Ben Johnson
@brjohnson.bsky.social
Maine Latin Teacher, YouTuber @latintutorial, 2025 Penobscot County Teacher of the Year, 2026 Maine Teacher of the Year Finalist. Check out latintutorial.com!
We're reading Pliny 6.20 this week, so it's a timely release. I ordered mine from bookshop.org (it's out of stock at amazon right now anyway, and this makes me feel better about myself).
October 20, 2025 at 9:02 PM
We're reading Pliny 6.20 this week, so it's a timely release. I ordered mine from bookshop.org (it's out of stock at amazon right now anyway, and this makes me feel better about myself).
Working on a new activity for latintutorial.com. 🤔
October 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Working on a new activity for latintutorial.com. 🤔
The Maine DOE visited my school yesterday for the final round of the Maine Teacher of the Year. I couldn't have asked for a better day.
A Day with Benjamin Johnson: Celebrating a 2026 Maine Teacher of the Year Finalist Bringing New Life to a Dead Language
Benjamin Johnson commands the room during his Latin I class at Hampden Academy. Walk into Benjamin Johnson’s classroom at Hampden Academy, and you will find teenagers who are enthusiast…
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September 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM
The Maine DOE visited my school yesterday for the final round of the Maine Teacher of the Year. I couldn't have asked for a better day.
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“The Orkney Hood, found in a peat bog in 1867, is the only complete item of fabric clothing to have survived from early medieval Scotland. Date: c. 250-615 AD, now on display at the National Museum of Scotland”
MJ take on this post
https://twitter.com/archaeologyart/status/1651307728529129517?s=20
MJ take on this post
https://twitter.com/archaeologyart/status/1651307728529129517?s=20
April 27, 2023 at 10:09 AM
“The Orkney Hood, found in a peat bog in 1867, is the only complete item of fabric clothing to have survived from early medieval Scotland. Date: c. 250-615 AD, now on display at the National Museum of Scotland”
MJ take on this post
https://twitter.com/archaeologyart/status/1651307728529129517?s=20
MJ take on this post
https://twitter.com/archaeologyart/status/1651307728529129517?s=20
Hey, this crazy thing just happened!
May 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Hey, this crazy thing just happened!
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Happy Birthday, Rome! It’s a long time since the founding of the city, but we pay our reverence always to the greatest She-wolf who ever lived and the fantastic mosaic she inspired!
#MosaicMonday #AncientBluesky🏺
#MosaicMonday #AncientBluesky🏺
April 21, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Happy Birthday, Rome! It’s a long time since the founding of the city, but we pay our reverence always to the greatest She-wolf who ever lived and the fantastic mosaic she inspired!
#MosaicMonday #AncientBluesky🏺
#MosaicMonday #AncientBluesky🏺
Reposted by Ben Johnson
IO NATALIS VRBIS
Roma Divina Urbs
YouTube video by Aborym - Topic
youtu.be
April 21, 2025 at 11:30 AM
IO NATALIS VRBIS
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Carl Sagan explains how the ancient Greeks knew the Earth was round and calculated its circumference over 2,000 years ago.
April 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Carl Sagan explains how the ancient Greeks knew the Earth was round and calculated its circumference over 2,000 years ago.