Quintilian: The Latin Teacher Podcast

About archaeology, the Villa of the Mysteries, and four seasons at the American Academy in Rome. Sarah Beckmann is the Andrew Heiskell Rome Prize fellow in ancient studies at the American Academy in Rome. Her research project, "The Villa in Late Antiquity: Roman Ideals and Local Identities," explores the Roman villa, not just in respect to the elites who owned these properties, but also in respect to the rural inhabitants and laborers who have traditionally been overlooked by classical scholars. Sarah received a B.A. in Classical Languages from Carleton College and a Ph.D. in the Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World from the University of Pennsylvania. Since 2018, she has served as an Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of California, Los Angeles. In addition to her work on the Roman villa, Sarah's research interests include the sculpture of late antiquity and the representation of women and enslaved children in domestic arts. Quintilian is supported by a Bridge Initiative Grant from the Committee for the Promotion of Latin and Greek, a division of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South. Music: "Echo Canyon Instrumental" by Clive Romney Comments or questions about this podcast may be directed to ryangsellers@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!

About Australia, the ramifications of ChatGPT, and the intersection of the Latin language and LEGO® products. Anthony Gibbins teaches Latin and Greek at Sydney Grammar School in Sydney, Australia. He is the creator of Legonium, a popular novella, social media account, and repository of instructional resources, all designed around the intersection of the Latin language and LEGO® products.  The description of the Legonium novella reads as follows: "A Latin reader like no other. Legonium is both a town and a tale. It is a town built entirely from LEGO® bricks, and filled with an incredible cast of characters. There is a struggling artist, a bank manager, a police officer, a private detective, plus a suspicious character spotted on the roof of the town bank, and, of course, Pico, the cat. And it is a tale told completely in Latin, with short sentences, a full range of grammatical structures, repetition of vocabulary, hundreds of pictures, and an English translation for reference. There is a police chase, a trip to Pompeii, a talkative parrot, and a mysterious suitcase." CORRECTION: In Anthony's "Bella Stellaria" novella, R2D2 is called Erduum (not Erduus) and C3PO is called Tripium (not Tripius). Quintilian is supported by a Bridge Initiative Grant from the Committee for the Promotion of Latin and Greek, a division of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South. Music: "Echo Canyon Instrumental" by Clive Romney Comments or questions about this podcast may be directed to ryangsellers@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!

About movement, building a family atmosphere in the classroom, and being recognized as the ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year. William Lee has been the Latin teacher at Tom C. Clark High School in San Antonio, TX, for the past 20 years. He taught at Barbara Bush Middle School and Ronald Reagan High School in San Antonio for three years prior to accepting his current position. William is currently a member of the College Board's AP Latin Development Committee, and he currently serves as Vice-President of Texas Foreign Language Association, Vice-President of the Texas Classical Association, President of the San Antonio Classical Society, and as one of the State Co-Chairs of the Texas State Junior Classical League. In the past, he has held various leadership positions with the National Junior Classical League, and he also served as the Chair of the American Classical League's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. In recognition of his excellent teaching and remarkable service to the profession, William received the Society of Classical Studies Excellence in Teaching at the Pre-Collegiate Level Award in 2019 and the Texas Classical Association Gaylan DuBose Excellence in Teaching Award in 2020. In addition, William was named the 2021 Texas Foreign Language Association Teacher of the Year, the 2022 Southwest Conference on Language Teaching Teacher of the Year, and the 2023 American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) National Language Teacher of the Year. Quintilian is supported by a Bridge Initiative Grant from the Committee for the Promotion of Latin and Greek, a division of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South. Music: "Echo Canyon Instrumental" by Clive Romney Comments or questions about this podcast may be directed to ryangsellers@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!

