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August 31st
Caligula, Roman emperor from 37 to 41, was born #onthisday in AD12. He was the son of the popular Roman general Germanicus and Augustus's granddaughter, Agrippina the Elder.
Although named Gaius Julius Caesar, he acquired the nickname "Caligula" (meaning "little boot") from the small soldier’s outfit he wore on his father’s campaigns.
During his reign he killed many relatives: cousins, his grandmother and father-in-law. His uncle Claudius was spared only because Caligula found him a laughing-stock.
Relations between Caligula and the Roman Senate were very poor.
According to Suetonius, Caligula planned to make his racehorse, Incitatus, a consul. This was to ridicule the senate that his horse was rich enough and capable enough to perform a senator's duties.
The Praetorian Guard conspired to murder the emperor. Details vary several conspirators stabbed Caligula, The assassins then found and killed Caligula's wife and young daughter.
Claudius was found hiding behind a palace curtain and soon became emperor after procuring the support of the Praetorian Guard.
#Bornonthisday#romanemperors#roman history#caligula#claudius#latin gsce#Pretorian guard#chariot racing#historymysteries
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Hi dear, about the question of the anon, I think that she wanted to know if you guys study Latin and Ancient Greek in High school. (In Italy “liceo classico” is the high school where you study Ancient Greek and Latin).
ah right basically in my school latin was an option for GSCE which you do when you’re 16 and A levels which you do at 18. we didn’t have ancient greek but there was a greek extra curricular club lol. so basically no you don’t unless your school does it and you choose it. i studied latin :)
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introduction post
hey hey hey i lost the password to my old tumblr account (it was pretty lame anyhow) so i’m back in an attempt to motivate myself to do the work i’m supposed to do haha
about me ––
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gsce student
amateur translator
also a fan of sports + animals
eurasian kiddo but born in england
my classes ––
english lit + lang
maths + admaths
chemistry + biology + physics
mandarin
latin
history
geography
my languages ––
fluent in: english + polish
learning at school: mandarin + latin
main tl: welsh + french + japanese + esperanto + russian
on/off tl: swahili + spanish + german
my writing ––
currently planning my main novel (a thriller/murder mystery type thing)
i write a lot of flash fiction (mostly drama/angsty stuff)
sometimes, i try my hand at the ocassional bit of poetry too
why i started this account ––
i’m a massive procrastinator so i’m hoping this will keep me on track
plus i’m always on the lookout to for people to talk to in my target languages
ngl thirsty for the amazing vocab lists langblr produces too
feel free to hit me up :D
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this post is meant to be a directory of every resource I come across for Latin. It will be a continuous work in progress so thank you for your patience! if you have any issues or things to add, please reply to this post!
info
about world languages
a natural history of latin [scans]
benefits of learning latin
glottolog
introduction by @ayearinlanguage
playlist of samples
alphabet & orthography
evolution of the alphabet
overview of latin orthography
apps
flewent [chrome]
max words [chrome]
blogs
transparent
book recommendations
alice’s adventures in wonderland
courses
a new latin composition [pdf]
bliubliu
cambridge - latin course: book i [pdf]
latin [wikibook]
latin everywhere, everyday: a latin phrase workbook [pdf]
latin for beginners [pdf] [answer key]
lingva latina: a college companion [pdf]
ludus latinus
mangolanguages
memrise
say something in...
teach yourself - beginner's latin [pdf]
the beginner’s latin book [pdf]
university of texas at austin
cultural & historical info
acultura’s culture tag
overview of roman naming conventions
/r/ancientrome
declension of nouns & adjectives
adjective declension tool
declension endings compared [pdf]
declension tool for adjectives
declension tool for nouns
declension trainer
first declension
inflector tool
intro to cases and declension [pdf]
noun inflection
overview of latin declension
dictionaries
dickinson college commentaries - latin core vocabulary
freelang
glossary of terms, names & phrases
humanum.arts.cunk.edu.hk
online-latin-dictionary
noun declension lookup
wiktionary
william whitaker’s words
flashcards
cram
quizlet
tinycards
forums
latindiscussion
quora
/r/classics
/r/lanl_latin
/r/latin
/r/latina
stackexchange
textkit
unilang
grammar books & guides
a latin grammar [pdf]
allen and greenough's new latin grammar / new latin grammar [pdf]
how grammar contributes to literal translation and reading comprehension [pdf]
overview of latin grammar
study companion to wheelock’s latin / study guide to wheelock’s latin
teach yourself: latin grammar [pdf]
grammar points
indirect objects [pdf]
plurals
relative pronouns [pdf]
syntax [pdf] / syntax
listening practice
librivox [audiobook library]
transcribing drills
literature
AP’s suggested reading list
Bible
book of common prayer
corpus inscriptionum latinarum [virtual library]
corpus of electronic texts [irish documents]
elementary readers
explanations of the latin jokes in the asterix comic strips
links to beginners’ readings
list of latin translations of modern literature
logoslibrary [virtual library]
overview of croatian latin literature
overview of latin literature
project gutenberg [virtual library]
Quran [scans]
teaching the aeneid [pdf]
the latin library
universal declaration of human rights
wikiquote [quote library]
wikisource [virtual library]
media
flash videos for beginners
ted talks
music recommendations
disney songs [youtube playlist]
news
ephemeris
nuntii latini - the nightly news
phrasebooks
i kinda like languages - latin introductory phrases
loecsen [audio phrasebook]
podcasts
quomodo dicitur?
