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The Relative Pronoun: qui, quae, quod

The relative clause, which is introduced by the pronoun qui, quae, quod (who, which), is likely the most common subordinate clause in all of Latin. It even makes an appearance in the first line of Vergil's Aeneid, and in the first sentence of Caesar's Gallic War. This video gives a introduction to its declension and use in a basic Latin sentence.

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Scipio, the Lightning Bolt of War

Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus was the Roman hero of the Second Punic War, defeating Hannibal Barca at the battle of Zama in 202 BC. The Romans connected the name Scipio with words referring to lightning and ruling, since the Scipios were born rulers.

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The Longest Word in Latin, Subductisupercilicarptor

What is the longest word in classical Latin? It's from Aulus Gellius' Attic Nights, an means "an ultra critical person", but with more letters!

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Perfect Passive Participles

The perfect passive participle is the fourth principal part of the Latin verb. This video covers the formation and use of Latin's past participle, with only one bad joke about James Bond's martinis.

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Insulae, Ancient Slums

In ancient Rome, insulae were shoddy apartment buildings built for the urban poor, often with 6 or 7 units inside each three story structure. What were they made of, and how many were there in Rome?

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Participles in Latin

The participle in Latin is exceptionally important, even more so than it is in English. This video reviews the four participles of a standard verb: the present active, perfect passive, future active, and future passive (the gerundive), along with discussing how deponent verbs form their four participles.

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Suovetaurilia, Sacrifice with a Pig, a Sheep, and a Bull

The suovetaurilia is traditional triple sacrifice to the god Mars and done to purify land, where a pig, sheep, and bull were sacrificed. This video discusses its origin and role in Roman culture. Edit: Corrected long marks.

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Legio, the Roman Fighting Force

A Roman legion consisted of around 5,000 soldiers at full strength, and it was one of the basic organizational units of the Roman army. This video discusses the origin of the word itself and how the legion developed over time.

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Coniunx, Spouse and Conjugation

The noun coniunx means spouse, and is used for both the male and female component of a marriage, although it’s more frequently used for wife than husband, and it’s perfectly acceptable to translate this as wife or husband, whichever one is best given the context. This video discusses the origin of the word.

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Introducing Hexameter.co

Visit http://www.hexameter.co today! Hexameter.co is a free website that helps you learn how to scan lines of Latin poetry written in dactylic hexameter. Okay, it's way cooler than that sentence makes it seem. The site is adaptive, meaning it works based on your own skill level, and there are even some cool features like a rating, leaderboard, and classrooms for teachers to manage their own students. Go to hexameter.co now, sign up for a free account, and practice your lines of scanning!

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