I’m reading about the Celtic history of Spain without knowing very much about Roman history or culture. There’s this paper studying inscriptions made by Roman soldiers stationed on the Danube, one of whom is recorded as “Abilus, Turanci f.” and is identified explicitly as a Hispanic soldier. Another source I read today suggests that Abilus is not a Roman name, and is likely Celtic.

All good stuff.

I also understand the record to indicate that this Abilus is son of Turanci, this I understand. What I’d like to know and am having a hard time understanding from explanations of Roman filiation inscriptions is whether Abilus in this context is his praenomen or cognomen.

Every example I find is very long and very “abbreviated,” likely because the example refers to an everyday man, whereas this piece of data is much simpler probably because he’s a soldier, so I can’t differentiate what overlaps with the record I found and the example given.

Many thanks in advance for your help!

Hello,

I am learning Latin and was confused on how to tell if the adjective in a Latin sentence is Attributive or an Objective Complement.

e.g., in the sentence "virtus fecit viros fortes," how do you know whether "fortes" is being used as an Attributive (i.e., virtue made the brave men) or as an Objective Complement (virtue made the men brave)?

I am confused because, in both cases, we use the accusative form of the adjective (unless I am wrong).

Thanks and pls excuse the lack of macros.

I purchased this 14th century French replica and cannot figure out what the hilt says. The pommel I have translated the saying “In nomine veritatis” which if I’m not mistaken is “in the name of truth”. This leads me to believe the hilt is also Latin but I can’t figure it out. Any help would be great.

Hi,

I am in High school and I am taking Latin 2 right now and I find it really interesting. Sadly, the teacher I have right now is a long term sub and we are just spending class watching movies closely related to latin. How do you suggest I continue to learn in my own time? Thanks.

So I started duolingo lattin I suck at it cuz duolingo sucks at teaching me the endings and I came here so I can know the endings to make it easier on myself. If anyone here explains how it works just know I am not familiar with language terms. Pls explain it in stupid person language lol 😂

Hey guys! I found this line art that I really want to use as a tattoo but I'm unsure what this translates to. If anyone could help, that would be awesome!

Started teaching myself Latin a few days ago using Latin to GCSE Volume 1 that I found on the Internet Archive. I've been using Google Translate to check myself, but having another pair of human eyes to keep me on track would be helpful.

I have noticed the grammar and vocab is, of course, very simplistic. Sometimes GT wants to translate words differently and change the meaning to another correct meaning.

If anyone has a digital source for the key to this volume I'd appreciate it!

So my question is can Capit mean "it's allowed" or "it is permissable"? I understand that it means "he/she takes" but In this quote from the early church father tertullian "Eadem auctoritas ecclesiarum apostolicarum ceteris quoque patrocinabitur evangeliis, quae proinde per illas et secundum illas habemus, Ioannis dico et Matthaei, licet et Marcus quod edidit Petri affirmetur, cuius interpres Marcus. Nam et Lucae digestum Paulo adscribere solent. Capit magistrorum videri quae discipuli promulgarint." I see all translations use something along the lines of "it is allowed". Is that the correct translation of capit here or is it a mistranslation?

Hi all

Are there verbs in Latin which have a participle as a complement, just like Ancient Greek verbs παύομαι and ἄρχομαι are + part.

Thanks

What's the point of digitisation if every page is stamped with a huge watermark? Why can I not download a copy of a 1400 year old manuscript? All rights reserved - god forbid Vergil loses some of his royalties

Poetic Offerings to Magna Mater in Latin: Megalesia Celebrations on the Danube. Filmed on the 5th-6th of April for the Megalesia celebrations in Nova Roma, but thought it would be pertinent to the Latin subreddit, given that the entire video is in Latin.

The Megalesia are a festival celebrated from the 4th to the 10th of April, in honour of Cybele (Magna Mater). The "Ludi Megalenses" are the first ludi of the year in the Roman calendar. I wanted to partake, so in this video I'm offering two poems: one written by me, one by Vergil.

