Shipwrecks, Irrigation, and Backyard Finds: Links for 3 April
Shipwrecks–one of the best ways to learn about cultures Roman irrigation system found!! How did the Romans grow crops, anyway? Being a backyard Archaeologist can
Shipwrecks–one of the best ways to learn about cultures Roman irrigation system found!! How did the Romans grow crops, anyway? Being a backyard Archaeologist can
This week’s resource is Glossa, an online Latin dictionary. You can search Glossa from the website or by replacing PutWordHere in the address http://athirdway.com/glossa/?s=PutWordHere with
Do you need to know how to say “plaid” in Latin? “Taxi?” “Mountain bike?” If so, look no farther than the Lexicon Recentis Latinitatis. It
Like many teachers, I am always looking for ways to make my classroom look nice and educational at the same time. I have always loved
Catullus Online is a very thorough website of information on Catullus. It has images of manuscripts, a copious bibliography, and a detailed app crit. (via
Wordle is a website that can take any text you enter (like this selection from Caesar) and make a word cloud out of it. More
In 1916, there was an article in the Classical Journal describing “An Old Roman Game,” Rota. Although the name and rules are modern, it could
The The Pelagios Map is an interactive map of the Roman Empire. You can scroll around the Empire, zoom in and out, and see both
A description (with pictures!) of the battle of Alesia: http://www.mikeanderson.biz/2012/11/caesar-against-vercingetorix-siege-of.html (via @Nihil_Novi_Net) Mathematics texts in Latin (and Arabic and Sanskrit and other languages: http://www.wilbourhall.org (via
The Dickinson College Commentaries say that they offer “Latin and Greek texts with explanatory notes, vocabulary, and graphic, video and audio elements, for readers of