"Imagine eight phenomenal Latinists having a blast and chatting in Latin about Ceres's influence on the seasons, and about our own favorite seasons."
- Baltimore leader Cathy Reed
Our Materials
Lupercal materials are provided free to members at each meeting, and are available for sale here. All proceeds go directly to support Lupercal's running costs, book drives, and programs.
New!
posters to color!
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This resource is free! Suggested donation to our fundraiser is $5. Thanks for your support!
Our Reading Handouts from
De Mulieribus Claris by Boccaccio
CERES
Worksheet by Skye Shirley
Illustration by Kathryn Stutz
Goddess of the Harvest
ZENOBIA
Worksheet by Skye Shirley
Illustration by Herbert G. Schmalz
Queen of Palmyra
AMAZONS
Worksheet by Skye Shirley
Illustration by Abigail López
Marpesia & Lampedo,
Amazon Queens
HORTENSIA
Worksheet by Skye Shirley
Illustration by Alba Pozuello-Lobillo
Roman oratress who spoke against taxation of women
POPE JOAN
Worksheet by Skye Shirley
Image from Wikimedia Commons
The legendary multi-gendered medieval pope
ENGULDRADA
Worksheet by Skye Shirley
Photo of members discussing Enguldrada
Florentine maiden who publicly advocated for consent
Other Resources
ADVANCED HERSTORY CROSSWORD
Latin hints using phrases from Boccaccio, with our famous women as crosswords. Answer Key included.
OBSTACLE COURSE
A Latin obstacle course in which students must move a piece across the board by saying Latin prepositions and the correct case of the noun.
BEGINNER HERSTORY CROSSWORD
Latin hints using simple Latin, with our famous women as crosswords. Answer Key included.
PENELOPE CROSSWORD
Latin hints with high frequency vocabulary from Ovid's Penelope in the Heroides as crosswords. Answer key included.
HERSTORY MAP ACTIVITY
Fill in the map with the names of women depicted in De Mulieribus Claris. Answer Key included.
HORTENSIA CROSSWORD
Latin hints to high frequency words in Boccaccio's Hortensia reading. Answer Key included.
Lupercal T-Shirt
Lupercal's t-shirts are in, and will be available in this version until May 4th! Through a partnership with Bonfire.com, a portion of all sales will go to Lupercal. T-shirts are in three imperial shades, with our cities on the back and the line in Boccaccio's tale of Cleopatra, in which he writes that she is
de se plurimum fidens: "trusting entirely in herself."
