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Salvete! Sorry for the absence of a blog post yesterday, we got back to Randolph-Macon quite late after from the play. But what a play it was! We enjoyed A Merchant of Venice by Quill Theater at Agecroft Hall. Prior to the performance, Dr. Fred Franko, an academy teacher for several years, and Dr. Matthew Radford Davies, playing Shylock in the play, visited us to discuss the evolution of Plautus's material in Shakespeare's plays and to discuss the sensitive material and controversy in Merchant and other plays. Today we enjoyed a Roman dinner featuring entertainment from all our provinces. The acts were wonderful and featured several surprises. For instance, in the part Johnnie played for Carthage's skit, he had to dress as a Roman woman, and he performed his role extraordinarily well. Alexandria also had an amazing Province Roast, which had all of us in tears of laughter. All the acts were great and you'll get to hear more about the dinner from your student and maybe even see bits of it on the Memoranda DVD. Then we enjoyed more of Mr. Cavedo's stories and a talent show, featuring our Tribunes Kirby Ann and Will as MCs. We think that two of the lines from a section in Menaechmi on the handout given to us by Dr. Franko is especially punny. and here it is: "Because of this, they call the city Epidamnus, For no one leave unscathed, 'un-epidamaged.'" Here's a photo from Thursday's Bellum Mercium, or Commodity Wars:  Valete!
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Salvete Omnes!This blog will document the MMXVI session of the Virginia Governor's Latin Academy. After elections are held, the aediles will be responsible for its upkeep. Contact Us GLA Checklists
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NOT REQUIRED Again, these are not required and I would only get one from each category, if any. Latin Lexicons a. Conversational Latin for Oral Proficiency b. Cassell's Concise Latin-English, English-Latin Dictionary c. Collins Latin Concise Dictionary Greek Texts/Lexicons a. Homeric Greek: A Book for Beginners b. Liddell and Scott's Greek-English Lexicon Abridged c. Pocket Oxford Classical Greek Dictionary Translation Texts a. Iliad b. Thyestes Daily Life Books a. Everyday Life in Ancient Rome b. Peoples of the Roman World c. A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome d. Daily Life in the Roman City Vestes Romanae
You will need Roman clothing for several of our activities. You might not always have much time between these events, so you might want to bring more than one outfit. Patterns An Overview I & II Roman Dress Simple Tunica, Stola, and Palla Patterns Legio XX's Civilian Clothing Another Simple Dress Pattern Greek Patterns Simple Tunic and Toga Patterns Peplos Pattern Legio XX's Military Clothing Officers of the Academy
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