Mastodawn

I'd like to read an in-depth interpretation on #Gladiator2 in context of the decline of American democracy & hegemony, though. Maybe in a couple of years, then.

Well, Ridley Scott made #Gladiator, again. The sequel is literally full of quotes from the original movie without really adding something new until the very end. Basically, #Gladiator2 is the version where the protagonist wins.

The production itself is poor beside the grand imperial imagery. There's better CGI out there than those uncanny baboons or sharks, better acting than Mescal's and Pascal's (although I liked Washington's Macrinus for most of the film) & better writing for sure.

Fifty minutes in and we had quotes from Epicurus, Vergil and Cicero already. #Gladiator2

I actively ignored #Gladiator2 (USA/UK 2024, Ridley Scott) when it was released to cinemas last year, but of course I couldn't possibly avoid it forever. The majority of reviewers make it very clear that noone should watch this movie thinking it is somewhat historic, else it would be no fun at all due to numerous anachronisms. Which is even more reason to study it for Scotts artistic take on #AncMedReception, e.g. what is important for him and which themes allure to the viewers? #AncientHistory

Salvete, #histodons & #historians!

What software/tools are you all using for creating (simple) visual timelines?

I need to create some overviews for my #History and #Latin students on a regular basis and am pretty unsatisfied with my solutions so far (drawing them in LibreOffice Draw or make them by hand and scan them). Searching for other solutions myself has not brought up suitable results so far. Ideally the tool would convert a list of dates into a preselected timeline style.

RTs welcome.

Well, I'll try to make at least weekly updates to this account and (re-)connect to some people I seem to have lost with my move to an alt-account on a different server.

Let's see where this journey takes me from here on.

5/n, n = 5

The progress these learners are making with the "Latin-only" approach is astonishing.

It's a shame that most of the students and their parents can't see the difference this type of course makes. Which really is a problem as the numbers of kids in our courses dwindles every year. I am pretty sure that classes in Latin will become obsolete in my lifetime - at least at my school. A sad reality that my colleagues and I had to grasp over time as certain decisions from the headmaster were made. 4/n

Sadly a lot of them had quite some troubles with their studies during the last year & are still struggling to get a new hold on the language. Thanks to a new teaching style I adapted about six months ago they'll be fine, I guess, but their motivation needs some serious push right now.

I'm still sad that I'm not allowed to use Orbergs #LLPSI in regular class - especially since I'm using it with some special learners who are studying with me this year to enter regular classes in the summer. 3/n