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The Horrors of the Latin Grammar Revisited Posted by on Oct 8, 2015

For first time language learners (or even masters), the way and method a language handles their grammar ( and more specifically the oddities or exception rules in their grammar) I wrote a posts in the past that help tackle some of the language’s difficulties, but I have also written this one to provide some additional…

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10 Amazing Ancient History Resources Posted by on Jul 21, 2015

This week I wanted to review some great resources for learning and discovering the Ancient World. I have chosen five digital resources in which both the expert and novice can learn new and exciting information. 1.The Library of Congress (here) The Library of Congress offers a sundry of information on primary and secondary sources. While…

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Monthly Latin Spotlight Text: Magna Carta Posted by on Jun 10, 2015

In celebration of 800th anniversary, this month’s text is the Magna Carta!   Name: Magna Carta (Latin: the Great Charter) Also Known As: Magna Carta Libertatum  (Latin for “the Great Charter of the Liberties”) Date: June 15 1215 Author(s):  UNKNOWN. Many 19th-century historians suggested that the charter was written by one of its most influential signers, Archbishop of Canterbury Stephen…

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Monthly Latin Spotlight Text: 12 Caesars Posted by on May 6, 2015

Salvete Omnes! Welcome to the second Monthly Latin Spotlight Text Post! By this I mean to summarizes a text of Latin in all its major facets and include an excerpt from the text with Latin and English. This week I thought we would spotlight one of the most interesting, juicy, and somewhat gossipy book from Roman…

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Spotlight Text of the Month: Book of Kells Posted by on Apr 8, 2015

Salvete Omnes! I have been giving it some series thought and I think it would be a great monthly post addition to have Spotlight Texts! By this I mean to summarizes a text of Latin in all its major facets and include an excerpt from the text with Latin and English. This week I thought…

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Latin Mass to be offered to mark reinterment of Richard III Posted by on Mar 4, 2015

Salvette Omnes, I hope everyone is doing well this fine day! So for today- I will be doing a bit of news-jacking. I love finding these tidbits in the news about Latin being used in everyday life, for historic events, or even old traditions kindling anew. In today’s news, a Requiem Mass in the traditional Latin…

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The Pope’s Latin Tweets Soar! Posted by on Feb 18, 2015

Some people say that Latin is a “dead” language, and you can hear my not-so sarcastic thoughts on that subject (here) in a post titled “If Latin is a dead language, Do zombies speak it?” However, the trends of social media would prove that it is anything BUT dead! Facebook even offers the option to…

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