Showing posts with label cryptogram. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cryptogram. Show all posts

Friday, April 17, 2009

Pompeiiana IX.6, February 1983


Content: "Tootsie: Femina Notissimus" (yes, THAT Tootsie), "Wolves, the Dead, Ovens & Boundaries Honored by Ancient Romans in February", The Quirinalia, "Meditations of a Slave" by Rueben Brockner of Cooper High School in Abilene, Texas, "Movus Latinus Poeta" by David Pallmerine of Hartford High Scool in Vermont, "Ad Astra Per Aspera", "First Scientists Traveling Physicians", "Latin Taught in Brooklyn Grade Schools", Cryptogram by Skip Nordhoff of Carmel High School, Indiana, "Propone Vexillum!", "Pan's Popularity Promotes Pilfering", "Nero a la Pavarotti?", "27' Long Roman Boat Found at Herculaneum!", Classified Ads, reading comprehension questions from page 1, "Budding Genius" Quiz, Latin word-find, Funky Winkerbean comic, Roman censorship, "General Fabius Barcius Joculator in his Invasion of Greece" comic by Kris Andrews of Carmel High School. Whew!

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Pompeiiana VIII.3, January 1982


Content: Editor Bernard Barcio is tinkering with the newsletter's format, experimenting with a tabloid layout. Articles include "Regina Elizabetha II in vada caeca trahitur", "Is Your English in Ruins? Take Latin!", "Fauns, Nymphs & Elves Invade!", "Rome's Birthday Banquet planned", "Advice for the Betrothed and Married", "Apicius's Cuisine", "When to Leap", "Omnia Mutantur" comic, "Clotho's Sewing Corner", "When to Leap", "Homeric Bard to be featured during March 5-7 Latin Weekender Conference", "Russian poet lauds Publius Vergilius Maro", "Coin adds to Shoud evidence", "Classified ads", "Gaius Mucius Scaevola" comic, "Classical Sites" cryptogram.