{"id":10872,"date":"2019-09-18T09:08:59","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T15:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=10872"},"modified":"2019-09-18T09:14:54","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T15:14:54","slug":"alexa-i-want-to-talk-to-julius-caesar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=10872","title":{"rendered":"Alexa, I Want to Talk to Julius Caesar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Via Mary Harrsch’s Roman Times <\/em>online magazine: She is creating Alexa “skills” on ancient Roman topics.<\/a><\/p>\n

I received word from Amazon that the newest version of my FREE educational Alexa skill, “Caesar’s Ancient World<\/a>” has been certified. This latest version of the skill includes 280 images of ancient art from almost 100 institutions worldwide for those of you with Alexa-enabled devices with displays like the Echo Show, Echo Spot and FireTV.\u00a0Of course the voice-only version remains available for those with regular Echos or Echo Dots.<\/p>\n

I have redesigned the interface so you can now just ask Caesar what you would like to talk about and he will reply with narrative including sound effects.\u00a0<\/span>You can say things like “I want to know more about chariot racing” or “Tell me more about your greatest victory” or “I’m interested in gladiators”.\u00a0If you can’t think of anything just say “I don’t know” or “I can’t think of anything” and he’ll suggest a topic!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Topics include priesthood, horseback riding, and the Roman institution of slavery. There is another one called “Ancient Wisdom.”<\/a><\/p>\n

Roman Times <\/em>is in the sidebar under “Classics,” but you need to be at this blog’s home page<\/a> to see the sidebar!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Via Mary Harrsch’s Roman Times online magazine: She is creating Alexa “skills” on ancient Roman topics. I received word from Amazon that the newest version of my FREE educational Alexa skill, “Caesar’s Ancient World” has been certified. 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