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Mastering Latin

I've just been contacted by a developer of a Latin flashcard set, and pass the reference along to our group for review:

http://masteringlatin.com/default.aspx

Yours, Chris Ann

Added by Chris Ann Matteo on May 30, 2008 at 9:22am — No Comments

Fable of the Day (Greek): The Onager and The Donkey

Ὄναγρος καὶ ὄνος

Another fable from Syntipas - check out the GreekAesop wiki for more information about Syntipas and his fables! I've included the text and a segmented version here; for grammar notes and more information, please visit the wiki. You can keep up with the latest Bestiaria posts by using the RSS feed, or you can…

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Added by Laura Gibbs on May 28, 2008 at 2:19pm — No Comments

Latinum Update

Latinum had a new milestone this week - over 10,000 files were downloaded in a single day. Since the start of May, 3 905 individual users have accessed the site, from all over the world. The map is interesting, as it shows clearly where Latin is being studied.

Added by Latinum Institute on May 28, 2008 at 7:05am — No Comments

What is authentic Latin?

What is stylistic authenticity? For example, I could argue Newton's style is authentic, as is that of any other - authentic for his or her times.

Likewise, the style of those who write on the Grex or on Schola, is also authentic - it is authentic 21st century neo-Latin.

Just as we read Jane Austen and Dickens, no-one proposes that we write in pure imitation of them. Influenced, perhaps, but each writer develops his or her own style, eventually. A fluent neo-Latinist would also develop… Continue

Added by Latinum Institute on May 28, 2008 at 3:30am — No Comments

NEW ON 'LATINUM'- FABULAE FACILES

This week, a new feature has been added to 'Latinum ' - reading of easy stories culled form a wide variety of old Latin reading books - these range from Mythology, to American History. At this point, Adler has covered enough grammar to enable users who have followed the lessons until this point, to cope quite well with simple Latin texts read aloud. These will help the users to consolidate their Latin, and will present a wider variety of material.

I do not claim to be a particularly… Continue

Added by Latinum Institute on May 25, 2008 at 5:53am — No Comments

Gesta Recentissima Scholae

Ioannes Franciscus Dublierus instituit disceptationem "Skyscraper/gratte-ciel/Wolkenkratzer/grattacielo/rascielos latine." in VOCABULARIUM.

Tomaeus et Baloc et Metrodorus, et Martinus Ionhannesque sententiam aperuit et adnotatiōnem reliqvit dē cyberdiariī ascriptiōne Dies internationalis contra homophobiam.

Metrodorus addidit 300 photographias

Ascriptiones Cyberdiarii:

Boris ille Johnson, Ordinatrum novum, Die Saturni,

Laborans,Reticulatio… Continue

Added by Latinum Institute on May 24, 2008 at 8:31am — No Comments

Fable of the Day (Greek): The Donkey and The Horse

Ὄνος ἵππον μακαρίζων

Another fable from Syntipas - check out the GreekAesop wiki for more information about Syntipas and his fables! I've included the text and a segmented version here; for grammar notes and more information, please visit the wiki. You can keep up with the latest Bestiaria posts by using the RSS feed, or you can…

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Added by Laura Gibbs on May 24, 2008 at 8:30am — No Comments

THE untold want, by life and land ne’er granted, Now, Voyager, sail thou forth, to seek and find.

It's been a difficult day. My AP students finished up their school year on Wednesday, and I am still grappling with the silence. I have been teaching for 10 years, and I have been close to classes before: my first homeroom class who I saw from Freshmen to graduation, my first Latin class, who I taught Latin I to AP, but now I said goodbye to a class that always worked hard for me, a class that brought me nothing but joy, and for whom I feel nothing but pride. I miss them, and my day seems a… Continue

Added by Matthew Moore on May 23, 2008 at 2:16pm — No Comments

propositum est nobis die vicesimo sexto (die lunae) mensis Maii convenire Latine loquendi causa

Cethegus Metrodoro s.p.d
de proxima nocte loquendi Latine. iam propositum est nobis die vicesimo sexto (die lunae) mensis Maii convenire hora sexta causa loquendi Latine. congrediemur in popina, nomine ‘Pizza Express’, quae in via ‘Charlotte’ sita est. spero te die vicesimo sexto venturum esse. cua ut pancratice valeas!
Bank Holiday Monday, 26 May, meeting at the Pizza express in Charlotte Street, 6pm. (London, UK)

Added by Latinum Institute on May 23, 2008 at 4:09am — No Comments

10 Excellent On-Line Applications for the Innovative Teacher

I found this link when reviewing recent eLearning literature, finding existing and emerging technologies to work with within the context of Classics. While there is nothing in the list dedicated specifically to either Latin/Greek or languages in general, I found a few things that will be helpful to teachers who want to explore new on-line tools for interacting with students in new ways, managing classes, managing… Continue

Added by Andrew Reinhard on May 21, 2008 at 11:05am — No Comments

Fable of the Day (Greek): The Dog and The Meat

Κύων κρέας φέρων

Another fable from Syntipas - check out the GreekAesop wiki for more information about Syntipas and his fables! I've included the text and a segmented version here; for grammar notes and more information, please visit the wiki. You can keep up with the latest Bestiaria posts by using the RSS feed, or you can…

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Added by Laura Gibbs on May 21, 2008 at 8:30am — No Comments

Latinum Update May 21 2008

Interesting to note the number of users in China and, more suprisingly, in Iran and the Gulf states. Numbers in Africa remain low. South America has recently begun to emerge as a locus with a rapidly increasing number of users.

