February 17, 2009
by James Reyes
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The first mathematical use of the concept of actual infinity has been pushed back some 2,000 years via a new analysis of a tattered page of parchment on which a medieval monk in Constantinople copied the third century B.C. work … Continue reading
February 10, 2009
by James Reyes
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For all you latinists out there, why not play Zelda II: The Adventure of Link in Latin? This is a pretty nifty patch for a game I used to play for hours when I was a kid. Hmm… how about … Continue reading
November 14, 2008
by James Reyes
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Last month it was that nifty Forbidden City virtual tour. Today we have Ancient Rome in Google Earth. This view is a snapshot of Rome in 320 C.E. This was produced by the Univeristy of Virginia’s Institute for Advanced Technology … Continue reading
June 20, 2008
by James Reyes
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Hat Tip: Bartcop
June 18, 2008
by James Reyes
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Before Reginald Foster there was Antonio Bacci, often regarded as the greatest Latinist of the 20th Century. This Catholic prelate composed the Lexicon Eorum Vocabulorum Quae Difficilius Latine Redduntur, a dictionary of modern terms in Latin. This was a standard … Continue reading