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As the banner above suggests, this page is dedicated to expanding our canon - in every way. This page is sub divided by area and as I add more, I'll add more to this descriptions. For now, you'll find the following categories: Outside the Canon: Readings, and Classicists You Need to Know. I link everything I can for each, but please let me know if I'm missing something! There's a contact form at the bottom of this page to submit an idea that you think should be here. I will, of course, give credit. Items are listed in alphabetical order and I have done my best to give title credit as it is listed on various social media. If you want to be known by another name, please let me know. 

Outside the Canon: Readings

​Classical Texts

Cornelius Nepos - Writes easy to read biographies in Latin including ones about Hannibal and Hamilcar.

Silius Italicus - wrote one of the longest poems in Latin and is considered the "worst" poet. His poem gives unique voice to the Punic Wars in the perspective of the Carthaginians and includes Anna as a river goddess who serves Juno and speaks to Hannibal. 
Medieval Texts

Isidore de Seville - Writes a wonderful bestiary and includes the medieval perspective which can easily be compared to works of the Classical world like Pliny the Elder. 
  • Blog Post on a unit involving Pliny the Elder and Isidore de Seville

Leo Allatius - A medieval writer whose work is, I believe, largely lost. I was fortunate enough to get notes on a text during my time at the University of Florida. 
  • Blog Post on a unit involving Pliny the Elder and Leo Allatius' discussion of vampires

Classicists You Need to Know

Solange Ashby - Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Chicago (Taken from Twitter) ​Recommended by Dr. Mai Musié
Solange Ashby on Twitter
Nubian Heritage Tours

John Bracey - Latin Teacher. Active user of CI/TPRS. John has been a Latin teacher in Massachusetts since 2010. He has a B.A. in Classics from UMass Amherst and an MA from Boston College. He was the 2016 Massachusetts Latin teacher of the year. (taken from Twitter and magisterbracy.com) Recommended by Miriam Patrick and Dr. Chris Buczek
John Bracey on Twitter
Bracey's Website

Sara Derbew - ​Recommended by Dr. Mai Musié

Daphne Francois - Latin teacher at Boston Latin Academy; she holds her BA from Wellesley College. Recommended by Diane Warne Anderson

Emily Greenwood - ​Professor of Classics and of African Studies at Yale (Taken from Yale Alumni Magazine) Recommended by Dr. Mai Musié
Rewriting the End

Katherine Harloe - Classicist, intellectual historian, and professor at the University of Reading (Taken from Twitter) Recommended by Dr. Mai Musié
Katherine Harloe on Twitter

Michael Howard - Latin teacher at the Boston Latin School and current member of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee for the American Classical League; BA from Boston University. Recommended by Diane Warne Anderson and Miriam Patrick
The DEI Committee for ACL
Please note that this link may change. While the DEI is listed as a taskforce on the ACL website, it was voted into a standing committee in 2020. 

 Dr. Zena Kamash​ - Senior Lecturer. Archaeology. Deputy Editor for European Journal of Archaeology. (Taken from Twitter) Recommended by Dr. Mai Musié
Dr. Zena Kamash on Twitter
Not All Archaeologists Have Beards
Classics at Royal Holloway on Twitter

Jackie Murray - Recommended by Maria Pretzler​

Dr. Mai Musié - Co-Founder of ClassicsinCommunity, Trustee for Classics For All, Classical Association Outreach prize winner (Taken from Twitter) Recommended by Caroline Bristow.
Dr. Mai Musié on Twitter
Classics in Communities Website
Classics for All Twitter

Dr. Walter Melvin Roberts III - creates ancient Latin and Greek tutorials; seeks to support students and teachers, particularly of ancient Greek via guided translations, tutorials, and classes (Taken from Patreon). ​Recommended by Diane Warne Anderson
Dr, Roberts III on Patreon

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