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CAVSA LATET, VIS NOTISSIMA

Res Gestae

7/11/2023

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​Salvete Omnes (Χαίρετε πάντες),
 
Res gestas spectetis! You should watch our final performance! (Click here for the video)

Thank you to all who came to watch our performance in person or kept us in your thoughts. Special recognition goes out to the amazing students who completed varietas projects and worked on memoranda this year. 


Maximas gratias omnibus (χάριν πᾶσιν)!
 
Διδάσκαλος Cogan

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Picturae Omnibus!

7/9/2023

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​Salvete Omnes (Χαίρετε πάντες),
 
On behalf of the memoranda crew, we are delighted to post this link (Click Here) to our store of photos and videos from this year’s academy. Thank you to everyone who uploaded and curated this amazing collection of memories from our experience together. Stay tuned for our final products which will be winging their way to you via mail. 


Maximas gratias omnibus (χάριν πᾶσιν)!
 
Διδάσκαλος Cogan and Consularius Jams

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Dies Finis: Curate ut valeatis

7/8/2023

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The very last blog...
Anyway, this will instead be a thank you. Really quickly though the vanilla ice cream was down again, early risers are unknown, we danced, feasted, and gave Shakespeare-worthy speeches. 

Now, thank you parents for allowing and encouraging us to come to RMC. We have learnt so much! To the GLA staff, we appreciate you for teaching us, respecting us, and most importantly growing our skills in MANY aspects of of our lives. All the cooks at Estes, thank you for providing foods that were not only tasty and constantly changing, but also accommodating to our needs! All those who helped clean Andrews, Estes, Haley, and Birdsong: What would we do without you! You're all amazing. This is an experience we'll never forget. We've made lifelong friends, all thanks to y'all. 

With our respect, 
GLA students of 2023

It has been an honor writing this blog this year! This has allowed me to talk to so many people and learn more and more about their experiences @ RMC. Here is my own note of gratitude to all my friends, family, and GLA staff who allowed me to be myself.  Being aedile is amazing. To our next pair: enjoy this academy. Time here is SO WEIRD. 
Go Hispania!!
-Jazz
Now for my dear Aedile and friend, Noah

Omnes, as you read through this blog, whether top down or bottom up, I hope that Jazz and I were able to bottle up little sparks of our time at academy. While nothing in writing or on the screen will compare to our three weeks, our purpose in writing this blog was to memorialize its essence, so that if you are ever down or nostalgic, you can scroll through your jokes, pictures, and quotes and remember what a life-changing experience we shared. I am eternally thankful to have been one of your aediles. For the next class of GLA students, especially the aediles, know this: at the end of your three weeks, what will matter to you won't be the minutes of each day, but the small bits in between: the jokes, the smiles, the hugs. Don't let them slip away.
-No longer your Aedile, 
Noah

Iocum diei (joke of the day):
"I'm not a funny person; I don't tell jokes"
Today's joke submitted by Princeps. 

Province Cup Update:
Africa 136
Britannia 132
Aegyptus 113
Italia 106
Germania 105
Achaea 98
Asia 87
Hispania 84
Gallia 80

GLA Out of Context
"Don't you know the pomeranian?!" -Benji

To our last blog that was written by hand,
-Jazz and Noah; forever grateful
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Res Gestae Today!

7/8/2023

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Salvete Omnes!


We are approaching the presentation of student Varietas Projects on Saturday at 2 pm in Blackwell Auditorium ( 16 on the map and where we held the Opening Ceremony).  The students have worked extremely hard on these projects and hope to demonstrate how much their grasp on the language has grown in their chosen proficiency.  Though many of the performances are in Latin, we will offer descriptions for our non-Latin speaking/reading audience members. 

We hope that you will join us for the performance as well as the short reception to follow from 3-4 pm in Birdsong Cafe.  Projects that did not fit into the performance space will be displayed here. We ask that all guests remain in the cafe during the reception. Also, please, remember that the use or possession of an internet-enabled device by a student at this event will result in a dismissal from the academy. We thank you for your support and understanding. Finally, after the reception, students will return to the dorms to pack and prepare for our final banquet.    

