1. Salvete!...
Welcome to Exploratory
Latin

2. You are about to take part in a unique opportunity to study the Latin language & the culture, history and myths of the Romans.
For this class you will become archaeologists of language and culture, for by studying Latin you will…

3. be discovered by a student as an archaeologist
“To study Latin and the Classics is to connect to the past, and to open up the eyes and the mind to the how and why of the present. The Romans provided for America a long-lasting model of a successful government and a fruitful society. Their language, Latin, which has supplied most of our English words, creates a framework for the modern student to speak with force, creativity and authority. And their ideas, whether in law, engineering, art, architecture, literature, or in the hundreds of wondrous myths, are invaluable elements of education, but must
be discovered by a student as an archaeologist
unearths a hidden treasure.”
Professor Valentina DeNardis, Villanova University

4. "To read the Latin authors in their original is a sublime luxury
"To read the Latin authors in their original is a sublime luxury...I thank on my knees him who directed my early education for having in my possession this rich source of delight."
-Thomas
Jefferson
to Dr. Joseph Priestly January 27, 1800

5. What we do in Latin Games and Songs Culture History Myths & Art
Language
Projects
Games and Songs
English Derivatives
Archaeology
Art
Culture
Myths &
Legends
History

6. Mythology
Mythology
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7. and Don’t forget the remake of Clash of the Titans!

8. Almost all of those great charms in Harry Potter are in Latin.
Here are a few:
• EXPELLIARMUS [expelle .expel. & arma .weapons.]: a disarming charm
• FINITE INCANTATEM [finite .end. & incantatem .charm.]: a charm to stop all other charms currently functioning
• LUMOS [lumen .light, daylight.]: a charm to make a tiny light appear on the end of a
wand to use as a flashlight
• NOX [nox .night.]: a charm to extinguish light; opposite of Lumos
• MOBILIARBUS [mobilis .movable. & arbor .tree.]: a charm to move trees
• MOBILICORPUS [mobilis .movable. & corpus .body.]: a charm to move an unconscious person
• EXPECTO PATRONUM [expecto .I await. & patronum .patron.]: a charm to produce a
Patronus to fight off Dementors
• DENSAUGEO [dens .tooth. & augeo .I increase.]: a charm to increase the size of a
person.s teeth

9. There are so many reasons for studying Latin –
too many reasons to include in this presentation,
so let’s make the following visual speak for itself…

10. This is your brain after studying Latin. 
This is your brain before studying Latin. 
This is your brain after studying Latin. 

11. Here are a few fun English Derivatives…can you
guess the correct answers?
1. The word defenestration means …
building a fence around your house to keep out unwanted neighbors and other pests
the act of throwing someone or something out of a window
making a demonstration in a defensive manner

12. # 2. Our word reluctant comes from the Latin word for …
wrestling
being lazy and lackadaisical
leaving alone or “dissing”

13. # 3. Our word lunatic comes from the Latin word for …
(a) a crazy werewolf
(b) the moon
(c) a big and scary waterbird

14. #4… Our words consider, considerable, inconsiderate come from the Latin word for:
big or substantial
a weight or weighing
star
Sitting down

15. 5. The English word procrustean means…
(A) the outer layer of toasted foods (e.g., bread)
(B) of, relating to, or pertaining to shellfish
(C) forcing others to conform (to rules or ideas) often by violent means

16. Here are the answers!
defenestration = (b) the act of throwing someone or something out of a window. This English word comes from the Latin word de = “down from” + fenestra, meaning “window.”
Super-hero The Defenestrator, from the Hitman comic book series, carries around a window through which he throws criminals.

17. # 2. Our word reluctant comes from the Latin word for …
A scene from an ancient Olympics…
# 2. Our word reluctant comes from the Latin word for …
(a) wrestling. Another related SAT-type word is ineluctable, which literally means a situation that you can’t wrestle your way out of.

18. # 3. Our word lunatic comes from the Latin word for …
(b) the moon luna

19. #4… Our words consider, considerable and inconsiderate come from the Latin word
for “star.”
So, when pondering important matters,
people would consult the stars
or read the stars.

20. And finally…# 5. The English word procrustean means … (c) forcing others to conform (to rules or ideas) often by violent means.
This word derives from a mythological monster named Procrustes, who stretched or shortened captives to make them fit his beds.

