| ITALIA (11X17 PDF file) |
This beautiful NASA photo of Italy
from space needed to be in a poster. Although designed for 11X17
format, your printer will reduce this in size to fit 8.5X11. Look
for other great shots from outer space at
http://visibleearth.nasa.gov.
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SANDALS (8.5" X 11" PDF
file) |
Rick LaFleur's pedagogical acronym with a photo of
Roman sandal. (full color) |
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Storms (8.5" X 11" PDF
file) |
The words "Tempestates definiunt tranquillum"
set on a photo of a storm (full color) |
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See no evil... (8.5" X
11" PDF file) |
Three chimpanzees in the famous "See no evil,
hear no evil, speak no evil" pose with the Latin "Nihil
mali vide, audi, dic." (full color) |
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Heads or Tails (8.5" X
11" PDF file) |
The Roman version of this is
CAPITA AUT NAVIA, which is illustrated here with a coin bearing
the likenesses of Julius Caesar and Octavian on the obverse and a
ship's prow on the reverse. (full color) |
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in vino veritas (8.5" X
11" PDF file) |
This famous phrase is set against
grapes growing on a vine. (full color) |
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habesne latinam?(8.5" X
11" PDF file) |
Recalling the famous Got Milk?
campaign, this poster features a cow... (full color) |
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pecuniae (8.5" X
11" PDF file) |
This poster features a pile of Roman
coins and a Latin/English inscription from Syrus' Maxims (found in
Rose Williams' Going to Hades is Easy). (full color) |
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sunset (8.5" X
11" PDF file) |
This poster features a gorgeous
sunset with a Latin haiku and English translation from the
Bolchazy-Carducci book
Tonight They all Dance. |
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facilis descensus avernus (8.5" X
11" PDF file) |
This poster is really about the
Mamertine Prison in Rome. The image is from inside the cell looking
up at the grating in the ceiling. A caption explains what is known
of the cell. |
colloquamur
posters!!
1, 2,
3, 4,
5, 6,
7, 8,
9, 10,
11, 12,
13, 14,
15, 16,
17
COLLOQUAMUR
BOOK COVER |
These posters are designed to
facilitate oral Latin in your classroom. This initial set is for
beginning Latin. More may be developed later in the year.
For more oral Latin or the right way to say/phrase
something, consult these books: Conversational Latin for Oral
Proficiency by John Traupman, sold by
www.bolchazy.com and
Latin Phrasebook by C Meissner (invaluable).
BOOK COVER: If you have a small
textbook like CLC, print this book cover on 11X17 paper. It has all
the text from the 17 posters. |
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tempus fugit |
A cool, relaxing sunset and the
phrase tempus fugit. |
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donkey |
For you CLC users, "Quis est
stultior quam asinus?" with a picture of a donkey. |
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elephant |
A baby elephant between its parents
declaring "Hannibal est amicus MEUS!" |
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bunny |
This cute bunny says, QUID NOVI,
MEDICE? |
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rainbow |
This beautiful photo was taken at
Niagara Falls at the 2003 ACL Institute. The caption is DUM SPIRO
SPERO. |
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parrot |
This Alexandrine parrot (very much
like the ones the Romans would have had) says "quis est loquacior
quam psittacus?" |
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Segovia |
This poster was designed by request
and features the aqueduct in Segovia. The photos featured were taken
by Rose Williams of Latin Quips at your Fingertips fame (see
below at the Quotations posters). |
| Pont
du Gard |
This poster features the Pont du
Gard. Photo by Leo Curran. |
| piglets |
This little piggy went to market in
Latin! (Unfortunately the picture quality is poor... if I ever
see piggies in person, I'll take a picture!) |
| Quotation Posters |
Designed from quotations found in Rose Williams' Latin
Quips at your Fingertips, which you can purchase exclusively
from Barnes & Noble,
ISBN 0760725381, $4.98. |
| Clever Device for Learning Adverbs |
Taken from a 1923 issue of the Latin Leaflet
published at The University of Texas at Austin, author unknown. |
| Rules for Reading Latin |
from B. Dexter Hoyos' book, Latin: How to Read
it Fluently, sold by
CANE |
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