March 1st, 2023 Latin of the Day - "Qui vicit non est victor nisi victus fatetur."
"Qui vicit non est victor nisi victus fatetur."
"One who wins is not the winner unless the defeated admits it."
~ Quintus Ennius (c. 239 - c, 169 B.C.E.), Annales, location uncertain
Kalendis Martiis anno A.U.C. MMDCCLXXVI
February 24th, 2023 Latin of the Day - "Moribus antiquis res stat Romana virisque."
"Moribus antiquis res stat Romana virisque."
"The Roman state stands by its ancient customs and heroes." (vir, translated "hero" here, is the Latin word for "man," but does also have the meaning of a heroic man, which is intended here).
~ Quintus Ennius (c. 239 - c, 169 B.C.E.), Annales, location uncertain
a.d. VI Kalendas Martias anno A.U.C. MMDCCLXXVI
February 21st, 2023 Latin of the Day - "Pellitur e medio sapientia, vi geritur res,/ spernitur orator bonus, horridus miles amatur;/ haud doctis dictis certantes, sed maledictis . . ."
"Pellitur e medio sapientia, vi geritur res,
spernitur orator bonus, horridus miles amatur;
haud doctis dictis certantes, sed maledictis . . .."
"Wisdom is driven out from our midst, brute force rules the state,
the good orator is scorned, the horrid soldier is loved;
those contending do so not with learned words, but with curses . . .
~ Quintus Ennius (c. 239 - c. 169 B.C.E.), Annales, VIII
a.d. IX Kalendas Martias anno A.U.C. MMDCCLXXVI
Moribus antiquis res stat Romana virisque.
"The Roman state stands on its ancient customs (moribus) and heroes (or "and men" - virisque)."
~ Quintus Ennius, c. 239 - c. 169 B.C.E.
