Found in Antiquity

Month: February 2015

  • Grammar or reading: which type of Latin or Greek textbook is better?

    If ever you read Amazon reviews of Latin and Ancient Greek textbooks, you’ll find some very lively discussions on the relative merits of grammar- and readings-based textbooks. (If ‘lively’ is the right word to use!) In this video, I outline the main differences between these two kinds of textbooks, and weigh in on the pros…

  • Five reasons why Latin should be taught in schools

    I learned Latin in high school, I loved it, and now I’m a private tutor for high school Latin. But when I tell people what I do, the question that so often comes up is this: Why should schools still teach Latin? I’ve heard many answers to that question over the years, and while they…