Those of you traveling from a distance might consider staying overnight in Ashland to be ready for checkout starting at 8:30 am on Sunday (more on that to follow).   Also, there is parking around the building and in nearby lots around campus.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns about this event.
Curate ut Valeatis,
Jacquelyn Wilkins

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Dies Viginti - Twenty Down, Two To Go

7/7/2023

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   Yet another night at GLA where we are short on time due to how busy the schedule is, but we should have just enough time to eek out a full post. Today was the last of many things: the last field trip, the last Varietas, the last Memoranda, and the last Epistulae.

We have no clue who are early riser were for today, but it is safe to assume they were Jackie and Ash. Breakfast consisted of the ice cream machine (vanilla side) being fixed, Jazz attempting to balance multiple plates on her arms, and confusing family trees? If you're confused, so are we.

   After breakfast, we returned to MPR and prepared to leave for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA). Embarking on the same busses as usual (the good vibes bus and the best vibes bus), we chatted, slept, read, sang along to music, and listened to radio ads for the duration of the journey. At VMFA, we divided into our three typical province groupings by Romanitas order for three 30 minute 'tour' rotations. Magister Whitchurch led a session on the impact and reception of the classical world on later European painting, Princeps led us through the classical room full of much older Greek and Roman artifacts, and Magister Cavedo taught us about encaustic panel and sarcophagi paintings (which were unfortunately not present), the statue of Caligula, and a mosaic of Cupids through the four seasons. After the guided portion, we had 15-dollar gift cards to buy lunch at the cafe, and then had 2 hours to tour through the rest of the museum at our own pace and also purchase items from the gift shop. Groups were able to look into the different sections of the museum including, but not limited to, abstract, modern, European, French, African, Asian art as well as many statues. VMFA was so big that there wasn't time to truly look at everything, but this day- the last field trip- will live in our hearts. 

   When we got back to Andrews, we were able to relax for 30 minutes before we began crunch time for our Varietas projects. Sculpting got cleaner, the line art for drawing became more abundant, finishing touches were applied to paintings, translation were more accurate, but the rest to come is all tomorrow. Meanwhile our Memoranda group was also working diligently. It's sad for all of these to come to an end but this feeling of success that we've found at GLA is one to remember...thankfully we'll be getting a little surprise in the mail. We are so excited to share all our hard work .
   After dinner everyone went over to Coplet to type out student surveys from our wonderful time here at Macon and then travelled to the theater in which GLA began almost three weeks ago and rehearsed for tomorrow!! Here we were able to get out any flaws within our attractions which are remaining secret for suspense. Staff watched, laughed and made corrections so that tomorrow things will run smoothly. A big round of applause to everyone who helped us reach this point in our journey. GLA time truly does move differently than anywhere else.


Iocum diei (joke of the day):
How does Abraham make his coffee?
Hebrews.

Today's joke submitted by Pierson. 

Province Cup Update:
Africa 123
Britannia 117
Aegyptus 99
Italia 92
Germania 91
Achaea 88
Asia 76
Hispania 69
Gallia 67

GLA Out of Context
"It's like a better Ikea." - Marisa
"That means I'm on my period too." - Hyun
"It's like a skylight of cheese." - Rex
"This statue is gonna kill you." - Matthew
"I like eggs." - Pierson
"mos maiorum says Cotton Eyed Joe." - Princeps
"Broadway shmodway, the polar express is forever." - James
"Chicago delenda est." - Rex
"Supplemented sutainable cannibalism is my position in WALL-E." - Abigail
"I'm not saying that runway models can't play minecraft." - Rin
"Between Charylla and Scybdis." - Magister Whitchurch
"Mom said it was my turn to be Miles Gloriosus." - Addie
"Wait until I get my beard on and become an old man." - Rex
"I'd sell my soul to the devil for a good slice of cheesecake." - Addie
"Addie, your son doesn't know how to open a door." - Rex

Everyone is so excited to see all of you tomorrow!

