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Classical Words of the Day

rogueclassicist — Tue, 29 May 2012 11:50:25 +0000

minim (Merriam Webster)
vastity (Worthless Word for the Day)

Latinitas:

*efficio, efficere, effeci, effectus* – to accomplish, bring about #etymology English adj "efficient" – competent, productive & not wasteful—
Latin Vocabulary (@latinwordaday) May 28, 2012

violentus: violent: adjective. Example sentence:Tarquinio tyranno expulso mortem violentam non timeo.Translation… bit.ly/KzOSS8—
Latin Language (@latinlanguage) May 29, 2012

rĕ-pĕrĭo, repperi (less correctly reperi), rĕpertum,

4 perh., to procure), in gen., to find, meet with, either by searching or by accident—
Charlton T. Lewis (@LewisandShort) May 29, 2012

Greek:

καινός

καινός, ή, όν, new, fresh—
Henry George Liddell (@LiddellandScott) May 29, 2012

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem iv kalendas Iunias

rogueclassicist — Tue, 29 May 2012 11:44:06 +0000

ante diem iv kalendas Iunias

Ambarvalia (?)

1905 — birth of E. Togo Salmon (Samnium and the Samnites)

Blogosphere ~ CSAD Newsletter no. 15

rogueclassicist — Tue, 29 May 2012 11:40:02 +0000

Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents: Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents: CSAD Newsletter no. 15.

Blogosphere ~ Myth Monday – Rosy-Fingered Eos Loved a Mortal

rogueclassicist — Tue, 29 May 2012 11:39:30 +0000

About.com Ancient / Classical History: Myth Monday – Rosy-Fingered Eos Loved a Mortal.

Blogosphere ~ Hellenism and Christianity

rogueclassicist — Tue, 29 May 2012 11:38:52 +0000

Mike Anderson’s Ancient History: Hellenism and Christianity.

Blogosphere ~ New Old Boundary Marker Found At Gezer

rogueclassicist — Tue, 29 May 2012 11:38:11 +0000

Abnormal Interests: New Old Boundary Marker Found At Gezer.

Blogosphere ~ Latin Without Latin: Semper Pauper Eris

rogueclassicist — Tue, 29 May 2012 11:37:20 +0000

Bestiaria Latina Blog: Latin Without Latin: Semper Pauper Eris.

Blogosphere ~ Disticha Round-Up: May 29

rogueclassicist — Tue, 29 May 2012 11:34:42 +0000

Bestiaria Latina Blog: Disticha Round-Up: May 29.

So How Big Was the Colosseum?

rogueclassicist — Mon, 28 May 2012 09:41:37 +0000

Here’s an interesting little time killer our friends over at Scoop alerted us to. The BBC has a tool which will superimpose an ‘plan’ of the Flavian Amphitheatre in the postal code/area code/whatever of your choice on a satellite view:

If the Colosseum Had Been Built … (BBC)

Emperors of Rome: Glycerius

rogueclassicist — Mon, 28 May 2012 09:32:16 +0000

Adrian Murdoch continues his look at the ‘shadow emperors’ with a guy whose name suggests he’s rather too sweet to be a ruthless Roman emperor:

Glycerius: Emperors of Rome

Classical Words of the Day

rogueclassicist — Mon, 28 May 2012 09:29:02 +0000

accoutrement (Merriam Webster)
asperse (Dictionary.com)
flagitious (Wordsmith)
obnubilate (OED … great word)
vastity (Worthless Word for the Day)

… a taste of latinitas:

radix: root, source: noun. Example sentence:Radix omnium malorum est cupiditas.Translation:The love of money is … bit.ly/KHGD7m—
Latin Language (@latinlanguage) May 28, 2012

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem v kalendas Iunias

rogueclassicist — Mon, 28 May 2012 09:22:58 +0000

ante diem v kalendas Iunias

Drusus minor (Museo del Prado) 01 (Photo credit: Zaqarbal)

585 B.C. — solar eclipse predicted by Thales of Miletus occurs during the battle of the Halys (another possible date)

20 A.D. — Drusus “Minor”, the son of the emperor Tiberius, celebrates an ovatio for his victories in Illyricum

ca 250 A.D. — martyrdom of Heliconis

Blogosphere ~ Comparison of Gerund and Gerundive Ablative

rogueclassicist — Mon, 28 May 2012 09:18:44 +0000

Latin for Addicts: Comparison of Gerund and Gerundive Ablative.

Blogosphere ~ The Wisdom of Heracles

rogueclassicist — Mon, 28 May 2012 09:15:55 +0000

Laudator Temporis Acti: The Wisdom of Heracles.

Blogosphere ~ On Hares Born To Mares And Hermaphroditic Offspring

rogueclassicist — Mon, 28 May 2012 09:15:18 +0000

Abnormal Interests: On Hares Born To Mares And Hermaphroditic Offspring.