vsf latin 2

sanguine

optimistic; bloody; bright red

comes from sanguis, sanguinis, m. - blood

“Quid non sentit amor?”

“What does love not realize?”

said by Ovid

Publius Ovidius “Ovid” Naso

• 50 BCE - 50 CE

• Roman writer of the Augustan/Golden Age

• Works: Fasti, Metamorphoses, Ars Amatoria

paracea

cure-all

comes from pan - all; acea - cure

derivatives of panacea

panorama, pangaea, pancreas, pandemic, etc.

“Quot homines, tot sententiae.”

“There are as many opinions as people.”

said by Cicero

Sparta

• founded by Lycurgus in 800 BC

• developed a city‐state known for complete asceticism & rigid military training from a very young age.

clandestine

secretive

comes from clam - secretly

sub rosa

below the rose (in secret)

the tale of Pyramus and Thibe

• performed as a mini play within a play in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

• inspired Romeo and Juliet

derivatives of pugno, pugnare

pugnacious, repugnant, pugilist, impugn, etc.

“panem et circenses”

“bread and circuses”

(keep the people entertained so they don't  notice their rights being taken away)

said by Juvenal

Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheater)

• completed in 80CE by Emperor Titus

• held 45,000 spectators

• Events: gladiator fights, naval battles (naumachia), executions, animal fights, beast hunts

derivatives & meaning of VOLO, VELLE

to want/wish

volition, voluntary, volunteer, malevolent

derivatives & meaning of VOLO, VOLARE

to fly

volatile, volleyball

Socrates putabat se totius mundi incolam civemque esse.

Socrates thought that he was a citizen and inhabitant of the whole world.

What type of gladiator was a dimichareus?

fought with 2 swords

What type of gladiator was an andabata?

fought “blind” (wore eyeless helmets)

What type of gladiator was an essedarius?

chariot fighter

What type of gladiator was a Thracian?

lightly armed w/ short swords

What type of gladiator was a Samnite?

heavily armed w/ short swords

ostracize

to remove from society; to shun

comes from ostrakon - pottery shard

“Aquae et ignis interdictio.”

“The forbiddance of water and fire.”

What was ostracism by the ancient Greeks like?

Citizens wrote the name of someone they thought to be “dangerous to the liberties of the people.”

If a person’s name showed up often enough, they were exiled for 10 years.

“ex post facto”

"after the fact"

the concept that you cannot prosecute someone for breaking a law that was not a law at the time