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.
A Roman Bath–still in use after 2000+ years! An interesting article on what to look for in a modern translation of an Ancient work. Underwater
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
Where did that word come from – Greek or Latin? What other words are similar? These questions are answered in English Derivatives from Greek and
From Ruth Breindel: A book review: The Shadow of Vesuvius: A Life of Pliny, Daisy Dunn, 2019 Since not much is known about the life of Pliny
