Quintilian: The Latin Teacher Podcast

Ryan Sellers

A podcast about classical language and culture, the teaching of classical language and culture, and the challenges faced by those who endeavor to bring the ancient world to the 21st-century classroom.

  1. 06/23/2025

    41. Clint Hagen

    About Forum Romanum, the NJCL Latin League, and strategies for teaching Roman history to beginning Latin students. Clint Hagen has been teaching Latin in the state of Texas for the past three decades. Having previously taught in the cities of Amarillo and Austin, he currently teaches at Fort Worth Country Day. He is the creator of Ecce Ambulatores!, an introductory-level Latin textbook, and The Toga and the Sword, a Roman history textbook for beginning Latin students. This past school year, Clint served as the inaugural commissioner of the NJCL Latin League, a year-long online trivia competition for middle school and high school Latin students.  Forum Romanum Episode 18 Video Forum Romanum Episode 18 Script Requiescant in pace: Marcus Favonius (John Donohue) and Iulia Pauli (Amy High). CORRECTION: There were 24 episodes of this program. Recorded in June of 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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're enjoying ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quintilian⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, please leave us a rating and/or a review on your favorite podcast distribution platform.

    1h 7m

  2. 05/20/2025

    40. Eric Adler

    About what classicists think, the hypocrisy of English-only "decolonization," and how a nineteenth-century debate can offer strategies for saving the humanities today. Eric Adler is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Classics at the University of Maryland. He received a B.A. from Connecticut College, an M.A. from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and a Ph.D. from Duke University. His research interests include Roman historiography, Latin prose, the history of classical scholarship, and the history of the humanities. He is the author of the books Valorizing the Barbarians: Enemy Speeches in Roman Historiography  (2011), Classics, the Culture Wars, and Beyond (2016), and The Battle of the Classics: How a Nineteenth-Century Debate Can Save the Humanities Today (2020).    Recorded in May of 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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're enjoying ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quintilian⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, please leave us a rating and/or a review on your favorite podcast distribution platform.

    1h 6m

  3. 04/19/2025

    39. Patrick Yaggy

    About Statius, the American Classical League Mentoring Program, and upcoming revisions to the Advanced Placement Latin curriculum. Patrick Yaggy’s career in education began 25 years ago. Teaching first in Georgia and then later in Arizona, he is well-known within the Latin-teaching community for both his excellence in the classroom and his generous contributions to the profession. He has served as a Board Member of the North American Cambridge Classics Project and as the inaugural Chair of the American Classical League Mentoring Program, he has authored a textbook on the Thebaid of Statius, he has developed resources to complement the teaching of Caesar and Vergil, and he has created hundreds of instructional videos on YouTube. In the spring of 2024, Patrick accepted a position at the College Board, where he now serves as the Director of Assessment for Advanced Placement Latin and World Languages.  Recorded in April of 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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're enjoying ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quintilian⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, please leave us a rating and/or a review on your favorite podcast distribution platform.

    1h 2m

  4. 11/03/2024

    38. Ismini Miliaresis

    About Kefalonia, Roman baths, and the search for the real Odysseus. The documentary Odysseus Returns premiered on PBS in August of 2024. The description of the film on the PBS website reads as follows: “An amateur historian, Makis Metaxas, claims he found the bones of Odysseus, the hero of Homer’s epic poem, the Odyssey. But the discovery is soon embroiled in controversy, and Makis embarks on his own odyssey to convince the world he is right.”  Ismini Miliaresis appears in this documentary, not only as an expert in the field of classical archaeology but also as someone who has a fascinating personal connection to this story. Ismini received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. After working as an engineer for several years, she returned to school and completed an M.A. and Ph.D. in Classical Archaeology from the University of Virginia. She has published articles about the Stabian Baths of Pompeii and the Forum Baths of Ostia, and she has taught at such institutions as the American University of Rome, the University of Missouri, and the University of Virginia.   Recorded in November of 2024 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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're enjoying ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quintilian⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, please leave us a rating and/or a review on your favorite podcast distribution platform.

