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Latin 7 Sententiae
Flavius' story: The Siege of Troy
Front | Back |
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Audemus iura nostra defendere | we dare to defend our rights |
amor omnia vincit/labor omnia vincit | love conquers all/ work conquers all |
in hoc signo vinces | on this sign you shall conquer. |
vae victis | woe to the vanguished. |
elephantus non capit murem | An elephant doesnt capture a mouse. |
qui capit ille facit | he who takes it on himself does it. |
alea iacta est | the die is cast |
tempus fugit/ hora fugit | Time flies/ the hour flies |
ira furor brevis est | anger is brief madness |
gravis ira regum est semper | the wrath of kings is always heavy |
rex regum | King of kings |
rex bibendi/ rex vini | the kingof drinking/ the king of the wine |
rex non potest peccare | the king is not able to sin |
Iesus Nazarenus Rex/ Iudaeorum (I.N.R.I | Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews |
cave canem | Beware of the dog |
inter canem et lupum | between a dog and a wolf |
qui me amat, amat et canem meum | He who loves me must love my dog |
invidia gloriae comes | Envy is the comparison of glory |
paterfamilias | The father of the household |
Pater Noster | Our Father (lord's prayer) |
pater patriae | the father of his country |
patris est filius | he's his father's son |
facile princeps | easily the first |
ab urbe condita(A.U.C.) | from the founding of the city |
rus in urbe | the country in the city |
urbi et orbi | to the city and the world |
non omnia possumus omnes | WE are not all able to do everything |
vixere fortes ante Agamemnona | Brave (men) live before Agamemnon |
fortiter in re, suaviter in modo | bravely/resolutely in action, gently in manner |
a fortiori | from the stronger (argument) |
a priori | from the former |
a posteriori | from the latter |
ab intio/ ab origine/ab ovo | from the very beginning start of inception |