman topics: http://cnx.org/content/col11220/latest/ (via @apaclassics and @iota_subscript)
An argument for teaching Latin: http://comingofageinthemiddle.blogspot.ca/2012/12/verbatim.html (via @quinnkl and @rogueclassicist)
Treasure that was buried to save it from invading Romans has been found: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/2-000-old-treasure-discovered-black-sea-fortress-151425299.html (via @quinnkl)
Comparison of the walls of Rome: http://nolli.uoregon.edu/wallsOfRome.html (via @SarahEBond)
Amazing interactive timeline of Greek and Roman history and literature: http://learninglatin.altervista.org/chrono/chronology.html?l=eng (via @rogueclassicist)


Thursday Resource: SORGLL

If you want to listen to Latin (and Greek) read in restored pronunciation, the SORGLL (Society for the Oral Reading of Greek and Latin Literature) website has a nice variety of selections: http://www.rhapsodes.fll.vt.edu/Latin.htm
The audio files are clear and easy to understand, and they also have translations of the texts. The original texts on the sites have elisions and long marks written in, which is very helpful for students who are learning about scansion and pronunciation.


Links for the Week of 28 October

General advice on bellringers: http://public-groups.nea.org/discussion/topic/show/571439 (via @NEAToday)
Link to an article about differentiation in the Classics classroom (scroll down the page; link is to a pdf): http://www.theclassicslibrary.com/2012/10/24/its-time-to-join-jact/ (via @classicslibrary)
A dictionary of mythology (each letter links to a pdf): http://mythreligion.philology.upatras.gr/pages/en/dictionary.html (via @classicslibrary)
Spoken Latin in Middletown, CT, USA on Nov 23 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Brewbakers. (via @KatyReddick)
A new dig will be taking place at Troy: bit.ly/VH7tEU (via @Nihil_Novi_Net)
The Golden Sponge Stick writing contest for students age 8 and up: @http://flavias.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/golden-sponge-stick-comp-2012.html
“Snowboarding in the Circus Maximus? @http://wp.me/p2dVk1-2a” (via @CloacaMaxima2)
An article about the Etruscans: @bit.ly/XCnY26 (via @Nihil_Novi_Net)