Classical Words of the Day
- commemorate (Merriam Webster)
- redound (Wordmith)
- osmic (OED)
- fantast (Dictionary.com)
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adulescens: young man: noun. Example sentence:Adulescens sperat se diu victurum esse.Translation:The young man h… bit.ly/Lwq8Lm—
Latin Language (@latinlanguage) June 12, 2012
This Day in Ancient History: pridie idus junias
pridie idus junias
Bust of Herodotus. 2nd century AD. Roman copy after a Greek original. On display along the portico of the Stoa of Attalus, which houses the Ancient Agora Museum in Athens. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
456 B.C. — Herodotus recites his Histories at Athens (according to one reckoning; supposedly on the 12th of Hekatombaion)
17 B.C. — venatio, ludi circenses, lusus Troiae (the latter was a sort of precision equestrian drill put on by the sons of the rich and famous, probably a lot like the RCMP’s Musical Ride)
86 A.D. — ludi Capitolini (day 7)
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Bestiaria Latina Blog: Disticha Round-Up: June 12.
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About.com Ancient / Classical History: Death of Alexander the Great.
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About.com Ancient / Classical History: Myth Monday – Even the Boar Wanted to Kiss Adonis.
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Latin for Addicts: More Verbs, More Datives.
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Latin for Addicts: Verbs Taking the Dative OR the Accusative.
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About.com Ancient / Classical History: What Would MM have meant in Caesar’s Day?.
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AWOL – The Ancient World Online: A Hellenistic Bibliography.
