▁were ▁created ▁by ▁high ▁school ▁students ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Cover age ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Cat ap ult ▁Cont est ▁appeared ▁extens ively ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁media ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁including ▁in ▁Sports ▁Illustr ated , ▁Se vent een ▁Magazine , ▁and ▁on ▁N BC ▁News . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁Dr . ▁Bar cio ▁published ▁an ▁author itative ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁contest , ▁including ▁detailed ▁instructions ▁on ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁modern ▁cat ap ult s , ▁in ▁a ▁book ▁titled ▁Cat ap ult ▁Design , ▁Const ruction ▁& ▁Compet ition . ▁ ▁The ▁Pom pe i iana ▁News letter ▁ ▁The ▁Pom pe i iana ▁News letter ▁was ▁a ▁month ly ▁publication ▁distributed ▁to ▁Latin ▁students ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world . ▁It ▁included ▁feature ▁articles , ▁po ems , ▁com ics , ▁puzz les ▁and ▁other ▁items ▁intended ▁to ▁aid ▁in ▁the ▁instruction ▁of ▁Latin ▁and ▁Class ical ▁Studies . ▁The ▁Pom pe i iana ▁News letter ▁was ▁published ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁through ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Dr . ▁Bar cio ▁granted ▁Bol ch azy - Card ucci ▁Publish ers ▁exclusive ▁rights ▁too ▁all ▁back ▁issues ▁of ▁the ▁publication . ▁Bol ch azy - Card ucci ▁subsequently ▁uploaded ▁all ▁ 2 2 9 ▁issues ▁of ▁the ▁news letter ▁to ▁their ▁website ▁where ▁the ▁content ▁is ▁offered ▁free ▁" to ▁Latin ▁teachers , ▁students , ▁and ▁others ▁interested ▁in ▁Class ics ." ▁