21. Salvete, omnes! What is Latin?

22. Latin is an ancient language, several thousand years old, which was spoken by a people called the Romans.

23. So, who were the Romans?

24. Perhaps you are most familiar with the Romans from gladiatorial combats which they fought in …
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25. …Arenas and Amphitheaters! The most famous arena was…

26. The Flavian Amphitheater, aka The Colosseum!

27. The Romans created the design for large arenas which we have copied.

28. Or you may recognize the famous chariot races!
Chariot races were
held in special arenas
called…

29. Circuses

30. But there is so much more to say about the Romans…

31. The Romans were accomplished architects and builders.
Many of their structures still survive.
Below is the aqueduct bridge in Segovia, Spain.
What do you
call the rounded
parts of the
bridge?
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32. And here is the famous Pont du Gard in southern France.

33. Aqueducts brought clean water to cities for use as drinking water, and to feed private and public baths.

34. The emperor Caracalla built a public bath house
that could accommodate over 3000 bathers!

35. The Romans built temples to their gods of mythology: Jupiter, Apollo, Juno, Vulcan, Mars, Minerva and Vesta.
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36. is a perfect half circle! And check out the interior…
Below is the Pantheon
(“to all gods”) in Rome.
Until recently it was the
Largest domed building
in the world.
The Pantheon’s dome
is a perfect half circle!
And check out the
interior…

37. Look at the marble flooring. And ask about the oculus!

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39. Here is Apollo at his temple in Pompeii.
Below is the Temple of Mars Ultor or “Mars the Avenger”
built by the first emperor Augustus to honor his victory
over the assassins of Julius Caesar, and Cleopatra and
Marc Anthony.
Here is Apollo at his
temple in Pompeii.

40. They built many roads. Here is an ancient section of the Appian Way.

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44. The Romans built the first shopping malls
The Romans built the first shopping malls. Here are the ruins of the markets of Trajan in Rome. Where is the TCBY?

45. Here’s some ancient money to do some shopping. Money is a Latin
word. (Juno Moneta)
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46. Below is a Cameo of Augustus wearing the aegis ↓

47. You could buy Roman jewelry at the market.

48. Bulla
A week after birth, Roman children received a bulla, which was thought to protect them from sickness and wicked spirits.
Roman boys stopped wearing their bulla during their coming-of-age ceremony, when they donned the toga virilis.
Roman girls dedicated their bullas and other tokens of childhood (e.g. toys) on the night before their wedding day.

49. Or some new clothes for him… What do we call this article of clothing
that Roman male citizens wore?
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50. Roman women wore a stola instead of the toga, and would cover it with a palla.

51. Some art. Lots of great Roman art survives
Some art? Lots of great Roman art survives. Here are some wall paintings.

54. What kind of art work is this?

55. What kind of art is this?

56. Over a million and a half tiles were used for this mosaic!

57. Here’s a famous doormat from Pompeii. Do you know what it says?

58. Bronze Statues
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59. Marbles! http://z.hubpages.com/u/339858_f260.jpg
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60. Valete, omnes!

62. Your brain before Latin, and after Latin
Festivals: Valentines Day – Christmas, Lemuria

63. Latin in College – Why major in Latin?
As The Princeton Review states:
“We can’t overestimate the value of a Classics (Latin and or Greek) major.  Check this out:  according to the Association of American Medical Colleges, students who major or double-major in Classics have a better success rate getting into medical school than do students who concentrate solely in biology, microbiology, and other branches of science.  Crazy, huh?  Furthermore, according to Harvard Magazine, Classics majors (and math majors) have the highest success rates of any majors in law school.  Believe it or not: political science, economics, and pre-law majors lag fairly far behind. Even furthermore, Classics majors consistently have some of the highest scores on GREs of all undergraduates… Ultimately, though, Classics majors get on well in life because they develop intellectual rigor, communication skills, analytical skills, the ability to handle complex information, and, above all, a breadth of view which few other disciplines can provide.” (

64. "It allows you to adore words, take them apart and find out where they came from." (Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss), NY Times, 2 March 2004)
"It took Latin to thrust me into bona fide alliance with words in their true meaning. Learning Latin...fed my love for words upon words, words in continuation and modification, and the beautiful accretion of a sentence...." (Eudora Welty, One Writer's Beginnings, p. 31)
"So much of medical terminology is rooted in the Classics that studying Greek can facilitate study of anatomy for instance. But studying the Classics opens other doors that physicians tend to have closed just by the focused interest of their studies. Classics can be a vehicle for staying in touch with life - spiritual growth by reading the New Testament in its original language or cultural growth by reading the Iliad." (Dr. Eric Dahl, Director, The University of Mississippi Student Health Service)
"Law schools report that by yardsticks of law review and grades, their top students come from math, the Classics, and literature - with political science, economics, "pre - law," and "legal studies" ranking lower" (Harvard Magazine, May-June, 1998, p. 50)