Ok, AI slop. Let's go. I took this for a spin to see how good it actually is 👇

“This state has often run to ground like a failing ship Thanks to the wickedness of its leaders.” πολλάκις ἡ πόλις ἥδε δι᾿ ἡγεμόνων κακότητα ὥσπερ κεκλιμένη ναῦς παρὰ γῆν ἔδραμεν. #Theognis

A #Roman glass vessel in the shape of a fish - it has an adorable little face on what is technically the side/bottom of the vessel (it is shown in the museum lying horizontally). A bit impractical though, yes...

Working on a new shirt design: words for witch in Latin. Need to research a couple of these and see if I can think of more. 🧙‍♀️

Working on a new shirt design: words for witch in Latin. Need to research a couple of these and see if I can think of more. 🧙‍♀️

Aight, our Spooky Latin section is back up and on sale until Halloween 🎃 🧟‍♂️

“Once it sweeps away daily abundance, war is a violent teacher: it makes the passions of most men equal to present need.” ὁ δὲ πόλεμος ὑφελὼν τὴν εὐπορίαν τοῦ καθ’ ἡμέραν βίαιος διδάσκαλος καὶ πρὸς τὰ παρόντα τὰς ὀργὰς τῶν πολλῶν ὁμοιοῖ #Thucydides

The Medievals coming in hot today 😏 From “Lateinische Sprichworter und Sinnspruche des Mittelalters,” Jakob Werner, 1912.

The Medievals coming in hot today 😏 From “Lateinische Sprichworter und Sinnspruche des Mittelalters,” Jakob Werner, 1912.

#MosaicMonday - From a Roman villa in Trinquetaille (Arles) comes this mosaic of the myth of the abduction of Europa: ca. Late 2nd-Early 3rd Century AD. I love the polychrome mantle which gives the scene an almost rainbow effect. #Myth #Archaeology 🏺 Image: Musée de l'Arles antique, Arles

In honor of National Dog Day, may we suggest one of these authentic and delightful medieval dog names for your next pet? Tell us which is your favorite in the comments 👇

Fall is approaching which means it's almost time to read "The Pumpkinspiceification of the Divine Claudius."

“Medusa, daughter of Phorcys, has golden hair. Neptune slept with her in the temple of Minerva. Because of this, Minerva was vexed and changed her golden hair to snakes.” 🐍 #mythology #lingualatina #latin #greekmythology #engravings

Atlas et Sisyphus in aeroportu 🪨. #lingualatina #mythology #latin #ancientrome #ancientgreece #classicalstudies

Atlas et Sisyphus in aeroportu 🪨. #lingualatina #mythology #latin #ancientrome #ancientgreece #classicalstudies

This is the best product listing copy I’ve ever read

@lupusalatus.bsky.social has a good list of Youtube channels: lupusalatus.substack.com/p/60-latin-y.... There is also an excellent ongoing version of the Vulgate (among other things) by bedwere on librivox: librivox.org/reader/7860?...

“I want to visit you Saturday. Will you be busy?”

Tools of ancient Roman sacrifice and religious ceremonies. From Le Costume Historique by Racine from the 19th century. There may be more specific names for some of the knives and for I., which is thought to be some kinda of font for water. See index of Latin names in following pics.

🍇Dionysus on a panther🍇 May your #MosaicMonday be as exciting as the god Dionysus’ who is enjoying a casual saunter on a panther, who - if not tame - is resisting the urge to bite at this moment. #AncientRome #AncientBluesky🏺

For #MosaicMonday a detail of a #Roman mosaic found in Thuburbo Majus/Tunisia, depicting the Greek hero Theseus slaying the Minotaur in the labyrinth. Dating late 3rd century AD. On display at Bardo Museum. 📷 🏺 #archaeology

Another set of animal-related proverbs in Latin. Link below to similar posters in our store. #learnlatin #lingualatina #ancientrome #ancientwisdome #proverbs

“Beat him, but make it look like he’s gonna win.”

“Beat him, but make it look like he’s gonna win.”

Detail of a miniature of a wolf, sneaking up on sheep from downwind; from a bestiary, England, c. 1200-c. 1210, Royal MS 12 C. xix, f. 19r. 1/2

Detail of a miniature of a wolf, sneaking up on sheep from downwind; from a bestiary, England, c. 1200-c. 1210, Royal MS 12 C. xix, f. 19r. 1/2

What what's not a scam (see previous post) is that I made this "Connections/Conjunctiones" board for Latin! Answers below. If you don't know how to play connections, you are making 4 groups of 4 words. The words in each groups have "theme" or "connection." 🏺

The scams are coming to Classical language learning. Beware folks.

