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Would you like to listen to a pop song featuring the Greek god of death? Read all about J. Maya’s second single, “Thanatos (End of Us)”, and its mythological background. On January 1, 2021 J. Maya released her debut song, “Achilles Heel”, and it immediately met with great success. As a graduate student in Classics,...
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Looking for good reading material? Check out this list of ten lesser known Greek tragedies you probably haven’t read (or even heard of!). You’ve heard of Medea, Antigone, and Oedipus Rex. But did you know that there are over 30 tragedies surviving from classical Athens? If Greek tragedy is new to you, check out my...
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Let’s travel virtually to Kyiv, Ukraine, and visit one of its most beautiful tourist attractions: Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. If you are ever in Kyiv (and there isn’t a pandemic), you should definitely check out the lavra, also called the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves. In this post, I’ll give a bit of history and show you …
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Trying to decide whether or not Latin is for you? Here are 9 reasons why you should learn Latin! My study of Latin has enriched my life in so many ways. But learning a language – any language – is a challenge, so you need to be committed. Do I think Latin is still worth...
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If you’re in central Georgia, stop in Eatonton to visit the unique Rock Eagle Effigy Mound. You won’t want to miss this fascinating (and free) 1000-year-old site! What is the Rock Eagle Effigy Mound? About an hour southeast of Atlanta, thousands of milky quartz rocks form a mound in the shape of a eagle (or...
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If you are learning Latin, chances are you have wondered whether you should pay attention to macrons. Opinions vary, but I am firmly in the pro-macron camp. Read on for why you should memorize Latin macrons! When I taught elementary Latin at Harvard, my students had to learn the macrons. I wasn’t super strict about...
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What are the four principal parts in Latin and why are they important? Read this ultimate guide to Latin verb principal parts to find out. Principal parts come up all the time when you are learning Latin. Usually we use this term to refer specifically to the principal parts of verbs. In this post, we...
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Have you ever read Apollonius’ Argonautica? If not, now is the time! Here are my top 6 reasons to read the Argonautica (along with a list of the best English translations). When someone mentions Ancient Greek epic, most people think of The Iliad or The Odyssey. But today I’m not here to discuss Homer. Achilles and Odysseus get...
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Are you wondering how to find the gender of Latin nouns? This post will help you to identify noun gender with confidence. Latin has three grammatical genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter. In most cases, we can predict the gender of a noun based on its meaning or else based on its declension and its nominative...
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