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Here's Silvius, adopted son of Minimus and Minima, playing in a Roman kitchen.
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Photo of Silvius, the little Latin mouse, in a paper model of a Roman kitchen (complete with toilet, obviously)
January 28, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Minimus' calendar for 2026 is ready, even if it's a bit late! Download your copy: www.minimuslatin.co.uk/fun-stuff.html

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Cover image from Minimus' 2026 calendar, with a photo of the mice on the beach. Text reads "fasti familiares Minimi MMXXVI" which means Minimus' calendar 2026.
January 23, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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Mouseflake! Look on the Minimus website for the template and instructions: www.minimuslatin.co.uk/uploads/2/2/...

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Photo of a papercut snowflake in the shape of mice on cheese
December 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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‪Time for Minimus to start opening his Advent calendar!‬
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Drawing of Minimus the Latin mouse, asleep in his woolly nest. It's the front of his advent calendar; download it from the link.
December 1, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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One of my online Latin students from the USA made a special trip with his family to meet Minimus' family and me in Suffolk, after visiting Vindolanda yesterday. euge!
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Photo of Helen with a young student and the mouse family, in the restaurant of a 17th century pub in rural Suffolk
April 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Sanctus Patricius serpentes ex Hibernia agit... serpentes eum maxime vexant! (St Patrick drives the snakes out of Ireland... the snakes are annoying him a lot!)
Drawing of St Patrick driving a donkey cart with three snakes in. The snakes are saying "nonne iam advenimus?" (Are we there yet?); "necesse est mihi mingere" (I need a wee); "nauseo" (I feel sick) and St Patrick is thinking "miserere mei" (Have pity on me).
March 17, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Sanctus Patricius serpentes ex Hibernia agit... serpentes eum maxime vexant! (St Patrick drives the snakes out of Ireland... the snakes are annoying him a lot!)
Drawing of St Patrick driving a donkey cart with three snakes in. The snakes are saying "nonne iam advenimus?" (Are we there yet?); "necesse est mihi mingere" (I need a wee); "nauseo" (I feel sick) and St Patrick is thinking "miserere mei" (Have pity on me).
March 17, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Photo of playmobil Julius Caesar lying in a puddle of blood (sharpie on paper) in front of a drawing of the conspirators
March 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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amor murinus omnia vincit! (Mousy love conquers all!) Minimus et Minima inter se amplexantur (Minimus and Minima hug each other). 🐭❤️🐭
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Photo of Minimus and Minima, the Latin mice, embracing each other. The photo is enclosed in a heart shape.
February 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Vindolandae ventosissimum est! (It's really windy at Vindolanda!) Rufus Vibrissam arte tenet, et Vibrissa caudam Minimi tenaciter prendit (Rufus holds Vibrissa close, and Vibrissa grips Minimus' tail tightly). #minimuslatin
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Drawing of Minimus the Latin mouse, with his friends Vibrissa the cat and Rufus the small Roman. It's a windy day, and Rufus is holding tight to Vibrissa, who is keeping hold of Minimus as he is almost blown away by a gust.
January 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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euge! We're part of the Pantheon again for this year's International Lego Classicism Day on February 20th! My online students are excitedly planning their Latin and Lego sentences and stories.
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Photo of Lego versions of Minimus and family. Flavius, Rufus and Lepidina are in front of two pillars. On the right hand pillar are Minimus and Vibrissa, and on the left is Lego Dr Forte with the book cover
February 6, 2024 at 10:06 PM