Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Pompeiiana XXIII.2, October 1996


Content: "Jonathan Textor Thomas", "Lucretius: Explaining the Universe", "Ferias Agamus: Let's Party!", "Sudden Demand for Greek and Latin Authors Astonishes Publishers", "A Series of Fictional Letters Written from Roman Women to Men", "Flying Colors", "Petition", "We, the Immortal Ones", "Colosseum Dedicated: Finally Open After 10 Years of Construction", "The Trattoria . . . A Roman Institution", "Man Disappears in New Winged Horse Race", "From Birth to Marriage", Roga Me Aliquid, "Last Act in Palmyra", "Latin and WWII", "Cicero's Second", "August, A.D. 79", "The Roman Empire" poem, "Armadillus", "Tell Me a Story" poem, Libri Optimi, Picturae Moventes, "Animalia" puzzle, "Famous Words of Famous Men" puzzle, "Roman Authors" crossword, "Romani Praeclari" puzzle, "'Roman' About the House" puzzle, "Noun and Verb Forms" crossword puzzle, "Quotation Quest" puzzle, "Latin Lingo" puzzle, "Diggin into Declensions" puzzle, "Ludi Scaenici in Via Lata" puzzle, Carmina Optima et Eorum Auctores, "Macedonia: The Mother's Gift", "The Flight of Icarus", "One Fine Day" poem, "Former Latin Teacher Incorporates Classics into Her Latest Book", "Vergil Interviewed on His Birthday", "A Domus on the Palatine Hill", Ancient Greek and Roman Recipes: Artichokes, Ministeria Conducibilia & Res Venales, reading comprehension questions from page one, comics page, answer key for teachers.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Pompeiiana XXIII.1, September 1996


Content: "Gibber ab Dominae Nostrae Ecclesia" (The Hunchback of Notre Dame), "Ferias Agamus: Let's Party", "All Roads Lead to Rome, But Do Any Lead 'From Rome'?", "The Modern Gods" poem, "The Legend of Trochilos and Ornismya", "A Series of Fictional Letters Written from Roman Women to Men", "August, A.D. 79", "Latin Continues to Give Its Students the Edge", "The Balcony: A Roman Institution", "Alpheus and Arethusa" poem, "Women in Early Rome", Roga Me Aliquid, "P-A-I-N" lyrics, "The Thirteenth Labor: Killing the Goat of Ithitarus", "Roman Letters from Fort Vindolanda", "Reflections on Delphi", "Metamorphoses", "Urbs Mea", Libri Optimi, Picturae Moventes, "Reditus Ad Ludum" puzzle, "House of Atreus" crossword puzzle, "The Aeneid" crossword puzzle, Carmina Optima et Eorum Auctores, "Cicero A La Carte" puzzle, "Familiae Caledoniae" puzzle, "Spectasne?" puzzle, "Auctores Romani" puzzle, "Plautus: A Funny Thing Happened", "Roman Empire Held Together by Volcanic Ash", "Hahahae!", "Mea Sus", "Argus", "Nero Was Part of His Name-O" poem, "Ancient Greek and Roman Recipes: Halvah Cake", "Bring Back the Excitement", Ministeria Conducibilia & Res Venales, reading comprehension questions from page one, comics page, answer key for teachers.

Monday, November 9, 2009

Pompeiiana XXII.9, May 1996


Content: "Fratres Coen et 'Fargo'", "Legacies of Vesuvius", "Could Teaching Latin be the Elixir of Life", "Election Speech", "Machina", "Padua . . . Then and Now", "Perseus, Worshipped by the Roman Legions?", "C. Iulius Caesar Octavianus: Augustus et Pater Patriae", "From Bath to Cathedral", "A Visit with Glaucus, Owner of the House of the Tragic Poet", "Francesco Petrarca", "The Roman Navy", Roga Me Aliquid, Carmina Optima et Eoarum Auctores, Libri Optimi, "A Little Bit of Caesar" crossword puzzle, "Myth Monikers" puzzle, "Mystery Phrase" puzzle, "Sister Act" puzzle, "Message Mottos" puzzle, "Deity Description" puzzle, "Roman Television" puzzle, "Amor Post Meridiem" puzzle, Picturae Moventes, "The Fall of Rome: It's History", Coquamus Romane", "No Rest and No Peace" poem, "Romans Often Won the War After Losing the Battle", "Thinking About Halloween . . . Again", "Have Toga, Will Party", "The Dreaded Passive Periphrastic", "A Warning" poem, "Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema: Painter of 'Victorians in Togas'", Caveant Emptor Vendorque, reading comprehension questions from page one, comics page, answer key for teachers.

