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The term Romance derives from the Vulgar Latin adverb romanice, "in Roman", derived from romanicus: for instance, in the expression romanice loqui, "to speak in Roman" (that is, the Latin vernacular), contrasted with latine loqui, "to speak in Latin" (Medieval Latin, the conservative version of the language used in writing and formal contexts ...
A Roman maxim adopted by Roman Dictator Julius Caesar, King Louis XI of France and the Italian political author Niccolò Machiavelli. dixi: I have spoken: A popular, eloquent expression, usually used in the end of a speech. The implied meaning is that the speaker has said all that had to be said and thus the argument is completed ...
Antinous, also called Antinoös, (/ æ n ˈ t ɪ n oʊ ʌ s /; Ancient Greek: Ἀντίνοος; c. 111 – c. 130) [a] was a Greek youth from Bithynia and a favourite and lover of the Roman emperor Hadrian.
Love (amor) is merely an elaborate cultural posturing that obscures a glandular condition; [88] love taints sexual pleasure just as life is tainted by the fear of death. [89] Lucretius is writing primarily for a male audience, and assumes that love is a male passion, directed at either boys or women.
A legal term meaning that something is prohibited because it is inherently wrong (cf. malum prohibitum); for example, murder. malum prohibitum: wrong due to being prohibited: A legal term meaning that something is only wrong because it is against the law (cf. malum in se); for example, violating a speed limit. mandamus: we command
Translation Notes vacate et scire: be still and know. Motto of the University of Sussex: vade ad formicam: go to the ant: From the Vulgate, Proverbs 6:6. The full quotation translates as "Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!" [2] vade mecum: go with me: A vade-mecum or vademecum is an item one carries around, especially a ...
Roman bronze, then later copper, coin used during the Augustine period equal in value to 1/4 of a sestertius. At that time the daily wage of a Roman laborer was equal to three sestertius. Astragal Molding profile composed of a half-round surface surrounded by two flat planes (fillets). An astragal is sometimes referred to as a miniature torus.
Bangles may also be worn by young girls, and bangles made of gold or silver are preferred for toddlers. [citation needed] Some men and women wear a single bangle on the arm or wrist called kada or kara. Chooda is a kind of bangle that is worn by Hindu/Sikh Punjabi women on their wedding day. It is a set of white and red bangles with stonework.