pronunciation
accentuation [pdf]
ancient & modern pronunciations
beginner’s guide to pronunciation
forvo [pronunciation dictionary]
how to read latin aloud / why you should read latin aloud
ipa key
phonemic length of vowels
pronunciation guide with ipa
pronunciation tutorials
stress and accent in prose
quizzes & exercises
adjective drills
AP free response questions from past exams
declension trainer
exercises and study questions
free rice [donate rice by answering vocab questions!]
handouts and worksheets
internetpolyglot [vocabulary games]
latin’s not so tough! worksheets [pdfs]
noun declension drills / noun declension drills
quia [user-submitted games]
scrabble
surfacelanguages [quizzes]
transparent [proficency test]
verb activities - conjuguemos
verb drills
social media
latin [discord]
list of the most active twitter accounts
google
/r/latincirclejerk
wikipedia
speaking tips
idioms
list of latin phrases
proverbs
rhetoric: clausula
the routledge dictionary of latin quotations [pdf]
standardized testing
latin gsce: a revision handbook [scans]
tumblrs
@interretialia
@labentiasidera
@latin-student-problems
@latinusorator
verbs
conjugation practice - cactus2000
conjugator - cactus2000
conjugator - logosconjugator
conjugator - stranica
conjugator - verbix
gerunds
irregular verbs
irregularities in “sum”, “volo” and “fero”
overview of latin conjugation
timeline of primary and perfect indicative tenses [pdf]
verb inflection
vocabulary
100 most common words
airport
animals
around the house
banking
birds
body parts
botany
camping
church
classroom
colors
family / familial relationships
fruit
greetings
hotel
numbers / numbers / numbers / cardinal numbers / counting / number system / roman numerals
profanity / overview of latin profanity
professions
restaurant
sightseeing
swadesh list
swearing
weather
word of the day tool
youtube
advanced latin language vocabulary [playlist]
linney’s latin class
scorpiomartinaus
the london latin course [playlist]
#o#latin#latin language#langblr#lingua latina#lingua latīna#vulgar latin#classical latin#late latin#medieval latin#renaissance latin#modern latin#ecclesiastical latin
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Hi there! I'm currently doing Latin GCSE, and I was wondering if you ever have any resources for Latin literature? I love your flashcard things btw they're gorge! xoxo
Hi! I don’t take GSCEs, so I’m not completely sure what will be of the most help to you, but I found a bunch of resources for you to check out!
Gojimo is a free app with practice tests and explanations to help you study!
Here is a slightly older (2009) list of vocabulary words the GSCE exam expects you to know. If you’ve seen this already, I have a massive packet of vocabulary words my teacher gave us for our AP Exam this year - I will gladly find a way to send it to you!
This website has past papers, vocabulary lists, and some cultural resources!
My friend bought this awesome review guide - it’s inexpensive and has so much valuable grammar on it! (My teacher even approved it!)
This book is very highly rated on Amazon and looks like a great option!
Hopefully some of these work for you! Like I said, if you want some additional vocab to learn, let me know - good luck!!
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for an arts subject (asnac in this case), is having not-so-great maths and science gcses ok? i got a star in bio, but bs in chem, phys and maths, do you think they will care (i did well in the other gcses, english lang, lit, german, art, history, latin and greek)...
Yeah, it should be okay, provided that you’ve done well in your other GSCEs which are more relevant (which it seems that you have), and that you perform well in your chosen AS levels/the admissions assessment!
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