Why did Virgil write the Aeneid? Why did he want it destroyed at his death? What do scholars have to say about this? Was it propaganda? How much influence did the experience of the Punic Wars have on the story? Here’s a review of Dr. Elena Guisti’s 2017 book, Making Rome Great Again: Fake Views in the Ancient World, written during Trump’s first presidency.
Post by Ruth Briendel
As the new school year approaches, you may be thinking about ways to do things differently this coming year. I’ve compiled a list of questions
Wait, is Stonehenge one gigantic Musical Instrument?! Take a look at Rome through the eyes of a young girl.… Soooo…what did Pompeiians eat, anyway? Check
Today’s guest post is by Katy Ganino Reddick. Background: Being committed to a reading approach to Latin, my students rarely translate an entire story from
Pass the Garum (http://pass-the-garum.blogspot.de/) is a food blog where the blogger is cooking recipes from Apicius. These include the ancient recipe, modern measurements, pictures of
