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Best Ancient Greek Courses for Beginners: Online and in Paperback
ATTENTION: This blog is currently a work in progress, but I am sharing it due to popular demand. Star it and come back to it by the...
Ana Martin
Dec 30, 20244 min read
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Perfect Christmas Presents for Young Classicists: My 2024 Gift List
Finding the perfect antiquity-themed Christmas Presents As happens every year, I have been asked about relevant presents for young...
Ana Martin
Dec 2, 20245 min read
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Best Free Online Tools that will make you want to Learn Latin
Swapping mindless internet browsing for some Latin practice online is easy! Input and exposure to a language are crucial to learning: the mo
Ana Martin
Aug 9, 20245 min read
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What can you do with a Classics degree? A conversation with Núria Ortiz Güell, Spanish translator and localisation expert
This week, I spoke with Núria Ortiz Güell, who has built a successful career as a translator and localisation expert thanks to her initial C
Ana Martin
Jul 15, 20244 min read
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How to study, revise and succeed for OCR A-Level Latin
Information, tips and resources for A-Level Latin students sitting OCR tests.
Ana Martin
Jun 26, 202411 min read
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Get a 9 in Virgil for OCR GCSE Latin: tips, resources and information to succeed
This module weighs 25% of your GCSE grade and will be examined with a 50-mark paper that lasts 1 hour . Here is what you will find in...
Ana Martin
Jun 20, 20244 min read
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What can you do with a Classics degree? A conversation with Sahra Merali-Smith, Teacher of Latin and Greek
Many Classics graduates choose to teach as a career after their degree, and lead fulfilling and successful professional lives. I was very ha
Ana Martin
Jun 11, 20243 min read
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Monarchy, Republic, Empire: a simple history of Rome to help you read the Aeneid
This is a very short guide to Roman history for GCSE, A-Level, AP, and IB students getting started with the Aeneid. I have summarised the ma
Ana Martin
Jun 4, 20245 min read
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What can you do with a Classics degree? A conversation with Inge van Baren, Senior Learning Consultant Global Risk & Compliance for ING Bank
"the skills and mindset that I gained from studying Classics still help me every day."
Ana Martin
May 17, 20243 min read
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How to Get Ready for Herodotus’ Histories: Greek GCSE OCR text
Get ready for the OCR Greek GCSE set text here!
Ana Martin
May 1, 20246 min read
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How do you answer literary style questions? Tips for GCSE and A-Level Latin set texts
In the MANGOES cheat sheet, there is a list of rhetorical devices for every aspect of the text that you can consider in your answers, as wel
Ana Martin
Apr 24, 20244 min read
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What can you do with a Classics Degree? A conversation with Katharine Swire, Senior Knowledge Lawyer
An interview with Katharine Swire, Classics graduate and lawyer.
Ana Martin
Feb 8, 20243 min read
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What can you do with a Classics degree? A conversation with Hannah Watkins, Classics trip specialist
Younger Classicists may not have met anyone who has had a successful career after a Classics BA, or perhaps they have, but they would never
Ana Martin
Dec 12, 20234 min read
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How does speaking practice lead to success in ICCG and Classical Greek GCSE?
At a time when speaking Latin, or at least engaging in plenty of loud interaction, is slowly becoming the new normal in Latin teaching, it i
Ana Martin
Dec 11, 20235 min read
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What can you do with a Classics degree? A conversation with Derek Haddad, Policy Consultant
What does a Classics degree entail? If I do not want to be a teacher, what jobs can I have after choosing a Classics degree?
Ana Martin
Dec 1, 20236 min read
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Latin vocabulary revision: the one with the kings, rulers and straight orders
rego, regnum, rex and regno... which means what?
Ana Martin
Aug 16, 20231 min read
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What tools are essential to boost your Latin and Greek courses online?
Are you learning a classical language and using a computer? Whether there is a person on the other end of the screen or not, you need to...
Ana Martin
Jul 11, 20238 min read
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Intermediate Greek Certificate: Why, When and How to Succeed in Classical Greek
Gain an entry-level qualification in Classical Greek with the Intermediate Certificate in Classical Greek
Ana Martin
Jun 19, 20233 min read
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Latine loquor: How can spoken Latin help you secure a top grade for GCSE?
Using Latin as a living language can help you boost results at GCSE and beyond.
Ana Martin
Feb 26, 20233 min read
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Pythius and Sagae Thessalae: how can you learn the Prose set text for OCR GCSE Latin?
Tips, tools and tricks to help you learn the meaning of the Prose Set Texts for Latin GCSE, OCR.
Ana Martin
Jan 29, 20237 min read
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