Your tired Aediles,
- Jazz & Noah



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Dies Undeviginti - Fun Sized Edition

7/6/2023

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Today's edition of the GLA MMXXIII blog will likely be especially short and incoherent because Mercatus just ended and we have less than 30 minutes to write the blog as opposed to our normal 90 minutes. 
Early Risers. Jackie. Wake up. 4:40. Ash. Unknown. Yay. What Fun. Wow.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OCTIAVIAN AND CAROLINE F. WEEEEE SO GLAD TO SHARE IT WITH YOU ALL. 

Breakfast was tasty. Yum. Yay. On to classes. Today was OUR VERY LAST day of A/B/C classes, there were many tears and clinging to teachers so that they would not force us back to typical Latin classes. In Locutio and Mercatus, we prepared for tonight's Mercatus Traiani by practicing bartering for goods and working on our province boards. In Quid Rides?, we finally assembled Exodia by filling out the last type of humor on our page, Ad Superiores ("punching up"). We also were psychoanalyzed by means of the survey we filled out at the beginning of the course, and told our jokes in Latin that we started working on in our second to last class period. We are all so grateful to have had Magistra McIntire, Princeps Wilkins, and Magister Whitchurch as teachers for these last three weeks, and are so sad that it is over already.

   Quid fecimus in otio? (what did we do during free time?)
Otium stuff. Games, naps, gym, pool, translating, preparing for Mercatus. Woo. We can word vomit somewhat coherent English. Hope you are keeping up. 

After otium we had our second to last varietas and memoranda. Projects and yearbook almost done. Woo. Next was preparations for Mercatus, where we all rushed to finish (and mostly did finish) our province Mercatus boards, which are all amazing and will be on display at the Res Gestae on Saturday. Hope to see you all there.

Finally, we returned from dinner (also scrumptious. yum. woo.) and donned togas for Mercatus. Reece still can't put his on. Unanimously voted the best of the three immersion activities, it was much fun. Improv conversing, learning and teaching each other about provinces, begging for money, and hilarity with staff and students alike were all cornerstones of Mercatus. What fun. 

Mercatus Money Rankings (all of the following receive province points):
Least Money: Achaea
3rd Most: Asia
2nd: Britannia
1st: Africa

Mercatus Superlatives
Best Cultural Identity - Aegyptus
Most Artistic - Brittania
Best Latin on Board - Africa
Most Creative Moment - Italia & Achaea
Best Vibes - who else but Gallia
Best Spoken Latin - Hispania
Favorite Product - Germania


Iocum diei (joke of the day):
What do emperors use to cut hair?
Caesars

Today's joke submitted by Sumanth

Province Cup Update (so much has changed):
Britannia 112 (woo first centurion)
Italia 92
Germania 91
Africa 86
Achaea 84
Aegyptus 84
Asia 76
Hispania 69
Gallia 67

GLA Out of Context (Probably how most of this blog reads)
"You're all late for class and you're all gonna die." - Abigail
"I got province points because my dad got hit by a train." - Addie
"What's Lightning McQueen's favorite chinese meal? KaChow Mein" - Matthew
"Are you a Gaul? Because you're divided into three parts." - Gabriel
"Everyone say, 'I hate kids!' " - Magistra McIntire
"Whitchurch is the type of person who would just straight up undergo mitosis if you ask me." - Gabriel
"I'm better at real life." - Rin
"You make enough lighthouses, you win things." - James
"I told you I wanted you to bring me heads." - Princeps
"I don't have control issues!" - Jazz
"I can't be a pimp AND a simp." - Thomas
"Ever single stinkin' day, neuter plural ends in a." - Dr. Witchurch 
"Did you have pebbles and fruity tuna?" - Caroline W.
"I'm the prettiest princess." - James
"You cannot buy people." - Addie
"Hanlin's my mom...?" - Jazz

