In this first article in the three-part series about how to learn Latin, Daniel Pettersson, walks you through the important foundations to language learning. Drawing from own experience he guides you through motivation, goals and subgoals as well as talks about the paramount importance of habits.
Read MoreIn this guest article, Is “reading” Latin impossible?, Tom Keeline, assistant professor of Classics at Washington University, St. Louis, discusses the difficulties, the possibilities and the impossibilities when learning and reading Latin.
Read MoreOptime mea quidem sententia fecit Milena Minkova, Academiae nostrae Latinitati Fovendae sodalis eademque mulier doctissima quae apud studiorum universitatem Kentuckianam Latinas litteras publice profitetur, […]
Read MoreA new year is about to begin, but before we step into the future with fireworks and champagne, it is time to take a moment and gaze back into the year that we soon leave behind.
Read MoreIn this guest article, On the Linguistic Benefit of Prayer in Latin, Benjamin Turner, M.D., discusses the idea of learning Latin through prayer.
Read MoreThis page is for everyone who want to really learn Latin and Greek by using the languages actively in the process. Here you will find courses to learn Latin online or in the real world. If you know of any more schools or courses in spoken Latin or Greek, add them by using the form.
Read MoreVariarum 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.
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In this first article in the three-part series about how to learn Latin, Daniel Pettersson, walks you through the important foundations to language learning. Drawing from own experience he guides you through motivation, goals and subgoals as well as talks about the paramount importance of habits.