This Day in Ancient History: ante diem vii kalendas octobres

September 25, 2013September 25, 2013 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

ante diem vii kalendas octobres

2nd century A.D. — martyrdom of Herculanus
233 A.D. — the emperor Severus Alexander celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Persians
1808 — death of Richard Porson
1931 — death of Ulrich von Wilamovitz-Moellendorff

Classical Words of the Day

September 25, 2013 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

albedo (Dictionary.com)
polysemous (Wordsmith)
onychophagia (OED)

Linguatweets:

verb 1: spero , sperare, speravi, speratus => hope, expect http://t.co/wkhp7tBvWL #Latin #Vocab #LatinVocab

— LatinVocab (@LatinVocab) September 25, 2013

dare: to give: Part of speech:

verb

Example sentence:

Bis das si cito das.

… http://t.co/ylsdZ3PNC2

— Latin Language (@latinlanguage) September 25, 2013

nŭrus, ūs, f.
—daughter-in-law
—young woman

gĕner, ĕri, m.
—son-in-law

socrus, ūs, f.
—mother-in-law

socer, i, m.
—father-in-law

— Charlton T. Lewis (@LewisandShort) September 24, 2013

ποθεινοποιός, όν
—exciting a tender longing

— Henry George Liddell (@LiddellAndScott) September 24, 2013

Latin Interjections:
OF ASTONISHMENT: ō, ēn, ecce, ehem, papae, vāh
OF JOY: iō, ēvae, ēvoe, euhoe
OF SORROW: heu, ē˘heu, vae, alas
AG 226

— Greek+Latin Grammar (@AncientGrammar) September 24, 2013