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The Roman Dictator Posted by kunthra on Sep 25, 2009
The word ‘dictator’ did not have the same connotations as it does today. For one thing, being a dictator in ancient Roman times meant that you had to relinquish power after a certain period of time. In ancient Roman time, it was generally understood that a dictator’s term would last six months. After around six…
Caesar’s Civil War Posted by jamie on Feb 26, 2019
Note: This blog post is a companion to Unit XI of our Introduction to Latin Vocabulary course. You can learn more about the course here. The Death of Pompey On or around October 1st, 48 BC, Gaius Julius Caesar sailed into Egypt. He had just won perhaps the greatest military victory of his life…
Caesar and Pompey Posted by jamie on Feb 15, 2019
Note: This blog post is a companion to Unit IX of our Introduction to Latin Vocabulary course. You can learn more about the course here. Bellum Civile In the middle of the 1st century BC, the Roman world was plunged into war, not for the first time, and certainly not for the last. This bellum…
Seal Your Fate, the Ides of September! Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Sep 13, 2016
Salve Omnetes! I hope everyone is settling into September well enough. This week we are going to further explore another interesting day in the Ancient Roman September. Along the way we will learn some new vocabulary, as well! The 13th of September was marked by yet another feast as well as a peculiar ritual the…
Game of Thrones Season Finale: A True Roman Ending Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Jun 18, 2015
Anyone that knows me and my blogger style know that I love looking at pop culture and seeing how Ancient Rome or the Latin language resonates within it. So this week is no exception, I will be looking at the Season Finale of Game of Thrones. Just like everyone else that watched it, I was…
Ancient Rome & China: Five Examples of their Relationship Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Feb 26, 2015
In honor of Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year (February 19th), I wanted to write a post on the relations between Ancient Rome and China. I did not want to examine the minute details for the expert scholar, but rather provide a survey or summary of my research for anyone that was curious about…
Star Wars & Ancient Rome Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Dec 31, 2014
Salvete Omnes, So over the last week of November, there was the trailer release of Episode VII of the Star Wars series. For those of you who have been living under a rock, here is the trailer: For any fans, one can actually see that there are several parallels between Star Wars and Ancient Rome. I have…