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New Open Access Journal: Bulletin of Online Emendations to Papyri

Bulletin of Online Emendations to Papyri We are happy to release the first-ever bulletin of online emendations madeto papyri in the Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri (DDbDP). As is wellknown,...

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'A Child's First Latin Book'

W. Fenton's  'A Child's First Latin Book' - Religious and Old Testament Themes Fenton's reader is in the style promoted by the philosopher John Locke, and the printers to University College, London...

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Reynold s Latin Reader

Reynold s Latin Reader (Nature Study + Novella + Adapted Caesar) length: 4hrs 38 mins (Audio Books) Reynold  'Nature Study Reader '  You would get the most out of this book if you had previously...

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Caesar - The British War ; Customs of the Gauls

Caesar - The British War ; Customs of the Gauls This audiobook covers:  Caesar's Bello Gallico Book 4, chapters 20 -38, Book 5, Chapters 8 - 23,  Book 6, Chapters 12-19. It covers the two invasions of...

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Sanford and Scott's 'Junior Latin Reader'

Sanford and Scott's 'Junior Latin Reader'  Sanford and Scott's reader would be accessible for a student who had completed the Adler course - re-telling famous stories from myth and legend, such as the...

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Appleton and Jones' 'Puer Romanus'.

Appleton and Jones'  'Puer Romanus'. Appleton's reader is suitable for a 21st century intermediate student of Latin, although even a beginner will benefit from extended oral input in the language. The...

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John Amos Comenius' 'Vestibulum to the Latin Language'.

John Amos Comenius' 'Vestibulum to the Latin Language'.  This text is a pleasant introduction to the Latin language, and would also benefit more experienced students, who may have a very limited range...

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John Taylor's Caesar for Beginners. (Book I, The Helvetic War)

John Taylor's  Caesar for Beginners. (Book I, The Helvetic War) The publishers to the new University College, London, in the mid 1800's embarked on a new series of Latin texts, following the plan...

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Cannon's 'An Open Door to Caesar'

Cannon's  'An Open Door to Caesar'  Cannon's 'An Open Door to Caesar' contains a re-written summary in simplified Latin of each chapter of book one of De Bello Gallico, followed by the actual chapter...

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Lowe, Butler and Walker's ' Introduction to Caesar'.

Lowe, Butler and Walker's  ' Introduction to Caesar'. The audio edition contains the audio of the textbook, with additional materials.1. Lowe's text contains much grammatical information, and the audio...

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Sarah Coleridge's 'Pretty Lessons in Verse'

Sarah Coleridge's  'Pretty Lessons in Verse' Sara Coleridge, sister of the celebrated poet, has written a lovely collection of poems for teaching Latin, addressed to dear Henry and Edith, the children....

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Benjamin D'Ooge's 'Latin for Beginners'

Benjamin D'Ooge's   'Latin for Beginners' This  traditional Latin textbook, dating from the very early 20th Century, was produced in audio in November 2009. Many students still enjoy using it, and it...

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Bibliography: Megiddo

The following has been added to the Zotero Group for Ancient World Open Bibliographies and the Ancient World Open Bibliographies Wiki. Archaeological Sites in the Near East Megiddo Bibliography...

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This Day in Ancient History: ante diem xiiv kalendas martias

ante diem xiiv kalendas martias Parentalia (Day 4) — the period for appeasing the dead continued 309 A.D. — martyrdom of Pamphilius  

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Reviews from BMCR

2012.02.31:  Katharina Roettig, Die Träume des Xerxes: zum Handeln der Götter bei Herodot. Studia classica et mediaevalia, Bd 2 2012.02.30:  Sabrina Inowlocki, Claudio Zamagni, Reconsidering Eusebius:...

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Video: Pergamon and its Maritime Satellite Elaia

Penn Museum has put up a video of Dr.Felix Pirson’s lecture on Pergamon and environs … here’s the official description: The Pergamon-Excavation of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) looks back...

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Accessing the Library during the Olympic Games

Image via Flickr user DGjones The Olympic website Get Ahead of the Games gives advice about the impact that the games will have on travel in London. So far, they have this to say about Bloomsbury:...

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Birds Prophesying Spring

For the past two weeks I've been hearing more and more birdsong. The bullfinch is singing his characteristic snowmelt ditty, and the woodpecker is making territorial drumrolls. Some other species of...

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The Ultimate Empress of Rome

My review of Galla Placidia: The Last Roman Empress appeared today in the Times Higher Education.  Here's what I wrote: Galla Placidia: The Last Roman Empress 16 February 2012 All roads lead to...

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