Mos iamiam novellus est, ut omnes ferae detruncent caudas.
–Aesop's Fables
From Laura Gibbs' book, Aesop's Fables in Latin.
Thursday, July 02, 2009
a.d. VI Non. Iul.
Mos iamiam novellus est, ut omnes ferae detruncent caudas.
–Aesop's Fables
From Laura Gibbs' book, Aesop's Fables in Latin.
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Kal. Iul.
MEMORĀBILE DICTŪ
Sine īrā et studiō.
“Without anger and partisanship.” (Tacitus, Annals 1.1)
This is the promise made by the Roman historian Tacitus in the beginning of his Annals. The phrase has become proverbial for claims of impartiality in historical writing.
From Latin for the New Millennium
Sine īrā et studiō.
“Without anger and partisanship.” (Tacitus, Annals 1.1)
This is the promise made by the Roman historian Tacitus in the beginning of his Annals. The phrase has become proverbial for claims of impartiality in historical writing.
From Latin for the New Millennium
Monday, June 29, 2009
a.d. III Kal. Iul.
census n., pl. censuses [L. a registering of citizens and property.] 1. Ancient Rome. Counting of the male citizens and evaluation of property conducted regularly every fifth year. 2. Official counting of the population of a country, state, nation, city, district, or any political unit, usually accompanied by compilation of vital statistics of socio-economic significance. See lustrum.
Friday, June 26, 2009
a.d. VI Kal. Iul.
MEMORĀBILE DICTŪ
Quid sī nunc caelum ruat?
“What if the sky should fall now?” (Terence, The Self-Tormentor, 719)
A proverbial saying for anything regarded as improbable and beyond our power.
From Latin for the New Millennium
Quid sī nunc caelum ruat?
“What if the sky should fall now?” (Terence, The Self-Tormentor, 719)
A proverbial saying for anything regarded as improbable and beyond our power.
From Latin for the New Millennium
Thursday, June 25, 2009
a.d. VII Kal. Iul.
nonpareil adj. [Fr. non not (1); pareil equal, like (2): not alike.] Without an equal. Unique. —n. Someone or something without an equal.
From Word Dictionary of Foreign Expressions
From Word Dictionary of Foreign Expressions
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
a.d. VIII Kal. Iul.
ars gratia artis
Literal translation: art for the sake of art
In an English sentence: The starving artist often murmured, “ars gratia artis.”
Ars gratia artis is the motto of MGM studios. You can see the phrase on a banner under the MGM lion on the company logo. It means creating something beautiful for its own sake, not for the sake of profit.
From Elizabeth Heimbach's book Latin Everywhere, Everyday
Literal translation: art for the sake of art
In an English sentence: The starving artist often murmured, “ars gratia artis.”
Ars gratia artis is the motto of MGM studios. You can see the phrase on a banner under the MGM lion on the company logo. It means creating something beautiful for its own sake, not for the sake of profit.
From Elizabeth Heimbach's book Latin Everywhere, Everyday
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
a.d. IX Kal. Iul.
MEMORĀBILE DICTŪ
Dūcunt volentem fāta, nōlentem trahunt.
“Destiny guides the the individual who is willing, drags the unwilling.” (Seneca, Moral Letters 107.11)
Originally written by the Greek philosopher Cleanthes, and translated into Latin by Seneca, this motto encapsulates the willingness of the Stoics to comply with destiny.
From Latin for the New Millennium
Dūcunt volentem fāta, nōlentem trahunt.
“Destiny guides the the individual who is willing, drags the unwilling.” (Seneca, Moral Letters 107.11)
Originally written by the Greek philosopher Cleanthes, and translated into Latin by Seneca, this motto encapsulates the willingness of the Stoics to comply with destiny.
From Latin for the New Millennium
Monday, June 22, 2009
Latin for the New Millennium: Student Workbook, Level 2
Student Workbook and Teacher's Manual for Level 2 Now Available.
This new complete introductory course to the Latin language, suitable for both high school and college students, consists of two volumes, each accompanied by a teacher's manual and students' workbooks. The strategy employed for teaching and learning incorporates the best of both the reading approach and the more abstract grammatical method. The choice of vocabulary in each chapter reflects ancient authors commonly studied for the AP* Latin examinations. There are exercises designed for oral use, as well as a substantial core of more conventional exercises in each chapter. The readings, pictures, and supplementary inserts on cultural information illuminate Roman life, civilization, Roman history, and mythology, as well as the continuing use of Latin after antiquity and its vigorous literary tradition in such periods as the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Each chapter also includes derivatives, the influence of Latin vocabulary on English, and selected proverbs or common Latin sayings.
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Friday, June 19, 2009
A Terence Reader
A Terence Reader
Selections from Six Plays
by William S. Anderson
Terence’s plays are not merely showcases for his superb Republican Latin style. They represent an obvious post-Plautine shift in the comedy Rome inherited from Greece. There is a new respect for the real human situations behind well-rehearsed comic plots, and questions prod the cultural norms that are depicted on stage.
Latin selections in this edition include sizeable passages from the beginnings, middles, and ends of all six of Terence’s plays, giving the experience of the general structure of his comedy. Notes illuminate Terence’s ingenuity in complicating plots, shifting sympathies, and manipulating character types. This Reader offers a memorable sample of Terence’s comic art, a unique presence in Latin literature.
