In Medias Res
In Memoriam: Portia Prebys (1944-2026)
It was a cloudy spring morning in Manhattan. The phone rang very early in my hotel room, where I’d fortunately been awake for a little while thanks to lingering jet lag. So I picked up, and immediately recognized the…
Forum (Petula Clark's "Downtown" in Latin)
Paideia Institute | August 2, 2018
A 1960s Laudatio Urbis Becomes an Easy-to-sing Crowd Pleaser in Latin
Quasi Labor Intus: A Festschrift for Fr. Reginald Foster
Charley McNamara | July 25, 2018
This essay is an abridged version of the introduction to Quasi Labor Intus: Ambiguity in the Latin Language, a Festschrift (celebratory volume) edited in honor of Fr. Reginald Foster. It is jointly written by William M. Short, Charles McNamara, and Michael Fontaine, and includes extra pictures and links.
The Troubling Aspects of the Capitoline Venus
Rebecca Williams | July 6, 2018
What Precisely Is On Display With This Most Famous of Ancient Statues?
Spoken Latin in the Works of C.S. Lewis
Tom Hendrickson | June 28, 2018
Lewis Made Learning and Speaking Languages a Key Element of His Science Fiction — Including Learning and Speaking Latin
Amici Sunt in Cloacis ("I've Got Friends in Low Places" in Latin)
Paideia Institute | June 19, 2018
A Latin Song for All of our Country Latinists
Classic Parenting: A Latin Home
John Kuhner | June 17, 2018
The First Installment of our “Classic Parenting” Column, about Classics in the Home
Latin in Lexington: My Experience as an Aequora Site Coordinator
Edward Schade | June 11, 2018
The Paideia Institute’s Elementary School Literacy Program Comes to the Bluegrass State
Bloodshed and Blossoming: The Gaul Caesar Made
Jason Pedicone | June 9, 2018
A review of Bijan Omrani’s book “Caesar’s Footprints”
Hic Domi Nunc Sum ("Home on the Range" in Latin)
Paideia Institute | June 5, 2018
One of the Very Best Songs for Children Learning Latin
Quidni Me Voces? (Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" in Latin)
Paideia Institute | May 25, 2018
CALL ME MAYBE/QUIDNI ME VOCES? (Carly Rae Jepsen)
Dux Femina Facti: Matilda di Canossa
Gabe Kuhl | May 17, 2018
Roman Law, the Modern University, the Papacy, and the Renaissance All Owe a Debt to This Power Broker Who Slumbers in a Little-Noticed Corner of St. Peter’s
Obelisk Metropolis
Dani Bostick | May 11, 2018
The Largest of Rome’s Obelisks Weighs Over 400 Tons, and Had to Be Brought 1700 Miles From Egypt — But Most Tourists Barely Notice Them