by Daniel Pettersson | Dec 14, 2018 | Practice your Latin
The rich treasure trove that is Latin literature holds some quite amusing stories. Cicero, in particular, has a knack for relating stories in a succinct and powerful manner. It is indeed a Tullian story that today’s Loci & Locutiones is about. In...
by Daniel Pettersson | Dec 7, 2018 | Practice your Latin
Today Daniel discusses two passages from Cicero’s On old age (De Senectute) in which Cicero uses Cato to express how to resist old age and how to take care of your physical being as well as your memory and wits. Daniel goes through the passages, explains...
by Daniel Pettersson | Nov 30, 2018 | Practice your Latin
This week’s episode of our series treating Latin expressions and passages is about the phrase Onus Aetna gravius, which comes from Cicero’s work On old age. I discuss the context of the phrase, its meaning and use. As always, the episode is entirely in Latin,...
by Daniel Pettersson | Nov 23, 2018 | Practice your Latin
The last few days I have been reading Cicero’s philosophical work on old age (De Senectute), which, along with De Amicitia, is my favorite work of Cicero. The subject remains as relevant today as 2000 years ago. In this video, I will be treating an...
by Daniel Pettersson | Nov 16, 2018 | Practice your Latin
In this episode of Loci & Locutiones, Daniel talks about Pliny’s views regarding studying: should you opt for a silent, secluded space, or learn to focus anywhere? Video in Latin Latin audio only Listen to the audio of this episode here on...