“What Is Poor?”

Fresh Latin memes, eternal appreciation for the Cambridge textbooks, and the glorious mess that is the Classics

[modestus-est-obesus]

Things my Latin Teachers have done/said

- “And then Haterius’ showed Salvius his B I G C r a n e”

- *kid gets mugged during a Pompeiian election simulation*

“I mean it DID happen”

- “NOW GET OFF THAT BENCH AND HUG THAT BEAR”

- *looks at pop quizzes* * silently walks to the door and chucks quizzes into the air*

- *in regards to a haruspex*

“You gotta open that young goat up and get that sWeEt LiVeR”

- “I stole that dictionary from the Penn State Library.”

- *puts on a documentary about building a Roman bathhouse*

“Your only job is to sit there and shut up.”

- “I mean if you translate it as ‘naked serpents’ I technically can’t mark it wrong...”

[pinsandweevils]

Translating Latin with a dictionary: not half bad; a fun, creative challenge

Translating Latin without a dictionary: None of these words mean what you think they do, everything is on fire, Romulus himself is personally disappointed in you,,,

[achillesofficial]

latin grammar constructions alignment chart

[modestus-est-obesus]

Supines shall be the death of me