A hauntingly illustrated guide to memorable Latin phrases, including famous quotations on love, death, nature, politics, and more. Latin may be a "dead" language, but it's all around us--in science, philosophy, religion, and at the root of English grammar. From "carpe diem" to the more obscure "alea iacta est, " classicist Maia Lee-Chin explains the fascinating origins of many Latin phrases still in use--as well as those that have been lost to...
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