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Dido & Aeneas: Through the Ages Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Nov 13, 2014
Salvete Omnes, I would like to take some time this week to indulge in one of my favorite love stories: Dido and Aeneas. Over this weekend, I saw at the Los Angeles Opera Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas;” and it got me thinking about the countless retellings of this couple and their themes of love and…
Pope ditches Latin as official language of Vatican Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Nov 6, 2014
Salvete Omnes, I hope that everyone has had a great Halloween with party, candy, and great costumes! However what I would like to talk about today is the fact that the Latin language has become a little less bright in the world this last month. “In a break with the past, Pope Francis has decided that…
Guide to Impersonal Latin Verbs Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Oct 23, 2014
The following is for your reference use for impersonal verbs. Impersonal verbs usually do not have a subject or nominative instead there is an implied (he, she, it). However they can take nominative in certain sentence structure. Most of these impersonal verbs will take either an accusative, dative, genitive, or rarely an ablative. followed by the…
Scary Stories From Ancient Rome Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Oct 16, 2014
Happy Halloween! Some of the first scary stories were told and recorded in Latin, and while sure there have been scary stories from all cultures and times- we are focusing on Latin and Ancient Rome. The following list is comprised of stories I have read, learned about, or researched that scared me, disturbed me, or…
Emperor Commodus, Vladmir Putin and Hercules Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Oct 8, 2014
Salvete Omnes, This week I was torn on what to write about until yesterday. Yesterday was Putin’s birthday and with it an interesting art exhibit in his honor. Thus, this post will be a news jacking post. I do hope you enjoy. Hercules also known as Herakles was a renowned and famous demigod that…
TV Shows that have Latin Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Oct 2, 2014
Salvete Omnes! I hope everyone is enjoying their first taste of fall. In sunny sunny California, I am grateful for the cool down in the weather. But even more so, I am excited for the return of all my favorite shows! So this week I would like to take a moments and pay attention to…
Abbreviations that are Latin Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Sep 24, 2014
I find that most people are quite surprised when they learn that they use or at least reference Latin everyday especially in the forms of abbreviations. I have complied the following list to show just how common this is! A.D (Latin: anno Domini) means “in the year of the Lord,” and it is used to…