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, ...

After all, not only did it herald big news in Vatican City that resounded around the world (resonare – to echo), it also plays a massive role in our daily conversation. Don’t believe us? Just look at ...

Classicist Daisy Dunn unpicks the Latin phrases that have stood the test of time. Daisy Dunn, external Learn Medieval Latin - from the National Archives, external Originally published on 1 November ...

Crack open any law dictionary worth its salt and you will find the Latin phrase “Qui Tacet Consentire Videtur” or “He who is silent appears to consent.” Do not be fooled – context matters – a pithy ...

Bringing out a good Latin phrase in a discussion is like brining a gun to a knife fight. It gets people’s attention. But if you are quoting Lucretius at the start of every meeting “nil igitur mors est ...