Common Latin phrases:
- Caveat emptor (‘let the buyer beware’)
- Carpe diem (‘seize the day’)
- E pluribus unum (“from many, one”)
- Deus ex machina (“God from the machine”)
- Anno domini (“in the year of the lord”)
- Vice versa (“the other way around”)
- Ad infinitum (“to infinity”)
- Veni vidi vici (“I came, I saw, I conquered”)
- Semper fidelis (“always faithful”)
Motto of the US Marine Corps, and one of Sousa’s best marches: SOUSA Semper Fidelis - "The President's Own" US Marine Band - YouTube
Common Latin phrases:
- Caveat emptor (‘let the buyer beware’)
- Carpe diem (‘seize the day’)
- E pluribus unum (“from many, one”)
- Deus ex machina (“God from the machine”)
- Anno domini (“in the year of the lord”)
- Vice versa (“the other way around”)
- Ad infinitum (“to infinity”)
- Veni vidi vici (“I came, I saw, I conquered”)
- Semper fidelis (“always faithful”)
- Sic ('thus")
- Sic semper tyrannus (“Thus always to tyrants”)
The state motto of Virginia, and allegedly said by John Wilkes Booth after shooting President Lincoln.
Common Latin phrases:
- Caveat emptor (‘let the buyer beware’)
- Carpe diem (‘seize the day’)
- E pluribus unum (“from many, one”)
- Deus ex machina (“God from the machine”)
- Anno domini (“in the year of the lord”)
- Vice versa (“the other way around”)
- Ad infinitum (“to infinity”)
- Veni vidi vici (“I came, I saw, I conquered”)
- Semper fidelis (“always faithful”)
- Sic ('thus")
- Sic semper tyrannus (“Thus always to tyrants”)
- E.g. - Exempli gratia (“for example”)
- Ad hoc (“to this”)
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Notable Romans (and no more than five words’ description)
- Marcus Aurelius (emperor, philosopher, writer, Stoic)
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Notable Romans (and no more than five words’ description)
- Marcus Aurelius (emperor, philosopher, writer, Stoic)
- Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (statesman, military leader, farmer)
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Notable Romans (and no more than five words’ description)
- Marcus Aurelius (emperor, philosopher, writer, Stoic)
- Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (statesman, military leader, farmer)
- Cato the Elder i.e. Marcus Porcius Cato- (“Carthago delenda est”)
Notable Romans (and no more than five words’ description)
- Marcus Aurelius (emperor, philosopher, writer, Stoic)
- Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (statesman, military leader, farmer)
- Cato the Elder i.e. Marcus Porcius Cato- (“Carthago delenda est”)
- Scipio Africanus (general, consul)
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Notable Romans (and no more than five words’ description)
- Marcus Aurelius (emperor, philosopher, writer, Stoic)
- Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (statesman, military leader, farmer)
- Cato the Elder i.e. Marcus Porcius Cato- (“Carthago delenda est”)
- Scipio Africanus (general, consul)
- Cato the Younger, Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis (anti-corruption stoic, championed the republic)
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Notable Romans (and no more than five words’ description)
- Marcus Aurelius (emperor, philosopher, writer, Stoic)
- Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (statesman, military leader, farmer)
- Cato the Elder i.e. Marcus Porcius Cato- (“Carthago delenda est”)
- Scipio Africanus (general, consul)
- Cato the Younger, Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis (anti-corruption stoic, championed the republic)
- Justin Martyr (theologian, apologist for Christianity, martyr)
Notable Romans (and no more than five words’ description)
- Marcus Aurelius (emperor, philosopher, writer, Stoic)
- Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (statesman, military leader, farmer)
- Cato the Elder i.e. Marcus Porcius Cato- (“Carthago delenda est”)
- Scipio Africanus (general, consul)
- Cato the Younger, Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis (anti-corruption stoic, championed the republic)
- Justin Martyr (theologian, apologist for Christianity, martyr)
- Brutus The Younger, Caesar assassinator “Et tu, Brute?”
Notable Romans (and no more than five words’ description)
- Marcus Aurelius (emperor, philosopher, writer, Stoic)
- Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (statesman, military leader, farmer)
- Cato the Elder i.e. Marcus Porcius Cato- (“Carthago delenda est”)
- Scipio Africanus (general, consul)
- Cato the Younger, Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis (anti-corruption stoic, championed the republic)
- Justin Martyr (theologian, apologist for Christianity, martyr)
- Brutus the Younger (Caesar assassin, “Et tu, Brute?”)
- Titus Flavius Josephus (notable historian)
Notable Romans (and no more than five words’ description)
- Marcus Aurelius (emperor, philosopher, writer, Stoic)
- Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (statesman, military leader, farmer)
- Cato the Elder i.e. Marcus Porcius Cato- (“Carthago delenda est”)
- Scipio Africanus (general, consul)
- Cato the Younger, Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis (anti-corruption stoic, championed the republic)
- Justin Martyr (theologian, apologist for Christianity, martyr)
- Brutus the Younger (Caesar assassin, “Et tu, Brute?”)
- Titus Flavius Josephus (notable historian)
- Nero (supposedly fiddled while Rome burned)
I was gonna mention CNN’s Christine Romans.
Notable Romans (and no more than five words’ description)
- Marcus Aurelius (emperor, philosopher, writer, Stoic)
- Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (statesman, military leader, farmer)
- Cato the Elder i.e. Marcus Porcius Cato- (“Carthago delenda est”)
- Scipio Africanus (general, consul)
- Cato the Younger, Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis (anti-corruption stoic, championed the republic)
- Justin Martyr (theologian, apologist for Christianity, martyr)
- Brutus the Younger (Caesar assassin, “Et tu, Brute?”)
- Titus Flavius Josephus (notable historian)
- Nero (supposedly fiddled while Rome burned)
- Julius Caesar (assassination victim/salad enthusiast)
Notable Romans (and no more than five words’ description)
- Marcus Aurelius (emperor, philosopher, writer, Stoic)
- Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (statesman, military leader, farmer)
- Cato the Elder i.e. Marcus Porcius Cato- (“Carthago delenda est”)
- Scipio Africanus (general, consul)
- Cato the Younger, Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis (anti-corruption stoic, championed the republic)
- Justin Martyr (theologian, apologist for Christianity, martyr)
- Brutus the Younger (Caesar assassin, “Et tu, Brute?”)
- Titus Flavius Josephus (notable historian)
- Nero (supposedly fiddled while Rome burned)
- Julius Caesar (assassination victim/salad enthusiast)
- Pontius Pilate (prefect of Judea and all round swell guy)
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Notable Romans (and no more than five words’ description)
- Marcus Aurelius (emperor, philosopher, writer, Stoic)
- Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (statesman, military leader, farmer)
- Cato the Elder i.e. Marcus Porcius Cato- (“Carthago delenda est”)
- Scipio Africanus (general, consul)
- Cato the Younger, Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis (anti-corruption stoic, championed the republic)
- Justin Martyr (theologian, apologist for Christianity, martyr)
- Brutus the Younger (Caesar assassin, “Et tu, Brute?”)
- Titus Flavius Josephus (notable historian)
- Nero (supposedly fiddled while Rome burned)
- Julius Caesar (assassination victim/salad enthusiast)
- Pontius Pilate (prefect of Judea and all round swell guy)
- Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (known as BBC’s Emperor Claudius)