Classical Words of the Day

November 1, 2012 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

beatitude (Dictionary.com)
agon (Merriam-Webster)
pauldron (Wordsmith)
psychopomp (Wordnik)

Latinitweets:

adverb: magis , indeclinable => more http://t.co/pTGZGjM0 #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab

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amicus: friend: noun. Example sentence:Amicus meus puellae pecuniam dat.Translation:My friend is giving money to… http://t.co/ArJlSkMJ

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This Day in Ancient History: kalendae novembres

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kalendae novembres

ludi Victoriae Sullanae (day 7) — games held in honour of Victoria commemorating Sulla’s defeat of the Samnites in 82 B.C.
82 B.C. — Lucius Cornelius Sulla is victorious over the Samnites at the Battle of the Colline Gate
36 A.D. — major fire at Rome
1903 — death of Theodore Mommsen
1993 — death of A.N. Sherwin-White (The Roman Citizenship, among other things)