Newest 'grammar-choice' Questions - Page 5
SPQR: Why not Romani? The motto of the Roman Republic was, of course, Senatus Populusque Romanus, or SPQR. However, Romanus is a masculine, singular adjective. What confuses …
Translation of Lines 333–336 of Vergil's Aeneid Book 4
Tandem pauca refert: "Ego te, quae plurima fando enumerare vales, numquam, regina, negabo promeritam, nec me meminisse pigebit Elissae dum memor ipse mei, dum spiritus hos regit …
Why didn't Byzantine emperors after Justinian II have a Latin name?
Aug 31, 2018 · Justinian II had the Latin name Flavius Iustinianus Augustus and was the last Byzantine emperor from the Heraclian Dynasty, but his successor Philippikos Bardanes did …
A story of a king who wanted to simplify Latin grammar
I vaguely remember reading a story years ago, and it was something like this: A king in medieval Europe knew some Latin but made mistakes. I think there was something like him writing …
Why is Certainty to be Expressed by the Present Subjunctive?
Sep 8, 2020 · The Answer Book: imperator ita apud suos contionatus est: "videtis, milites, quantae sint hostium copiae et quam inexpugnabilem locum teneant. si eos statim adoriemur, …
On Macrons and Vowels - Latin Language Stack Exchange
Poets could do weird things to words to get them to fit into hexameters, especially with proper names because unlike with common nouns there's often no other suitable word for the thing …
When do we use supine and 'ut/ne' clause to express purpose?
Sep 24, 2020 · Imperator Cypri mansit ut classem compararet. The general remained in Cyprus to assemble a fleet. No supine possible here. And even with verbs of motion, you do not have to …
Are there movies or subtitles for movies in Latin?
4 There's Imperator. The whole movie is in Latin. Though short (40 minutes), it's a serious production.
Translation check of "Through Empire comes Peace" and "Power …
May 13, 2020 · I would change your title to "Potens (est) Imperator." This translates as "Powerful/Capable (is) (the) Emperor." I like this translation better because Latin prefers …
vocabulary - Best modern translation for "Emperor"? - Latin …
Jun 28, 2023 · For example, if I ever tried to translate the title of "Emperor of Mankind" from the Warhammer 40K universe, should I do it as Imperator gentis humanae/humanae universitatis …