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.

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.

Monday, November 2, 2009

Pompeiiana XXII.5, January 1996


Content: "De Una Europaeorum Populari Re Publica", "Crossing the Veil of Time", "Quintus Horatius Flaccus", "The Circle of Figures Known as the Zodiac", "The 'Prize' of October Equus Dedicated to Vesta", "Daily Life in the Military", "Early Roman Architecture: An Auspicious Start", "Palestrina: Then and Now", "Hats and Hairdressing", "Chariot Racing Comes Back to Life", "Roga Me Aliquid", "Mensura", Carmina Optima et Eorum Auctores, Libri Optimi, "Latin Phrases" Crossword, "Looking into the Past" puzzle, "Trojan War Matching" puzzle, "A Comman of the Language" puzzle, Picturae Moventes, "It's a 'Myth'tery to Me" crossword, "Mixed Fruit" puzzle, Coquamus Romane, "Nothing Without Theseus", "The Fun We Had on the Poseidon Adventure", "Heroinae: Some Great Ladies of Roman Legend", "The Rise of Rome and the Unification of Italy", "Gunfight at the O.K. Columns", Caveant Emptor Vendorque, reading comprehension questions from page one, comics page, answer key for teachers.

Friday, October 30, 2009

Pompeiiana XXII.4, December 1995


Content: "Tympanista Puerilis", "The Novelty of Discovering the Past", "Philip, Alexander and the Hellenistic World", "Recruitment", "The Innovation of the Acropolis", "Roman Women's Clothing", "A Comparison of Roman 'Cum Manu' Weddings and Modern Jewish Weddings", "Latin Inscription Graces Marilyn's Last Home", "Catullus: 200 Proof!", "Piazza Navona . . . Then and Now", "Moving Toward an E-Mail Phone Book for Latin Teachers", "Amor Didonis" poem, "The Cleverest Man Alive", "The Danaids" poem, "Latin IV Students Leave Mosaic Memento", "Aeneas", "Is It Still Politically Correct to Celebrate Our National Pastime?", "Calaero the Harpy" poem, "The Poor and the Rich", "The 'Ssslyest' Revenge", "These Roman Thermae Aren't Half Bad!", Roga Me Aliquid, "Voices of the God: The Sibyl of Cumae", "An Excerpt from Yeats' 'The Second Comnig'", "Sites of Rome", Carmina Optima et Eorum Auctores, Libri Optimi, "Livy I" crossword, "Intra Oppidum Romanum", "Looking for the Gods" puzzle, Picturae Moventes, "Clash of the Titans" crossword, "Alexander the Great", "Olympian Roles" puzzle, "Titus Lucretius Carus", Coquamus Romane, "A Satyric Night" poem, "Why the Chameleon Changes Colors", "Finally, A Student Work-Partner System That Kids Like That Works", "The Siege", "O! Sweet Maro!" poem, "Thadia", "Dear Parents", "Quid est 'Quid?': The Interrogative Pronoun Made Simple", "Aratio", "She Loves Me Not" poem, "Teacher Needs Help Finding Model of Rome", Caveant Emptor Vendorque, reading comprehension questions from page one, comics page, answer key for teachers.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Pompeiiana XXII.3, November 1995


Content: "Hiems Venit. Tempus Est Cogitare De Frigore et De Alasca", "Horologia", "Florence: a City of Multiple Personalities", "Dying Man" poem, "The Roman Army: Changes Through History", "Left-Over Parts", "And Now, Here's the News . . . in Latin", "The Toga and Other Roman Men's Garments", "Publius Vergilius Maro", "The Case for Case", "Latin Teacher Wins $25,000 Award", "Dear Diary", "Aphrodite" poem, "Apollo and the Sacred Grove of Delphi", "Latin Teacher Extraordinaire", "Roga Me Aliquid", "The Mystical Language of Learning" poem, "The Parthenon", Carmina Optima et Eorum Auctores, Libri Optimi, "Monster Matching" puzzle, "Ubinam Sumus?" puzzle, "Searching for Latin in Today's World" puzzle, "Pithy Latin Phrases" crossword, "Roman Numeral Matching" puzzle, "The Bruti: Defenders of the Republic", "Roman Architecture" wordsearch, "Dizzy Deities" puzzle, "Do You Know the Latin Word for . . . ?" crossword, Coquamus Romane, "Rules on High" poem, "The Peloponnesian War: A Greek Autopsy", "Frascati . . . Then and Now", "Hail Caesar", "Tarquinia Superbus" poem, "Diamante" poem, Caveant Emptor Venorque, reading comprehension questions from page one, comics page, answer key for teachers.