About ekphrasis, Latin in western North Carolina, and making the transition from classroom teacher to school administrator. Ben Alexander is the Principal of A.C. Reynolds High School in Asheville, North Carolina. Before he moved into administration, Ben was a high school Latin teacher, first at White Knoll High School in Columbia, South Carolina and then Enka High School in Asheville. He began his administrative career in 2015, serving as an Assistant Principal at Enka High School and then Cane Creek Middle School. In 2019, he became Principal of Valley Springs Middle School, a position he held for three years before accepting his current position. Ben earned an undergraduate degree in Latin from the University of North Carolina at Asheville, a master’s degree in Latin from the University of Georgia, and master’s degrees in educational administration from the University of Scranton and Appalachian State University. Quintilian is supported by a Bridge Initiative Grant from the Committee for the Promotion of Latin and Greek, a division of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South. Music: "Echo Canyon Instrumental" by Clive Romney Comments or questions about this podcast may be directed to ryangsellers@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!

About REDI, leisure on the Bay of Naples, and leadership initiatives for the American Classical League. Jennie Luongo has been teaching Latin at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Austin, Texas for the past 28 years. She has taught every level of high school Latin, from level one to post-AP, and she has also coordinated study programs in Italy and Greece for both students and teachers. In 2018, she received the St. Andrew’s Teaching Award, and she was also presented with the inaugural Gaylan DuBose Teaching Award from the Texas Classical Association. Jennie is currently serving as Lead Consultant for the AP Latin program, Moderator of the AP Latin Online Teacher Community, and Certamen Chair for the National Junior Classical League. She is also currently serving as President of the American Classical League. Quintilian is supported by a Bridge Initiative Grant from the Committee for the Promotion of Latin and Greek, a division of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South. Music: "Echo Canyon Instrumental" by Clive Romney Comments or questions about this podcast may be directed to ryangsellers@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!

About Maine, the term "Classics," and the creation of the Latin Tutorial series. Benjamin Johnson is the creator of Latin Tutorial, a series of short instructional videos about Latin grammar and ancient culture. Since the series launched in 2011, he has produced more than 250 videos, attracting more than 100,000 subscribers and 12 million views in the process. He is also the creator of Hexameter.co, an online dactylic hexameter practice site, and Aeneid.co, a repository of resources for students who are studying Vergil. A member of the Advanced Placement Latin Development Committee, Ben has also created a series of College Board AP Latin review videos. Ben earned a B.A. from Cornell University and an M.A. from the University of Florida. He teaches Latin at Hampden Academy, a school located just outside of Bangor, Maine. Quintilian is supported by a Bridge Initiative Grant from the Committee for the Promotion of Latin and Greek, a division of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South. Music: "Echo Canyon Instrumental" by Clive Romney Comments or questions about this podcast may be directed to ryangsellers@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!

About Juvenal, the Nashville Parthenon, and animated representations of the classical world. Chiara Sulprizio is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Classical and Mediterranean Studies at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. She received a B.A. in Classics from the University of Washington and a Ph.D. in Classics from the University of Southern California. She regularly teaches courses in ancient tragedy, ancient comedy, and classical mythology, and in 2020, she published a book entitled “Gender and Sexuality in Juvenal’s Rome: Satire 2 and Satire 6,” a text that offers translation and commentary on two of Juvenal’s most provocative poems. Chiara is also interested in classical reception, and this interest led her to create a website called Animated Antiquity, a repository of cartoon representations of the classical world. Clips are organized by decade, going all the way back to a stop-motion animated version of Aesop’s “The Grasshopper and the Ant” fable from 1913. Quintilian is supported by a Bridge Initiative Grant from the Committee for the Promotion of Latin and Greek, a division of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South. Music: "Echo Canyon Instrumental" by Clive Romney Comments or questions about this podcast may be directed to ryangsellers@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you'd like to leave a voice message, here's the link. Perhaps we'll include your comments in the next episode of the show.

About Sewanee, a new translation of Ovid, and the importance of seizing the day. Stephanie McCarter is a Professor of Classical Languages at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. She received a B.A. in Classics and English from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Classics from the University of Virginia. Since her arrival at Sewanee in 2008, she has taught a wide variety of Greek, Latin, humanities, and classical civilization courses. Stephanie’s academic research primarily involves Latin poetry of the late Republic and early Empire. She is the author of two books (one translation, one monograph) on the poet Horace, and her translation of Ovid’s "Metamorphoses" will be published, as a part of the Penguin Classics series, in October of 2022. The description of the book on the Penguin website reads: "The first female translator of the epic into English in over sixty years, Stephanie McCarter addresses accuracy in translation and its representation of women, gendered dynamics of power, and sexual violence in Ovid’s classic." Quintilian is supported by a Bridge Initiative Grant from the Committee for the Promotion of Latin and Greek, a division of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South. Music: "Echo Canyon Instrumental" by Clive Romney Comments or questions about this podcast may be directed to ryangsellers@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!

