Thursday, July 2, 2009

Pompeiiana XV.1, September 1988

1988's first issue for fall switches to a new, 8-page format.

Content: "Quis Columniatus Est Rogerum Cuniculum?" (aka Who Framed Roger Rabbit?), "12th National Chariathon to be Part of Lew Wallace Circus Maximus Festival in Crawfordsville, Indiana, On Saturday, October 15", "Puella Cucullo Rubro" Latin dialogue, "Musae Romanae", "Undelivered Ancient Mail Discovered", "Roga Me Aliquid", "Top British Classicist Speaks Out for Greek", "Modernized Martial" poems, Sing Along with Terpsichore, "The Tonight Show" playlet, "Cajun: A Truly Classical Connection", "Myths in Art: Laocoon", "Forum Romanum", "The Hodag's Heritage", "Floral and Faunal Myths", "Lay of Ancient Rome" poem, "Reflections of Latin I" poem, "Lesbia's Dead Sparrow" poem, "The British Museum in London", "Roman Columns Revealed", "Ioculare Visu" comics page, "Shooting for the Gold", "Neo-Latin: The Final Epoch?", "Daedalus Non Nimis Alte Volavit", Claudia's Kitchen, Classified Ads, Carmina Optima et Auctores Eorum, "Gods and their Symbols" puzzle, "Latin I Word Search", "Identify These Famous Names and Places", "Mythological Matching" puzzle, "In Search of Jason" crossword, Budding Genius quiz, reading comprehension questions from page one, answer key for teachers.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Pompeiiana XIV.8, April 1988


Content: "Racemus Californiensis" (aka The California Raisins), "Fishbourne", "Propertius and Tibullus", "What to See and Do in Rome this Month", "Roga Me Aliquid", "Esoteric Myths of Greece and Rome: Cephalus and Procris", "Those Punny Old Greeks" poem, "Bic-O-Mancy", "De Infelicitate" poem, "Let's Put on a Play, Magistra", Claudia's Kitchen, "Mob Control" poem, Classified Ads, "Carmina Optima et Auctores Eorum", "Qui Sunt?" puzzle, Sing Along with Phoebus, "Optimae Picturae Moventes" puzzle, "Find Five Parts of the Body Without Lifting Your Pencil" puzzle, "English Derivative" wordsearch, "Mythology Madness" crossword puzzle, Budding Genius Quiz, reading comprehension questions from page one, answer key for teachers.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Pompeiiana XIV.7, March 1988


Content: "Opra Winfrea" (aka Oprah Winfrey), "An Interview with Caesar", "Chester", "Roman Poets of the Golden Age: Horace", "What to See and Do in Rome This Month", "Roga Me Aliquid", "Esoteric Myths of Greece and Rome: Ceyx and Halcyone", "Rappin' on Minos", "Claudia's Kitchen", "Let's Play a Game, Magister", "The Gods Grant Mercy", "Latin called invaluable", Classified Ads, "Carmina Optima et Auctores Eorum", "Puzzling Through the History of Rome", "Sing Along with Phoebus", "The Ballad of Latin I", "Cryptic Communique" puzzle, "Mythology Matching" puzzle, Budding Genius quiz, reading comprehension questions from page one, answer key for teachers.

Monday, June 29, 2009

Pompeiiana XIV.6, February 1988


NOTE: Apologies for the haiatus this week. I have been at the American Classical League's Summer Institute, but am now back and will post one issue a day as per usual. July will be a spotty month as I am traveling a lot, but I expect that the whole of Pompeiiana will be posted hear by the end of 2009. -- Andrew Reinhard

