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Virgil Encyclopedia 16 Jun 2013 | 04:12 pm
My corrections for "The Virgil Encyclopedia" have gone through. A truly worthwhile endeavor. Just wish it was not so expensive! I am lucky to have the PDF proofs for future reference. Sadly, there wil...
"Latin" inscription on a dog bowl 17 Feb 2013 | 05:39 pm
Bought this the other day without looking too closely. Nice fleur-de-lis bowl. Imagine my surprise when I realized that this object proudly displays a small heraldic achievement with this motto: Dilig...
Liberation Philology Apps for Latin and Greek 15 Jul 2012 | 02:26 am
Greek and Latin apps for iOS are often somewhat disappointing. "Liberation Philology" apps don't promise much, but they certainly deliver. They actually make several apps for a number of language...
Searchable database of Latin phrases 24 Nov 2011 | 05:59 am
Happy to announce that my new searchable database of Latin quotations is up and running! The interface is very simple and intuitive, you only need Flash installed on your computer (a standalone versio...
Past, Present and Future. Quote from Augustine? 24 Nov 2011 | 05:35 am
This phrase is often attributed to St. Augustine: "Trust the past to God's mercy, the present to God's love, and the future to God's providence." Here's the scoop. I simply cannot...
The Iliad - an autographed copy! 6 Nov 2011 | 02:51 pm
That's right, an autographed copy of "The Iliad"! Found at the local bookstore. One might suspect that it is a fake, because Homer was reputedly blind. To make it perfectly clear, I understand that a...
Malleus Maleficarum Quotes 29 Oct 2011 | 03:41 am
"Malleus Maleficarum" is one of those books that we should feel fortunate not to have to deal with any longer. Thousands of people had to suffer horrible deaths because of it. It is by no means the on...
SPQR - Latin app for iPhone & iPad (Review) 19 Oct 2011 | 01:26 pm
I recently decided to purchase an iPhone app called SPQR. The program is supposed to be a reader for popular Latin texts with English translations, along with Lewis & Short and Whitaker's Words, as we...
Medical Latin gone awry 21 Jun 2011 | 12:41 am
As I was sifting through some modern materials about the Salem witchcraft trials I stumbled upon a curious term which came up in one of the physical examination accounts. Apparently, Elizabeth Procter...
Triple, Quarduple, Quintuple... What else? Latin numerals in English. 24 Apr 2011 | 03:24 am
Fun with numbers and with Latin at the same time? Perhaps... For everyone's convenience, a list of "uple" derivatives: The Uple List