About Atalanta, approaches to translation, and reflections on life in both Athens, Georgia and Athens, Greece. A.E. (Alicia) Stallings is a highly acclaimed poet and translator. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, she has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, a fellowship from the Guggenheim Foundation, and, in 2011, a prestigious “genius grant” from the MacArthur Foundation, which recognized her for “mining the classical world and traditional poetic techniques to craft imaginative explorations of contemporary life that evoke startling insights about antiquity’s relevance for today.” Her most recent verse translation is called “The Battle Between the Frogs and Mice: A Tiny Homeric Epic,” and her collection of poems “This Afterlife” will be published later in 2022. Alicia earned a bachelor’s degree in Classics from the University of Georgia and a master’s degree from the University of Oxford. Since 1999, she has lived in Athens, Greece. CORRECTION: Hershel Walker won the Heisman Trophy in 1982. Quintilian is supported by a Bridge Initiative Grant from the Committee for the Promotion of Latin and Greek, a division of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South. Music: "Echo Canyon Instrumental" by Clive Romney Comments or questions about this podcast may be directed to ryangsellers@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!

About Detroit, "Ovid and the Art of Love," and the challenges involved in making a movie about an ancient Roman poet. Esmé von Hoffman is the writer and director of the 2020 film “Ovid and the Art of Love.” On its official website, the film is described as follows: “Based on the life of the famous Roman poet Ovid, this fun, classic story full of adventure, romance, and intrigue gets a modern twist. Set in a mash-up world of contemporary Detroit complete with togas, sneakers, hip-hop, oration, and poetry slams and filmed amidst the Motor City’s classical ruins, graffiti, and burgeoning art scene, ‘Ovid and the Art of Love’ is cinematically beautiful, engaging, and uncannily relevant." “Ovid and the Art of Love” was an official selection of the 2019 Festival of Cinema NYC, a film festival at which Esmé received the award for Best Director. In addition to her critically-acclaimed work on “Ovid and the Art of Love,” Esmé has written and produced documentary films, written journalistic articles, and worked as a film editor. This marks the final episode of Season One of Quintilian. Look for Season Two to premiere at the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year. Thanks to all of my amazing guests for making this season such a success! Quintilian is supported by a Bridge Initiative Grant from the Committee for the Promotion of Latin and Greek, a division of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South. Music: "Echo Canyon Instrumental" by Clive Romney Comments or questions about this podcast may be directed to ryangsellers@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you'd like to leave a voice message, here's the link. Perhaps we'll include your comments in the next episode of the show!

About Roman Britain, the pressure of following a legendary teacher, and the importance of giving students in under-resourced schools the opportunity to study Latin. Starting in the fall of 2022, Michael Garcia will be a Latin teacher at White Station High School in Memphis, Tennessee. Michael earned bachelor’s degrees in anthropology and history from Louisiana State University. He then went to England to pursue postgraduate degrees in archaeology and medieval studies before eventually landing in Memphis, where he has taught in the public school system for the past six years. Quintilian is supported by a Bridge Initiative Grant from the Committee for the Promotion of Latin and Greek, a division of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South. Music: "Echo Canyon Instrumental" by Clive Romney Comments or questions about this podcast may be directed to ryangsellers@gmail.com. Thanks for listening! If you'd like to leave a voice message, here's the link. Be sure to say who you are and where you live. Perhaps we'll include your message in the next episode of the show!