Renaissance Man in Latin: 1. He believes tomatoes are poisonous. 2. He can't read. 3. He uses leeches. 4. He doesn't bathe. 5. He drinks his urine for his health. 6. He thinks animals should stand trial. 7. He believes bees are little birds. 👇

Image is the mediebal Latin proverb I posted on IG today. However, "qui pedit dum vult, pedit dum pedere non vult" should not be overlooked. "He who farts when he wants [also] farts when he doesn't want."

Image is the mediebal Latin proverb I posted on IG today. However, "qui pedit dum vult, pedit dum pedere non vult" should not be overlooked. "He who farts when he wants [also] farts when he doesn't want."

Here's our newest shirt! The proverb on it reads: Serpens ni edat serpentem, draco non fiet. "Unless snake eats snake, he doesn't become a dragon." Here's Erasmus's explanation (cont. and translated below): Potentes aliorum damnis crescunt, et optimatum fortunae non in tantum augerentur ... 1/3

Here's our newest shirt! The proverb on it reads: Serpens ni edat serpentem, draco non fiet. "Unless snake eats snake, he doesn't become a dragon." Here's Erasmus's explanation (cont. and translated below): Potentes aliorum damnis crescunt, et optimatum fortunae non in tantum augerentur ... 1/3

Bonus vir nemi est nisi qui bonus est omnibus. From Publilius Syrus’s Sententiae. P.S. was an enslaved man brought to Rome from Antioch who was later manumitted. He prolific and well-known writer but only his Sententiae and some fragments survive.

Get Latinized before the academic school year starts 😎

Get Latinized before the academic school year starts 😎

Bonus vir nemi est nisi qui bonus est omnibus. From Publilius Syrus’s Sententiae. P.S. was an enslaved man brought to Rome from Antioch who was later manumitted. He prolific and well-known writer but only his Sententiae and some fragments survive.

I have made over 8 liters of jam this year. I think tonight was the last jam. This isn’t a Latin post, but the amount it garden stuff I do right now explains why I post less about/in Latin 🥲

This one doesn't need too much interpretation imo. This in an anonymous medieval proverb from a collection gathered from various manuscripts and published in, "Lateinische Sprichworter und Sinnspruche des Mittelalters," Jakob Werner, 1912.

Si sapit, oblatam gratis lupus accipit agnum. “If he’s wise, the wolf accepts the lamb offered up for free.” From a collection of anonymous medieval proverbs found across several manuscripts and collected in the book, "Lateinische Sprichworter und Sinnspruche des Mittelalters," Jakob Werner, 1912

Si sapit, oblatam gratis lupus accipit agnum. “If he’s wise, the wolf accepts the lamb offered up for free.” From a collection of anonymous medieval proverbs found across several manuscripts and collected in the book, "Lateinische Sprichworter und Sinnspruche des Mittelalters," Jakob Werner, 1912

Man, if you are writing tiered readers, and I can’t understand what is going on in tier 1 without reading the original, that just doesn’t work.

If a beard made a person blessed, then no one in the world would be holier than a billy goat. The idea that "barba philosophum non facit" dates back to Greek and Roman times, and this appears to be a Christianized version of that proverb or a passage from the Greek satirist Lucian. 🐐

If a beard made a person blessed, then no one in the world would be holier than a billy goat. The idea that "barba philosophum non facit" dates back to Greek and Roman times, and this appears to be a Christianized version of that proverb or a passage from the Greek satirist Lucian. 🐐

We’ve been talking a lot about this reader that we found out about a couple weeks ago! We discuss some of the contents in our latest post! open.substack.com/pub/lupusala...

We’ve been talking a lot about this reader that we found out about a couple weeks ago! We discuss some of the contents in our latest post! open.substack.com/pub/lupusala...

This one doesn't need too much interpretation imo. This in an anonymous medieval proverb from a collection gathered from various manuscripts and published in, "Lateinische Sprichworter und Sinnspruche des Mittelalters," Jakob Werner, 1912.

We are having another Q&A about our book Erictho: Tartarorum Terror, the process of writing a tiered reader, and Roman epic horror. It's at 6pm today in the theatrum on the large Discord server. We will speak English and Latin. 6pm EDT. Thurs., June 26th. Link to server: discord.gg/Latin 1/2

We are having another Q&A about our book Erictho: Tartarorum Terror, the process of writing a tiered reader, and Roman epic horror. It's at 6pm today in the theatrum on the large Discord server. We will speak English and Latin. 6pm EDT. Thurs., June 26th. Link to server: discord.gg/Latin 1/2