Content: "Caro, Vale -- Feriae 'Classicae; Apud Ferias", "London", "Roman Poets of the Golden Age: Vergil", "What to See and Do in Rome this Month", "Roga Me Aliquid", "Will the Real Valentine Please Stand Up", "Esoteric Myths of Greece & Rome: Amphion", "Latin Power", Classified Ads, "Let's Put on a Play, Magistra", "Claudia's Kitchen", "Mardi Gras Guides", "Carmina Optima et Auctores Eorum", "O Filia Mnemosynes, Mihi Responsa Memora", "Spotting Famous English Proverbs in Latin" puzzle, "Sing Along with Phoebus", "Love Match" puzzle, "Latin Word Search", "'Tres' Trivia Boustrophedon" puzzle, "Homeric Mythology" crossword, Budding Genius Quiz, reading comprehension questions from page one, answer key for teachers.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Pompeiiana XIV.5, January 1988


Content: "ZZ Summum" (aka ZZ Top) in Latin, "Discovering Roman Britain: Silchester", "Moment of Monumental and Irrepressible Silliness Yields Myth", "Zeus and Newtonia", "What to See and Do in Rome this Month", "Ave, Caesarule", "Marcus Tullius Cicero" poem, "Roga Me Aliquid", "Vulpes cornixque", "Haikus Latini", "Esoteric Myths from Greece & Rome: Philomena and Procne", "Pompeiiana Newsletter to Feature Full Page of Comics", "Catullus", "Let's Play a Game, Magister," "New Troy has Fallen", "A Little Roman Advice: Dream Well and Take Notes", "Claudia's Kitchen", "A Short Poem on the Life of Orpheus", Classified Ads, Carmina Optima et Auctores Eorum, The TV Column, "Would You Care to Rephrase That?" puzzle, "Sing Along with Phoebus, "What Time was This?" puzzle, "Classical Mathematics" puzzle, "Can You Decipher these English Proverbs?" puzzle, "Iliad" crossword puzzle, Budding Genius quiz, reading comprehension questions from page one, answer key for teachers.

Monday, June 22, 2009

Pompeiiana XIV.4, December 1987


Content: "Gemini Rapiunt Mundi Seriei Vexillum", "Hadrian's Wall", "'Twas the Night Before . . . Sort Of" in Latin, "What to See and Do in Rome this Month", "So, like, when is Christmas anyway?" story and comic, "Roga Me Aliquid", "Lucretius", "Esoteric Myths of Greece and Rome: Meleager", "Let's Put on a Play, Magistra", "President Speaks Out for Latin" (letter from President Reagan), "Claudia's Kitchen", Classified Ads, Carmina Optima et Auctores Eorum, "Video Words" puzzle, "Sing Along with Phoebus", "Imperial Puzzler", "Words of Wisdom from the Works of Cicero" puzzle, "Iliad Double Trouble" puzzler, "Deistic Devilment" puzzle, Mythology mini-crossword puzzle, Budding Genius quiz, reading comprehension questions from page one, Peacock mosaic craft, answer key for teachers.

Friday, June 19, 2009

Pompeiiana XIV.iii, November 1987


Content: "Maximum Capitispatium" (aka Max Headroom) in Latin, "11th National Chariathon", "Discovering Roman Britain: Dover", "What to see and do in Rome this month", "Prima Dies Gratiarum", "Candidate" etymological comic, "Roga Me Aliquid", "Discovering Roman Britain: Dover", "Esoteric Myths of Greece & Rome: Triptolemus", "Rena et Bos", "Amicus Usque Ad Aras" poem, "Caesarburgers" recipe and comic, "High School Juniors and Seniors to Compete for Fifteen $500 Prizes", "Let's Play a Game, Magister", "Over the River" translation, "Roman Poets of the Golden Age", "Claudia's Kitchen", "New Organization Formed for Elementary School Teachers Who Teach Latin et al", "Carmina Optima et Auctores Eorum", "Passive Perplexity" puzzle, "Declension Review" Crossword Puzzle, "Sing Along with Phoebus", Conundrums puzzle, "Match Mates" puzzle, "Moirae and Muse" match puzzle, "Important Events and their Dates" puzzle, Budding Genius quiz, reading comprehension questions from page one, answer key for teachers.