The The nagging things that teachers did with verbal language that bored us to tears as kids are turned into attractive features in a well - done hypertext article. Nobody is looking over the student's shoulder to either nag or make fun of his or her enjoyment of learning. The images used on this site are carefully chosen to emphasize or clarify what the adjacent text is explaining. Often, the images will be coin portraits of rulers. Sometimes, they will be of symbols or figures found on the reverse of coins.
Most images show examples of the written language from the period.
There is an entire main topic area on writing and language, and the various words, letters, and symbols are explained there. Most of the inscriptions in Latin can be deciphered by readers of English with a well - developed vocabulary, since much of English comes from Latin. The author has applied some rather sophisticated digital imaging techniques to make the lettering clear and crisp even when the original coin is dark or corroded. Also, the different eras of the Roman republic and empire had different styles of portraiture and lettering. The author has tried to have his photos show these features as clearly as possible.