Features of this edition:
William S. Anderson is emeritus Professor of Latin, University of California at Berkeley. He holds an AB and MA from Cambridge University and BA and PhD from Yale, where he taught for five years before joining the faculty at Berkeley. He has published widely on Horace, Vergil, Ovid, Roman comedy, and Roman satire. His book publications include The Art of the Aeneid (1969; 2nd edition 2005), Essays on Roman Satire (1982), Barbarian Play: Plautus’ Roman Comedy (1993), Ovid’s Metamorphoses 1–5 and 6–10, Text and Commentary (1972; 2nd edition 1997), Why Horace? (1998), and Approaches to Teaching Vergil’s Aeneid (with L. N. Quartarone, 2002).
Selections from Six Plays
by William S. Anderson
Terence’s plays are not merely showcases for his superb Republican Latin style. They represent an obvious post-Plautine shift in the comedy Rome inherited from Greece. There is a new respect for the real human situations behind well-rehearsed comic plots, and questions prod the cultural norms that are depicted on stage.
Latin selections in this edition include sizeable passages from the beginnings, middles, and ends of all six of Terence’s plays, giving the experience of the general structure of his comedy. Notes illuminate Terence’s ingenuity in complicating plots, shifting sympathies, and manipulating character types. This Reader offers a memorable sample of Terence’s comic art, a unique presence in Latin literature.
Features of this edition:
- Introduction that discusses Terence’s enrichment of the comic genre and the hallmarks of his Latin
- 566 lines of Latin text from Terence’s Andria, 28–139; Heauton, 175–256; Phormio, 1–12, 884–989; Hecyra, 198–280; Eunuchus, 539–614; Adelphoe, 1–25, 787–881
- Notes at the back
- Bibliography
- Appendix on Comic Meters in Terence
- Complete Vocabulary
William S. Anderson is emeritus Professor of Latin, University of California at Berkeley. He holds an AB and MA from Cambridge University and BA and PhD from Yale, where he taught for five years before joining the faculty at Berkeley. He has published widely on Horace, Vergil, Ovid, Roman comedy, and Roman satire. His book publications include The Art of the Aeneid (1969; 2nd edition 2005), Essays on Roman Satire (1982), Barbarian Play: Plautus’ Roman Comedy (1993), Ovid’s Metamorphoses 1–5 and 6–10, Text and Commentary (1972; 2nd edition 1997), Why Horace? (1998), and Approaches to Teaching Vergil’s Aeneid (with L. N. Quartarone, 2002).
128pp. (2009) Paperback, ISBN 978-0-86516-678-3
Click here to see A Terence Reader at our website.
Companion website at www.bolchazy.com/readers.
Click here to see A Terence Reader at our website.
Companion website at www.bolchazy.com/readers.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Wrath of Achilles
Follow Your Fates presents:
The Wrath of Achilles
by Ed DeHoratius
illustrated by Drian Delandro Hardison
You are Achilles, the greatest hero of ancient Greece. You fight with honor and pride. But on the battlefields of Troy you have a decision to make: stay true to your honor code and not fight, or stand beside your countrymen and win even more fame and glory.
In The Wrath of Achilles, you face the same choices as Achilles in Homer’s Iliad, but you are in control of your destiny. Only one path leads to glory. Twelve others lead to death, defeat, or shame.
Readers ages eight and up will experience Achilles’ choices firsthand in Ed DeHoratius’ dramatic text, dynamically illustrated by award-winning comic book artist Brian Delandro Hardison.
Special Features:
Ed DeHoratius teaches Latin and classics in the Boston area. He spends his free time with his wife and three sons, cooking, coaching soccer, and honing his woodworking skills. He holds an AB from Duke University in Classical Languages and Medieval and Renaissance Studies, and an MEd and MA in Latin from Boston College, and has published two books, along with articles and book reviews.
The Wrath of Achilles
by Ed DeHoratius
illustrated by Drian Delandro Hardison
You are Achilles, the greatest hero of ancient Greece. You fight with honor and pride. But on the battlefields of Troy you have a decision to make: stay true to your honor code and not fight, or stand beside your countrymen and win even more fame and glory.
In The Wrath of Achilles, you face the same choices as Achilles in Homer’s Iliad, but you are in control of your destiny. Only one path leads to glory. Twelve others lead to death, defeat, or shame.
Readers ages eight and up will experience Achilles’ choices firsthand in Ed DeHoratius’ dramatic text, dynamically illustrated by award-winning comic book artist Brian Delandro Hardison.
Special Features:
- Prose story of the Iliad that lets you control the action
- 13 different endings—depending on your choices
- 5 illustrations by award-winning comic book artist Brian Delandro Hardison
- Visit the book's website for author podcasts and more
Ed DeHoratius teaches Latin and classics in the Boston area. He spends his free time with his wife and three sons, cooking, coaching soccer, and honing his woodworking skills. He holds an AB from Duke University in Classical Languages and Medieval and Renaissance Studies, and an MEd and MA in Latin from Boston College, and has published two books, along with articles and book reviews.
x + 62pp. (2009) Paperback, ISBN 978-0-86516-708-7
Click here to see Wrath of Achilles at our website.
Companion website at www.bolchazy.com/followyourfates.
Click here to see Wrath of Achilles at our website.
Companion website at www.bolchazy.com/followyourfates.
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