18. Etymology clearly divulges the Greek origin of the ancient Latins, Romans and Sabines. The claim that Rome is simply a geographical denomination, that may be Etruscan, is unsubstantiated if not sheer nonsense. 19. In Greek, Ρώμη, Rome, means : power, force, health, fighting army and speed tactics.[18] 20. Ρώμη, Rome means : health and […]
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The Romans who wrote in … Latin
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
12. According to Cicero, one of the first Romans to write in Latin was the Sabine Claudius (gens), Appius Caecus who was consul in 307 and 296 BC. His speech to the Senate, in Latin, was against making peace with Pyrrhus, the Greek king of Epirus. 13. The first Roman historians who wrote in Latin […]