by Daniel Pettersson | Nov 25, 2022 | Practice your Latin
Roman hisÂtoÂriÂan and politiÂcian, Gaius SalÂlustius CrisÂpus, to many known as SalÂlust, wrote BelÂlum CatiliÂnae or the War of CatiÂline around 42 B.C. as a chronÂiÂcle of the conÂspirÂaÂcy to overÂthrow the govÂernÂment by the arisÂtoÂcrat Lucius Sergius CatiliÂna...
by Daniel Pettersson | Oct 18, 2022 | Practice your Latin
One of hisÂtoÂry’s most ardent colÂlecÂtors of curiÂous notes, interÂestÂing texts, and odd pasÂsages, Aulus GelÂlius (c. 125–180 A.D.), relates quite an amusÂing stoÂry in his Noctes AttiÂcae about the famous genÂerÂal Alcibiades. AlcibÂiÂades (c. 450–404 B.C.)...
by Amelie Rosengren | Mar 18, 2021 | Practice your Latin
IntroÂducÂtion Three hunÂdred. That was the numÂber of men who king Leonidas brought into batÂtle at TherÂmopyÂlae. These SparÂtans have made peoÂple gasp at their bravÂery and audacÂiÂty for cenÂturies. HowÂevÂer, they were not the only ones with great courage...
by Daniel Pettersson | May 3, 2020 | Practice your Latin
Every week we pubÂlish new videos in Latin on our memÂberÂship site – everyÂthing from weekÂly mesÂsages where Daniel talks a litÂtle bit about the past week or about some Latin tip he wants to share, to Video lessons explainÂing a text or an expression. Now we...
by Daniel Pettersson | Dec 21, 2018 | Practice your Latin
Cicero’s works are replete with stoÂries and anecÂdotes, but my favourite is the one where he brings out his inner IndiÂana Jones and goes searchÂing for the tomb of Archimedes. It is found in the fifth book of his philoÂsophÂiÂcal work TusÂcuÂlanae disputationes....