A better ‘Simon Says’ for Latin Classes I’ve never used Simon Says in my Latin classes because I’ve never liked the Latin it tends to produce. The teacher says something like ‘Simon dīcit “ Continue Reading →
Roman Hegemony in Latium (Mommsen 1.7) (Read Mommsen 1.7 online.) Mommsen, in a charming image, laments the lack of a Roman Homer who might show us the city’s ‘boyhood,’ but he attempts to Continue Reading →
Non-citizens & constitutional change (Mommsen 1.6) One of the difficulties of Dickson’s translation is the use of the word ‘burgess’ where we should prefer ‘citizen.’ ‘Burgess’ sounds archaic and sugge Continue Reading →
