Reflecting on Odyssey Book Club - Homer is not taught in my district so last winter, thanks to a generous CANE Education Grant, I started an Odyssey book club. The plan was to read one book a week (trans. caneweb.org/reflecting-o...
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Horace Odes and Epodes - Horace Odes and Epodes. Edited, with introduction and notes by Paul Shorey. caneweb.org/horace-odes-...
Pseudolus of Plautus - caneweb.org/pseudolus-of...
Free CSI Lectures - July 6-10, 2026 - The CSI Lecture Series, which is free and open to the public, begins next week. We hope you can join us! caneweb.org/free-csi-lec...
In the Shadow of Vesuvius, by Daisy Dunn (2019) is subtitled a Biography of Pliny the Younger. The author has her doctorate from London University, but does not have an academic position and seems to be well-regarded by historians in Britain.
Review: In the Shadow of Vesuvius - CANE
In the Shadow of Vesuvius, by Daisy Dunn (2019) is subtitled a Biography of Pliny the Younger. The author has her doctorate from London University, but does
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Where did that word come from – Greek or Latin? What other words are similar?
English Derivatives from Greek and Latin Roots on CANEPress - CANE
Where did that word come from – Greek or Latin? What other words are similar? These questions are answered in English Derivatives from Greek and Latin Roots
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The Archanians by Aristophanes ed. W W Merry, Oxford, 1880 Contains the text, notes, glossary and index
The Acharnians - CANE
The Archanians by Aristophanesed. W W Merry, Oxford, 1880Contains the text, notes, glossary and index
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Have you ever imagined the Aeneid performed as an opera? In meter? Here is your chance!
The Aeneid- as a Latin Opera! - CANE
Have you ever imagined the Aeneid performed as an opera? In meter? Here is your chance!
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Registration is open for the 2026 CANE Summer Institute! Join us July 6-10, 2026 at Boston College High School for a week of mini-courses, workshops, reading groups, and free public lectures.
Register Now for CSI 2026! - CANE
Registration is open for the 2026 CANE Summer Institute!
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Who doesn’t love Martial? His epigrams are so timely, his humor and interest in the world about him so obvious that it is a delight to read him.
Selections from Martial's Epigrams on CANEPress - CANE
Who doesn’t love Martial? His epigrams are so timely, his humor and interest in the world about him so obvious that it is a delight to read him. While the
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The UMass Amherst Department of Classics invites CANE members to join in remotely for a lecture by the renowned poet, Carl Phillips. As our 2026 David Grose Memorial Lecturer, Professor Phillips will share his work and reflections on a fascinating career. caneweb.org/invitation-t...
The John C. Rouman Classical Lecture Series will present Diet as Medicine in Greco-Roman Antiquity, by Dr. caneweb.org/rouman-lectu...
Rouman Lecture Series - April 8, 2026 - CANE
The John C. Rouman Classical Lecture Series will present Diet as Medicine in Greco-Roman Antiquity, by Dr. Claire Bubb.
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Roman Lives: Public and Private- Selections for Advanced Latin. Various authors and topics, with vocabulary help and discussion questions. caneweb.org/roman-lives-...
Sphinxes, lions, griffins, winged demons, angels, chimeras of all sorts are some of the most captivating and enduring images of Mediterranean antiquity. Monsters are found across in objects of all sizes, from tiny scarab amulets to monumental statues, across the region.
ETAW Workshop - March 10, 2026 - CANE
Sphinxes, lions, griffins, winged demons, angels, chimeras of all sorts are some of the most captivating and enduring images of Mediterranean antiquity. Monsters are found across in objects of all sizes,...
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This summer, I found myself on the summit of a mountain in Italy. This serene perch was once the home of a violent emperor named Tiberius.
Listening to Ruins - CANE
This summer, I found myself on the summit of a mountain in Italy. This serene perch was once the home of a violent emperor named Tiberius. He lived upon this
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Elegaic poetry can be beautiful or annoying, especially if you don’t have notes to go with the text. Your problem is solved here, in CANEPress's Roman Elegaic Poetry collection, by Ellen Olmstead and Andrew Schacht (available free to CANE members).
Roman Elegaic Poetry on CANEPress - CANE
Elegaic poetry can be beautiful or annoying, especially if you don’t have notes to go with the text. Yourproblem is solved here, in CANEPress's Roman Elegaic
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You can now register for the Annual Meeting, being held at Brandeis University from March 20 to 21. A draft program and more information is available at caneweb.org/annualmeeting.
Register for the 2026 Annual Meeting - CANE
You can now register for the Annual Meeting, being held at Brandeis University from March 20 to 21. A draft program and more information is available
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CANEPress is pleased to announce new texts and music that is available to CANE members. These first books were done under the auspices of Professor Gilbert Lawall, a stalwart member of CANE and a brilliant teacher and friend.
Books, books, books! And music, too! - CANE
CANEPress is pleased to announce new texts and music that is available to CANE members. These firstbooks were done under the auspices of Professor Gilbert
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Witches and Witchcraft: A Latin Reader - Translation Key and Suggested Answers to Questions by Elizabeth Rossi. caneweb.org/witches-and-...
Witches and Witchcraft, A Latin Reader, with selections from Vergil's Eclogue VIII, Horace's Satire I.VIII, Horace's Epode V, Vergil's Aeneid IV, and Apuleius' Metamorphoses I. Edited with Introduction, Notes, Study Questions and Vocabulary by Elizabeth Rossi. caneweb.org/witches-and-...
Who would make a better freshman year roommate, Zeus or Athena? We are kicking off our Classics Club this fall by asking students to debate which god or goddess would make the most interesting roommate. We are also asking them to invent their own Latin names.
Classics Club Ideas from Milton Academy - CANE
Who would make a better freshman year roommate, Zeus or Athena? We are kicking off our Classics Club this fall by asking students to debate which god or
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Why did Virgil write the Aeneid? Why did he want it destroyed at his death? What do scholars have to say about this? Was it propaganda? How much influence did the experience of the Punic Wars have on the story?
Why Did Vergil Write the Aeneid? - CANE
Why did Virgil write the Aeneid? Why did he want it destroyed at his death? What do scholars have to say about this? Was it propaganda? How much influence
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This will be the last “mythological puzzle” that we’ll do in this series of blog posts. Next year, I’ll be offering some thoughts about how to strengthen the CANE community.
Lycophron: A Mythological Puzzle for December 17 - CANE
This will be the last “mythological puzzle” that we’ll do in this series of blog posts. Next year, I’ll be offering some thoughts about how to strengthen the
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Classics: the study of ancient Greek and Roman literature and the languages they were originally written in, or more broadly, the study of the Ancient Greeks and Romans. In other words: old, dead, boring, and useless.
On My Love of the Classics - CANE
Classics: the study of ancient Greek and Roman literature and the languages they were originally written in, or more broadly, the study of the Ancient Greeks
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