RomanArmyTalk

Hi folks.
I have been interested in Rome and the Empire for years.
I live less than an hours drive from the eastern end of Hadrians Wall and it's forts and the various forts, towns and roads that stretch south in to North Yorkshire.
Having been an avid reader of both history and historic fiction for an age I decided it was time to get involved with some 'hands on'reenactment.
So here I am, eager to learn

Welcome Servivs   a fellow north easterner. I hope you enjoy the forum and its wealth of knowledge here and your persute of reanactment   just add your name in your profile otherwise ejnoy
Regards Brennivs

Salutem Amicis is perfect passive + abl./dat. of amicus. In other words it makes no sense.

Hello friends is "Salvete Amici."

Also, welcome to the forums!

- MMFA

There's the difference, my latin comes from google

Google probably gets it from "x salutem dat" which was usually from the first line of a latin letter.

(06-19-2016, 03:38 PM)Flavivs Aetivs Wrote: [ -> ]Salutem . . . is perfect passive

Is it, Evan? I would have thought that that would be salutatus sum. If salutem is intended to be a verb at all, I think it would be present subjunctive active. However, I think that here it is the accusative singular of salus, salutis, f, 'health' or 'greeting'. Salutem amicis could be a contraction, '(I wish) health to (my) friends' or '(I give) a greeting to (my) friends.'

I agree with you about salvete amici.

Lol where the hell did I get perfect passive from. Point taken.