In this final instalment of ‘Show Me Your Metal’, we shall look at four metallic elements which were not known to the ancients, but whose...

Greetings all, welcome to part two of three in the series on Greek and Latin derived symbols in the periodic table. This article...

Okay, so I am a better Classicist than I am a comedian. And so in this entry for Wordy Wonders, we look at the origins of key chemical...

The inspiration for this article was a passing conversation with a friend about the importance of history. She was fascinated by the...

A Prayer for the Farming Year In honour of Earth Day, I would like to share with you Virgil’s beautiful description of nature’s order...

Homer's Similes: Human Beings and Nature's Analogies I suspect we have all been feeling a little deluged by events over the past few...

We have all dreamt., and these may be some familiar scenes: mash ups of scenes and settings familiar to us, but which aren’t normally...

I came across an article the other day that queried the relevance of degrees in the modern job market. This annoyed me for two main...

To study another language is to study another people. To study their literature, music, art, science, engineering, daily practices and...

I like the word INEVITABLE. Not because I particularly like its meaning, but because I like the story of its journey into English....

Part 1: Jigsaw Joan’s Little Lesson Watching my toddler giggling happily as he completed his Paw Patrol jigsaw, I fell to musing on...

“Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe...

The Human Heart of Myth part IV

The Perennial Quest Part II A modern observer might raise an eyebrow or even laugh at this notion. How can a half-man bull, or half-bull...

The Subject and its Beginnings “We consider that geographical investigation, as much as any other subject, to be a valid concern for the...

Well, the Tea-Drinkers are obviously the English. Our famous stereotype as tea sippers and samplers even made it into Asterix, although...

Euripides, Hippolytus When I was an undergraduate and studying this play as a set text for one of my Finals’ papers, I had to answer the...

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...