‘Look upon our Discoveries ye Moderns and Despair!’ Chapter I – Herodotus and the Samians Herodotus furnishes the first entry in this...

‘Look Upon Our Discoveries Ye Moderns and Despair.’ I am sure once he realised what I am seeking to do with this new series of articles,...

This may sound a little like an oxymoron at first glance. But put another way, is the best way to deliver the syllabus really just...

Chapter V – Kinaesthetic Learning Okay, you say, now she’s really lost it, how can Latin, Greek, and Classics a. offer material for...

Chapter IV – Auditory Learning, Speaking, and Aural Activities Hmm, at first the notion of Latin and ancient Greek offering material for...

Chapter IV – Auditory Learning and Aural Activities Hmm, at first the notion of Latin and ancient Greek offering material for auditory...

‘Thinking is Difficult, that's why most people judge.’ Seeing this quotation from Karl Jung on LinkedIn a couple of days ago (the time...

Wordy Weekly 2022 – Introduction Just over a year ago in January 2021, the very first Wordy Weekly was BloggusClassicus’ very first post....

Hello all, and welcome to the third chapter in the series Latin, Classics, and Learning Styles. I apologise for the lateness of this...

Pindar has just received his entry in Who's Who. He became a huge favourite of mine at University when I studied Olympian Odes 1 and 7,...

Poet of theIn the midst of the Winter Olympics, it seemed logical to add the the wonderful poet Pindar to Who's Who. Why? Pindar composed...

Classical Thought for the Day Flicking through my LinkedIn posts as is my wont, I was intrigued by the following post:...

‘I loved Latin, it’s just like coding.” I was pleased to hear this lovely quotation from a colleague of mine while we were both extolling...

How is one to make Classics seem inclusive, accessible, and relevant? How to define useful and relevant in education are topics I have...

Chapter I - Solo and Independent Learning Welcome all to the first chapter in this new series on Classics and Learning Styles. We...

What is a civilization? What is civilization itself? What does it mean to be civilized? How can you tell whether or not a people are...

Introduction Some of you who read this will already know that I love my subject Classics: Latin, Greek, Classical Civilization, and...

Work of the Week II - Sallust's Bellum Jugurthinum. Whilst it is true that Roman statesman were certainly not expected to account for...

I was going to open this new category of the blog with Ovid’s Fasti, his very charming and completely underrated waltz through the Roman...

Leaders should lead by example, namely, governments rule in the interests of their people and the values and that the people wish them to...