tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13480389743886926582024-03-13T14:01:29.365-07:0050 PERCENT LATIN"I will say at once, quite firmly, that the best grounding for education is the Latin grammar. I say... even a rudimentary knowledge of Latin cuts down the labor and pains of learning almost any other subject by at least 50 percent." -Dorothy SayersMagister Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525766774927899263noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348038974388692658.post-25954426388351900362018-10-16T14:02:00.002-07:002018-10-16T14:02:33.220-07:00Roman Maphttps://www.unrv.com/roman-empire-map.phpMagister Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525766774927899263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348038974388692658.post-31184814996026648902018-09-14T11:36:00.004-07:002018-09-14T11:37:13.563-07:00Roman Gold<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Magister Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525766774927899263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348038974388692658.post-12711467250498732412018-05-10T12:56:00.002-07:002018-05-10T12:56:40.060-07:00Pompeii Animation<iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dY_3ggKg0Bc" width="560"></iframe>Magister Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525766774927899263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348038974388692658.post-14010623497222280072017-07-08T12:40:00.000-07:002017-07-08T12:40:00.910-07:00Roman Roads - Subway MapIf you've ever ridden London's Underground or Paris' Tube, you'll appreciate the work that went into this map of ancient Roman roads:
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Zeus is not a forgiving god. His enemies don't enjoy a pleasant afterlife. Play these games to experience eternal judgment... Zeus-style.Magister Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525766774927899263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348038974388692658.post-74823254487795887312017-01-09T16:38:00.001-08:002017-01-09T16:38:12.396-08:00Latin MusicThis <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_with_Latin_lyrics" target="_blank">Wikipedia article</a> lists a wealth of contemporary, classical, and ecclesiastical songs in Latin. I've heard only a fraction of them, but of those I know, Qntal is the best.Magister Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525766774927899263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348038974388692658.post-82663240986740715352016-12-19T12:33:00.004-08:002016-12-19T12:33:44.286-08:00Virtus tentamine gaudet!<a href="https://youtu.be/aCXenmQhK0E" target="_blank">Video</a><br />
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Here is the link: <a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/05/14/476873307/the-ultimate-latin-dictionary-after-122-years-still-at-work-on-the-letter-n" target="_blank">NPR <i>Thesaurus Linguae Latinae</i> Article</a><br />
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Thank you David 'Scribonius' Samaniego for sharing this article!Magister Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525766774927899263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348038974388692658.post-67534817480114295072016-05-10T07:19:00.001-07:002016-05-10T07:19:05.012-07:00Build a CatapultLaunch a large marshmallow across the room using this simple catapult built using only standard school supplies (10 pencils, medium binder clip, sport's drink cap, and rubber band).<br />
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<b>Cacio e Pepe di Leonardo Vignoli</b><br />
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Serves 4-6. Cacio is Roman dialect for Pecorino Romano cheese. This dish (taken from a popular restaurant) is, like carbonara, a relative newcomer to Rome. “Tonnarelli” is the Roman name for Abruzzese “chitarra,” the squared off pasta made by pressing the dough through wire strings. — F.B.<br />
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Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil over high heat. Salt the water. When the salt is dissolved, add the pasta and cook just until al dente. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine 1½ cups of the cheese, the pepper, and a small ladle of the pasta cooking water. Using the back of a large wooden spoon, mix vigorously to form a paste.<br />
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When pasta is cooked, use a large strainer to remove it from the cooking water and immediately add it to the sauce in the bowl, letting the water on the stove continue to boil. Working quickly, toss the pasta vigorously, adding additional hot water a tablespoon or two at a time as necessary to melt the cheese and to obtain a juicy sauce that completely coats the pasta. Plate and sprinkle each portion with some of the remaining cheese and pepper to taste.<br />
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<b>Porchetta di Vito Bernabei</b><br />
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Serves 10. Porchetta is popular right now, and this recipe from a pork butcher is simple compared to ones that ask you to roll a slab of pork belly around the core meat (often pork loin). I figure it’s just a matter of time until I spy a pre-seasoned, rolled, and tied porchetta in a butcher case (it’s already offered at heritagefoodsusa.com), but I’d find it hard to resist seasoning my own. — F.B.<br />
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1 (6- to 7- pound) deboned, skin-on pork shoulder<br />