About declamation, IB Latin, and the benefits and challenges of having a four-year Latin requirement. Founded in 2006 and modeled after the Boston Latin School, The Brooklyn Latin School (TBLS) is one of nine specialized high schools in the New York City public school system. With an emphasis on public speaking, structured writing, analytical thinking, and Socratic seminars, TBLS requires all of its discipuli – and yes, they’re referred to as discipuli, not as students – to complete a full four-year Latin program. The discipuli of TBLS wear uniforms whose purple accents “reflect the color worn by Roman nobility,” and the school’s motto is reflective of the high expectations to which its discipuli are held: CUI MULTUM SIT DATUM, MULTUM AB EO POSTULABITUR (“To whom much has been given, much from him will be demanded”). According to data collected and analyzed by U.S. News and World Report, The Brooklyn Latin School is among the top one hundred public high schools in America. Jennifer Snyder serves as Chair of the Department of Classics at TBLS. Jennifer earned a B.A. in Classics from Smith College and an M.A. in Classics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and she has been teaching at TBLS since 2011.  The Brooklyn Latin School CORRECTION: A listener in Boston pointed out that the Boston Latin School still requires four years of Latin. Quintilian is supported by a Bridge Initiative Grant from the Committee for the Promotion of Latin and Greek, a division of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South.  Quintilian is on Facebook! Find us, follow us, and join the conversation. Music: "Echo Canyon Instrumental" by Clive Romney Comments or questions about this podcast may be directed to ryangsellers@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!

About canonization, Reginald Foster, and ten years of service in the Vatican's Office of Latin Letters. Daniel Gallagher holds degrees from the University of Michigan, the Catholic University of America, and the Pontifical Gregorian University. For ten years, he worked in the Vatican as a Latin language specialist, serving first Pope Benedict XVI and then Pope Francis. Since 2017, he has taught in the Department of Classics at Cornell University, where he currently holds the title of Professor of the Practice. Daniel has published extensively in the field of medieval philosophy, and he also translated the popular "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" into Latin, a book entitled "Commentarii de Inepto Puero." Here's a link to the complete letter about Mother Teresa that we discuss during the episode. Here's a link to the Vatican's Latin Twitter page. And here's Daniel's Latin translation of "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" . . . heavy metal references included. Quintilian is on Facebook! Find us, follow us, and join the conversation. Music: "Echo Canyon Instrumental" by Clive Romney Comments or questions about this podcast may be directed to ryangsellers@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!

About Marius, Isola Sacra, and a reinterpretation of Ovid's "Daphne and Apollo." Mark Prins is the author of “The Latinist,” a novel published in January of 2022 by W. W. Norton. Mark is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and a recipient of fellowships from the Truman Capote Literary Trust, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, and the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference. Previously, he studied literature at Williams College and Exeter College, Oxford. https://www.mark-prins.com/ https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393541274 Quintilian is on Facebook! Find us, follow us, and join the conversation. Music: "Echo Canyon Instrumental" by Clive Romney Comments or questions about this podcast may be directed to ryangsellers@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!

About Sulpicia, active Latin, and the importance of not excluding women Latinists from the curriculum. Skye Shirley is a Ph.D. student in the Latin department at University College London, where she is writing her dissertation on 17th century women Latin poets. She is the founder and director of Lupercal, an international organization dedicated to increasing opportunities for women in Latin language studies. She is a Latin teacher and curriculum consultant, drawing on her decade of experience teaching Latin learners of diverse ages and levels. https://www.skyeshirley.com/ Quintilian is on Facebook! Find us, follow us, and join the conversation. Music: "Echo Canyon Instrumental" by Clive Romney Comments or questions about this podcast may be directed to ryangsellers@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!

About Cleopatra, macrons on the AP Latin Exam, and the benefits of teaching courses outside of your natural comfort zone. Jennifer Sheridan Moss was born in New Jersey and attended Montclair State College, where she earned a B.A. in Classics. She went on to earn an M.A. and Ph.D. in Classical Studies from Columbia University. Jenni has taught at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan since 1995, where she has taught Latin at all levels, from elementary through graduate, as well as ancient history and courses on various aspects of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. In recognition of her excellent work in the classroom, she has received teaching awards both from her college and university and from the Society for Classical Studies, and she was elected to the Wayne State Academy of Teachers in 2018. Jenni has been involved with the Advanced Placement program since 2007, and she currently serves as the Chief Reader of the AP Latin Exam. Outside of her professional work, Jenni is also an enthusiastic worker of wool and distance cyclist. Quintilian is on Facebook! Find us, follow us, and join the conversation. Music: "Echo Canyon Instrumental" by Clive Romney Comments or questions about this podcast may be directed to ryangsellers@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!

