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De origine latinae linguae (About the origin of Latin) Posted by leire on Dec 15, 2011
Before returning to the lessons on grammar, syntax and purely linguistic subjects, let’s place Latin language’s origin on it’s geographical and historical context. A few tens of kilometers from the mouth of the Tiber River was a region of marshy plains and hills sparsely populated in prehistoric times. Is the region of Rome and since…
The Year of the Four Emperors Posted by kunthra on Jul 25, 2010
The year of the four emperors is a time in ancient Roman history in which Rome had four emperors in the span of one year. After Nero committed suicide, Servius Sulpicius Galba (photo below) was announced as the new emperor. Ironically, before Nero committed suicide, Galba was declared an enemy of the state. How soon…