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Variarum ambage viarum, ut ait poeta, quae animum vel Thesei, filo Ariadnae muniti, fregissent, in andronem venimus; tum, simul ac sinistrorsum concessimus, nobis paululum suspicientibus se obtulit tabula picta perquam pulchra atque gravis qua effingitur homo qui ad genua accidit ad pedes Sphingis ut cum ea loqueretur.
Read MoreHelgus Nikitinski litteras Latinas recentissimas nobis, ut ita dicamus, aperuit ac patefecit. Effecit ut docti homines de his litteris aliter cogitarent. Effecit ut intellegeremus has quoque litteras ad patrimonium Latinum pertinere, dignissimasque esse quas homines cultus Europaei studiosi investigarent.
Read MoreHaud ita pridem ego et Amelia in viam nos dedimus ut in Hiberniam Dublinum ad Collegium Trinitatis iremus ut cum alia tum codicem qui vocatur Codex Cenannensis (Book of Kells) inspiceremus. Haec est narratio totius rei.
Read MoreQuam difficile sit de musica Latina loqui, omnibus patet. Antiqui multos libros exaraverunt de hac ipsa re, eiusque vi in animis movendis, in affectibus compescendis vel excitandis et quae sunt similia…
Read MoreIn the late 12th century a man named Saxo Grammaticus wrote the history of the Danes in a book called Gesta Danorum. In the 16th century two other historians acquired a freshly first printed edition of it and started to scribble in its margins. This is the story of a 2 million Swedish crown book.
Read MoreThis is an update of last year's post "50 hours of spoken Latin". It is now 70 hours. Learning Latin with audio has never been easier. For the last few years, I've been on the lookout for any and all videos and recordings of the best Latin speakers in the world to listen to. The amount of recordings of speeches and lectures held in Latin is increasing rapidly, making exposing ourselves to immense amounts Latin audio easier than ever.
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If you want to speak Latin or Ancient Grek this summer, check out this list of spoken Latin and Greek summer programs, classes, and courses for 2018.
Read MoreRunae non modo apud gentes Septentrionales in usu erant, sed etiam in Anglia. De his multa dictu grata exponi possunt. Sane infitias non ibo me eam ob causam scribere ut runarum aviditas, quae non omnino satiari potest apud me, saltem mitigetur. Satis enim proloqui nequeo quantam afferat laetitiam, cum sub urbe Holmia versatus monumentum inscriptum iuxta viam conspicias. Non modo ipsa scripta oculis subicere, verum etiam tangere licet (caute sane!), ut facile mente fingas quam prope veteres adesse videantur!
Read More"…despite all this premeditated usefulness, the Latin is elegant; Nutting clearly possessed not only a meticulous knowledge of usage in the ancient writers, but a sure sense of the spirit of the language, a deep love of the particular elegance of expression that is unique to Latin, and a deft ear for the rhythms and sounds that delighted the Romans."
Read MoreInterested in Latin place names? This article will help you do two things: understand Latin geographical names that you encounter and express geographical names in Latin yourself.
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For almost thirty years a radio station in Finland has been broadcasting a weekly news program, all in Latin, the Nuntii Latini. It seems, however, that everything must come to an end, even in the ageless world of Latin. A few words are in order.
Read MoreTwo thousand years ago, when the Romans ruled a vast empire whose inhabitants spoke all sorts of different languages, many of those inhabitants wanted to learn Latin. So they signed up for Latin classes, where they learned using textbooks containing little dialogues about everyday life.
Read MoreThe grand humanist Erasmus of Rotterdam gave great advice on how to learn expressions, sayings, and proverbs. In this article, I'll show you how to adapt his easy method to learn the Latin vocabulary of everyday things.
Read MoreDie undecimo mensis Februarii anni 2017, cum nives regionem Flandricam leviter tangebant, annuus conventus magistrorum linguarum classicarum lares suos migravit. Moderatores enim locum consuetum in studiorum universitate Lovaniensi mutaverant pro campo studiorum universitatis Antverpiensis ut participes per totum diem non solum acroases audirent de lingua Latina necnon Græca vivo more tractandis, sed etiam ut experirentur quomodo ipsi tales vias ad bonum effectum adhiberent.
Read MoreThe English-Latin dictionary of Smith & Hall, originally published in 1871 under the title A Copious and Critical English-Latin Dictionary, is widely regarded as the best and most extensive lexicon for translating from English into Latin ever written. It is now available as a digital version on Latinitium.com
Read MoreHas this ever happened to you?
You're happily reading a Latin text when you come across a word you're not sure about.
You open the dictionary, look up the word, learn the definition, go back to reading.
A little further down you stumble on another word. Same thing. Look up the word, learn the… and confusion sets in. The two words have basically the same definition.
"What's the difference?" "Is there a difference?"
After reading this article you'll know how to solve these age-old questions.
Read MoreEven before the Aeneid’s “publication,” news had gotten out that Vergil was working on something truly grand. Propertius had heard a few verses, which so moved the Umbrian poet that he broke the secret in one of his elegies. Now Augustus wanted to hear the epic: not just scraps, but a proper book, or three. The Mantuan bard obliged – did he have a choice? The VIP audience assembled for a private recitation, and
Read MoreTo help people struggling to find short interesting Latin texts, we’ve decided to start publishing a new podcast series with short 1–5 minute episodes where we will aim to provide recordings of texts from a variety of periods, genres and levels.
Read MoreDe eo dicere institui, qui, verum ut confitear, non homo est habendus sed humanitatis monumentum; eius enim scripta spatio duum milium annorum, omnes legerunt, pauci reprehenderunt, plerique vero imitari sunt conati, quicumque Latine scripserunt.
Read MoreThings have changed in the world of Latin since I started to teach myself to speak Latin many years ago. Now there is a wide selection of immersion-style summer courses in Latin (and a few in ancient Greek) where the participants only speak Latin or Greek.
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