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The Fugalia Festival Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Feb 25, 2016
Festival Time!!!!! In ancient Roman religion, Regifugium or Fugalia (“King’s Flight”) was an annual observance that took place every February 24. The Romans themselves offer varying views on the meaning of the day. According to Varro and Ovid, the festival commemorated the flight of the last king of Rome, ,[ Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (died 495 BC) was the legendary seventh and final king of Rome, reigning from 535…
Ancient Dentistry: Do you really want to know? Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Feb 17, 2016
Salvete Omnes (Hello Everyone!), I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine’s Day filled with love and chocolate! But, I wonder how many of us overindulged on the candy and sweets? DISCLAIMER: THIS POST WILL FEATURE EXAMPLES OF ANCIENT DENTISTRY. IMAGES MAY NOT BE SUITED FOR EVERYONE. So I was hoping as a contrast to my…
Roman Love Deities to Spice Up Your Valentine’s Day Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Feb 11, 2016
Salvete Omnes, Well for many of you know that Valentine’s Day is only a few days away. So this post will obviously be Valentine’s Day themed. If you are lucky enough to have a special someone in your life, I would recommend you check out some of the following posts: How to write a love…
Make an Ancient Roman Dessert..I Challenge You Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Feb 4, 2016
Salvete Omnes, Oh how I have missed writing! I am sorry that I have written in a while, but I’m back. Today we are going to ease back into the Roman world and Latin. I am trying something new for 2016. I will be posting bucketlist post every once in a while to inform readers…
Monthly Latin Spotlight Text: Aeneid Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Oct 21, 2015
Name: Aeneid (Latin:) Also Known As: N/A Date: 29 B.C.E and 19 B.C.E Author(s): Publius Vergilius Maro Type of Text: Epic Poem Genre: Latin Epic Poetry, Mythology, Foundation Story, Content: A foundation story similar to Iliad and Odyssey that highlights the adventures and journeys of the Greco-Roman hero Aeneid. The piece is thought to be part of Augustan propaganda…
The Horrors of the Latin Grammar Revisited Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Oct 8, 2015
For first time language learners (or even masters), the way and method a language handles their grammar ( and more specifically the oddities or exception rules in their grammar) I wrote a posts in the past that help tackle some of the language’s difficulties, but I have also written this one to provide some additional…
Pope’s U.S Visit included Latin Mass Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Sep 30, 2015
Greetings Everyone! As most of you know the Pope came to the U.S within the last week for a visit and during this visit I found it very exciting that he gave a mass partial in Latin! So this article is a report of the mass, history of Latin mass, the reception of mass in…