If we don't stop writing and go to bed right now, Jams will actually murder us.
- Your Aediles, Jazz and Noah

P.S. no pictures today because there was not time for those with cellphone access to upload them between the end of Mercatus and blogging. Sorry!
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Dies Duodeviginti - The Great Certagon

7/5/2023

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   AS THE SCROLLS FORTOLD.... today was upstairs laundry day. Which meant that there was once again the race over the 4 washer machines. Bound for bloodshed (spilt detergent), corpse raiding (clothes being tossed everywhere out the dryer), and hours of horseback ridding (40 minute wash/dry cycles).  Moving past (or rather before) our tiresome war, Jackie was up at 4:15 in order to complete his gorgeous mosaic and Ash was up at 5:07. 

   Today was our second to last day of α/β/γ classes, working towards our summative lessons and final projects. In Διονὐσια (The Great Dionysia) we reviewed all of the articles, learned new vocab and the future tense, and started reading a simplified version of Medea (Μήδεια). In Pictura Romana, we worked towards culmination, covering 1st century CE Romano-Campanian Frescoes and looked at the state of art in Rome during the Flavian period through the words of Pliny and through Magister Cavedo's fantastic Google Maps program. Lastly, in ἱερἁ we learned about the use of magic in Ancient Greek for love, did a culminating jeopardy review, and worked in groups on our GLA rituals which will be presented during Saturday's class.

   Quid fecimus in otio? (what did we do during free time?)
It was the usually routine in terms of otium. Including, Mercatus preparations, studying, sleeping, cleaning, and taking the time to relax. Students also worked in groups to complete their jokes for the next Quid Rides? class. Varietas and Memoranda comprised of students finishing up the yearbook and Varietas projects. We hope to see all of you at Saturday's Res Gestae at 2 PM.

   We were graced with the presence of our third guest speaker Dr. John F. Miller, who has presented at every Academy since its creation. He lectured on the topic "Memorialization through Inscriptions (and Images)" as framed through his recent trip to Rome. He showed us images of inscriptions on tombs, memorials, and civic buildings throughout Roman history and guided us through abbreviations. 

   After cena, we returned to Haley for the great Certagon, a Greek and Latin trivia contest in teams covering all of the material we have learned thus far. With an hour of fierce competition completed, the finals with teams Medusa (James, Chloe, Mykayla), Chimera (Rex and Brittany), and Harpies (Abigail and Logan) took place in the MPR, with team Harpies prevailing. After a short break, we re-entered the MPR for "De Vita Classica", a panel comprising of our teachers and RAs who answered our questions about anything adjacent to pursuing education or a career in the classics. 


Province Cup update:
Britannia 91
Africa 86
Germania 84
Italia 82
Achaea 74
Asia 73
Aegyptus 72
Hispania 64
Gallia 57

Iocum diei (joke of the day):
"Help, help, help, my dative is broken, what should I do?"

"Use your ablative, kid."
Today's joke submitted by Magister Whitchurch



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GLA Out of Context
"This is what joy and whimsy does to you." - Brittany
"Maybe he is grapes!" - Dr. Miller
"Mihi want a cracker." - Matthew
"Man, things are really hotting up." - Magister Cavedo
"I graduated with my masters in... nope." - Benji
"I am using my knowledge to destroy small children." - Jackie
"I am the stupid thing." - Brittany
"Benji's smolder is making him blush." - Matthew
"Jason is supposed to be the most mid hero." - Magistra Blanks
"Obvi gonna go with the abbriv." - Διδάσκαλος ​Cogan
"That is my persona μέν...δέ. One of the many." - Διδάσκαλος Cogan
"Correct the professor, especially when he's jetlagged." - Dr. Miller
"Isn't Roman dating fun? No. It's not." - Dr. Miller
Also, James wishes to thank his family for the box of Bachs.

