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Ancient Roman Super Stars: Charioteers Posted by on Jan 28, 2014

Good Day Readers! So, let’s talk about some sports since the Olympics and the Super Bowl are just around the corner. While the Olympic Games were “the” competition of Ancient Greece; the chariot races were the oldest and most popular spectacle of Ancient Rome. So, we all know the iconic chariot scene from Ben Hur, but…

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The Hobbit in Latin Posted by on Dec 24, 2013

Happy Holidays to all you Latin Lover, Latin Learners, and Latin Enthusiasts! If you find yourself with a gift card for the Holidays or with some spare time with relatives…I would recommend watching and reading “The Hobbit!” “The Hobbit” is J.R.R. Tolkien’s masterpiece which has hit both the silver screen and millions of paper backs…

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How the Grinch Stole Christmas In Latin Posted by on Dec 11, 2013

Just in time for Christmas! Change your tradition of reading the How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Quomodo Invidiosulus Nomine Grinchus Christi Natalem Abrogaverit or How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Latin Edition) The book contains the same imagery as the original text along with the addition of a self contained Latin dictionary for vocabulary. Interestingly, the Latin…

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What was the Saturnalia? Posted by on Dec 4, 2013

WHEN Saturnalia was an Roman festival held in honor of Saturn from December 17th to December 23rd. FOR WHO Saturn was the Greek equivalent of Cronus. Saturn/Cronus was the father of the Olympians. He was the patron god of the Capitol, generations, plenty, wealth, agriculture, liberation, and time. WHERE The holiday was celebrated at…

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The Unofficial Ancient Roman Monster Survival Guide Posted by on Oct 22, 2013

Welcome to the Unofficial Ancient Roman Monster Guide! While, everyone knows about centaurs, harpies, cyclopes, mermaids, sirens, the chimera, hydra, giants, and et cetera; this guide’s goal is expose the truth of the monsters that hide under our very noses! The following monsters are very dangerous and should NOT be approached under any circumstance. Most…

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How One Latin Sentence Can Teach You SO Much Posted by on Sep 25, 2013

The foundation story of Rome can be found in Book I of Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita (From the Founding of the City)  (Literally: From the City having been founded). Thus, Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita begins with the founding of Rome and progress to his modern day. Let us attempt to translate one sentence…

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Is There Any Advantage to Learning Latin? Posted by on Jul 24, 2013

Salvete Omnes, I hope everyone had a safe weekend and is eager to read a discussion of Latin’s validity and future in modern society. There is much debate over the teaching and learning of Latin due to the language’s “supposed” uselessness. The fact that Latin has been categorized as a dead language ( which is defined as: “A…

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