If You Know What “Veni, Vidi, Vici” Means, You Might Decode The Rest Of These 28 Roman Sayings
Languages come and go, but some sayings just never die. The Romans left us plenty of short, sharp phrases that still feel relevant today. Some of the famous lines came from Cicero or Caesar, other sayings shaped law, politics, and everyday life – but all of them pack a lot of meaning into just a few words. In this quiz, you’ll get 28 Roman phrases, and your job is to figure out what they mean.
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I'm really chuffed I only got one wrong, especially as I never did Latin, and as Apatheist pointed out, they aren't all common English usage.
I got two wrong. I never had Latin outside of the odd Asterix comic, but many of those proverbs have parts that "echo" in English (and Roman language vocabulary). It would have been a lot harder if I had had only my native German to rely on.
Load More Replies...18/28 - Never learned any latin educationaly, though speaking german and english kinda helps I guess
I flunked Latin in 9th grade 63 years ago but still got 26/28. I'm glad it wasn't completely wasted!
Two wrong... not bad for having failed my one and only Latin class.
I messed up twice, too. Never had Latin, but many of those proverbs have parts that "echo" in English (and Roman languages). It would have been a lot harder if I had had only my native German to rely on.
Load More Replies...I'm really chuffed I only got one wrong, especially as I never did Latin, and as Apatheist pointed out, they aren't all common English usage.
I got two wrong. I never had Latin outside of the odd Asterix comic, but many of those proverbs have parts that "echo" in English (and Roman language vocabulary). It would have been a lot harder if I had had only my native German to rely on.
Load More Replies...18/28 - Never learned any latin educationaly, though speaking german and english kinda helps I guess
I flunked Latin in 9th grade 63 years ago but still got 26/28. I'm glad it wasn't completely wasted!
Two wrong... not bad for having failed my one and only Latin class.
I messed up twice, too. Never had Latin, but many of those proverbs have parts that "echo" in English (and Roman languages). It would have been a lot harder if I had had only my native German to rely on.
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