Tag Archives: Latin vocabulary
TV Shows that have Latin Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Oct 2, 2014
Salvete Omnes! I hope everyone is enjoying their first taste of fall. In sunny sunny California, I am grateful for the cool down in the weather. But even more so, I am excited for the return of all my favorite shows! So this week I would like to take a moments and pay attention to…
Wedding Traditions from Ancient Rome Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Sep 4, 2014
Salvete Omnes, I hope everyone’s Labor Day Weekends went well! My weekend was a bit exhausting, but I am recovering slowly over the work week. I wanted to take sometime this week to write an article on weddings. I am attending a wedding this weekend and wanted to do a post on Roman weddings…
Frozen “Let it go” in Latin Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Aug 27, 2014
One of the most popular songs of 2014 and winner of an Academy Award: “Let it Go” from the Disney film Frozen. While Latin is a “dead language” (please see my humorous post on this subject: here), it continues to thrive and flourish through its reuse in popular culture. Here is a trailer of the…
The Oddest & Weirdest Pets of Ancient Rome Posted by Brittany Britanniae 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…
Part I of Ancient Roman Pets: Popular Pets Posted by Brittany Britanniae 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…
Unraveling the Dark Side of Latin’s Subjunctive Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Jul 16, 2014
Subjunctive. SUBJUNCTIVE.S-U-B-J-U-N-C-T-I-V-E…… Subjunctive usually scares and intimidates many students when learning Latin. This is usually due to the fact that students are unfamiliar with the term subjunctive or grammar within their own language. FEAR NOT! I am hoping that this guide will help and aid all of you who are worried about learning and memorizing…
5 Things You May Have Not Known About Julius Caesar Posted by Brittany Britanniae 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…