In between posting my students' work, I couldn't resist making this for International LEGO Classicism Day.
Caesar acetaria Caesaris ferit (Caesar stabs a Caesar salad)
#ILCD10 #BCEPantheon
All the stories: https://www.minimuslatin.co.uk/lego-and-latin.html
For International LEGO Classicism Day, the Amber Latin team's story about Vibrissa stuck in a tree.
Rufus in caput Iulii stat (Rufus stands on Iulius' head). Iulius in umeris patris stat (Iulius stands on his father's shoulders).
#ILCD10 #BCEPantheon
Whole story https://www.minimuslatin.co.uk/lego-and-latin.html
For International LEGO Classicism Day, Ares' story about a demanding deity.
"nonne te immolavi diē Mercurii?" (Didn't I sacrifice you on Wednesday?"
#ILCD10 #BCEPantheon
Whole story https://www.minimuslatin.co.uk/lego-and-latin.html
For International LEGO Classicism Day, Ethan's story about an encounter with a crocodile.
negotiator crocodilum videt et timet (The businessman sees a crocodile and is scared).
#ILCD10 #BCEPantheon
Whole story https://www.minimuslatin.co.uk/lego-and-latin.html
For International LEGO Classicism Day, Nouh's story about a mischievous squirrel.
Vibrissa sciurum petit (Vibrissa chases a squirrel). sciurus gladiatorem offendit (The squirrel crashes into a gladiator)
#ILCD10 #BCEPantheon
Whole story https://www.minimuslatin.co.uk/lego-and-latin.html
For International LEGO Classicism Day, Amelia's story of useless recruits and an exasperated centurion.
testudinem habemus, centurio! (We've got the tortoise, Centurion!) di immortales! (Immortal gods!)
#ILCD10 #BCEPantheon
Whole story https://www.minimuslatin.co.uk/lego-and-latin.html

Happy International Lego Classics Day everyone! My offering this year is a Duplo version of a recent research article about writing on Mount Hymettos, Athens, home to some very important inscriptions.

https://viewsproject.wordpress.com/2026/02/20/writing-on-mount-hymettos-in-duplo/

#ILCD10, #InternationalLEGOClassicismDay #BCEPantheon

Writing on Mount Hymettos… in Duplo!

I recently published an article about writing on Mount Hymettos over the last (nearly) 3,000 years – a bit of a departure for me personally because I was trying out some new place-centred app…

The VIEWS project
diēs magni momenti appropinquat (The very important day approaches). discipuli et magistra simulacra parva conferunt et fabulas imaginesque parant (Pupils and teacher are collecting little figures and preparing their stories and pictures).
#ILCD10 #BCEPantheon
parva simulacra Helenae et Minimi de profundis poculi coffeae iterum emergunt (The little models of Helen and Minimus re-emerge from the depths of the coffee cup). It's time to get ready for International LEGO Classicism Day!
#ILCD10 #BCEPantheon