Classical Words of the Day

January 15, 2013 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

vertex (Dictionary.com)
lymphatic (Wordsmith)
psithurisma (OED)

Latinitweets:

adjective: parvus , parva, parvum => small http://t.co/pTGZGjM0 #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab

— LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) January 15, 2013

acer: sharp: adjective. Example sentence:Cicero nomina omnium civium acri memoria tenebat.Translation:Cicero use… http://t.co/gSyEP8FE

— Latin Language (@latinlanguage) January 15, 2013

This Day in Ancient History:

January 15, 2013 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ 1 Comment

ante diem xviii kalendas februarias

carmentalia (day 2) — an annual festival in honour of the nymph Carmenta (a divinity associated with prophecy and childbirth; also the mother of Evander) celebrated primarily by women on the 11th and 15th of January
69 A.D. — murder of Galba and his adopted son Piso; dies imperii of Otho