Josef Herman

Head of Classics @DartfordGS, previously an assistant principal @MarymountRome.

[Wanted in Rome @wantedinrome]

In a time-honoured spring tradition, Rome fills the Spanish Steps with hundreds of azaleas.

[Frasier Crane & Co. @Frasier_Quotes]

Martin: Aw geez, the disposal's jammed. Stick your hand down there and see what's stuck, will ya?

Niles: Dad, it's me. Niles.

[Zvi Mowshowitz @TheZvi]

My son is asked to find surface area of a cube for his homework. There is exactly one wrong side length for such a problem, and they picked it.

[Stilicho @GenStilicho]

Walter Ong on the effects of Latin (and by extension Sanskrit, Hebrew, Classical Chinese, etc) as the language of European intellectual life. Writing distances the thinker from their thoughts and allows for rational analysis; a learned intellectual language heightens this effect

[Josef Herman @jg_herman]

@MrDanielBuck @BarryNSmith79 Interesting! At what age did you start?

[Josef Herman @jg_herman]

@MoonPavilion Oh it's a wonderful series! I particularly love Kevin McAleer's performance as Uncle Colm.

[Antigone Journal @AntigoneJournal]

If you have 30 seconds to spare and wish to make an attempt to save Latin in the state sector, signing and sharing this petition will be a very helpful step forward.
(We have a powerful piece on this issue appearing today.) @romanhistory1 @wmarybeard @carolemadge @culturaltutor

[Josef Herman @jg_herman]

@holland_tom @dcsandbrook All the more reason to love Paul Cambon.

[Josef Herman @jg_herman]

@MoonPavilion Oh yes, it's wonderful isn't it!

[Josef Herman @jg_herman]

@MoonPavilion Excellent! I actually had a Hendrick's the other day at my hotel on Skye. It was very nice, although quite floral if you're used to Gordon's!

[Josef Herman @jg_herman]

At Jac-O-Bites Cafe in Mallaig, enjoying a Walker's shortbread finger (a confection to which @MoonPavilion is partial, as I recall).

[The Italian Way of Life @learnitalianpod]

Palermo Cathedral, ⛪️ located in Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy, 🇮🇹 dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. #Sicily #chiesepalermo

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

Thread of surreal archeological discoveries 🧵

1. Roman mosaic found under Italian vineyard

[Josef Herman @jg_herman]

Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus.

[poppy 🦋 @notpopbase]

Name a more iconic trio than Kim, Kourtney and Khloe.

[Pizza Pepe @PizzaPepe]

Incredible! 97-year-old WW2 paratrooper vet returns to Normandy to recreate his D-Day jump. 🫡🫡

[Godspeed You Black Tamperer (ft Maya) @twlldun]

- I want the most French ambassador humanly possible
- no, that’s too French

[Courtney Mares @catholicourtney]

Stations of the Cross in a torchlit Colosseum on the night of Good Friday

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

Arctic fox.. 😊

[StevenHuntClassics @StevenHuntClass]

Reverse Cardiff University's decision to cut ancient languages - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/9RBeGoqa9v via @UKChange