#roman latin

[blackswaneuroparedux]

In quam cum intueor, maxime mihi occurrunt, Attice, et quasi lucent Athenae tuae.

- Cicero

When I look at Greece, Atticus, your city of Athens occurs and even shines forth to me the most.

[thesilicontribesman]

Cast of Inscribed Memorial Stone with Roman Latin and Ogham (500 to 600CE), Buckland Monachorum, Dartmoor National Park Visitor Centre, Princetown, Dartmoor.

[underworld-cows]

One of my favorite lessons I learned taking Latin in high school was that the word "testimony" in English is derived from the Latin word testis, which means "a witness (noun)."

testis also derived to the English word "testicle." One idea for why is because a witness in court, instead of swearing on the bible, might have sworn on their masculine coin purse....

Some scholars believe that narrative lacks evidence, but it is entertaining nonetheless.

[skankie]

*my old latin teacher, trying to engage a bunch of disinterested 15yr olds, grabs a stuffed frog from his pile and gasps gutturally*: ooooooooohohohoho….discipule….

[sylargrimm]

So I was curious and checked the Latin tag bc I took Latin for three years and just wanted to see if there were any cool quotes or something. But the whole tag is filled with naked girls and Latino dancing with very few actual LATIN in between. What?!