Author Archives: Dennis
Classical Geek
This is just a note of thanks to all of those who supported us while our former vendor let us down. We’d also like to announce our partnership with a new t-shirt shop. Check out our new store, Classical Geek, either … Continue reading
Who owns the Latin language?
You’ll notice that the link to the Zazzle store has left our sidebar, but you won’t believe why. I’m not supporting the site until they come to their senses and restore our ILLO MODO VOLVO t-shirt, which has been been … Continue reading
Tuxtax: Tic-tac-toe for Latin classes
Here’s a game that I came up with while teaching an unusually small class in my first year teaching. I’ve had lots of success with this one, but the larger the class the more difficult (and probably futile) it is … Continue reading
Circus Factions! (A game for Latin classes.)
I tweeted earlier today about some games for use in the Latin classroom, and mentioned that I would blog about my favorite. Apologies to the originator of this game.* CIRCUS FACTIONS is a great game for getting students up and moving … Continue reading
Ecce infans!
Sarah and I went to the hospital on Monday, and our son managed to snag a pretty nifty birthday (unless you’re outside the States): 8/9/10. Here he is: He was born by c-section, and we were half-tempted to call him Caesar. … Continue reading
Just for fun: suggest a name for our baby
Well, our baby should be here very soon, but while we wait I thought it might be fun to see what all of you thought about baby names; more specifically names for a boy. This one is already out: Herakles by … Continue reading
New Products: Baby Herakles, pro-vaccine shirts
Tell me you wouldn’t want to see a baby in this: Herakles by thecampvs design your own shirt on zazzle.com It was Sarah’s idea, as our baby is due any week now. I drew little Herakles yesterday afternoon and uploaded the … Continue reading
George Grote on myth and allegory
There’s a lot to be learned from texts that might seem out of date, and while it seems odd to say that to anyone interested in ancient texts, it’s easy to forget that the latest scholarship isn’t necessarily the most … Continue reading
Books you may actually want to buy
OCTs, Loebs, Cambridge green & yellows, miscellaneous old commentaries, Greek New Testaments … Check out the new book sale page for the good stuff. I’ll cross things off as they go.
First batch of books for sale
I’ve listed a small number of classics books for sale on Amazon, though I should say that they all have their niche and are quite expensive books (though I’m offering them at a relatively steep discount). Other books of more … Continue reading
