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LatinI am also available as a Latin consultant!
I have been interested in Latin for many years. I have studied Classical Latin at ANU, Mediaeval Latin at University of Tasmania and Linguistics at UNSW, and have developed a special interest in Latin Liturgical texts as used in choral music.
Latin? Yes, ...
Latin was the official language of the Roman Empire as it spread from Africa to Britain and from Spain to Palestine. There is an extensive literature in Latin - see, for example, Electronic Resources for Classicists, or Vergil's Home Page.
Latin was the language of scholars for centuries after the end of the Roman Empire, and was used for
Today you can see inscriptions in Latin on many public buildings in Europe.
Latin has been used for official documents of the Roman Catholic Church since-well, almost since the year dot! Many Church documents and music are in Latin.
We find Latin in all manner of documents. The old Parliamentary Speaker's chair (now in Old Parliament House, Canberra) has Latin inscriptions carved into its sides from top to bottom.
You could find Latin ...
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On antiques |
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(Short for Exempli gratia, which is Latin meaning "For example".) You may have seen the words
CULPAM POENA PREMIT COMES
at New South Wales Police stations and on Police documents, including the Police page in the phone book. It is the motto of the NSW Police Force. It is Latin.
It means, "Punishment inescapably follows guilt".
Where does it come from? I can tell you that it was originally written by the ancient Roman poet Horace (he's the one who wrote the "Carpe Diem" that the movie Dead Poets Society made so much of). It appeared in a poem praising the virtues of Horace's country -- he needed his Emperor's financial support! One of the virtues he praised was the rule of the Law and Justice.
See my thoughts on Carl Orff's Carmina Burana.
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