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Hannibal ad Portas - barcid - 02-04-2012
could one of my Latin friends give me a translation into 2nd. cent .BC/BCE Latin Script. OF "Hannibal is at the Gates" thanks
Re: Hannibal ad Portas - richard robinson - 02-04-2012
And while you are chewing over that one could someone please abbreviate (for sign writing) the correct form of
Ludus Infamos
ie would
LVD.INF
be correct??????????????????????????
Thanks also in advance
Richard
Re: Hannibal ad Portas - barcid - 02-05-2012
no luck here so far RR :|
Re: Hannibal ad Portas - Robert Vermaat - 02-05-2012
Quote:could one of my Latin friends give me a translation into 2nd. cent .BC/BCE Latin Script. OF "Hannibal is at the Gates" thanksYou mean?:
Hannibal ad portas - Hannibal is at the gates
Hannibal ante portas - Hannibal before the gates
Re: Hannibal ad Portas - barcid - 02-05-2012
You mean?:
Hannibal ad portas - Hannibal is at the gates ......Yes thank You/
Re: Hannibal ad Portas - Renatus - 02-05-2012
You could consider adding a verb:
Hannibal ad portas est
Re: Hannibal ad Portas - barcid - 02-06-2012
Renatus is that how i should write it or would 2nd cent latin script be full of v's & such ,latin is not my thing i can swear pretty good in latin tho LOL ..im good with Punic script & speech tho :wink:
Re: Hannibal ad Portas - Renatus - 02-06-2012
I suppose that the Latin that I was taught at school was more 1st century BC - Caesar, Cicero, etc. - but that is how I would write it. There would be no 'v's in it because, in Roman script, 'v' is actually a 'u'. There was no 'v' in the Latin alphabet but their 'u' was written like one, if you see what I mean.
Re: Hannibal ad Portas - Diocle - 02-06-2012
I always knew that the Latin was 'Hannibal ad portas', in Italy it is used also today to describe an imminent danger from outside (like the vist of some unwanted relatives or friends 8)) .
Re: Hannibal ad Portas - barcid - 02-06-2012
thank you gentlemen ..i am aware of Hannibal ad portas still being in use . my lady is from Trieste & i tease Her with the saying when something goes wrong ,She just looks at me & shakes Her Head & calls me a Barbarian ,which is true