Tonight, we head to bed dreaming of glory in tomorrow's long-awaited Mercatus.

-Jazz & Noah

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Dies Septendecim - "Oh My Gosh, It's Howl."

7/4/2023

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    Today was the best day at GLA, in large part due to our movie night. No further discussion. 
Jackie beat Ash by five minutes! (4:10 & 4:15) For those wondering; yes, they do stay up after their initial Early Riser time. 
We filled up on breakfast in preparations for our battle - for the games. All lead by our amazing Praetors: Chloe & MacPhearson. The first game was a version of Rock, Paper, Scissors and Shark and Minnows combined. Instead it was Gods, Heroes and Mortals. The two teams had to agree upon which move they'd pick, as well as a back up. The team that lost the "battle" then gets chased and has to avoid the other team. If tagged, they have to join the opposing side, and the team with the most people wins! It was touch and go for a while but eventually Team 2 reigned victorious. Followed by a water break, we had a 5 leg relay...with a bit of a twist. The race was made up of five special legs, and those participating in each leg at a special instruction/ In the first leg we had to run backwards, the second we crawled on all fours, the third we had to run while roaring like a bull, the fourth we had to flap our arms while skipping, and in the final leg we had to do a crab walk. (Medusa, Nemean Lion, Minotaur, Harpies, Crab). Many skidded on the dewy grass leading to laughter, added on times in the races, and a sudden spike in our competitive spirits. Next, after a hydration break, was a partner pose competition, with Achaea and Italia emerging victorious. Students put their all into completing these random poses as quickly as possible, specifically  "backpack" and "paparazzi." As the morning got hotter our water balloon toss was up next. Many ended up popping their balloons in the earlier rounds, some held their ground as the distance increased, and Matthew and Hyun were the last pair standing, showing us their extensive teamwork by going almost half way with running catch. Claps to them. After our water balloon toss, we had a quick "water war", with almost everyone ending up soaked. Lastly, students either went in to shower or stayed out for another 30 minutes to play Ultimate Frisbee. 
  
Quid fecimus in otio? (what did we do during free time?)
   After Ludi, we were treated to an extra long otium until electives at 4:30. Students napped, showered, read, and played soccer outside. In the MPR, which we migrated to because of the atrium's heat, we listened to music as we relaxed. Students created a floor gang (goor flang) and read or talked while lying on the floor, others played a very intense and long game of Munchkins. Many continued their work on Varietas projects or art, with Jackie continuing an extremely impressive mosaic.

   After the restful and enjoyable otium, we reconvened and traveled to Haley for our second and last electives. Princeps taught a course about the Bronze age and The Iliad. Dr. Whitchurch's course was on 15th century humanist Laura Cereta, and her 72 letters in Latin in response to misogynistic critics. Our RAs held second sessions of their electives from last week: Benji taught about the Satyricon, Olivia taught about Cleopatra, and Jams taught about the evolution of Latin throughout history.

   Oh thank goodness. It's movie time, with this masterpiece having been selected by Magistra Blanks. Something so close to perfection that the entire room broke out into cheers at the mention of the name. So finally, the moment you've been waiting for. HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE. WOOO! (both of your Aediles may have very strong feelings about this film) Anyway, we got to eat popcorn and watch the beautiful animations. Everyday makes us realize just how close we are to the end of our time at the academy. We walked back to Andrews under the stunning sky, popsicles in hand.


