NPR Weekend April 17 - The Value of Latin

Classics news - news and gossip from the world of Classics.

Sporting Quotes - sports writers can never resist airing their classical erudition.

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,26989-2056980,00.html (Helen of Troy reference)

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,923-2089223,00.html (about Loeb classics)

NPR Story on Julius Caesar - Ides of March  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=8899367

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/oldindex.htm     The 'Classics Page' has online quizzes on works of classical literature, links to other websites, games, and more.

http://www.greece.gr/EDUCATION/SchoolsAndUniversities/Makingamodern.stm    demonstrates the importance of the study of ancient Greek and Latin

http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr357.shtml    demonstrates the importance of the study of ancient Greek and Latin

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2939362.stm     on the oldest surviving book, made of gold and in the lost Etruscan language

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2736059.stm     geologists examine the battlefield of ancient Troy

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20030203/iliad.html     geologists confirm the accuracy of Homer's description of Troy & its surroundings

http://www.birdoswaldromanfort.org/     on a Roman fort located along Hadrian's Wall

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/02/0205_030205_cyclops.html     suggests that the myth of the Cyclops is derived from huge ancient fossils

http://whyfiles.org/155war_archeo/index.html     Problem areas for ancient archaeology b/c of conflicts & wars

http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=327504     a discussion of the connection between the ancient Roman Saturnalia & Christmas

http://www.nature.com/nsu/030303/030303-2.html    the plants in the Colosseum are from all over the world, physical proof of the exotic animals and foreign visitors who came to the Colosseum in Rome.

http://alcor.concordia.ca/~matrix/excerpt8.html     HOMER SUES VIRGIL, CLAIMS HE IS A FAKE!!

Forum Romanum  This site covers many aspects of the ancient classical world, including language study, virtual tours of Rome, Roman history/life/culture, and many other interesting glimpses of life in the ancient world.

http://www.krescendo.com/gladiatorlatin/script/latine/gladiator.html     hey, do you like the movie Gladiator?  then you should love this website, which has the entire script translated into - you guessed it - Latin!

http://www.users.drew.edu/jmuccigr/ug.html     a list of undergraduate programs with degrees in classics, with links to each one.

http://department.monm.edu/classics/Department/FoxContest/Default.htm     creative writing contest on 'Helen of Troy' - win $250!!