M. L. Lanzillotta M. L. Lanzillotta

The Day I Visited the Vivarium Novum

Once I visited the Vivarium Novum and managed to listen in on a few classes. The experience was perhaps the best and most thrilling thing to ever happen to me.

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M. L. Lanzillotta M. L. Lanzillotta

On Schola Latina’s Summer Courses 2024

My experience as a student in Schola Latina's 2024 summer classes - a delightful course taught by some of the greatest teachers I have ever had the pleasure and honor of knowing.

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M. L. Lanzillotta M. L. Lanzillotta

John Owen’s Epigrammata

Self-deprecating, often-funny, notably short, and generally quite simple to read, the Latin epigrams of Welsh poet John Owen (born c. 1564) are suited indeed to the needs of students interested in Neo-Latin poetry.

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M. L. Lanzillotta M. L. Lanzillotta

Omnia Conventicula

Summer 2024 index of Spoken Latin and Ancient Greek conventicula in Europe and the United States. Incomplete

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M. L. Lanzillotta M. L. Lanzillotta

Juan Luis Vives’ De Epistulis Conscribendis

Written in a pleasant, readable - dare I say epistolary? - style, Juan Luis Vives’ De Epistulis Conscribendis is not only of practical use to those of us who aspire to write in Latin, but also a genuine pleasure to read.

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M. L. Lanzillotta M. L. Lanzillotta

Interview With Luke Ranieri

Perhaps the most widely known Latin YouTuber - even the business major I roomed with last semester watched his videos on occasion, despite not knowing a word of Latin - you'd be hard-pressed to find a Latin speaker who hasn't at least heard of Luke Ranieri.

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M. L. Lanzillotta M. L. Lanzillotta

Gesta Romanorum

I must confess, I’ve yet to read Gesta Romanorum all the way through.

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M. L. Lanzillotta M. L. Lanzillotta

Salve!

I’ve decided to begin writing a blog about post-antique Latin literature because, as far as I can gather, there isn’t one.

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