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 students.
Vesuvius Reading – Latin I and II
Vesuvius Reading – Latin II and III
By Ruth Breindel, who taught Latin, Greek, Linguistics and Mythology at Moses Brown School for 30 years.
Here are some of the interesting things we’ve found online this week! Atlanta area teachers Rachel Ash and Miriam Patrick have published an easy Latin
Briseis, with some additions by Achilles, tells the story of the fall of Troy. This retelling, from the female and minor character point of view,
An opinion piece from the New York Times about the difficulties of translation: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/28/the-treachery-of-translators/ A recipe for an ancient Greek and Roman pork dish: http://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/8421220674/
Archaeologists are using satellite imagery to understand and locate damaged ruins in Syria. (My students LOVE links like this–talk archaeology with them!!) An ancient Byzantine
