Vesuvius Readings for Students
September 3, 2025
Following up on last week’s post, here are two adaptations of Pliny’s Vesuvius letter for different levels. We hope you enjoy reading these with your
Following up on last week’s post, here are two adaptations of Pliny’s Vesuvius letter for different levels. We hope you enjoy reading these with your
Vesuvius is on many people’s minds right now – not only Latin teachers, preparing for the new AP exam,but everyone interested in geology. The following
“Unearthed papyrus contains lost scenes from Euripides’ plays” Read the article in the Harvard Gazette. “With DNA, Pompeii Narratives Take a Twist” Read the article
The Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius Wasn’t Pompeii’s Only Killer New evidence has emerged for a seismic event that contributed significantly to the destruction of Pompeii
The John C. Rouman Classical Lecture Series presents A Free and Public Lecture: “Visions of Vesuvius from the Roman World: From Natural Disaster to Literary
Food is a great vehicle for learning. In addition to the fact that students tend to enjoy creating and consuming it, food is vitally important;
For the past couple of years, I have enjoyed leading my eighth-grade Latin class in a project on Roman houses. I am sure that many
New Textbooks Gorilla Greek is a new textbook for teaching Ancient Greek. Paul Hudson has composed a Kindle book on common Latin vocabulary (Via The
Summer Registration for the CANE Summer Institute is open. (15-20 July in Providence, RI, USA) Immersion Latin in Rome, for beginners and for teachers. (24
Summer Opportunities UT-Austin is offering its Intensive Summer Greek course again: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/classics/courses/Summer.php The Vergilian Society has a variety of trips and classes available for the