Province Cup Update:
Britannia 91
Africa 86
Germania 84
Italia 82
Achaea 74
Asia 73
Aegyptus 72
Hispania 64
Gallia 57


Iocum diei (joke of the day):
What did the farmer say when he found out someone had been dumping soil in his garden?
The plot thickens.
Today's joke submitted by Gabriel


GLA Out of Context  
"When I was little I wished to ride my dog like a horse." - Rin
"I'm the shimmy king." - James
"Felony shmelony, that's what my mother always told me." - James
"Do you think fireworks are out of the budget?" - Marisa
"PIERSON- why you makin' me look foolish?!" - Hyun
"No, he's from The Hunger Games." - Riya
"Horace is cute." - Benji
"Why you dolphins have guns?" - Jazz
"If you don't like it, don't tell me or I'll be sad."- Magistra Blanks
"I LOVE YOU HOWL!" - Jazz
"I was gonna like your hand." - Reece



"RED, WHITE, AND BLUE, BABY, THESE COLORS DON'T RUN. USA, USA."
- Jazz (and also Noah)

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Dies Sedecim: Really Old Coins

7/3/2023

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   Welcome to the last Monday! Today Jackie was up at 5:50 while Ash of course beat his time with a wake up of 3:45. We still don't know how they manage. Especially since they're both so cheerful during the day. Breakfast was uneventful and cold, and outside was hotter than ever. Luckily Haley was a nice refresher and a perfect medium between the two temperatures.
   Today was our second to last day of A/B/C classes. The past two weeks have gone by so quickly. At the same time, saying 3 weeks of classes sounds a lot longer than 8 hours per class. In Locutio we prepared for Mercatus with a mini-simulated marketplace, and were given a province cup challenge for a 3 minute group conversation. In Mercatus, we also prepared for Mercatus (hence the name), spending the period researching in provinces and designing our trifold boards. Finally, in Quid Rides?, we analyzed the genre of Nefas (the forbidden), read about Ad Superiores ("punching up"), and broke into small groups to compose original jokes in Latin.
    Today's lunch specialty was: a very hot dining hall. It seems as we progress through our three weeks at Academy, every room is polarized to either an oven or a freezer .

Quid fecimus in otio? (what did we do during free time?)
   Our students and some of our RAs played a game called Munchkin during otium. Others spent the time to progress their sales in the upcoming Mercatus by making different sorts jewelry. Our group that usually goes to the gym decided to play soccer, and Kevin was working on his tennis skills. Go him. Rin was drawing for her Varietas project, and Reece was toiling on his translations. 

   After our third to last Varietas & Memoranda, we returned to Haley for a guest lecture on The Good Emperors: Coins and Propaganda presented by Dr. Liane Houghtalin, numismatist and professor of classics at University of Mary Washington. She taught us about the different types of Roman (and Greek) currency throughout the eras, and showed us how to interpret and read shorthand on coins. Then, in provinces, we were given REAL Roman and Greek coins, and used our newly attained "numismatic" (guest writer Reece) skills to read and date them. We didn't ruin a single one "except Reece did lick it" (guest writer Reece "that's a lie" (guest guest writer Reece)).

   Sadly, today was our last artes,  during which we were able to complete multiple different types of crafts, including more jewelry, weaving, finishing up mosaics, painting, dying clothes and papyrus drawings. "It was a bittersweet end to a four part series of artistic endeavors, making us better classicists along the way." (guest writer Reece) Regardless of that , students enjoyed the chance to make one last mess.   

Province Cup update:
​Africa 86
Britannia 85
Germania 83
Italia 82
Achaea 74
Asia 73
Aegyptus 72
Hispania 64
Gallia 56

Iocum diei (joke of the day):
Why did the shark cross the road?
Why?
To get to the other tide.

Today's joke submitted by Magistra Blanks


GLA Out of Context  (shorter than usual because today was just so engaging)
"I'm fine being upstaged by a Russian tortoise." - James
"I've been studying Latin and Greek and I can't English anymore." - Noah
"Rome can't feed itself." - Dr. Houghtalin


To no more nights of artes-related dirty keyboards
-Jazz & Noah
  
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Dies Quindecim: Lunch is Breakfast, Dinner is  Lunch

7/2/2023

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   It still surprises us that we have early risers on Sunday.  What's even more surprising is that neither Ash nor Jackie made that cut. Gabriel was our earliest time of 6:00 while Jazz was the latest not rising 'til 11:30. Everyone who decided to wake up spent their free time at church, watching Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in the lounge, reading, and generally relaxing. We applaud them regardless for being productive with their free time.

