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AB + ablative, AD - Latin Language Stack Exchange TUSCULO VENIT QUO IT MEDUS? ROMAM IT Both are telling me from where Medus came from a to where he is going I notice that the name of the towns change from ablative to accusative depending on the direction (similar to AD AB) So when he is coming from VENIT we use ablative just like with AB and when he is going IT we use accusative just like AD?
Unde urbem licet aestimare totam? - Latin Language Stack Exchange Martial (4 64, 11–12) famously wrote: Hinc septem dominos videre montis Et totam licet aestimare Romam This refers to a view from the Ianiculum on the west bank of Tiber How precisely do we know
classical latin - Are prepositions really never used with cities . . . It's not in Roma but Romae It's not in Romam but Romam It's not e a Roma but Roma But how absolute is this? Are prepositions really never used for these purposes in classical Latin, or is it just very rare? Are there examples in literature or inscriptions where a phrase like in Roma with a preposition is used?
classical latin - How did the Romans wish good birthday? - Latin . . . Here's the only classical-age birthday wish I've been able to find on PHI: C Plinius Traijānō imperātōrī Optō, domine, et hunc nātālem et plūrimōs aliōs quam fēlīcissimōs agās ('I wish, Sir, that this birthday, as well as many others to come, bring you much happiness ' Plin Sec Ep 10 88 1) I suspect there exist more in the wider corpus of pre-carolingian Latin, but I
Loquunturne homines in Roma hodie parum Latine? Ibo in Romam hac aestate Loquunturne plurimi homines in ea urbe parum Latine? Comprehendantne me si rogabo eos res ut quot;Ubi est latrina? quot; in lingua Latina? Aut discenda est mihi lingua It
Resources for usages of accusativus cum infinitivo Where I can find a comprehensive explanation of the different usages of the quot;accusativus cum infinitivo quot; structure? In my Latin grammar book, I've found that it's used with verba dicendi (
What does PER PORTAM CAPENAM ROMAM mean in this sentence? Is quī viā Latīnā venit per portam Capēnam Rōmam intrat Since it's all Accusative, I'm having a hard time figuring out what it means I'm guessing it might mean something like He who comes from
classical latin - Is there a difference between the future participle . . . Ille me salutatum Romam venit Ille me salutaturus Romam venit Ille Romam venit, ut me salutaret I am interested in comparing these options, especially the first two Is there a difference in meaning or nuance? Or is the supine perhaps preferred with verbs of motion even if there is no difference?
How to interpret tertio in the context of dates? I often see dates expressed as, for example, tertio idus maias where idus is the feminine accusative plural and maias is the adjective agreeing with idus relating to the month of May So, the quest