Classics Links
~ Plutarch (from his biography on Themistocles the Athenian statesman and general, who reacted to a companion about to loot Persian corpses washed up on the shore. I guess Themistocles didn't stoop that low!)
Here are some links I frequently use which concern Latin and Greek authors and texts, culture, et cetera.
Perseus
Perseus is well known to Classicists. It contains numerous online Greek and Latin texts, as well as helpful dictionary and morphology tools. I have posted all three mirrors because Perseus is referenced and used to such an extent that one finds it necessary to bookmark and use all three.
Perseus Digital Library - Berlin mirror
Perseus Digital Library - Tufts University
Perseus Digital Library - Chicago mirror
The Perseus Tufts site is the most frequently used being the original site. Often it can be slow to navigate at peak times. It is a good general purpose mirror.
The Perseus Chicago mirror is notoriously buggy, and in fact as of September 2005 it is down completely, no word as to when it will be back up.
The Perseus Berlin mirror seems to have the least traffic and is the quickest to use. However, when entering Greek text into input fields (for dictionary look-ups etc.) it seems not to function as well as the Tufts site. I recommend using the Tufts mirror for Greek, but the Berlin works fine for Latin.
The Latin Library
The Latin Library contains texts from many Latin authors, Golden-Age, Silver-Age and Neo-Latin authors as well.
Scansion Applet - University of Rochester
A useful tool for scansion (Latin only). The tool will scan Latin poetry verses in hexameter only. Requires a Java plug-in.
Latin Distance Learning Progam - Kentucky Educational Television
KET is a PBS station in Lexington, Kentucky. In addition to PBS and other educational programming, KET has a well-established distance learning program for Latin (and German, Physics and Humanities as well). The Latin program currently has 500 students nationwide and a few international. All lessons and materials are administered online and through video lessons on CD. The program is headed by Joan Jahnige and has three Latin graduate students as tutors (I am one of them).
If you have a highschool-aged child or know of one who is interested in Latin, and whose school doesn't offer Latin or otherwise isn't available (such is usually the case), then this program is for you. We have students who are homeschooled, enrolled in private schools and in public schools.
Our website is open to the public (except for tests and other materials for students), so feel free the browse the lessons and the enormous amount of information here for teaching Latin.
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