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The American Classical League was founded in 1919 for the purpose of fostering the study of classical languages in the United States and Canada. Membership is open to any person who is committed to the preservation and advancement of our classical inheritance from Greece and Rome. The League includes teachers of Latin, Greek, and Classics on elementary, secondary, and college levels.

CANE Discretionary Funds CANE Discretionary Grants are available for: 1. classroom projects for teaching of the Classics at all levels; 2. Research or Creative Writing projects in the Classics which can be used to enhance the teaching of the classics; 3. Materials such as slides, videos, or computer software to further the teaching of the Classics. Applications are open to residents of New England and to students in New England. Applicants need not be members of CANE, though membership is and will be strongly encouraged. Four grant deadlines for Discretionary Grants fall on August 1, November 1. February 1, and May 1, but applications may be submitted at any time.

Eta Sigma Phi is the national honorary collegiate society for students of Latin and/or Greek. Members are elected by local chapters which have been chartered by the society. The purposes of the Society, in the words of the Constitution, are "to develop and promote interest in classical study among the students of colleges and universities; to promote closer fraternal relationship among students who are interested in classical study, including inter-campus relationship; to engage generally in an effort to stimulate interest in classical study, and in the history, art, and literature of ancient Greece and Rome."

Online collection of websites, scholarly papers and presentations, and other resources for teaching classics. Includes webquests, interactive vocabulary and grammar activities, online dictionaries, etc.

"The French Cultural Center is thrilled to unveil the first ever francophone e-Library in the United States, available to residents of New England! Our initial, hand-picked collection of 500 e-Books and e-Audiobooks spans classic and contemporary literature, as well as non-fiction works such as history, biographies and travel guides. It includes offerings for Francophiles at all levels, from beginners to native speakers, and a number of young adult and early reader titles. To learn more about the collection, feel free to browse the e-Library catalog before registering."

"nciku has prepared bilingual versions of a number of classic public-domain short stories, including stories from The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Happy Prince and other tales by Oscar Wilde, and other short stories by O Henry and Edgar Allan Poe. We provide English and Japanese versions of each paragraph, so you can easily see the translation for the part of the story you're reading, as well as listen to an audio recording of each story in its original language or select English or Japanese text with your mouse to see a translation of that word. "

Exercises developed by the CLA Language Center GlossMaker: Allows the creation of on-line texts with annotations or glosses. EvalMaker: Creates an exercise where students can evaluate their own answers by comparing them to the teacher's. Also allows incorporation of sound or image files. MatchMaker: Creates a classic two-column matching exercise. Good provision for feedback. Also allows incorporation of sound or image files.

Contains links to Latin podcasts

This is an online thesaurus in Greek, with English translations.

Download page, with keyboard layouts, for free BibleWorks Greek and Hebrew fonts.

It contains links to all the acta apostolicae sedis(AAS) published from 1909 till 2007. AAS is the official gazette of the Holy See, appearing about twelve times a year.

It contains a list of maxims in Latin that you might find humorous.

In the Ancient Rome 3D layer, you can: * Fly into Rome as it looked in 320 A.D. * Tour the interior of famous buildings. * Visit the sites in 3D such as the Roman Forum, Colosseum and the Forum of Julius Caesar. * Learn about how the Romans lived.

Latin news broadcast (audio) from YLE Radio 1, a station in Finland. mp3 format

Monthly broadcast of news (audio) in Latin from Radio Bremen in Germany.

Latin news in written format from YLE Radio 1, a station in Finland.

Conatins links to websites that can help with Latin Study