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Latin Resources
Rhetorical Devices List, Vocabulary Lists, and other helpful translation and analysis tools!


Essential Vocabulary
Hello everyone! Below, I have attached some of the most common words in Latin. Taken together, they account for almost half the words in a typical prose text. One of the most tiresome parts of translating is constantly looking up the meanings of certain words, so hopefully, having a large amount attached below will make your translation experience far more enjoyable. The definitions given are illustrative, not exhaustive. Many of the following words have a large semantic ra
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3 days ago9 min read


Meter: An Overview
Unlike most modern free-verse poetry, Latin poetry almost always followed the rules. Meant to be sung or recited, nearly every piece of...
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Jun 21, 20254 min read


Rhetorical Devices: An Overview
Why are rhetorical devices important? Just like poets today, Latin poets used rhetorical devices to communicate the subtext of their...
Alexei Varah
Jun 18, 20254 min read
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