Visnja Bojovic
Unraveling the Origins of "Tabula Rasa": The Power of a Blank Slate
Have you ever pondered the meaning and origins of the Latin phrase "tabula rasa," which translates to "blank slate" in English? This...
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SALVETE!
Linguam Latinam discamus et de Roma antiqua loquamur!
Visnja Bojovic
- May 20, 2023
- 2 min
Ten Commonly Used Expressions of Latin Origin
Language is a fascinating tapestry woven from different threads of history. Latin, a classical language that influenced the development...
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Visnja Bojovic
- Apr 22, 2023
- 4 min
Unveiling the Mysterious Ways of Ancient Rome's Divination
Have you ever wondered how the people in ancient times make decisions and assume future events without watching the news, checking the...
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Visnja Bojovic
- Mar 29, 2023
- 3 min
Heroides: Ovid’s Brilliance Through the Female Voice
“Whatever words are here, read on to the end. How could reading this letter hurt you? Indeed, my words might even give you pleasure....
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Visnja Bojovic
- Mar 20, 2023
- 2 min
What is a Declension?
Latin, one of the most influential and widely spoken languages in the history of the world, is renowned for its complex grammar and...
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Visnja Bojovic
- Mar 14, 2023
- 5 min
Four Common(ly misunderstood) Latin Proverbs
The other day a student told me that, during her studies as an art student, she had to sculpt a small statue as an assignment for one of...
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Visnja Bojovic
- Mar 8, 2023
- 4 min
Let's Celebrate the International Women's Day by Reading about Remarkable Roman Women
The life of Roman women was not an easy affair, as in most other ancient societies (and even some contemporary ones), for that matter....
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Visnja Bojovic
- Mar 5, 2023
- 3 min
Don't Be Discouraged by All Those Endings (the Perks of the Latin Inflection)
How often did you hear complaints about Latin declensions, conjugations, and all those tenses? Personally, at least half of the people...
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Visnja Bojovic
- Mar 2, 2023
- 4 min
Date and Time in Ancient Rome
Time. It’s an abstract concept, but it frames our life possibly more than anything else. We cannot touch time, we cannot feel it or see...
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Visnja Bojovic
- Feb 27, 2023
- 2 min
How Should We Pronounce Latin?
There is no universal answer to how you should pronounce Latin. In the first place, it is because it was spoken for a long period of...
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Visnja Bojovic
- Feb 25, 2023
- 4 min
The Surprising Insights from Ancient Graffiti
How antiquity is perceived and received has always depended on the era. Sometimes it was due to the prevalence of a certain political...
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Visnja Bojovic
- Feb 21, 2023
- 4 min
What is Latin?
Before we go more deeply into the specifics of it, it would be desirable to clarify what Latin is, when it was spoken, as well as why it...
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Visnja Bojovic
- Feb 19, 2023
- 3 min
Why Latin (and Classics in General)?
If someone had asked me about the importance and significance of studying ancient languages not more than two years ago, my answer would...
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