   After a lunch that felt like breakfast because our gears are set to class after breakfast, we meandered to Haley feeling simultaneously jetlagged forwards and backwards. Our internal thermometers were equally miscalibrated, with the classrooms cold as always and the great outdoors notably hot and heavy. In Διονὐσια (The Great Dionysia) we reviewed ALL the definite articles, learned the genitive and dative case, learned basic noun-adjective agreement, and started reading a simplified Οἰδίπους Τύραννος (Oedipus Rex). Back at it again in Pictura Romana, we viewed incredible 1st century BCE-CE Romano-Campanian Frescos, got an itinerary for a trip to Rome, and learned about the paintings on display during the reign of Augustus. In ἱερἁ (Ancient Greek rituals) we learned about the slightly disturbing rites of passage in the poleis of Athens, Knossos and Sparta, and finished class with another puzzle game.

   Following after was internet time at Copley. Including: students taking poor quality photos with the computers so that they could send it over email, playing video games together, and listening to artist's newest releases. Then was, of course, another Province Cup challenge. Magistra McIntire played songs that our Staff members chose, and a representative from each province competed to buzz in first and correctly guess the song and artist. Gallia, represented by Addie, won through her quick buzzes and extensive knowledge of music. It's rather fitting that the province with the best vibes wins the music challenge. Our staff really chose some great hits including Heat waves by Glass Animals, Sparks Fly by Taylor, and Pink & White by Frank Ocean to name a few. 

Province Cup scores:
Britannia 82
Italia 77
Africa 76
Achaea 73
Asia 73
Aegyptus 70
Germania 68
Hispania 63
Gallia 52

   Returning to Estes, we ate a delicious dinner that felt more like lunch, considering we had previously had classes. Our stomachs and brains are completely off-kilter. For our third film in three days (the Barbari streak has unfortunately ended), we headed over to Brock to watch O Brother, Where Art Thou? directed by the Coen brothers and starring George Clooney. Inspired by Homer's Odyssey, it was a 106 minute beautiful fusion of myth, gravitas, and humor, recieving a seated ovation upon its conclusion, followed by a swift exit due to the heat of the theater.

​   We began for to march around the rim of the fountain, schedules in hand. Sadly, tonight was our last Volifolium. We chanted, and the last week began.



Iocum diei (joke of the day):
"My girlfriend is like the square root of -100. Perfect 10 but completely imaginary ."

Joke submitted by Rin


GLA Out of Context
"Do you ever munch on spoons?" - Jackie
"It might be a muffcake, who knows?" - Διδάσκαλος Cogan
"Put in a crate full of wine, baby you've got a convivium going." - Magister Cavedo
"Now every time I go on the swing I'll be like, 'oh.'" - Amber
"Everybody gets involved when there's a plague!" - Διδάσκαλος Cogan
"ho-ho-hodie" - Magister Cavedo
"If I could, I'd turn into a fry and eat myself." - Laura 
"I've never thought about getting up in the middle of the night and walking into a wall." - Magister Cavedo
"Give me back my respiratory system!" - Rex
"Deception potato." - Διδάσκαλος Cogan
"Did I get expelled from the city? Yes, but it wasn't really my fault." - Διδάσκαλος Cogan
"I like to think of myself as a good Tyrant." - Διδάσκαλος Cogan
"Good hosts don't murder their guest." - Dr. Witchurch
"That was exhilarating." - Logan
I'm the paterfamilas now!" - Rex
"βαίρετε!" - Διδάσκαλος Cogan

Hoping for correct body clocks tomorrow,
- Jazz & Noah
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    Latin Lexicons
    a.  Conversational Latin for Oral Proficiency
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    Collins Latin Concise Dictionary
    Greek Texts/Lexicons
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