Found in Antiquity

  • Why the Cult of the One True Textbook Has to Stop

    The following is a transcript of my long-form video essay, “Why the Cult of the One True Textbook Has to Stop”. In short, if we truly care about improving language pedagogy, we have to stop worshiping Ørberg. Salvēte omnēs, ego sum Magistra Hurt. I am one of the most vocal critics of the Nature Method Read more

  • 4 Interactive Writing Activities More Beneficial Than the Dreaded ‘Latin Prose Composition’

    Update: Here are the takeway points in this article, distilled into a YouTube video: If you want to practice your Latin writing skills, is it still worth the drudgery to work through an old-fashioned course in “Latin Prose Composition”, or are there more enjoyable and effective alternatives? This is the question I ponder frequently while Read more

  • Launching a new Ancient Greek YouTube channel

    As I’ve been making more Ancient Greek language videos on my Latin channel, it has become increasingly clear that it is best if these Greek videos have their own home on a dedicated channel for Ancient Greek content. So now I’m launching a new channel for Ancient Greek comprehensible input – Found in Antiquity: Ancient Read more

  • 12 Reasons why Latinists are not learning Ancient Greek

    Are all Latin enthusiasts also engaged with learning Ancient Greek, and vice versa? The poll results are in, and while there’s an overlap, there are also big segments that loyally stick to just one of the languages. In this post, I will investigate why not everyone learns both Latin and Ancient Greek, focusing in particular Read more

  • The Gospel of Matthew, Greek audiobook in Lucian

    I’m creating a Creative Commons audiobook of the Gospel of Matthew, narrated in the original Ancient Greek language, using Lucian Koine Greek pronunciation. Audio and video materials I am making YouTube video versions of the audiobook chapters, with text synced to the narration. Here is the full YouTube playlist. In addition, the audio files for Read more

  • The internet brings spoken Latin back into classrooms

    This article was originally written for the Iris publication of the Classics Association Victoria. The print version will come out in March 2022 at the annual conference. I will also be presenting a talk on incorporating spoken Latin in classrooms. Thanks to the internet age, we now have ways of teaching and learning Latin that Read more