AN NPR "BOOK WE LOVE" FOR SUMMER 2024 A gorgeously illustrated guide to memorable Latin phrases, including famous quotations on love, death, nature, politics, and more. Latin may be a "dead" language, ...

This story originally appeared on Mental Floss. Whether you’re deciphering a cryptic state seal or trying to impress your Catholic in-laws, knowing some Latin has its advantages. But the operative ...

Don't ask me why, but a couple of days ago I picked up a book called Latin Quips At Your Fingertips (ISBN: 0-7607-2538-1) which features witty Latin sayings by wise Romans. I live in hopes of one day ...

Latin remains the official language of the Vatican, and there are many phrases that the wider world only hears around the time that a new pope is elected. Even the word conclave, the secret assembly ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper concerns the source and content of the earliest known piece of Isaac Newton's writing, a Latin phrase book, as well as of the first ...