Those little weird flashes beginning around and after the 7 minute mark above my face are showcasing all the mistakes I made while reciting, if you manage to pause the video when they happen.

I hope you enjoy!

So I'm looking to engrave the phrase into some jewelry, and I need to know the correct latin form. Would it be Ave Christus Rex or Ave Christe Rex? From what I've seen, the former is more common among people, but I've also heard the latter is more correct, so now I'm a bit confused. I don't speak or have any knowledge really on the latin language in terms of grammar, so any help would be appreciated

As Oscan is related to Latin and by extension the Romance languages, should it be brought back?

Here's the entire quote for reference

"Eadem auctoritas ecclesiarum apostolicarum ceteris quoque patrocinabitur evangeliis, quae proinde per illas et secundum illas habemus, Ioannis dico et Matthaei, licet et Marcus quod edidit Petri affirmetur, cuius interpres Marcus. Nam et Lucae digestum Paulo adscribere solent. Capit magistrorum videri quae discipuli promulgarint."

Now what I'm having trouble with is "Capit magistrorum videri quae discipuli promulgarint" as I have no clue how to properly translate this in English as it seems to be " it takes up from the teachers which appears to be what the disciples have promulgated" but that doesn't make sense.

I'll be starting IB Latin HL this September as I move up to sixth form, and I was wondering if there are any good textbooks or resources to help consolidate grammar.

So far, I've used Latin to GCSE Books 1 & 2 by John Taylor, and I have my GCSEs coming up in a few weeks. I believe my Latin grammar at GCSE level is up to scratch, but I'm a bit concerned that my knowledge of precise constructions and the like might still be lacking. I’m really keen to ensure that my grasp of grammar is solid — strong enough that I can sight-read unseen prose and poetry without struggling too much.

With that in mind, what would be the best textbook to work through over the summer to prepare for IB Latin at Higher Level?

Bonjour. Je suis débutant... Dans la phrase : "Syrae placet esse solum", "esse" est-il bien sujet de "placet" ? et à quel cas est décliné l'adjectif "solus" ? nominatif du neutre ?

Merci de votre aide.

Pensilis condicti nos expirare expectamus aspero
Morta est taliari
Ave caelum, ave terra, ave nivis, morimur!
Ave morituri Fati!
Nova est alba nivis, alter ad aelum a militum cupe
Meta apta est ad bellum, viridis super
Ave caelum, ave terra, ave nivis, morimur!
A, ave caelum, ave terra, ave nivis, morimur!
Morta, impero.
Fortis, et virtutis, morituri imperii
Fortis, et virtutis, morituri imperii, imperii
Apta ad aelum morituri mors
Acra ad aelum morituri fortia
Fortis, et virtutis, morituri imperii
Fortis, et virtutis, morituri imperii,
Acra ad aelum morituri fortia
Aelum malum, aelum malum, aelum malum, Pater Fatum
Ave caelum, ave nivis, morituri Fati
Skylon!
Skylon!
Skylon!
Skylon!
Skylon!
Skylon!
Skylon!

Found this document in my grandparents basement, no idea what it says...

I found these here:

Avē Marīa, grātia plēna, Dominus tēcum ; benedicta tū in mulieribus, et benedictus frūctus ventris tuī, Jēsus. Sancta Marīa, Māter Deī, ōrā prō nōbīs peccātōribus, nunc et in hōrā mortis nostræ. Āmēn.

But I’m too much of a beginner to figure out if the vowel lengths are actually correct.

Can you just acknowledge that they’re optime?

This may be a silly question, but i'm at chapter XVI of familia romana and there is this sentence: "Pars navis posterior puppis dicitur." Shouldn't it be puppim/puppem in the accusative?

https://youtu.be/U0c7zDZ7Nqs?si=6kCpx7ZBM3ITdYeW&t=28

I don't know if anyone already posted this, but I found a YouTube channel that uses popular song lyrics and changes them to Latin or Medieval English. Enjoy.