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Why So Serious? Using Modern Classics to Promote Latin
Probably a much-overlooked resource when teaching, or studying, Latin is the translation of various modern stories into Latin. There are the "classics": Winnie Ille Pu, Regulus, Quomodo Invidiosulus Nomine Grinchus Christi Natalem Abrogaverit, Cattus Petasatus, Arbor Alma, to name a few. Then there are some recently released translations such as the Harrius Potter series (Camera Secretorum, … [Read More...]
Reformatting Romae: Offering More to the Classics Community
One of the missions I have always had in mind with the Romae.org project is to formulate a place, a community, where other classicists could interact and communicate with one another. Be they students or teachers, scholars or enthusiasts, it is important that we continue to build and grow our community as we move forward into the future. It used to be that Classical studies was a crucial part … [Read More...]
Colosseum Cleaning Yields Old Frescos, Graffiti
ROME (AP) — A long-delayed restoration of the Colosseum's only intact internal passageway has yielded ancient traces of red, black, green and blue frescoes — as well as graffiti and drawings of phallic symbols — indicating that the arena where gladiators fought was far more colorful than previously thought. Officials unveiled the discoveries Friday and said the passageway — between the … [Read More...]
Roman Kids Showed Off Status with Shoes
SEATTLE - Even on the farthest-flung frontiers of the ancient Roman Empire, the footwear made the man — and the kid. Children and infants living in and around Roman military bases around the first century wore shoes that revealed the kids' social status, according to new research presented here Friday (Jan. 4) at the annual meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America. The teeny-tiny … [Read More...]
Athenian ‘Snake Goddess’ Gets New Identity – Yahoo! News
SEATTLE - A mysterious "snake goddess" painted on terracotta and discovered in Athens may actually be Demeter, the Greek goddess of the harvest. Once linked to the worship of the dead, the goddess is flanked by two snakes on a slab of terracotta about the size of a piece of notebook paper. She has her hands up above her head, which has given her the nickname "the touchdown goddess" thanks to the … [Read More...]
Ancient Shipwreck Reveals 2,000-Year-Old Eye Medicine
Ancient gray disks loaded with zinc and beeswax found aboard a shipwreck more than 2,000 years old may have been used as medicine for the eyes, researchers say. These new findings shed light on the development of medicine over the centuries, scientists added. Scientists analyzed six flat gray tablets approximately 1.6 inches (4 centimeters) in diameter and 0.4 inches (1 cm) thick that were … [Read More...]
Io Saturnalia! The Reason for the Season?
Imagine the scene: ancient Romans running around in total revelry during the darkest period of the year. Gambling, banquets, unusual signs of the social order upheaved simply by wearing a funny shaped red hat. They are festive, hopeful, awaiting the return of the sun and its accompanying warmth - all of this emerging from what seems to be a scene of utter chaos. For the ancients, there was no … [Read More...]
Support System Being Added to Romae
One of the growing features of Romae is not only the Amicitia social network but also the ability for members to create their own websites within Romae's network. All of the sites that one can access, such as the Minecraft Romae project, Ask Romae, even the Amicitia, are all sites within the network of Romae.org. We are now adding various organizations to our network such as the American … [Read More...]
Tips on How to Creatively Add Avatars on Amicitia
There are many ways you can encourage your students to become more active in your Amicitia community and one of those ways is to allow them to customize their profile. Some students are really good at creating photos of themselves, but others may be left scratching their heads. Here are a few resources that you might want to suggest to give them fun ways to customize their avatars on their Amictia … [Read More...]
Add a Little Flavor to Your Amicitia Profile
One of the cool features of a social network is not only connecting with others but also putting on display your own unique style. You want the rest of the world to get who you are - you can do this on the Amicitia, too! Much like other social networking platforms, you can customize your member profile. The profile basically contains information about who you are and even ways to contact you … [Read More...]
Amicitia Using Social Networking to Build a Latin Community
I recently was able to attend my first ever American Classical League conference this past week in Las Vegas where I also was given the privilege of presenting on not only our work this past summer in the Rome In Situ workshop, but also on my work developing the Amicitia social network here on Romae.org. If you are interested in learning more about the Rome In Situ pre institute presentation, … [Read More...]
Assignments and Assessments on Amicitia
You may be wondering, how exactly can I use the Amicitia social network as a means to assess my students? Well, wonder no more as I am going to show you some useful ways to use your groups, set up for your classes, to help assess your students. Why Amicitia? Using the social networking technology that is available helps you tap into the tools your students are currently using. They are posting … [Read More...]
Some Tips for Using Amicitia for Your Classes
At this year's American Classical League Institute, Romae.org and its Amicitia social network were showcased to professionals in the field of Classical Studies. The focus was on how social networking could be used to augment education in a Latin classroom, starting with defining a social network and how using such technology could be directly applied. There is a strong need for such a tool, and … [Read More...]
Subway work unearths ancient road in Greece
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Archaeologists in Greece's second-largest city have uncovered a 70-meter (230-foot) section of an ancient road built by the Romans that was the city's main travel artery nearly 2,000 years ago. The marble-paved road was unearthed during excavations for Thessaloniki's new subway system, which is due to be completed in four years. The road in the northern port city … [Read More...]
BBC News – Probing the secrets of the Antikythera Mechanism
The secrets of one of the most remarkable technological finds from Ancient Greece have been probed for the first time using powerful X-ray imaging equipment, specially shipped to Athens. The Antikythera Mechanism as it is known, is regarded as the world's oldest "computer" and is thought to have been used to predict solar and lunar eclipses and record dates of the ancient Olympiad. Its remains … [Read More...]
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