About Syria, "Si vis pacem, para bellum," and using music to engage students in the Latin classroom. Since 2005, Dylan Connor has taught Latin at Bunnell High School in Stratford, Connecticut. He earned a B.A. in Classics and English from Skidmore College and an M.A. in Secondary Education from Fairfield University. In 2016, he was named Stratford’s Teacher of the Year, and he later advanced as a finalist for the Connecticut State Teacher of the Year Award. In addition to his excellent work in the classroom, Dylan is also a successful musician, and for reasons that he explains during the interview, he is a passionate advocate for the nation of Syria, as well. https://www.dylanconnor.com/ Some of Dylan's classroom-related music: https://dylconnor.jimdofree.com/audio-files/  "If You Want Peace, Prepare For War" - Dylan played and sang this live during our interview. Since we had some technical difficulties, however, I've inserted the album track into the podcast. Used with the permission of the artist. Quintilian is on Facebook! Find us, follow us, and join the conversation. Music: "Echo Canyon Instrumental" by Clive Romney Comments or questions about this podcast may be directed to ryangsellers@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!

About comprehensible input, the prevention of teacher burnout, and strategies for improving diversity in the field of classical studies. John Bracey has been a Latin teacher in Massachusetts since 2010. He currently teaches at Belmont High School in Belmont, Massachusetts. He has a B.A. in Classics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and an M.A. from Boston College. John has taught Latin exclusively using comprehensible input methodology for the past several years, and he leads workshops around the country for language teachers of all kinds. In 2016, he was recognized as the Massachusetts Latin Teacher of the Year. John has become widely known in the Classics profession through several publications in the online journal "Eidolon" dealing with race and the teaching of Latin. He was a contributor to the recent Diversity and Inclusion in the Latin Classroom online series from Cambridge University Press, and he is also working with The Comprehensible Classroom on creating the Latin curriculum "Sumus." https://magisterbracey.com/ Quintilian is on Facebook! Find us, follow us, and join the conversation. Music: "Echo Canyon Instrumental" by Clive Romney Comments or questions about this podcast may be directed to ryangsellers@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!

About "Suburani," Latin in the United Kingdom, and the challenge of bringing the 99% of ancient Romans out of the shadows. Hannah Smith is a talented classicist and illustrator who loves bringing the ancient world to life for students of all ages. A director at Hands Up Education, Hannah has recently co-authored and illustrated the textbook "Suburani" and the online "Primary Latin Course," and she continues to create resources with Hands Up Education to support the field of classical studies on both sides of the Atlantic. https://hands-up-education.org/suburani.html   Quintilian is on Facebook! Find us, follow us, and join the conversation. Music: "Echo Canyon Instrumental" by Clive Romney Comments or questions about this podcast may be directed to ryangsellers@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!

About AP Latin, the American Classical League Institute, and strategies for responding to the appropriation of classical antiquity by hate groups. For the past 21 years, Dr. Patrick McFadden has taught Latin at St. Mary’s Episcopal School in Memphis, Tennessee. Pat earned a bachelor’s degree from Kenyon College, a master’s degree from the University of Illinois, and a Ph.D. in Classics from the University of Michigan. Over the course of his long and distinguished career, Pat has held a number of important leadership positions, including State Co-Chair of the Tennessee Junior Classical League, Chair of the College’s Board’s SAT Latin Subject Test Development Committee, member of the Advanced Placement Latin Exam Development Committee, and Secretary of the American Classical League. He currently serves as American Classical League Vice-President. https://www.aclclassics.org/ Quintilian is on Facebook! Find us, follow us, and join the conversation. Music: "Echo Canyon Instrumental" by Clive Romney Comments or questions about this podcast may be directed to ryangsellers@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!