Added by Latinum Institute on May 21, 2008 at 7:07am — No Comments

Fable of the Day (Greek): The Hen Laying Golden Eggs

Ὄρνις χρυσοτόκος

Another fable from Syntipas - check out the GreekAesop wiki for more information about Syntipas and his fables! I've included the text and a segmented version here; for grammar notes and more information, please visit the wiki. You can keep up with the latest Bestiaria posts by using the RSS feed, or you can…

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Added by Laura Gibbs on May 19, 2008 at 8:30am — No Comments

Horace, Epode 6

Who are you to attack innocent strangers, you dog-- a coward against wolves? Why not turn these empty threats towards me, if you dare, one who will fight back? For like a Mollossian or tawny Laconian hound, a friendly force for the shepherd, I will drive through heavy snow, with ears picked up, whatever beast proceeds. You, once you have filled the woods with a timid howl, can sniff out the sop thrown down to you.

Beware! Beware! For I raise my ready horns harshly toward evil, as the… Continue

Added by Bill Parsons on May 17, 2008 at 8:31pm — No Comments

Fable of the Day (Greek): The Bird-Catcher and The Partridge

Ἰξευτὴς καὶ πέρδιξ

Another fable from Syntipas - check out the GreekAesop wiki for more information about Syntipas and his fables! I've included the text and a segmented version here; for grammar notes and more information, please visit the wiki. You can keep up with the latest Bestiaria posts by using the RSS feed, or you can…

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Added by Laura Gibbs on May 17, 2008 at 8:30am — No Comments

Fable of the Day (Greek): The Man and The Viper

Ἀνὴρ ἔχιν ἀνελόμενος

Another fable from Syntipas - check out the GreekAesop wiki for more information about Syntipas and his fables! I've included the text and a segmented version here; for grammar notes and more information, please visit the wiki. You can keep up with the latest Bestiaria posts by using the RSS feed, or you can…

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Added by Laura Gibbs on May 15, 2008 at 8:51am — No Comments

Fable of the Day (Greek): The Eagle and The Fox

Ἀετὸς καὶ ἀλώπηξ

Another fable from Syntipas - check out the GreekAesop wiki for more information about Syntipas and his fables! I've included the text and a segmented version here; for grammar notes and more information, please visit the wiki. You can keep up with the latest Bestiaria posts by using the RSS feed, or you can…

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Added by Laura Gibbs on May 13, 2008 at 8:47am — No Comments

Distribution of Latinum Podcast users for first two weeks of May 2008

Curious as to where the thousands of daily lessons downloads from the Latinum podcast's online course in spoken Classical Latin are coming from, I signed up to ClusterMaps. Much to my surprise, there are users scattered across the globe, with predictable concentrations in Europe and the Americas. More surprising were the locations of other users - Mecca, Cairo, Dubai?, Tunisia, Iran, and a number in China, Japan and Indonesian archipelago, and a few… Continue

Added by Latinum Institute on May 13, 2008 at 3:30am — No Comments

Fable of the Day (Greek): The Bathing Boy

Παῖς λουόμενος

Another fable from Syntipas - check out the GreekAesop wiki for more information about Syntipas and his fables! I've included the text and a segmented version here; for grammar notes and more information, please visit the wiki. You can keep up with the latest Bestiaria posts by using the RSS feed, or you can…

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Added by Laura Gibbs on May 11, 2008 at 10:12am — No Comments

Epode 5

Here's my translation of Horace's Epode 5

“Oh, by whichever of the gods in heaven that rule the earth and human affairs-- what is the meaning of this cacophony of yours and why do you have a grim face only for me? By your children, if, when called upon, Lucina appeared at true birth, by this empty purple symbol, by Jove, who disapproving of all of this-- why are you staring at me like a stepmother or as a wild beast hounded by the spear?”

Once he had said this with… Continue

Added by Bill Parsons on May 9, 2008 at 7:24pm — No Comments

May 2008 Blog Posts (24)

Mastering Latin

Fable of the Day (Greek): The Onager and The Donkey

Ὄναγρος καὶ ὄνος

Latinum Update

What is authentic Latin?

NEW ON 'LATINUM'- FABULAE FACILES

Gesta Recentissima Scholae

Fable of the Day (Greek): The Donkey and The Horse

Ὄνος ἵππον μακαρίζων

THE untold want, by life and land ne’er granted, Now, Voyager, sail thou forth, to seek and find.

propositum est nobis die vicesimo sexto (die lunae) mensis Maii convenire Latine loquendi causa

10 Excellent On-Line Applications for the Innovative Teacher

Fable of the Day (Greek): The Dog and The Meat

Κύων κρέας φέρων

Latinum Update May 21 2008

Fable of the Day (Greek): The Hen Laying Golden Eggs

Ὄρνις χρυσοτόκος

Horace, Epode 6

Fable of the Day (Greek): The Bird-Catcher and The Partridge

Ἰξευτὴς καὶ πέρδιξ

Fable of the Day (Greek): The Man and The Viper

Ἀνὴρ ἔχιν ἀνελόμενος

Fable of the Day (Greek): The Eagle and The Fox

Ἀετὸς καὶ ἀλώπηξ

Distribution of Latinum Podcast users for first two weeks of May 2008

Fable of the Day (Greek): The Bathing Boy

Παῖς λουόμενος

Epode 5

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