Latin

How to say “I don’t Give a Fig” in Latin: Flocci Non Facio

You always learn the swear words first

evigilationem significasse

I swallowed a star,

It burned in my chest.

I captured Leviathan,

Laid him to rest.

I swung from the Moon,

I sang to the Sun,

Yet I have done nothing,

Save scarcely begun.

AD BESTIAS
(Rodrigo Peñaloza, 2012)

In amphitheatro flavio, turba iam sperabat sanguine satiatum iri. Ecce trahebantur ad bestias…

The plural of negroni

As a man with a degree in Classics, I am extremely well-placed to explain to you that the plural of negroni is negronorum. Behold my wisdom:

1. The drink is probably named after Camillo Negroni, whose surname comes from his ancestors having been, at various times, the…

Ernio Hernandez Beyond brilliant. And one of my favorite words. Cheers.

CUR VIRIS LIBERALIBUS SIT INCOHAERENS 
CAPITIS PRAEDICARE POENAM
(Rodrigo Peñaloza, mense martio MMXV)

To dispel any shyness I’ll go first. Here are a few more puns I’ve collected:—

1. Adeam ad eam?, “Should I go to her?” Sounds just like the guy at the start of Terence’s Eunuch (and that may not be totally accidental).
2. Cum eo eo eo eo quod eum amo, “I’m going there with him because I love him.” This was…

#tbt

This Thursday, we revisit the Fall 2012 edition of The Helicon, which featured the following three translations of Vergil’s Eclogues IV.31–45. Connie…

Lenape High School Latin students win awards at Certamen Competition

Lenape High School students placed in the top three South Jersey spots at the NJCL Certamen Competition.

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