a.d. III Kal. Iul.

census n., pl. censuses [L. a registering of citizens and property.] 1. Ancient Rome. Counting of the male citizens and evaluation of property conducted regularly every fifth year. 2. Official counting of the population of a country, state, nation, city, district, or any political unit, usually accompanied by compilation of vital statistics of socio-economic significance. See lustrum.

a.d. VI Kal. Iul.

MEMORĀBILE DICTŪ

Quid sī nunc caelum ruat?
“What if the sky should fall now?” (Terence, The Self-Tormentor, 719)

A proverbial saying for anything regarded as improbable and beyond our power.

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a.d. VII Kal. Iul.

nonpareil adj. [Fr. non not (1); pareil equal, like (2): not alike.] Without an equal. Unique. —n. Someone or something without an equal.

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a.d. VIII Kal. Iul.

ars gratia artis
Literal translation: art for the sake of art
In an English sentence: The starving artist often murmured, “ars gratia artis.”

Ars gratia artis is the motto of MGM studios. You can see the phrase on a banner under the MGM lion on the company logo. It means creating something beautiful for its own sake, not for the sake of profit.

From Elizabeth Heimbach's book Latin Everywhere, Everyday

a.d. IX Kal. Iul.

MEMORĀBILE DICTŪ

Dūcunt volentem fāta, nōlentem trahunt.
“Destiny guides the the individual who is willing, drags the unwilling.” (Seneca, Moral Letters 107.11)

Originally written by the Greek philosopher Cleanthes, and translated into Latin by Seneca, this motto encapsulates the willingness of the Stoics to comply with destiny.

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Latin for the New Millennium: Student Workbook, Level 2

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A Terence Reader

A Terence Reader
Selections from Six Plays

by William S. Anderson


Terence’s plays are not merely showcases for his superb Republican Latin style. They represent an obvious post-Plautine shift in the comedy Rome inherited from Greece. There is a new respect for the real human situations behind well-rehearsed comic plots, and questions prod the cultural norms that are depicted on stage.

Latin selections in this edition include sizeable passages from the beginnings, middles, and ends of all six of Terence’s plays, giving the experience of the general structure of his comedy. Notes illuminate Terence’s ingenuity in complicating plots, shifting sympathies, and manipulating character types. This Reader offers a memorable sample of Terence’s comic art, a unique presence in Latin literature.

Features of this edition:

• Introduction that discusses Terence’s enrichment of the comic genre and the hallmarks of his Latin
• 566 lines of Latin text from Terence’s Andria, 28–139; Heauton, 175–256; Phormio, 1–12, 884–989; Hecyra, 198–280; Eunuchus, 539–614; Adelphoe, 1–25, 787–881
• Notes at the back
• Bibliography
• Appendix on Comic Meters in Terence
• Complete Vocabulary

William S. Anderson is emeritus Professor of Latin, University of California at Berkeley. He holds an AB and MA from Cambridge University and BA and PhD from Yale, where he taught for five years before joining the faculty at Berkeley. He has published widely on Horace, Vergil, Ovid, Roman comedy, and Roman satire. His book publications include The Art of the Aeneid (1969; 2nd edition 2005), Essays on Roman Satire (1982), Barbarian Play: Plautus’ Roman Comedy (1993), Ovid’s Metamorphoses 1–5 and 6–10, Text and Commentary (1972; 2nd edition 1997), Why Horace? (1998), and Approaches to Teaching Vergil’s Aeneid (with L. N. Quartarone, 2002).

128pp. (2009) Paperback, ISBN 978-0-86516-678-3

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Wrath of Achilles

Follow Your Fates presents:
The Wrath of Achilles
by Ed DeHoratius
illustrated by Drian Delandro Hardison



You are Achilles, the greatest hero of ancient Greece. You fight with honor and pride. But on the battlefields of Troy you have a decision to make: stay true to your honor code and not fight, or stand beside your countrymen and win even more fame and glory.

In The Wrath of Achilles, you face the same choices as Achilles in Homer’s Iliad, but you are in control of your destiny. Only one path leads to glory. Twelve others lead to death, defeat, or shame.

Readers ages eight and up will experience Achilles’ choices firsthand in Ed DeHoratius’ dramatic text, dynamically illustrated by award-winning comic book artist Brian Delandro Hardison.

Special Features:

• Prose story of the Iliad that lets you control the action
• 13 different endings—depending on your choices
• 5 illustrations by award-winning comic book artist Brian Delandro Hardison
• Visit the book's website for author podcasts and more

Ed DeHoratius teaches Latin and classics in the Boston area. He spends his free time with his wife and three sons, cooking, coaching soccer, and honing his woodworking skills. He holds an AB from Duke University in Classical Languages and Medieval and Renaissance Studies, and an MEd and MA in Latin from Boston College, and has published two books, along with articles and book reviews.

x + 62pp. (2009) Paperback, ISBN 978-0-86516-708-7

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Latin for the New Millennium, Level 2

Student Textbook Now Available.

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a.d. XVI Kal. Iul.

Racemum dependentem frustra conata est vulpecula iteratis saltibus attingere.
–Aesop's Fables

From Laura Gibbs' book, Aesop's Fables in Latin.

a.d. IV Id. Iun.

MEMORĀBILE DICTŪ

Omnia vincit amor.
“Love conquers all things.” (Vergil, Eclogue 10.69)

This sentence became proverbial for the power of love.

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a.d. V Id. Iun.

duma n., pl. dumas [Russ.] 1. An official council or public assembly in czarist Russia before 1905. 2. The lower house of the post-communist Russian parliament. —Duma The national parliament of Russia from 1905 to 1917.

From Word Dictionary of Foreign Expressions

a.d. VI Id. Iun.

MEMORĀBILE DICTŪ

Carpe diem!
“Seize the day!” (Horace, Odes, 1.11.8.)

This phrase has become the byword for those who want to savor and treasure every moment in life, which is what Horace recommends in this poem, after stressing the uncertainty of the future.

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a.d. III Non. Iun.

Gratia gratiam parit.
–Aesop's Fables

From Laura Gibbs' book, Aesop's Fables in Latin.

Kal. Iun.

Rubicon n., pl. Rubicons [L. Rubico, a stream south of Ravenna, Italy.] 1. Roman History. The stream which, in the Republican era of ancient Roman history, served as a boundary between Italy and Cisalpine Gaul. Since a Roman general or governor was forbidden to lead his troops in arms across a Roman boundary into Italy, Julius Caesar’s crossing of the Rubicon in 49 B.C. meant that he was irrevocably committed to war against Pompey and the senatorial party. 2. A boundary, line or limit whose crossing indicates irrevocable commitment to a decision or a complete break with the past or that the “die is cast.” a) The Prime Minister after considerable deliberation and hesitation, crossed the Rubicon by tendering his letter of resignation. b) But in less than 25 years he has crossed an American Rubicon from poor immigrant quarters to the comfortable suites of upper U.S. management as a group vice president… (Newsweek Int. May 4, 1981:37). See alea jacta est and jacta alea est.

From Word Dictionary of Foreign Expressions