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4 garlic cloves, mashed to a paste<br />
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1 tablespoon chopped rosemary<br />
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1 tablespoon peperoncino or red pepper flakes<br />
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On a clean, dry, work surface, score the pork skin in a diamond pattern (or ask your butcher to). Turn pork over and massage salt into meat, then dust it with the pepper, garlic, rosemary, pepperoncino, and fennel pollen.<br />
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Roll pork tightly, skin side out, and tie it securely with kitchen twine. Marinate in the refrigerator, uncovered, for at least 6 hours or overnight, allowing the skin to dry out.<br />
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Remove from refrigerator 1½ to 2 hours before cooking. Preheat oven to 195 degrees. Bake porchetta until fork-tender, about 5 to 6 hours, then increase oven temperature to 500 degrees and let skin crisp for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven, rest for at least 45 minutes, slice and serve.<br />
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Faith Bahadurian blogs at http://njspice.net (also Twitter @njspice).Magister Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525766774927899263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348038974388692658.post-89693727838652184702015-12-17T18:29:00.001-08:002015-12-17T18:32:52.613-08:00Arch of Titus (free course)<div style="text-align: center;">
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Tempus tuum fuit, tempus meum nunc est!<br />
Mē vidēre nōn potes; tempus meum nunc est!<br />
Negōtium est, puer, fulgeō!<br />
Mē vidēre nōn potes; tempus meum nunc est!<br />
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Your time is up, my time is now!<br />
You can't see me; my time is now!<br />
It's the franchise, boy, I'm shinin' now!<br />
You can't see me; my time is now!Magister Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525766774927899263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348038974388692658.post-38027106081088515462015-05-21T05:57:00.000-07:002015-05-21T05:57:21.339-07:00Latin and ItalianWe know that the Romance languages (French, Romanian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish) are direct descendants of Latin. How many times have I told my students: "If you learn Latin first, you'll be able to acquire any modern language you need quickly and efficiently, particularly if you want to learn a Romance language."<br />
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Well, I found the following poem (and link) which illustrates the point better than my words can:<br />
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<b>From the New Englander and Yale Review, January 1843: “The great etymological affinity between Italian and Latin, is illustrated by the following lines addressed to Venice, by a citizen of that republic before its fall, which read equally in both languages”:</b><br />
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<b>Te saluto, alma Dea, Dea generosa,</b><br />
<b>O gloria nostra, O Veneta Regina!</b><br />
<b>In procelloso turbine funesto</b><br />
<b>Tu regnasti secura; mille membra</b><br />
<b>Intrepida prostrasti in pugna acerba.</b><br />
<b>Per te miser non fui, per te non gemo;</b><br />
<b>Vivo in pace per te. Regna, O beata,</b><br />
<b>Regna in prospera sorte, in alta pompa,</b><br />
<b>In augusto splendore, in aurea sede.</b><br />
<b>Tu serena, tu placida, tu pia,</b><br />
<b>Tu benigna; tu salva, ama, conserva.</b><br />
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Here is poem which can be read equally well by those who know Latin, Italian, and Portuguese:<br />
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<b>A reader of Notes and Queries, August 1868, presents these lines as “being at the same time Latin, Italian, and Portuguese”:</b><br />
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<b>In mare irato, in subita procella,</b><br />
<b>Invoco te, nostra benigna Stella.</b><br />
<b>Vivo in acerba poena, in maesto horrore,</b><br />
<b>Quando te non imploro, in te non spero,</b><br />
<b>Purissima Maria, et in sincero</b><br />
<b>Te non adoro, et in divino ardore.</b><br />
<b>Et, O vita beata, et anni et horae</b><br />
<b>Quando, contra me armato odio severo</b><br />
<b>Te, Maria, amo, et in gaudio vero</b><br />
<b>Vivere spero ardendo in vivo amore.</b><br />
<b>Non amo te, regina augusta, quando</b><br />
<b>Non vivo in pace et in silentio fido;</b><br />
<b>Non amo te, quando non vivo amando.</b><br />
<b>In te sola, Maria, in te confido,</b><br />
<b>In tua materna cura respirando,</b><br />
<b>Quasi columba in suo beato nido.</b><br />
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These two poems were posted at <a href="http://www.futilitycloset.com/2010/10/16/forked-tongues/">http://www.futilitycloset.com/2010/10/16/forked-tongues/</a>Magister Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525766774927899263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348038974388692658.post-27414749897352032162015-04-13T13:56:00.005-07:002015-04-13T13:56:59.669-07:00Vermont Gets a Latin MottoThe state of Vermont adopted a Latin motto this week:<br />
stella quarta decima fulgeat. Go Vermont!<br />
