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The Oddest & Weirdest Pets of Ancient Rome Posted by on Aug 7, 2014

The bond between humans and pets is an interesting and odd bond. The love and friendship that transgress species is an interesting relationship that deserves special attention. Most of us are familiar with the ever persisting sites that our friends show us the most unlikely of friends. These examples range from dogs and chimps, tigers…

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Part I of Ancient Roman Pets: Popular Pets Posted by on Jul 30, 2014

Salvete Omnes! How is everyone’s summer going? I hope it is going well! So this week’s (and next’s) theme is pets within Ancient Rome. This post will attempt to look at the discuss the popular pets within Ancient Rome. Next week, we will look at the most interesting and bizarre pets from ancient Rome! The…

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5 Ancient Beauty Tips…You Don’t Want to Try! Posted by on Jul 23, 2014

SALVTE OMNES! So today we will be talking about beauty tips or abduction habits. Do you personally have a beauty regiment? Do your friends or partner think are strange, because you will only buy a certain type of shampoo? Conditioner? Cologne? Hair Gel? Do you have a strict way of applying eyeliner or eye shadow? While none…

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5 Things You May Have Not Known About Julius Caesar Posted by on Jul 9, 2014

Salvete Omnes! I do hope everyone’s Fourth of July was safe and nice. Well moving right along- let’s talk about July and the famous man it was named after! MONTH OF JULY The month of July, formerly known as Quintilis, was the fifth month or quintus mensis  of the Roman calendar.* Quintilis was renamed July after Julius…

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How Ancient Rome Shaped America Posted by on Jul 2, 2014

Happy 4th of July Everyone! In honor of this patriotic holiday, let us discuss the impact that both Ancient Rome and Latin made on America as a new country. Ancient Rome & America The following video discusses at length the impact and fascination that Ancient Rome has held over America since its inception to modern…

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4 Examples of Latin & Video Games Posted by on Jun 25, 2014

Salve Omnes! Video games permeate through our world from the popular game consoles, Facebook games, phone apps, and so on. But, I bet you didn’t know that some of your favorite video games…actually have Latin in them! Here is an awesome basic video that shows some of the more popular instances, but some of which…

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June 20th: Ancient Roman Festival to Summanus Posted by on Jun 18, 2014

Salvete Omnes! I hope that everyone is enjoying their summer! I decided in honor of the summer solstice (the official first day of summer) that I would write about a unknown Roman festival and deity. As many of you know, the Ancient Romans were polytheists; thus, they had many gods they needed to appease throughout the…

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