The influence of Latin on Oscan. Part two
Even though the Oscan-speaking aristocrats were inclined to learn Latin, there is solid evidence, however, that, at least on the eve of the Social War, they actively tried to …
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The influence of Latin on Oscan. Part one
According to Livy (40, 43, 1), in 180 B.C. the inhabitants of Cumae asked Rome’s permission to speak Latin in public assemblies and to make sales in Latin (Cumanis …
Plautus, ploti-plauti, plavtad, preplotatu: some etymological connections
The Latin playwright Titus Maccius Plautus was actually an Umbrian from Sarsina, in modern-day Emilia-Romagna, and the name by which he is better known was a nickname meaning “flatfoot” …
Two examples of blurred identity
Welcome to my blog! In my first post, I would like to mention a famous testimony regarding Ennius. According to Aulus Gellius (17, 17, 1), he described himself as …