Classical Words of the Day

March 21, 2013 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

insouciance (Dictionary.com)
demotic (Merriam Webster)
discursive (Wordsmith)
philomuse (OED)

Latinitweets:

verb 3: pono , ponere, posui, positus => put, place, put up http://t.co/Ek3k0x9CkU #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab

— LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) March 21, 2013

Prohibition is regularly expressed in classic prose 1) by nōlī w/ Infinitive, 2) by cavē w/ Present Subjun 3) by nē w/ Perf Subjun AG 594.63

— Greek+Latin Grammar (@AncientGrammar) March 20, 2013

ThisDay in Ancient History: ante diem xii kalendas apriles

March 21, 2013 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

ante diem xii kalendas apriles

Festival of Mars continues (day 21)
Quinquatrus continues (day 3) — originally a one-day festival with rites in honour of Minerva, by Ovid’s day it had been increased to five days, with the last four involving gladiatorial bouts
1766 — death of Richard Dawes (Classical scholar)