A Rare Specimen of Vandalic From Anthologia Latina 285: From what I’ve read, this is not Gothic (goticum is just a general term), but the language of the Vandals, who are portray Continue Reading →
Michael Choniates as a scholar and poet I’ve argued before that Michael Choniates (archbishop of Athens at the time of the 4th Crusade) was a true scholar, and I’d like to point out somethin 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 →
