Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 27th Latin of the Day - Ibi semper est vi...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 27th Latin of the Day - Ibi semper est vi...:   Ibi semper est victoria ubi concordia est. "Where there is concord, there always is victory." ~ Publilius Syrus, Sententia 289 W...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 25th Latin of the Day - "felices ferias"

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 25th Latin of the Day - "felices ferias":   felices ferias! "happy holidays!" The common word in Latin for a holiday - feriae - exists only in the plural; it has no singula...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 24th Latin of the Day - "ad hominem"

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 24th Latin of the Day - "ad hominem":   ad hominem "to the person" = personal Usually used in English in the phrase " ad hominem attack," referring to the rhe...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 23rd Latin of the Day - "Moribus antiquis...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 23rd Latin of the Day - "Moribus antiquis...:   Moribus antiquis res stat Romana virisque. "The Roman state stands on its ancient customs ( moribus ) and heroes (or "and men&qu...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 20th Latin of the Day - "Necessitas non h...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 20th Latin of the Day - "Necessitas non h...:   Necessitas non habet legem. "Necessity does not know any law." (Literally, "Necessity does not have any law.") ~ Berna...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 19th Latin of the Day - "ad hoc"

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 19th Latin of the Day - "ad hoc":   ad hoc "for this purpose" (literally "to this," where "this" is neuter) In English, the Latin phrase ad hoc ...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 18th Latin of the Day - "Dies dolorem min...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 18th Latin of the Day - "Dies dolorem min...:   Dies dolorem minuit. "Time (lit. "A day." as in "Each day") diminishes sorrow." ~ Robert Burton, 1577-1640, ...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 17th Latin of the Day - "Saturnalibus, op...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 17th Latin of the Day - "Saturnalibus, op...: Saturnalibus, optimo dierum! "On Saturnalia, on the best of days!" ~ Gaius Valerius Catullus, c. 84 - c. 54 B.C.E. (poem 14a) 

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 16th Latin of the Day - "Res publica viru...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 16th Latin of the Day - "Res publica viru...:   Res publica virum docet. "Public affairs (or "affairs of state") teach a man." ~ Attributed to Plutarch, a Greek autho...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 16th Latin of the Day - "Res publica viru...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 16th Latin of the Day - "Res publica viru...:   Res publica virum docet. "Public affairs (or "affairs of state") teach a man." ~ Attributed to Plutarch, a Greek autho...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 15th Latin of the Day - "ab initio" ("ab ...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 15th Latin of the Day - "ab initio" ("ab ...:   ab initio , sometimes abbreviated in English usage ab init. "from the beginning"

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 14th Latin of the Day - "Semper pluris fe...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 14th Latin of the Day - "Semper pluris fe...: Semper pluris feci ego potioremque habui libertatem quam pecuniam. "I have always valued freedom more highly than money, and preferred ...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 13th Latin of the Day - "Experientia docet"

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 13th Latin of the Day - "Experientia docet":   Experientia docet. "Experience teaches" ~ Cornelius Tacitus (56 - 120 C.E.)

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 12th Latin of the Day - "ab ovo usque ad ...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 12th Latin of the Day - "ab ovo usque ad ...:   ab ovo usque ad mala "from egg(s) to apples" = "from beginning to end" (egg was sometimes and ancient Roman appetizer ...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 10th Latin of the Day - "Praestatur laus ...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 10th Latin of the Day - "Praestatur laus ...:   Praestatur laus virtuti, sed multo ocius verno gelu tabescit. "Praise is bestowed upon virtue, but melts away more quickly than a spr...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 10th Latin of the Day - "Ditat Deus"

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 10th Latin of the Day - "Ditat Deus":   Ditat Deus. "God enriches." ~ Motto of the State of Arizona With macrons: "Dītat Deus."

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 9th Latin of the Day - "dis volentibus" etc.

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 9th Latin of the Day - "dis volentibus" etc.: dis volentibus  (more common, shortened form of deis volentibus ) "with the gods being willing," "if the gods are willing,&qu...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 8th Latin of the Day - "Est unusquisque f...

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 8th Latin of the Day - "Est unusquisque f...:   Est unusquisque faber ipse suae fortunae. "Every man is the craftsman of his own fortune." ~ Appius Claudius Caecus (c. 340 - c....

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 7th Latin of the Day - "Spem successus alit"

Hypomnēmata Dē Rēbus Variīs: December 7th Latin of the Day - "Spem successus alit": Spem successus alit. "Success feeds hope."  ~ Anonymous

Iterum Ad Novam Romam

     Ad Forum Romanum (Novae Romae) hodie reveni. Tacitum fuit. Cur reveni? Nescio. Privatus sum. Immo vero, adhuc sum lictor curiatus et augur emeritus, sed privatus sum. Nolo capere sedem meam apud Senatum (sedem consularem!), nolo habere officium vel negotium. Volo solum ambulare in foro, cum civibus loqui, visitare rem publicam nostram . . .