10 Favorite Children’s Book Translated in Latin Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Jan 28, 2015
Salvete Omnes, It is my opinion that everything…and I mean EVERYTHING… is better in Latin. I am a firm believer that languages are easier to learn the younger you are, and this is why I encourage anyone to teach their young relatives a second language early! How awesome would it be to have your child reading…
Ancient World Movies in 2015 & Beyond Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Jan 20, 2015
Hello Everyone, It’s that time of the year again….MOVIES! Here is a list of ancient movies of Roman, Egyptian, Greek and Biblical backgrounds. Title:#1 DRAGON BLADE Time Period: Han dynasty (206-220 CE) Plot: Action packed film filled with lost prisoners (Roman and Chinese) trying to navigate their way through China. Popular Players: Jackie Chan, Adrien…
Latin Profanity: How to Swear in Latin Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Jan 13, 2015
Salvete Omnes, With the beginning of the New Year, I know many people have started about learning a language for a resolutions. While last week’s post discussed the top ten posts to help inspire and teach the language to beginners. WARNING: This post is not for the faint hearted. Romans were swearing and cursing in…
New Year’s Resolutions: Learn Latin! Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Jan 7, 2015
2015 has begun! Hopefully you have decided on what your New Year’s Resolutions are going to be, but if not I may try to persuade you that learning Latin (or some basic Latin) may be an awesome one to add! I have listed below the top 10 posts that I believe will inspire you to…
Star Wars & Ancient Rome Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Dec 31, 2014
Salvete Omnes, So over the last week of November, there was the trailer release of Episode VII of the Star Wars series. For those of you who have been living under a rock, here is the trailer: For any fans, one can actually see that there are several parallels between Star Wars and Ancient Rome. I have…
Learning Latin Basics: Lesson II Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Dec 10, 2014
Salvete Omnes, We have much to cover today! We are going to review the 1st and 2nd Conjugations and Declensions along with some sentence work. VERBS 1st Conjugation “Amo= I love” 1st s.= amo “ I love, I do love, I am loving” 2nd s.= amas “You love” 3rd s.= amat “He loves, She…
Learning Latin Basics: Lesson I.A Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Dec 3, 2014
Salvete Omnes, The first lesson when it comes to learning a new language is understanding its most used verb: the verb “to be.” One must also become accustomed to the sentence structure. So in today’s lesson, we are going to EASE into this language by covering the verb “to be.” Learning Latin Basics: Lesson I “To…