Bad Roman Humor So my friend, a poet (who’s not a classicist but who nearly was once upon a time in college), picked up a translation of Juvenal and had a few questio Continue Reading →
Yes, but did it come with its own Greek (hex) Key? Italian archaeologists have found the ruins of a 6th-century BC Greek temple-like structure in southern Italy that came with detailed assembly instruc Continue Reading →
Dubiouser and dubiouser (+ a new comic) In the news: The Boston Marathon gives a professor a chance to repeat an oft-repeated absurdity: “As my old Latin professor used to say, ‘If it weren’ Continue Reading →
