Special topic Modules
Special topic Modules
The following special topics modules, which focus on aspects of ancient life that standard Latin textbooks often overlook, are intended to provide a more comprehensive view of the diversity of the ancient world and its study. In these modules, experts share an aspect of their research via a brief video, along with a selected bibliography and a set of Latin vocabulary words relevant to the topic at hand. This additional vocabulary can be used in completing composition exercises, to integrate the acquisition of knowledge about this special topic into students' understanding of Latin grammar.
Dr. Joshua Cannon (University of Pittsburgh), Lapis Niger: An Ancient Roman Shrine
Dr. Sarah Brucia Breitenfeld (University of Pittsburgh), A Curse Against Thieves!
Dr. Andrew Korzeniewski (University of Pittsburgh), Neo-Latin
Dr. Nadhira Hill (Randolph-Macon College), Private Dining in Ancient Rome
Zoé Elise Thomas (University of Texas at Austin), Dem Bones: Roman Knowledge of the Human Skeleton
Javal Coleman (University of Texas at Austin), Acte and Roman Manumission
Dr. Clara Bosak-Schroeder (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Dr. Ellen Lee (University of Pittsburgh), Sulpicia: Rome's Most Famous Woman Poet
Dr. Amy Pistone (Gonzaga University), What is Gender? Grammatical Gender AND Gender as Part of Identity