Friday, November 6, 2009

Pompeiiana XXII.8, April 1996


Content: "Ludi Olympici Committeantur", "Exploring Campania: A Piece of Paradise", "Spend a Classical Spring Break in the U.S.A.", "Be Careful What You Pray For, The Gods Just Might Give It To You", "Riley Revels in Learning Latin" poem, "Easter", "In Reverentia" poem, "Orvieto . . . Then and Now", "Aquaeductus", "The Parthenon", "Aurelius Augustmus", "Aeneas and Dido" poem, "A Lecture on Stoicism", "Roman Fortifications", Roga Me Aliquid, "A Victim of Vesuvius" poem, Carmina Optima et Eorum Auctores, Libri Optimi, "Vergil and the Aeneid" crossword, "On the Cutting Edge" puzzle, ". . . When You're Having Fun" puzzle, Picturae Moventes, "Verba Vitae Romanae" puzzle, "The Nine Muses" puzzle, "Eastern Religions" puzzle, "Ulysses", "Fathe of the Year" puzzle, Coquamus Romane, "Changes in Later Roman Times", "Who Owns It? His, Hers, Its, and Theirs", "Augustus Creates a New World Order", "Students Return After School to meet Those Wonderful Romans", "Crash Closes Via Appia", "Medusa's Mongoose", "Unplugged: The Siren Song", Caveant Emptor Vendorque, reading comprehension quesstions from page one, comics page, answer key for teachers.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Pompeiiana XIV.8, April 1998


Content: "Diversa Spectaculi Ad Loquendum Convivatrix: Rosea De Donella", "Let's Drive Out to Luca!", "Join the Honor Roll", "Io, Paganalia!", "Greek and Roman Defense of Vegetarianism", "Julia Domna: Happy Wife of an Emperor, Sad Mother of Two More", "Aeneas and I" poem, "Normal Animosity", "Getting Even with Catullus" poem, "A Little Bit O' Rome in Las Vegas", "Dubitatio: Scientiae Clavis" poem, "A Latin Student's Guide to the WWW", "For the Love of Persephone", "The Aeneid Through Modern Eyes", "Atalanta" poem, "Word Mystery", "Cleopatra: The Story of My Life", "Miracle of Creation Witnessed", "Savagery in the Aeneid and Vergil's Ancient Commentators", "Forum Verborum" game, "The Creation of the Doughnut", "Cyprus" poem, "Ancient Greek and Roman Recipes", "Rota" game, "Catullan Tears" poem, "Triptolemus' Lament" poem, "Trojan War Finally Ends!", Roga Me Aliquid, "Ephesus", Picturae Moventes, Carmina Optima et Eorum Auctores, "Verba Adversa" puzzle, "Naturally N'Awlins" puzzle, "Verborum Labyrinthus" wordsearch, "Geographia" crossword, "Scholae" puzzle, "I Claudius, the Novel" crossword, "Roman Tourist Attractions", "Movers and Shakers" puzzle, Libri Optimi, "Mixed Up Mythology" puzzle, "Romans Blamed for Pollution of Greenland's Ice Sheet", Ad Negotium Transigendum, reading comprehension questions from page one, comics page, answer key for teachers.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Pompeiiana XXII.7, March 1996


Content: "Pauli Somnium", "Venturing into the Spirit of Rome", "Intensive??? Reflexive??? What's a Scholar to Do? Intensive and Reflexive Pronouns", "Titus Lives", "When in Ancient Rome . . . " poem, "O.K., Here's What Really Happened on the Ides of March, 44 B.C.", "Navis", "Trastevere . . . Then and Now", "A Welcome Return to Monarchy: The Hundred Year Roman Revolution", "Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus: the Savior of Rome", "It's Never Too Early to Start Thinking About Halloween", "Res Hodie Agendae", Roga Me Aliquid, "The Roman Camp", "Cupid's Love" poem, Carmina Optima et Eorum Auctores, Libri Optimi, "Find-a-Form" wordsearch, "Twelve Labors of Hercules" crossword, "Author! Author!" puzzle, "State Motto Search" puzzle, "Figuratively Speaking" puzzle, Picturae Moventes, "Ornaments and Jewelry", "Derivative Matching" puzzle, "The Roman Forum" puzzle, "How Much Do You Know About Ulysses?" puzzle, "Animal Match" puzzle, Coquamus Romane, "A Ring of Arcades: The Colosseum", "Roman Marriage", "Stories from the Underworld: Legends of the Fall . . . ", "lower case love" poem, "Lean on Me" poem, Caveant Emptor Vendorque, reading comprehension questions from page one, comics page, answer key for teachers.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Pompeiiana XXII.6, February 1996


Content: "Fabula de Oblectamentis Puerorum", "Tivoli: A Refreshing Pause", "The Gracchi: Defenders of the People", "Latin Phrases Save the Day at Pompeii", "Singing to a Different Tune", "False Bravado", "The Triumph of the Arch", "Figlina", "Narcissus and Echo" poem, "Roman Rhymes", "The Sphinx's Riddle", "Weapons and Tactics", "Rome Versus Carthage", "It's a Bird! It's a Bee! No, It's a Hummingbird!", "Shoes, Boots, and Sandals", Roga Me Aliquid, "Tempestas Roxanna", "Roman" poem, Carmina Optima et Eorum Auctores, "Monstra" puzzle, Libri Optimi, "Partes Corporis", "Common Knowledge" crossword, "The House of Atreus . . . Pride Comes Before the Fall!", "Connect the Dots" puzzle, Picturae Moventes, "Searching for the First Declension" wordsearch, "In Aliis Litteris" crossword, "Coquamus Romane", "Publius Ovidius Naso", "Regulus, The Champion" poem, "Castel Gandolfo . . . Then and Now", "The 'With' Ablatives: You Can't Survive Without Them", "Obituary for Adonis" poem, "Venus" poem, reading comprehension questions from page one, Cavenat Emptor Vendorque, Comics page, answer key for teachers.