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Article here: <a href="http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/2015/04/10/latin-lovers-converge-culture-fest-uvm/25599221/">http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/2015/04/10/latin-lovers-converge-culture-fest-uvm/25599221/</a>Magister Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525766774927899263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348038974388692658.post-21832235035734695492015-03-23T15:41:00.005-07:002015-03-23T15:41:51.162-07:00Ancient Rome TourTake a tour of ancient Rome (in 13 minutes): <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/123351248/take-a-tour-of-ancient-rome-320-ce">http://archinect.com/news/article/123351248/take-a-tour-of-ancient-rome-320-ce</a>Magister Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525766774927899263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348038974388692658.post-6555143728926007592015-02-16T10:01:00.003-08:002015-02-16T10:01:19.205-08:00Can you tell the difference between Ovid and Taylor Swift?Click on the following link to test your knowledge of the Roman poet Ovid's love poetry and pop singer Taylor Swift's song lyrics:<br />
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<a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/hciclassics/taylor-swift-or-roman-love-poetry-1b1h4" target="_blank">Can you tell the difference between Ovid and Taylor Swift?</a>Magister Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525766774927899263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348038974388692658.post-82594283357486232702014-12-19T13:31:00.002-08:002014-12-24T11:03:06.562-08:00The 12 Days of LatinOne of my students inspired me to write the following song for Christmas. Enjoy!<br />
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<b><u>The Twelve Days of Latin</u> (by Joe Klomparens and Chris Leonard)</b><br />
On the first day of Latin, my teacher made me learn… that Daphne turned into a tree.<br />
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On the second day of Latin, my teacher made me learn… two voices, and that Daphne turned into a tree.<br />
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On the third day of Latin, my teacher made me learn… three genders, two voices, and that Daphne turned into a tree.<br />
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On the fourth day of Latin, my teacher made me learn… four conjugations, three genders, two voices, and that Daphne turned into a tree.<br />
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On the fifth day of Latin, my teacher made me learn… five noun declensions, four conjugations, three genders, two voices, and that Daphne turned into a tree.<br />
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On the sixth day of Latin, my teacher made me learn… six verb tenses, five noun declensions, four conjugations, three Latin genders, two voices, and that Daphne turned into a tree.<br />
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On the seventh day of Latin, my teacher made me learn… seven hills of Rome, six verb tenses, five noun declensions, four conjugations, three genders, two voices, and that Daphne turned into a tree.<br />
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On the eighth day of Latin, my teacher made me learn… eight parts of speech, seven hills of Rome, six verb tenses, five noun declensions, four conjugations, three genders, two voices, and that Daphne turned into a tree.<br />
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On the ninth day of Latin, my teacher made me learn… nine Greek Muses, eight parts of speech, seven hills of Rome, six verb tenses, five noun declensions, four conjugations, three genders, two voices, and that Daphne turned into a tree.<br />
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On the tenth day of Latin, my teacher made me learn… X Roman numerals, nine Greek Muses, eight parts of speech, seven hills of Rome, six verb tenses, five noun declensions, four conjugations, three genders, two voices, and that Daphne turned into a tree.<br />
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On the eleventh day of Latin, my teacher made me learn… 11-syllable poetry, X Roman numerals, nine Greek Muses, eight parts of speech, seven hills of Rome, six verb tenses, five noun declensions, four conjugations, three genders, two voices, and that Daphne turned into a tree.<br />
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On the twelfth day of Latin, my teacher made me learn… twelve Roman Caesars,11-syllable poetry, X Roman numerals, nine Greek Muses, eight parts of speech, seven hills of Rome, six verb tenses, five noun declensions, four conjugations, three genders, two voices, and that Daphne turned into a tree.<br />
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<br />Magister Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525766774927899263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348038974388692658.post-6713638013768404432014-12-19T13:27:00.001-08:002014-12-19T13:27:08.676-08:00Roman concrete was better!Follow this link to find out the secret to ancient Roman concrete: <a href="http://io9.com/how-the-ancient-romans-made-better-concrete-than-we-do-1672632593">http://io9.com/how-the-ancient-romans-made-better-concrete-than-we-do-1672632593</a>Magister Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06525766774927899263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348038974388692658.post-88701678858754066362014-04-18T16:37:00.002-07:002014-04-18T16:37:45.915-07:00How to Make a Roman ShieldFollow this link for a little history about the Roman legionary shield (and instructions on how to make one yourself):<br />
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