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Ancient Roman World Heritage Sites Posted by kunthra on Jul 14, 2011
All over the world there are special sites that can be traced back to the time period of ancient Rome. Some of these sites are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. In order for a site to be considered to be a World Heritage Site, it needs to have some cultural or physical significance. The fact that…
Latin Legal Terms Posted by kunthra on Jul 10, 2011
It’s not surprising that there is so much Latin used in English legal terminology. Some of our laws, after all, have derived from Latin. So that being said, do you recognize any of these words and phrases? (1) pro bono (2) quid pro quo (3) modus operandi (4) habeas corpus (5) volenti non fit injuria…
Tibullus Posted by kunthra on Jul 7, 2011
Albius Tibullus was a Latin poet and a contemporary of Virgil. We have very little information about Tibullus’s life and we’re not even sure if the last two book of poems attributed to Tibullus was really even written by him. However, we are pretty confident that the first two volumes of poems was authored by…
English Slang Into Latin Posted by kunthra on Jul 4, 2011
Have you ever wondered how English slang could be interpreted into Latin? Take a look at some of these phrases in Latin. Can you guess what they might mean in English? Remember, these phrases were not used by the ancient Romans, but they are fun phrases to use as code words with friends who know…
Ancient Roman Cuisine Posted by kunthra on Jun 30, 2011
The topic of ancient Roman cuisine is a fascinating subject. To get an idea of how food tasted back in ancient Roman times, people today have tried to recreate some of the recipes that were used in ancient Rome. One such venture was carried out by a funny food critic named Giles Coren and British…
Latin Abbreviations Posted by kunthra on Jun 27, 2011
Just like how we use abbreviations in English, the ancient Romans also used abbreviations in their writings. Do you know some of the following abbreviations? (1) et seq. (2) a.m. (3) c. (4) e.g (5) AUC (6) Et ux. (7) P.a (8) Etc. (9) A.p. (10) Fec. (11) HJ (12) i.e (13) L.S. (14) p.m…
Ancient Roman Epitaphs Posted by kunthra on Jun 24, 2011
The epitaphs of the ancient Romans reveal much about the character and cultural times in which the ancient Romans lived. Take a look an excerpt of this epitaph: NVMERIVS QVINCTIVS ↃↃ LIBERTVS COMICVS SIBI ET QVINCTIAE PRIMILLAE COLLIBERTAE ET CONIVGI SVAE… Numerius Quinctius, a former slave freed by women, an actor: for myself and for…