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Latin Wisdom from the Ancients Read words from the ancient speakers and lines from ancient poets. Enjoy proverbs from the Old World to the New Testament and beyond in English, Latin, or both languages. These books provide a bridge of thought that links our classrooms to the minds of antiquity. Words of Wisdom from the Ancients 1000 Latin Proverbs Waldo E. Sweet Latin Everywhere, Everyday A Latin Phrase Workbook Elizabeth Heimbach Ask the Ancients Astonishing Advice for Daily Dilemmas Sylvia Gray; Illustrated by Lydia Koller Latin Proverbs Wisdom from Ancient to Modern Times Waldo E. Sweet Latin Proverbs App The images have been derived from Latin for the New Millennium, Level 1 (LNM 1) and Level 2 (LNM 2), Second Edition. September: Catullus Reading to Lesbia; LNM 1, p. 113 (Private Collection/ Bridgeman Images) October: Columbus Lands; LNM 2, p. 303 (Bildarchiv Preussischer Kulturbesitz/ Art Resource, NY) November: Cuthbert; LNM 2, p. 1 (St. Cuthbert and two of the brethren returning from the land of the Picts, from ‘Life and Miracles of St. Cuthbert’ by Bede, Latin (Durham) (vellum), English School, (12th century)/British Library, London, UK/© British Library Board. All Rights Reserved/ Bridgeman Images) December: Camillus; LNM 2, p. 161 (Marcus Furius Camillus breaking treaty with the Gauls, Entrance Hall, Galleria Borghese (fresco), Rossi, Mariano (1731- 1807)/De Agostini Picture Library/G. Dagli Orti/Bridgeman Images) January: Heloise and Abelard; LNM 2, p. 33 (Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY) February: Cupid and Psyche; LNM 1, p. 311 (Manuel Cohen/The Art Archive at Art Resource, NY) March: Suicide of Seneca; LNM 1, p. 253 (Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY) April: Capture of Jerusalem; LNM 2, p. 69 (Scala/Art Resource, NY) May: Dido and Aeneas Hunting; LNM 1, p. 183 (Bridgeman-Giraudon/Art Resource, NY) June: Mucius’s Hand in the Fire; LNM 1, p. 197 (Alinari/Art Resource, NY) July: Dining Area, Collegium Maius, Cracow; LNM 2, p. 89 (Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY) August: Norma and the Druids; LNM 1, p. 83 (Bildarchiv Preussischer Kulturbesitz/Art Resource, NY) For a reproducible version of the worksheet on the following page, visit http://www.bolchazy.com.phtemp.com/pdf/derivatives.pdf
Derivatives of the Ancients 1 (September). Ōdī et amō. Catullus wrote these contradictory words to express his conflicted and painful feelings about his beloved in Catullus 85. What English words can you find that derive from these three? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 2 (October). Nūlla terra exsilium est sed altera patria. This line is expressed in Dē remediīs fortuītōrum, sometimes attributed to Seneca. What English words derive from this line? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 3 (November). Nēmō mē impūne lacessit. Can you think of any English derivatives coming out of this Royal Scottish motto? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 4 (December). Nōn enim tam praeclārum est scīre Latīnē quam turpe nescīre. Cicero makes this famous remark in Brutus, his dialogue about oratory. Can you think of any English derivatives in this Ciceronian line? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 5 (January). Nec sine tē nec tēcum vīvere possum. Ovid offers this witty description of the emotional difficulties that love brings in his Amōrēs. What English words derive from Ovid’s Latin? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 6 (February). Quod nēmō nōvit paene nōn fit. This line, aimed at alleviating the remorse of human conscience over bad deeds, comes from Apuleius’s Metamorphōsēs. Can you find any English words deriving from this sentence? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 7 (March). Dūcunt volentem fāta, nōlentem trahunt. This line, originally written by the Greek philosopher Cleanthes, was translated into Latin by Seneca. Are there any English words you can think of deriving from Seneca’s translation? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 8 (April). Rādīx omnium malōrum est cupiditās. This statement, quoted from Jerome’s Latin translation of the scriptures, known as the Vulgate, comes from I Timothy 6:10. What English words derive from these Latin ones? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 9 (May). Tantae mōlis erat Rōmānam condere gentem! This exclamation comes out of Vergil’s epic, the Aeneid. Do any English derivatives come out of this? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 10 (June). Fortēs fortūna adiuvat. This famous alliterative phrase, which features a pun on two similarly sounding words, comes from the Roman playwright Terence’s Phormio. Can you find any English words deriving from his Latin? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 11 (July). Eheu . . . fugācēs lābuntur annī! The Roman poet Horace makes this expression of grief in his Odes 2.14.1. What English words derive from Horace’s Latin? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 12 (August). Iacta ālea est. These words, reportedly said by Julius Caesar when he crossed the Rubicon, are documented in Suetonius’s The Life of Julius Caesar. Can you think of any English words that derive from Suetonius’s Latin? _______________________________________________________________________________________ Think you know the answer? Tweet your answer to each month’s question to @BCPublishers by the 25th of the month for a chance to win five of our new buttons. We will announce the winner along with our answer at the beginning of the following month. © 2016, Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc. Reproduction of this worksheet for educational use is permitted.
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