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LATIN IS NOT DEAD
created by Jack | 14/11/2008 @ 08:30 AM | 1 views
LATIN IS NOT DEAD!
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Mythology
-Neptune is used in modern entertainment as King Neptune in many movies and TV shows, ruler of the sea. He is included with his trident.
-The Disney movie Hercules obviously comes from the Greek and Roman Hercules myth.
-The Percy Jackson and the Olympians book series is very based on Greek and Roman myths.
Culture
-The study of Latin, including Roman history and mythology has become a part of modern culture in that it is being taught in many schools and enjoyed by many students.
-Many modern mottoes, often the direct Latin, not the translations have become a part of culture for a lot of people. ex: E Pluribus Unum
The Romans had many things in their culture that we have now, including race tracks, plays, and malls (sort of).
Architecture
many coruthouse and national buildings are modeld off roman architecture
the romans had amphitheaters where the had entertainment
the ampitheater design is still used today
the romans invented the dome and the dome is used in millions of buildings around the world
Medical
Roman medicine was an easy profession to start a job at
early roman medicine was not efective
Hippocrates is known as the father of medicine
History
rome started in one vilige
and by A.D. it was one of the biggest empires ever
rome was one of the first countrys to have freadom and rights to be part of the government
Linguistics
Over 50% of English words come from Latin.
The 5 romance languages (French, Spanish, Italian, Portugeese, and Rumanian) come directly from Latin.
Along with words coming directly from Latin, many English words have roots that come from Latin. (ex: quadralateral - quattor is 4 in Latin.)
Literature
Many Roman stories written in Latin are still told today.
Many modern books have been translated into Latin to teach it.
Many people have written stories based off of Roman literature.
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