VRomans have created many resources for teachers of the Latin language and Roman civilization and culture. The following links are grouped according to the broad categories listed above.
Latin Language:
- The National Latin Exam web site, created and maintained by Cindy Pope
- Drills to accompany Oxford Latin by Margaret B. Phillips
- Scribax a program that creates random Latin sentences for translation practice (and also translates them) — created by Henry Walker
- Latin Links, created by John Gruber-Miller, presents many links to sites related to the Oxford Latin Course
- New Computer and Technological Resources for Latin Language Instruction, a web page accompanying a presentation by Barbara McManus, with links to many kinds of online resources
- Diagramming Latin Sentences, created by Barbara McManus
Texts and Authors:
- Online Companion to The Worlds of Roman Women, created by Ann Raia and Judith Lynn Sebesta, presents many different types of Latin passages by and about Roman women, with images, introductory essays, and hyperlinked vocabulary, grammatical aids and commentary. The Instruction section contains many useful resources for teachers, including suggested activities and assignments related to the site.
- Intermediate Latin, with content coordinated by Ann Raia, contains passages from Catullus, Cicero, Ovid, Pliny with sophisticated hyperlinks to translation aids, commentary, and pedagogical questions designed specifically for the program and the intermediate-level student.
- Useful Internet Links for AP Latin, an annotated series of links, classified by topic, for teachers of AP Latin, created by Barbara McManus and Marianthe Colakis
- The Poems of Catullus with facing translation and notes, created and recently updated by Henry Walker
- The letters of Pliny the Younger a selection of Pliny's letters with introductory materials, created by Henry Walker
- Plautus, Aulularia, created by Susan Bonvallet, Judith de Luce and Stephen Nimis
- Introduction to Attic Greek with Thrasymachus, created by Alison Barker (requires downloading the SPIonic font)
- Juvenal, Satire 3, created by Ann Raia (under construction)
History and Culture:
- Rome: Republic to Empire, a series of web pages on Roman history and culture created by Barbara McManus
- The Romans, a comprehensive new website based on Antony Kamm's book The Romans:An Introduction with lots of additional features and images, many of which are drawn from the VRoma Image Archive. Web design by Andrew Wilson.
- The Riley Collection of Roman Sculpture, created by John Gruber-Miller, Sue Olsen and Jim Ruebel, continuing development by John Gruber-Miller
- Virtual Gallery of Ancient Sculpture, created by Judith de Luce and Eric B. Case
- ANRW: an on-line, searchable database of articles in Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt, created by James Ruebel and Ross Scaife
- Forum Romanun (no longer being developed, but useful information on Forum sites)
How to Use the VRoma MOO for Teaching:
- Eamus VRomam!, a “tour guide” for the VRoma MOO created by Leslie Noles and developed by Barbara McManus, including information about the kinds of materials available in the VRoma MOO and suggestions for using these with students (temporarily offline for updating).
- Essential Steps in Outcomes Assessment
- VRoma: Technology and the Standards for Classical Language Learning
- The Collaborative Website as Learning Environment a presentation made by John Gruber-Miller at the Coe-Cornell Technology Workshop, June, 1999
Sample Class Assignments in the VRoma MOO:
- “Treasure Hunt” Style Exercises:
- The original VRoma Treasure Hunt by Barbara McManus. This MOO-based exercise will orient your students to the MOO as well as provide some background information about Roman political life. (HTML format)
- VRoma MOO Treasure Hunt (in Latin!) to accompany OLC chapter 24, by John Gruber-Miller. (HTML format)
- Exploring the Appian Way in the VRoma MOO. By Marianthe Colakis (HTML format)
- Three exercises from Bill Magrath, intended to accompany courses or units on Roman myth and ritual. The first handout has 21 questions total, and includes an answer sheet. The second and third handouts are shorter (intended to be completed in a class period): 10 questions each. These are the same questions as in the first handout. (NB: a few of the directions on how to navigate are outdated, but the questions are still applkicable; PDF format)
- Activities for Elementary Latin Students:
- VRoma Activities for Latin Students from Ryan Sellers. These include a treasure hunt, Lemuria VRoma, Saturnalia VRoma, Lupercalia VRoma and Fossa VRoma (complements the Ecce Romani I “ditch” episode).
- VRoma Activites for Elementary Latin Students, by Barbara McManus. These two activities are designed to accompany the Oxford Latin Course chapters 16 and 19; Howeer, they can easily be adapted for elementary Latin students using other textbooks. (HTML format)
- Iudicium (“Clue”) designed to accompany OLC chapter 35 (“Who killed Argus?”), by John Gruber-Miller and Cindy Benton. A role-playing exercise for the VRoma MOO! (PDF format)
- Quaere loosely based on “Go Fish”. This exercise was designed to accompany OLC chapter 26, by John Gruber-Miller and Cindy Benton.
- Assignments on Individual Authors:
- Ovid, Tristia 3.1: The Text as Guide Through the Textual City; the poem (in English) leads students on a guided tour around central Rome. This activity can be done by students with no Latin or those just beginning Latin. At the end of the tour is a the Latin poem with hyperlinked vocabulary and commentary, suitable for Latin students at the intermediate level and above. (PDF format)
- Teacher's Guide to using Vergil's Thesaurus, a room created for online discussions of the Aeneid, with particular reference to the Advanced Placement Vergil syllabus, created by Barbara McManus. (HTML format)
- Vergil, Augustus, and the City of Rome, several assignments that explore the interconnections between Augustan Rome and the Aeneid, created by Barbara McManus. (HTML format)
- Exercise to accompany Plautus' Aulularia, ll. 1-25 by Ann Raia. Written to be completed by a group of students working in a lab. (PDF format)
- Web-based Assignment:
- Augustan Monument Assignment, from Jeremy Walker. This assignment involves the use of HyperCard, PowerPoint, and a university library, but can be adapted for the PC platform. A Learning goals Grade Worksheet is also available (PDF format)