Tag Archives: Latin vocabulary
How Ancient Rome Shaped America Posted by Brittany Britanniae 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…
4 Examples of Latin & Video Games Posted by Brittany Britanniae 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…
June 20th: Ancient Roman Festival to Summanus Posted by Brittany Britanniae 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…
How to Write a Love Letter in Latin Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Jun 11, 2014
Whether you are writing a love letter to a old or new romance, it is always a good idea to “spice” up the normal, same, banal content with something unique to make your significant other feel special. Why not add a little Latin? This post is dedicated to add some Latin to your love life…
Awesome Resources for Learning Latin Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Jun 5, 2014
People often question the relevancy of Latin due to the fact that it is thought to be a dead language ( I have an entire argument against that here). While this is technically true, Latin offers to people a chance to enhance their current language (if that language is a Romance Language [i.e. French, Italian…
15 Popular Movie Quotes Translated into Latin Posted by Brittany Britanniae on May 28, 2014
When we asked to write a post on popular movies quotes and have them translated into Latin, I was eager to jump at the opportunity. I should note that some quotes are left off my list such as ones from Forest Gump, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Gone with the Wind. These and other films…
The Latin Facebook Challenge: How Long Will You Last? Posted by Brittany Britanniae on May 14, 2014
So, for this week’s post- I would like to challenge all my readers to make a drastic change to their Facebook accounts. Are you game? This challenge is to change the language setting on your Facebook to Latin or lingua latina. Don’t worry only the Facebook language will change! Your friend’s posts, messages, events, shares…