WoD - impecunious

impecunious\im-pih-KYOO-nee-uhs\ , adjective;
1.Not having money; habitually without money; poor.

WoD - portentous

portentous\por-TEN-tus\ , adjective;
1.Foreboding; foreshadowing, especially foreshadowing ill; ominous.
2.Marvelous; prodigious; wonderful; as, a beast of portentous size.
3.Pompous.

WoD - cozen

cozen\KUZ-un\ ,
transitive verb;
1.To cheat; to defraud; to deceive, usually by petty tricks.
2.To obtain by deceit.
intransitive verb:
1.To act deceitfully.

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In 45BC, Julius Caesar defeated the Pompeian forces of Titus Labenius and Pompey the Younger in the Battle of Munda. This was the last battle of Julius Caesar's civil war against the republican armies of the Optimate leaders. After this victory, Caesar was free to return to Rome and govern as dictator.
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In AD39, Caligula became Roman Emperor after the death of his great uncle Tiberius. Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (31 August AD 12 – 24 January AD 41), more commonly known by his agnomen Caligula was the third Roman Emperor, reigning until his assassination on 24 January 41. Caligula was a member of the house of rulers conventionally known as the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
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WoD - minatory

min·a·to·ry   /ˈmɪnəˌtɔri, -ˌtoʊri/ Show Spelled[min-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
–adjective
1. menacing; threatening.

Happy Ides of March

The Ides of March was a festive day dedicated to the god Mars and a military parade was usually held. In modern times, the term Ides of March is best known as the date that Julius Caesar was killed in 709 AUC or 44 B.C.

The term ides was used for the 15th day of the months of March, May, July, and October, and the 13th day of the other months.

The Ides of March is celebrated every year by the Rome Hash House Harriers with a toga run in the streets of Rome, in the same place where Julius Caesar was killed.

The Atlanta Chapter of the Dagorhir Battle Games Association hosts an annual spring event at Red Horse Stables on the weekend closest to the 15th of March. The event is appropriately named "The Ides of March".

The Temple Hill Association in New Windsor, NY holds an annual dinner in honor of the Ides of March because it is also the day that General George Washington quelled a mutiny of his Officers in 1783.

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WoD - diaspora

Di·as·po·ra   /daɪˈæspərə/ Show Spelled[dahy-as-per-uh] Show IPA
–noun
1.the scattering of the Jews to countries outside of Palestine after the Babylonian captivity.
2.(often lowercase) the body of Jews living in countries outside Palestine or modern Israel.
3.such countries collectively: the return of the Jews from the Diaspora.
4.(lowercase) any group migration or flight from a country or region; dispersion.
5.(lowercase) any group that has been dispersed outside its traditional homeland.
6.(lowercase) any religious group living as a minority among people of the prevailing religion.

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In 538AD, Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ended his siege of Rome and retreated to Ravenna, leaving the city in the hands of the victorious Roman general, Belisarius.

WoD- solecism

solecism\SOL-uh-siz-uhm\ , noun;
1.A nonstandard usage or grammatical construction; also, a minor blunder in speech.
2.A breach of good manners or etiquette.
3.Any inconsistency, mistake, or impropriety.

WoD - salient

salient\SAY-lee-unt; SAYL-yunt\ , adjective;
1.Shooting out or up; projecting.
2.Forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable.
3.Leaping; springing; jumping.
noun:
1.An outwardly projecting part of a fortification, trench system, or line of defense.2.A projecting angle or part.

WoD - phantasmagoria

phantasmagoria\fan-taz-muh-GOR-ee-uh\ , noun;
1.A shifting series or succession of things seen or imagined, as in a dream.
2.Any constantly changing scene.

On This Day

In 241 BC, the Romans, led by Lutatius Catulus, sank the Carthaginian fleet at the Battle of the Aegates Islands, bringing the First Punic War to an end.

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WoD - inveterate

inveterate\in-VET-uhr-it\ , adjective;
1.Firmly established by long persistence; deep-rooted; of long standing.
2.Fixed in habit by long persistence; confirmed; habitual.

WoD - gregarious

gregarious\grih-GAIR-ee-us\ , adjective;
1.Tending to form a group with others of the same kind.
2.Seeking and enjoying the company of others.

This Saturday...

2010 marks the 1600th anniversary of Roman Britain in AD410, and to celebrate this, the entire 84 mile route along Hadrian's Wall is going to be illuminated at 250m intervals. This once-in-a-lifetime event is led by Hadrian's Wall Heritage Ltd, and is going to look simply spectacular. The first and last lights will be lit at public events in Segedunum Roman Fort at Wallsend and Bowness-on-Solway in Cumbria.
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In AD189, Publius Septimius Geta, Roman Emperor was born. He died in AD211, having co-ruled Rome with his father Septimius Severus and brother Caracalla from AD209.
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WoD : Distrait

distrait

\dis-TRAY\ , adjective;

1. Divided or withdrawn in attention, especially because of anxiety.

Welcome to the Nonsuch Classics Blog!

Well, quick to follow in the footsteps of English and History & Politics, the Classics department is now officially online!

Hopefully this blog will provide useful resources for all students of Latin and Ancient Greek, not to mention those intelligent and inquisitive minds who simply wish to be educated and entertained.

Anyone in the Year 12 Latin class will certainly not be unaware of WoD - and now everyone else can finally partake in Word of the Day as well.

So, let us begin a stimulating journey towards the acme of Classical knowledge...