Just like how we use abbreviations in English, the ancient Romans also used abbreviations in their writings. Do you know some of the following abbreviations?<\/p>\n
(1)\u00a0\u00a0 et seq.<\/p>\n
(2)\u00a0 a.m.<\/p>\n
(3)\u00a0 c.<\/p>\n
(4)\u00a0 e.g<\/p>\n
(5)\u00a0 AUC<\/p>\n
(6)\u00a0 Et ux.<\/p>\n
(7)\u00a0 P.a<\/p>\n
(8)\u00a0 Etc.<\/p>\n
(9)\u00a0 A.p.<\/p>\n
(10) Fec.<\/p>\n
(11) HJ<\/p>\n
(12) i.e<\/p>\n
(13) L.S.<\/p>\n
(14) p.m.<\/p>\n
(15) qm<\/p>\n
Answers<\/p>\n
(1)\u00a0\u00a0 et sequens (and the following) [used after listing items]<\/p>\n
(2)\u00a0 ante meridiem (before midday) [So 1 am in ancient Rome meant one hour before noon, not one hour after the 12 hour period of the day, which is how we use a.m.]<\/p>\n
(3)\u00a0 circa (approximately)<\/p>\n
(4)\u00a0 exempli gratia (for the sake of example)<\/p>\n
(5)\u00a0 ab urbe condita (from the founding of the City) [used in the writings of some ancient Roman historians, especially in reference to Romulus and Remus.]<\/p>\n
(6)\u00a0 et uxor (and wife)<\/p>\n
(7)\u00a0 per annum (yearly)<\/p>\n
(8)\u00a0 et cetera (and the rest) [we pronounce this as \u2018ex setera\u2019 but the ancient Romans would have pronounced this as \u2018et ketera\u2019]<\/p>\n
(9)\u00a0 ante prandium (before a meal)<\/p>\n
(10) \u00a0fecit (made by)<\/p>\n
(11) Hic jacet (here lies) [found on many tombs]<\/p>\n
(12) Id est (that is to say)<\/p>\n
(13) lectori salutem (greetings to the reader)<\/p>\n
(14) (post meridiem) after midday<\/p>\n
(15) quaque mane (every morning)<\/p>\n
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Just like how we use abbreviations in English, the ancient Romans also used abbreviations in their writings. Do you know some of the following abbreviations? (1)\u00a0\u00a0 et seq. (2)\u00a0 a.m. (3)\u00a0 c. (4)\u00a0 e.g (5)\u00a0 AUC (6)\u00a0 Et ux. (7)\u00a0 P.a (8)\u00a0 Etc. (9)\u00a0 A.p. (10) Fec. (11) HJ (12) i.e (13) L.S. (14) p.m…<\/p>\n