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August 2007 Blog Posts (29)

Fable of the Day: De Agricola

Title: De Agricola militiam et mercaturam affectante: The Farmer aspiring to the arts of war and of business, by Abstemius

Latin Text:

Agricola quidam aegre ferebat se assidue terram volvere nec perpetuis laboribus ad magnas divitias pervenire, cum nonnullos videret milites qui actis proeliis ita rem auxerant ut bene induti incederent et lautis epulis nutriti beatam… Continue

Added by Laura Gibbs on August 9, 2007 at 10:41am — No Comments

podcast update - technology

I've just returned from a vacation in Berlin and Potsdam. Lots of neoclassical and baroque architecture....

Today I went to Turnkey on the Charing Cross Road, and bought a new usb microphone to record my podcast with - a Samson C01U - a big clunky thing.

I recorded a couple of episodes, and then realised things were not quite right - after a few hours of messing around trying to get things right, I resorted to google and found the answer I needed on the Audacity pages on… Continue

Added by Latinum Institute on August 7, 2007 at 9:55pm — No Comments

Fable of the Day: De Cera

Title: De Cera duritiem appetente: The Wax, seeking to become hard, by Abstemius

Latin Text:

Cera ingemiscebat se mollem et cuicumque levissimo ictu penetrabilem procreatam. Videns autem lateres ex luto multo molliori factos in tantam duritiem ignis calore pervenisse ut multa perdurarent saecula, se eiecit in ignem ut eandem duritiem consequeretur. Sed statim igne… Continue

Added by Laura Gibbs on August 7, 2007 at 1:38pm — No Comments

more on text/audio interference.

Hi Jeltzz,

Thank you for your comment below.

I think you're pretty much right, and this approach would suit quite a few students. I think having the text available is important for many learners - epsecially for new vocabulary, maybe for pre-audio, or post-audio study or review, but not together at the same time, as you suggest works for yourself.

I also think that the language gets into your head better without exposure to too much text. You need the language to read ther… Continue

Added by Latinum Institute on August 7, 2007 at 4:06am — No Comments

what is truth? veritas = satire V is there any point to this?

what is truth? veritas = satire V is there any point to this?

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Added by mike thomas on August 7, 2007 at 3:10am — No Comments

Fable of the Day: De Ulmo et Silere

Title: De Ulmo et Silere: The Elm and The Willow, by Abstemius

Latin Text:

Ulmus in ripa fluminis nata, siler sibi proximum irridebat ut debile et invalidum quod ad omnem vel levissimum undarum impetum flecteretur, suam autem firmitatem et robur magnificis extollebat at verbis quod multos annos assiduos amnis impetus inconcussa pertulerat. Semel autem maxima undarum… Continue

Added by Laura Gibbs on August 6, 2007 at 7:23pm — No Comments

Fable of the Day: De Leone et Mure

Title: De Leone et Mure: The Lion and The Mouse, by Abstemius

Latin Text:

Leo laqueo captus in silva, cum se ita irretitum videret ut nullis viribus se inde posse explicare confideret, murem rogavit ut, abroso laqueo, eum liberaret, promittens tanti beneficii non immemorem futurum. Quod cum mus prompte fecisset, leonem rogavit ut filiam eius sibi traderet in uxorem.… Continue

Added by Laura Gibbs on August 2, 2007 at 1:09pm — No Comments

Latinum : Podcast Update

lobus disseminuus

Adler XIIII Pensum Quartum Decimum B pg 55 - 58

has just been published

Episodes C and D are on the way - D is being crunched by my computer as I write this entry in… Continue

Added by Latinum Institute on August 1, 2007 at 11:28am — No Comments

Fable of the Day: De Viro et Uxore Bigamis

Title: De Viro et Uxore Bigamis: The and The Woman who Remarried, by Abstemius

Latin Text:

Vir quidam, defuncta uxore quam valde dilexerat, duxit alteram et ipsam viduam, quae assiduo ei prioris mariti virtutes fortioraque facinora obiiciebat. Cui, ut par referret, ipse quoque defunctae uxoris mores probatissimos prudentiamque insignem referebat. Quadam autem die… Continue

Added by Laura Gibbs on August 1, 2007 at 7:04am — No Comments