“It takes considerable painterly imagination to approach the wings of angels. That angels even HAVE wings is a matter of theological debate.” — Sally Hickson You may have noticed, strolling around rooms filled with medieval and Renaissance Christian art, that some angels are adorned with large, luminous and multi-coloured peacock-wings…

At Forte Academy, we specialise in offering classical learning experiences in Italy that are mind-opening, interdisciplinary and off the beaten track. Whilst Classics students flock to Rome, we have always advocated for the benefits of a classical education in Florence. But what do you know about the links between Classics…

Did you know that 94% of students in the UK are educated at state schools, and yet only 2.7% of state schools offer Latin at KS3 level? The inequity of access to Latin at secondary school level (and the knock-on impact of this) has received a fair amount of attention…

Today’s article takes the form of a conversation with Skye, sharing some practical tips for challenging the canon whilst teaching the canon, tools for questioning textbooks and empowering students to do the same. …

Titus Livius (Livy) is a household name in the Classics canon. Born in 64 or 59 BC, Livy is famous for writing an impressively long history of Rome — from the mythical founding of the city in 753 BC up to his own day — called the Ab urbe condita…

This year, the theme is ‘Challenge the Canon’ for Classics Abroad 2021 in Florence & Online, our summer course devoted to exploring classical antiquity through the literature, art, history and culture of Florence. What is the Canon? Broadly speaking, the ‘Canon’ refers to those well-known authors or works that have…

Like Build-A-Bear, but better because it’s vocabulary learning that doesn’t feel like vocabulary learning. It can be a nice change to bring visual vocabulary activities into your Latin learning, especially with the kind of eccentric words on offer in your average word list (compared to our friends over at MFL)…

In Exile is a debut novel by author and teacher, Alexandra Turney. Its tagline — “Violence is divine” — is apt for a story that asks: what would happen if Dionysus, god of wine and divine ecstasy, woke up in modern Rome? For a god that’s shrouded in mystery and…

Bring some good luck into your life the ancient way. This is the second article in our blog series for Mediterranean lifestyle and culture brand, Made in the Med. “Essere superstiziosi è da ignoranti, ma non esserlo porta male.” - Eduardo De Filippo “Being superstitious is a sign of ignorance…