Classical Words of the Day

October 9, 2012 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

catachresis (Dictionary.com)
viand (Merriam Webster)
apostle (Wordsmith)

Latinitweets:

verb irregular: redeo , redire, redii => go back, come back, return http://t.co/pTGZGjM0 #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab

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liber: free: adjective. Example sentence:Liberae sunt nostrae cogitationes.Translation:Our thoughts are free. http://t.co/BO3Ut8cZ

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This Day in Ancient History: ante diem vii idus octobres

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ante diem vii idus octobres

rites in honour of Genius Publicus
rites in honour of Fausta Felicitas
rites in honour of Venus Victrix
ludi Augustales scaenici (day 5 — from 11-19 A.D. and post 23 A.D.)
ludi Augustales scaenici (day 7 — from 19-23 A.D.)
28 B.C. — dedication of the Temple of Apollo on the Palatine (and associated rites thereafter)
c. 95 A.D. — martyrdom of Dionysus the Aeropagite
259 A.D. — martyrdom of Denis and Rusticus