Musical Scores in Latin Posted by kunthra on Dec 20, 2010
Nobuo Uematsu is a video game music composer. He’s best known for his music in the Final Fantasy games. His native language is Japanese, but he’s produced many scores in Latin. One of his masterpieces is called “Liberi Fatali” : It just goes to show that Latin is not quite dead. It’s still being used…
Ancient Roman Amphitheatres Posted by kunthra on Dec 16, 2010
Ancient Roman amphitheatres are not to be confused with ancient Roman theatres. Ancient Roman amphitheatres are oval, but ancient Roman theatres are semi-circular in shape. Also, amphitheatres were used for performances like gladiator fights and chariot races, while the theatres were used more for plays and musical performances. The Verona Amphitheatre is located in Verona…
Golden Age Poets Posted by kunthra on Dec 13, 2010
The Golden Age of Latin poetry is thought to have started around the time of Julius Caesar’s assassination and ended around Augustus’s death. The poetry produced in the Golden Age is typically of utmost excellence, and that is why most of the poetry studied in the school curriculum comes from the poetry of the Golden…
Decimatio Posted by kunthra on Dec 8, 2010
The Roman military was successful in invading foreign territories were due in part to the military’s discipline and distribution of punishment for cowardly or offensive behavior. For instance, there was the punishment of decimatio, which means “decimation” in English. If the soldiers of a unit mutinied, lost a battle or displeased the commander in any…
Pompeii Posted by kunthra on Dec 5, 2010
When people think of Pompeii, what is the first image that comes to mind? At least part of the media’s obsession with Pompeii is focused on the brothels and brothel paintings of Pompeii. The most famous brothel in Pompeii is Lupanar of Pompeii. There are remnants of a bed made of brick with ten rooms…
Ancient Roman Columns Posted by kunthra on Dec 2, 2010
There are few surviving examples of Ancient Roman victory columns. Ancient Roman victory columns are tall and symbolic of the uncontested power of Rome. Many of these columns have not survived, due to the fact that invading nations have toppled many of them beyond repair. Trajan’s Column is probably the best known example of an…
Ancient Roman Medicine Posted by kunthra on Nov 30, 2010
Ancient Roman medicine was advanced in some ways, and well, barbaric in other ways. Although the ancient Romans did not have the level of knowledge that we have about infectious diseases today, they did understand that there were germs and that these germs could contaminate and spread to others. For its time, the ancient Romans…