Karen T. Moore

Karen T. Moore has served as the Classical Languages Chair at Grace Academy of Georgetown, TX, since 2002. During her years at Grace Academy she has taught Latin, Greek, Ancient Humanities, and assisted with curriculum development. Karen is also the author of several Latin books including the Libellus de Historia series, the Latin Alive series (Classical Academic Press) and Hancus ille Vaccanis (Logos Press). Most recently, she has developed an online course in Classical Art & Archaeology with ClassicalU, which discusses the material in this article among other works of art. Karen is also an adjunct professor in Classics with Houston Christian University and a board member with the ACCS Institute for Classical Languages. Karen holds a B.A. in Classics from the University of Texas at Austin and an MSc with Distinction in Classical Art & Archaeology from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Karen and her husband Bryan are the proud parents of three Grace Academy Alumni. When not reading Latin literature, Karen can be found working in her garden, hiking with her family, or leading her students in adventures across Italy.
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