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If You Know What “Veni, Vidi, Vici” Means, You Might Decode The Rest Of These 28 Roman Sayings
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If You Know What “Veni, Vidi, Vici” Means, You Might Decode The Rest Of These 28 Roman Sayings

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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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    Annik Perrot
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    7 years of latin finally found their use.

    sbj
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Took me back to my school days, amazed what I still remember from those dreaded lessons

    Corwin 02
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Guess my Latin I took in school was good for something

    Sally Moen
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apparently I should learn Latin

    Lene
    Community Member
    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got 24 correct and most of the Latin I know is from English, actually. I didn't know a lot of the idioms so I had to see what words I recognised and see if my vague translation fitted any of the suggested answers. Guess my Latin is better than I thought. 🤷‍♀️

    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Nicole Weymann
    Community Member
    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    TotallyNOTAFox
    Community Member
    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    18/28 - Never learned any latin educationaly, though speaking german and english kinda helps I guess

    janice kelley
    Community Member
    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I flunked Latin in 9th grade 63 years ago but still got 26/28. I'm glad it wasn't completely wasted!

    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Two wrong... not bad for having failed my one and only Latin class.

    Nicole Weymann
    Community Member
    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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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    Annik Perrot
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    7 years of latin finally found their use.

    sbj
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Took me back to my school days, amazed what I still remember from those dreaded lessons

    Corwin 02
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Guess my Latin I took in school was good for something

    Sally Moen
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apparently I should learn Latin

    Lene
    Community Member
    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got 24 correct and most of the Latin I know is from English, actually. I didn't know a lot of the idioms so I had to see what words I recognised and see if my vague translation fitted any of the suggested answers. Guess my Latin is better than I thought. 🤷‍♀️

    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Nicole Weymann
    Community Member
    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    TotallyNOTAFox
    Community Member
    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    18/28 - Never learned any latin educationaly, though speaking german and english kinda helps I guess

    janice kelley
    Community Member
    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I flunked Latin in 9th grade 63 years ago but still got 26/28. I'm glad it wasn't completely wasted!

    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Two wrong... not bad for having failed my one and only Latin class.

    Nicole Weymann
    Community Member
    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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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