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A portrait of a brilliant high school Latin teacher and theater director, before Circe and The Song of Achilles.

Notes from Madeline Miller's Classroom
Eric Simpson |
But be very afraid!

Happy Valentine's Day from Antiquity
Mark Buchan |
Thoughts on Uberto Pasolini's The Return.

Is the Odyssey a Christmas Movie?

Mark Buchan |
A review of Luis Quintero's electrifying battle-rap rendition of the Euripidean tragedy.

Medea: Re-Versed, a Classic Play Rehashed
Aminata Hughes |
On The Tortured Poets Department's Classical allusions and complex poetic twists.

Taylor Swift for Classicists, Or: Love Elegy Today (Part I)
Mark Buchan |
The memes, motivational quotes, and Meditations popping up on your social media feed.

Modern Meditations: Stoicism's Social Media Renaissance
Tessa Little |
Submit an abstract for the Paideia Institute's 2025 Living Latin in NYC Conference!

Call for Papers: Origin Stories
Mark Buchan |
Abigail Palmer's debut work of YA historical fiction probes slavery and identity in the early Roman Empire.

Book Review: Faelan and the Miracle Machines
AnnMarie Patterson |
What is it like to be a cat?

(Pyramus and) Thisbe and I
Mark Buchan |
A Review of The Penguin Book of Greek and Latin Lyric Verse

With an Ancient Song in My Heart
Mark Buchan |