    1h 2m

  5. 10/09/2024

    37. Caroline Bristow

    About England, the family of Caecilius, and revisions to a classic textbook about the classical world.  Caroline Bristow is the Director of the Cambridge School Classics Project. After earning a bachelor’s and master’s degree in ancient history from the University of Oxford, she worked as a teacher for several years, teaching subjects such as classical civilization, classical Greek, religion, philosophy, and anthropology. She then moved on to become a Classics and Religious Studies Subject Specialist, working closely with the Department of Education to develop subject-specific guidelines and policies. In her role as Director of the Cambridge School Classics Project, a position she has held since 2017, Caroline oversees the Cambridge Latin Course, coordinates teacher support and training, participates in public outreach, and endeavors to make the ancient world accessible to a wide audience of students by advancing Classics pedagogy through research-based methodology.  UK School Latin Course Overhauled to Reflect Diversity of Roman World: The Guardian, July 10, 2022 CLARIFICATION: In the North American 5th Edition of the Cambridge Latin Course, the character Barbillus appears AFTER Stage 16 (i.e., in Stage 17). Recorded in October of 2024 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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're enjoying ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quintilian⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, please leave us a rating and/or a review on your favorite podcast distribution platform.

    1h 28m

  6. 08/01/2024

    36. Robert Holschuh Simmons

    About the Olympics, Athenian demagogues, and the importance of cultivating a love of Latin in local communities. Bob Simmons is an Associate Professor and Chair of Classics at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois. His research interests include Athenian demagogues, political and social conflict in 5th-century Athens, and sports in ancient Greece and Rome. He is the author of Demagogues, Power, and Friendship in Classical Athens: Leaders as Friends in Aristophanes, Euripides, and Xenophon, a book published by Bloomsbury in 2023. Over the course of his career, Bob has received such recognitions as the Award for Excellence in College Teaching from the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, the Outreach Prize from the Society for Classical Studies, and the Charles Humphreys Award for Innovative Pedagogy from the American Classical League. In the summer of 2024, he served as the Co-Director of The Ancient Olympics and Daily Life in Ancient Olympia: A Hands-On History, a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute for K-12 teachers.  The other Co-Director of this NEH Institute – friend of the podcast Nathalie Roy. You can learn more about Nathalie and her innovative approach to classical studies in Episode 31 and Episode 3. How Can We Save Latin in our Public High Schools? (Bob's 2019 article for the SCS Blog) Show Me the Money: Pliny, Trajan, and the Iselastic Games (referenced by Bob at the very end of the episode) Recorded in July of 2024 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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're enjoying ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quintilian⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, please leave us a rating and/or a review on your favorite podcast distribution platform.

    1h 15m

  7. 07/23/2024

    35. Jane Draycott

    About Cleopatra’s daughter, ancient prosthetic limbs, and the representation of women from antiquity in video games.  Jane Draycott is a Lecturer in Classics and Co-Director of the Games and Gaming Lab at the University of Glasgow. Her research interests include the Roman territories of Egypt and Mauretania, science, technology, and medicine in the classical world, and video games set in classical antiquity. She received a B.A. in Archaeology and Ancient History and an M.A. in Ancient History from Cardiff University, a master’s degree in Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology from Cranfield University, and a Ph.D. in Classics from the University of Nottingham. Jane is the author of Cleopatra’s Daughter: Egyptian Princess, Roman Prisoner, African Queen, a biography first published in the United Kingdom in 2022, and she shares her expertise about Cleopatra’s daughter in Episode 3 of Queens of Ancient Egypt, a 2023 television documentary series.   Recorded in July of 2024 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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're enjoying ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quintilian⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, please leave us a rating and/or a review on your favorite podcast distribution platform.

    1h 12m

  8. 12/04/2023

    34. Sierra Mannie

    About Mississippi, the National Spelling Bee, and leaving the field of journalism to become a Latin teacher. Sierra Mannie teaches Latin at Hunter College High School in New York City. Before she began teaching, however, she worked as a writer and journalist, with articles and editorials appearing in such publications as Time Magazine, the Jackson Free Press, and The Hechinger Report. More recently, she has also been a writer for the ABC television game show The Chase. Sierra received a bachelor’s degree in Classics and English from the University of Mississippi and a master’s degree in education from Hunter College. In 2017, she delivered a TEDx Millsaps College presentation entitled Tempora, Mores, and Other Complaints. Recorded in November of 2023. ⁠⁠⁠⁠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're enjoying ⁠⁠⁠⁠Quintilian⁠⁠⁠⁠, please leave us a rating and/or a review on your favorite podcast distribution platform.

    1h 8m
See All (41)

Ratings & Reviews

5
out of 5
13 Ratings

About

A podcast about classical language and culture, the teaching of classical language and culture, and the challenges faced by those who endeavor to bring the ancient world to the 21st-century classroom.

Information