Refute that!

Rogueclassicism put me on to a review of a book advocating a particularly American way of viewing the Classics, Lee T. Pearcy, The Grammar of Our Civility: Classical Education in America. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2005. Pp. xii, 184. ISBN 1-932792-16-3. $24.95.
In the course of [...]

Possibly useful for teaching CLC

I came across details of a booklet on understanding Pompeii election graffiti which one teacher says everyone teaching Cambridge Latin Course should own (for Stage 11).
Author: Lorraine A. Strasheim
Publisher: American Classical League
ISBN: 0-939507-32-3
Format: Spiralbound
Pages: 7
Cost: $1.95
Categories: · Books on Teaching Latin
Description: A mini-lesson which presents samples of electioneering graffiti found in Pompeii, transliteration into Roman type, and directions on how to read [...]

Best in Wales – the Romans

They are asking people to choose the Seven Wonders of Wales. I had not known about the Roman road called Sarn Helen. This is from icWales:
March back with the Romans
Apr 29 2006
As you continue to vote in your droves for the definitive Seven Wonders of Wales, we present the latest profile of one of the [...]

Latin Mass returns in Arlington diocese and Charleston.

Two more revivals of the Latin mass. This is from the Arlington Catholic Herald:
Alexandria Church Prepares for First Latin Mass
By ANGELA E. POMETTO
HERALD Staff Writer
(From the Issue of 4/27/06)
Preparations are underway for the first 1962 Latin Mass (also called the Tridentine Mass) to be celebrated in the diocese. The pamphlets have been ordered, the [...]

The Romans in Lancashire this weekend

This is from Preston Citizen.co.uk:
Boredom busting at museum
By Citizen reporter
Beat the bank holiday boredom this weekend when the Museum of Lancashire in Preston throws open its doors for free.
The place will be a hive of activity with a Roman legionnaire cooking ancient recipes and mechanical monsters thundering through the halls in celebration of the start [...]

Donald Rumsfeld as Marius?

Opinion Editorials.com carries (carry?) today a defence of Donald Rumsfeld by one Mike Burleson:
Change undertaken in the Defense Department is similar to that carried out by the ancient Roman general Marius. Around 100 B.C., the consul Marius began a series of badly needed reforms to the old Republican Army, victors over the Carthaginians and [...]

The Romans built one of the new icons of Englishness

According to the BBC, Hadrian's Wall is an icon of Englishness:
New icons of Englishness unveiled
The Notting Hill Carnival, Hadrian's Wall, the mini-skirt, cricket, Morris dancing and the pub have all been added to a list celebrating icons of England.
Read the rest.

A nice point or two for grammarians

Today's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has an amusing piece, or collection of pieces, by Peter Leo, arising from a report about the ability of some birds to learn grammar. Allegedly.
Among several quotations (or 'quotes', as the author calls them, is this:
English grammar is so complex and confusing for the one very simple reason that its rules and [...]

Preparations for the London Olympics keep archaeologists busy

The Independent yesterday reported excavations in the Lea Valley, in advance of the Olympic building spree. It says:
Now, in advance of the arrival of the world's athletes for the London Olympics in 2012, the Lower Lea Valley will finally give up the secrets of its history as it becomes the largest archaeological site ever [...]

Panem et circenses, American style

Hopestandard.com carries a comparison between the Roman emperors' way of keeping the populace content and the powers that be in the USA. See what you think. I could not possibly comment …
It seems the Romans and Michael Moore are right
By Alex Browne
Apr 27 2006
Several years ago, when Michael Moore referred in his Oscar [...]