Month: March 2020
Let It Be Translation- Arth
Andrew Arth 3.20.20 Latin 002 Acta Let It Be, The Beatles- Latin Translation English Latin When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary comes to me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be. And in my […]
Verbum Deep Dive
Andrew Arth 3.17.20 Acta Verbum Deep Dive Rex, rēgis m. In its most basic context the latin word rex, rēgis m. can be defined as a king, ruler, or sovereign and thus has numerous ties to accounts and records of […]
Very Hungry Caterpillar – Sophie
In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf. One Sunday morning the warm sun came up… and POP, out of the egg came a tiny, very hungry caterpillar. He started looking for some food. On […]
Verbum Deep Dive-Alibi
For this activity, I chose to analyze the word “alibi” (alibī). Alibī,a Latin adverb meaning “elsewhere” is the 2446th most frequent word, but one that can be very common in English, especially for those familiar with Law Enforcement. Alibī, in […]
Acta #11, Steve Renette’s Talk on the Zagros-Andreanna
Steve Renette’s talk, “Tracing a Community in The Zagros Foothills” was really informative on a breadth of land that I didn’t even know existed. His work in archeology primarily focuses on the early Bronze Age. Luckily for him (and unexpectedly) […]
Acta #12: memes-Andreanna
Why you should take a Latin course!
Acta #10 – Memes + gif – Yuxuan
Acta #9 – Five little ducks – Yuxuan
Five little ducks went out one day Over the hill and far away Mother duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack” But only four little ducks came back One, two, three, four Four little ducks went out one day Over the […]
Acta #1 – “Sol” – Yuxuan
word choice: sol “sol” usually means the Sun in Latin. It was used quite frequently — the 273rd most frequently used word. It was mostly used by Tibullus, Lucretius and Persius. Its meanings vary from the Sun, light, sunshine to […]