In Medias Res
The Odyssey’s Victims
A college acquaintance of mine, and a trainee officer in the army, once told me he had always found something ideologically suspicious about The Odyssey. Why on earth would you glorify a hero who leaves for a war with…
Schola Nova: A School of Life
Paideia Institute | May 10, 2018
How a Small, Grass-roots Belgian School Revitalized the Humanities and Brought About a Genuine Spoken Latin Movement in the Process
Using Fables to Activate Latin
Paideia Institute | April 21, 2018
Erin McKenna Hanses Discusses the Ancient Art of Teaching via Fables
Georgii Tarrega Oratio “De Quintiliani praeceptis etiamnunc repetendis et considerandis.”
Paideia Institute | March 15, 2018
A Brilliant Latin Oration on the Teacherly Virtues of Patience and Simplicity.
Secrets of a Lost Art, part 1: Latin Anagrams
Mike Fontaine | March 14, 2018
Fun with Baroque Latin, part 1
Teaching Slavery in the High School Latin Classroom
Dani Bostick | February 24, 2018
Some books and teachers try to downplay the horrors of slavery — but is that the right approach?
How do you say "In Medias Res" in Greek?
Alex Petkas | February 17, 2018
Where Latin So Often Dominates the Discussion, Alex Petkas Muses on Greek Life.
The Ultimate Latin Hack, #2: Puns
Mea, mater! Sus est mala | August 16, 2016
(Hack your Latin, part 6)
Hack Your Latin, Part 5: The Gradus ad Parnassum
Steps toward Parnassus | August 11, 2016
Build Vocabulary With This Time-Honored Thesaurus
Another Six Tricks to Fix Your Latin
quippe | August 9, 2016
Hack your Latin, part 4
Hack Your Latin, Part 3: The Victory Lap
long | August 3, 2016
The Third Part of Professor Fontaine’s Popular Series on Mastering Latin
Six Quick Tricks to Fix Your Latin
Caesar | July 15, 2016
Hack your Latin, part 2
Ten hacks for getting better at Latin
Mike Fontaine | May 11, 2016
Hack your Latin, part 1