Vulcanalia: Appeasing the God of Fire Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Aug 23, 2016
Salvete Omnes! I hope the summer is going well for everyone here in the Northern Hemisphere. Although the hottest part of it is behind us, hopefully, things were heating up for the Ancient Romans around this time. This week we’re going to be looking at the festival called Vulcanalia! Vulcanalia takes place on August…
2045th Anniversary of Octavian’s 3 Triumphs Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Aug 16, 2016
Salvete Omnes! I hope it has been a pleasant weekend. Well, 2045 years ago it was a very busy weekend for the ancient Romans! As of this year, it has been 2,045 years since Imperātor Caesar Dīvī Fīlius Augustus, or Gaius Octavian, as he was known at the time, held 3 consecutive triumphs on…
When Latin is Used for Greeking: “Lorem Ipsum” Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Aug 9, 2016
Salvete Omnes! This week we’re going to talk about another modern use of Latin. This use is easy to miss, and, in fact, it was meant to be missed. Also known as “Dummy Text”, the passage beginning with “Lorem Ipsum” is something that most internet users have seen at one point. When you’re setting…
UK Government Leaving Latin Behind? Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Aug 2, 2016
Salvete Omnes! I hope it has been a pleasant week. However, for us Latin enthusiasts, there has been, perhaps, some troubling news about a recent decision made by the government United Kingdom. Now, this is not about recent politics, of course. This is about a recent announcement made by GOV.UK. They have declared…
Pokémon Ite!: 15 Pokémon with Latin-Inspired Names Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Jul 26, 2016
Salvete Omnes! I hope everyone’s weekend was nice. Maybe some of you were out exploring in the tall grass and captured some MarsuMonstra! Now, that’s not a real phrase found in Classical Latin, but you might be able to figure it out: MarsuMonstra is a compacted invention of Marsupium Monstra Marsupium = Pocket Monstra = Monsters So, you…
Mythology in Space: A Reunion 400 Years in the Making Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Jul 20, 2016
Salvete Omnes! I hope everyone had a good weekend! As you might have seen this month, the spacecraft Juno has finally made orbit around the great gas giant, Jupiter! Astronomers may be most excited by this new milestone of planetary science for the opportunity to get a peek at the constituent materials of the Jovian…
The Festival Even the Romans Forgot Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Jul 13, 2016
Salvete Omnes! I hope everyone is well. This past week of July, or “Iulius”, was quite a busy one for the Ancient Romans. Starting on July 5th, we had the festival of Poplifugia, followed by the eight or nine day feasting of the festival of Ludi Apollinares, (“Ludi” = solemn games, “Apollinares” = honoring Apollo)…