: Not that it was the main point of Terry Goodier’s “The Boring Internet”, but shout …

: ἀνεγνώσθη τὸ βιβλίον συγγραφὲν ὑπὸ τοῦ Μαρκ Ιεογγ ἀναγιγνώσκουσα σήμερον ἐξετέλεσα τὸ βιβλίον A Greek Reader: A Companion to Biblical Greek, ὅν Μαρκ …

: Fīnem librī Beginners' Latin Stories ā Chickering Hoadleyque hodiē lēgī. Nōn iūcundissimae mihi …

: Legentibus: A Review Thus begins the second of the lengthy reviews which I promised last week without asking whether …

: Ørberg's Familia Rōmāna and its discontents As promised, here are some thoughts (this time in English!) about volume I, Familia Rōmāna, of Hans …

: LLPSI PERLECTUS Perlēctus est! Lingua Latīna Per Sē Illūstrāta ab Hans Oerberg postrēmō lēgī. Etiam ā Pettersson …

: Paenultimum capitulum Linguae Latīnae! Hodiē paenultimum capitulum LLPSI lēgī! Id est, capitulum XXXIV, “Dē arte poēticā”. …

: Lēcta apud lītus Hodiē apud lītus “Fābula dē Polycratis fātō” ā Pettersson et Capitulum XXXIII …

: Hodiē cum Legentibus lēgī “Fābula dē Arīone citharista” ā Pettersson atque Capitulum …

: Gradus nōnus tīrōnibus ē Legentibus perlēctus est Hodiē “Herculēs” fābulam scrīptam ā Pettersson atque Capitulum XXXI “Inter …

: Legere Legentibus pergō Hodiē “Lāomedōn, rēx optimus” ā Pettersson et Capitulum XXX “Convīvium” ē …

: Plūra ē Legentibus: Aliud Oerbergens et Reditus Polyphēmī Hodiē “Hospitium Cyclōpium” ā Pettersson et Capitulum XXIX “Nāvigāre Necesse …

: 🍿 Catching up on a few of the Oscar nominees recently: Frankenstein Song Sung Blue Blue Moon Sinners

: the existence & the naming of the infinite Οἴονταί τινες, βασιλεῦ Γέλων, τοῦ ψάμμου τὸν ἀριθμὸν ἄπειρον εἶμεν τῷ πλήθει…. Ἐντί τινες δέ, …

: ē Legentibus: plūs gradūs nōnī tīrōnibus Hodiē fābulās ē Legentibus apud gradum nōnum tīrōnibus legere perrēxī. Fābulae quās hodiē lēgī dē …

: Past the 75,000-word mark on Legentibus Hodiē fābula Aesōpī “Numquam Posthāc” apta ā Daniel Pettersson et Capitulum XXVII …

: 73,479 vocābula Latīna cum Legentibus adeō lēcta Trēs fābulās Latīnās hodiē cum Legentibus lēgī. Prīma ‘Dē Īrā Lupīnā’, nārrāta ā Daniel …

: A nice chapter epigraph? τὰ δʼ ὑπεναντίως εἰρημένα οὕτω σκοπεῖν ὥσπερ οἱ ἐν τοῖς λόγοις ἔλεγχοι εἰ τὸ αὐτὸ καὶ πρὸς τὸ αὐτὸ …

: Γαλιλαίᾱθεν ἀνεγνώσθη Γαλιλαίᾱθεν ὑπὸ Σεῦμας Μακδόναλδ. ἀγαθὸν τὸ βιβλίον ἐστὶ τοῖς μαθηταῖς τοῖς ἀναγιγνώσκειν …

: ὁ ἐπὶ Τροίᾱν πόλεμος ἀνεγνώσθη σήμερον ὁ ἐπὶ Τροίᾱν πόλεμος ὑπὸ τοῦ Σεῦμας Μακδόναλδ. τοῦτο τὸ βιβλίον ἀρέσκει μοι. …

: The end of Legentibus beginner course, level 8 Hodiē quattuor fābulās lēgī ē Legentibus. Hārum duae erant fābulae vulgātae aptae ā Daniel …

: Why write bad Latin? Anyone who is capable of reading the Latin on this blog will be able to make the same observation of …

: Legentibus Beginner Course, level 8 Diē Veneris quattuor fābulās Latīne in Legentibus applicātiōne lēgī. Prīma fābula erat ‘Eques …

: It’s as expected that Alpha schools have simply invented a new way to fail students, but I …

: Learned today that GE Lessing (modern discoverer of Archimedes' Cattle Problem) serendipitously …

: ἀνεγνώσθη... σήμερον ἀνέγνων τοῦ ΛΟΓΟΥ τὸ ὄγδοον κεφάλαιον, τοῦτʼ ἐστιν «ἡ Εὐρώπη». «ἡ Εὐρώπη» ἐστὶ χρήσιμον …

: χαίρετε, ὦ πάντες! So excited to finally have my own website. Can’t wait to start contributing …

: Captain Elliott, of Persuasion I have begun listening to Persuasion, the way that you might tear into whole-grain bread as soon as …

: Book Review: Dava Sobel's Galileo's Daughter The title is misleading: this is not a review of Galileo’s Daughter. More precisely, it is a …

: Μοῖρα: The Session(s) Zero Finally, here's the introduction to the Fate Core rules, lightly adapted and containing some …

: Technical Language and Hellenistic ἐξήγησις In the last week, I have binged nearly 50 episodes of Tea with BVP, and something about the way that …

: Ancient Greek 101 Vocabulary--Now in a Logical Sequence! My thesis is stressing me out a bit, so it may actually be some time before I take the time to make …

: CI Curriculum for Ancient Greek: Zero to Hero! Yes, I realize that ‘Zero to Hero’ is beyond the acceptable level of cheesiness in …

: Some Thoughts on Teaching Historical Languages As I've been working on an Ancient Greek curriculum project, I've come up with the following list of …

: 'Objectivity and Impartiality: Epistemic Virtues in the Humanities', Lorraine Daston (2015) A lifetime of unfinished projects has taught me one good thing: how to start enthusiastically. Four …

: Clearing the Shelves, Part II: January's Fiction I felt justified in listing writing under “Skills” on my recently refurbished résumé. …

: Beach Reading Prior to this summer, I can’t remember spending a week at the beach in July. I arrived on the …

: Clearing the Shelves, Part I I introduced this blog with a post on last year’s books, and–until I find a topic of …

: Last Year's Books For the first time in my life, I’ve kept a reasonably complete list of the books I’ve …

: The Bus Don't Go to Hogwarts* (Day 6) This morning Professor Armitage summoned us for an extra half class session. Normally we will have …

: No Place Like London I’ve been drinking plenty of tea while in England (at least a dozen cups since leaving the …

: Here Comes the Sun (Day 4) This afternoon I visited two famous addresses: 221B Baker Street and Abbey Road. [caption …

: I Ask to Be, or Not to Be (Day 3) Tonight I and my flatmate ate at my first pub, The Swan, where I had a very English meal of steak, …

: Everything Is Awesome (Day 2) First full day in London, and first class this morning! Tomorrow night we see our first play, …

: Leaving on a Jet Plane (Day 1) I used to think that planes were cool, and that the longer I could stay on them, the more fun I …