Roman Empire Map

Today's post I'd like to share an old map of the Roman Empire when it was at its largest.  I am a massive fan of maps, and this one I think shows the extent of the roman empire in a particularly stylish way.

It is based approximately in the year AD 107 and you can find a larger resolution version here

Featured Podcast

Dickinson College have a series of six Latin poetry podcasts, available on iTunes.
Here is the list of their podcasts, and the link to get them.

iTunes link

Frank Frost Abbott, Commentary on Selected Letters of Cicero

The Perseus collection has provided a commentary on selected letters of Cicero, which are useful for anyone studying these works at school.

Commentary on selected letters of Cicero

Featured Book

Letters of Cicero Volume 1 by Marcus Tullius Cicero
Available on all devices with iBooks from iTunes for free

Latin in Schools

For the teachers out there, here is a short video from Cambridge University, detailing how they support Latin in Schools. 


Latin in Schools

Featured Book

Cicero: Ancient Classics for English Readers
Available on all devices with iBooks from iTunes for free

Translator: Words By William Whitaker

Words by William Whitaker is one of the best online translators around. It does English-Latin and Latin-English using a very basic interface. 

Words By William Whitaker

There’s also a downloadable program which is available from here.

Featured Book

Roman Life in the Days of Cicero by Alfred John Church
Available on all devices with iBooks from iTunes for free