Archive for 'Latin Language'
Inspiring Virgil Quotes Posted by kunthra on Jul 22, 2011
I recently revisited some of Virgil’s works and I found that some of his quotes are deeply inspiring; even though they were written thousands of years ago! (1) tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito (The Aeneid book 6 line 95) (2) stat sua cuique dies (The Aeneid book 10 line 467) (3) omnia…
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…
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…
Songs in Latin Posted by kunthra on Jun 15, 2011
Whoever said Latin is dead? Recently a friend of mine informed me that the anime “Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood” has two songs in its soundtrack that feature Latin lyrics. One of the songs is called “Lapis Philosophorum” or “Philosopher’s Stone”. The lyrics to the songs can be seen below: Lapis philosophorum lapis ruber lapis quantus sacrificum vis…
Sayings that Ancient Romans Would Know Posted by kunthra on Jun 6, 2011
There are some wise sayings that only someone who lived in ancient Rome or well versed in ancient Roman culture would know. Take for instance this one: “Non licet omnibus adire Corinthum”. If you translate this into English it means, “Not everyone is permitted to go to Corinth.” To understand this quote, one has to…