Latin shorthand survives in the most ordinary corners of academic writing. In lecture handouts in Brisbane, journal submissions in Melbourne, and policy briefsā¦
For centuries, Latin phrases have carried the weight of human ambition. Among the shortest and most striking of these expressions stands a single word thatā¦
The Latin phrase ex nihilo nihil fit translates literally as "nothing comes from nothing," a compact maxim that has travelled through more than two millenniaā¦
Ex libris is a Latin phrase that translates roughly to "from the books of" or "out of the books belonging to." When it appears on the inside cover of a volume,ā¦
"Ecce Homo" - "Behold the Man" - three Latin words spoken by Pontius Pilate in the praetorium of Jerusalem, then translated into the Vulgate and carriedā¦
The Latin expression E Pluribus Unum has echoed through two and a half centuries of public life, moving from the official seal of a new republic to a quietā¦
The phrase Dum Vita Est, Spes Est carries a quiet stubbornness that has survived two thousand years of changing tongues. Translated, it means "while there isā¦
āDulce et decorum est pro patria moriā is one of the most recognisable Latin sayings connected with war. Usually translated as āIt is sweet and fitting to dieā¦
Spotted at the Sydney Opera House, in a Melbourne Theatre Company season brochure, or printed at the back of a Penguin Classics edition, the phrase dramatisā¦
The phrase Dona Nobis Pacem, asking simply for peace to be granted, has travelled far from its original place inside Christian liturgy. Composed of three Latinā¦