The best way to learn about Ancient Rome is through the Latin language. While we may not always have the time to study Latin in depth as much as we’d like (check out my free beginner’s course here: Latin for Beginners), it is still possible to understand the key concepts that allow us to understand the spirit—today we would say the ‘mindset’—of the ancients.
Here are the 10 Latin words you must know to open the doors to the Roman Empire! Each word is paired with an epic image, designed to help you memorize the concept more easily.
Why is it that a subject as fascinating as Antiquity, with its historical, poetic and philosophical richness, which easily captivates millions of people when, for example, it is brought to the big screen, loses its magic and splendor when treated through academic study? I believe that the problem with the
First things first. Nouns are the names of things or people. For example: fluvius (river), insula (island), oppidum (town), Marcus, Iulia. In English we say: (1) Mark hits Julia. (2) Julia hits Mark. Note that in these sentences, the nouns Mark and Julia do not change, even though in the first sentence Mark performs the action and Julia receives it, while in the second, their roles are
