Date of the races is (Day 3 works well) . . .
Needed
1-Movie, at least 30 seconds, portraying why your chariot is the very best. Movie must have at least 3 latin phrases in it, see below.
1-Chariot to do 7 laps around the bench. Mass start, first across wins.
Besides the roman quotes we already studied,
Veni, vidi, vici- I came, I saw, I conquered,
Carpa Diem-Seize the Day,
Dulce et Decorum-it is sweet, and proper
here are some other roman sayings
Needed
1-Movie, at least 30 seconds, portraying why your chariot is the very best. Movie must have at least 3 latin phrases in it, see below.
1-Chariot to do 7 laps around the bench. Mass start, first across wins.
Besides the roman quotes we already studied,
Veni, vidi, vici- I came, I saw, I conquered,
Carpa Diem-Seize the Day,
Dulce et Decorum-it is sweet, and proper
here are some other roman sayings
| invicta | unconquered |
| in omnia paratus | ready for anything |
| hoc est bellum | this is war |
| fortis in arduis | strong in difficulties-when the going gets tough, the tough get going |
| fortes fortuna adiuvat | fortune favors the bold-Take the leap |
| flectere si nequeo superos, acheronta movebo | if I cannot move heaven I will raise hell |
| fac fortia et patere | do brave deeds and endure |
| ex nihilo | out of nothing |
| ex animo | from the heart |
| dulcius ex asperis | sweeter after difficulties |
| disce quasi semper victurus vive quasi cras moriturus | learn as if you're always going to live; live as if tomorrow you're going to die (a teacher favourite) |
| dictum factum | what is said is done |
| deo volente | God willing |
| citius altius fortius | faster, higher, stronger -- modern Olympics motto |
| bono malum superate | overcome evil with good |
| bellum omnium contra omnes | war of all against all |
| barba non facit philosophum | a beard doesn't make one a philosopher |
| aut viam inveniam aut faciam | I will either find a way or make one -- said by Hannibal, the great ancient military commander |
| auribus teneo lupum | I hold a wolf by the ears -- a common ancient proverb; indicates that one is in a dangerous situation where both holding on and letting go could be deadly; a modern version is, "to have a tiger by the tail" |
| aut neca aut necare | either kill or be killed |
| arte et marte | by skill and valour |
| annuit cœptis | He (God) nods at things being begun -- or "he approves our undertakings," motto on the reverse of the Great Seal of the United States and on the back of the United States one-dollar bill |
| amor vincit omnia | love conquers all |
| alea iacta est | the die has been cast -said by Caesar as he crossed the rubicon |
| ad honorem | for honor |
| ad hoc | to this -- improvised or made up |
| vox populi | voice of the people |
| vivere militare est | to live is to fight |
| vivere est vincere | to live is to conquer |
| vive memor leti | live remembering death |
| virtute et armis | by virtue and arms -- or "by manhood and weapons"; state motto of Mississippi, which may explain the large number of guns they have |
| virtus tentamine gaudet | strength rejoices in the challenge |
| vincit qui se vincit | he conquers who conquers himself |
| vincit qui patitur | he conquers who endures |
| vae victis | woe to the conquered |
| summum bonum | the supreme good |
| summa cum laude | with highest praise, quote used at Universities |
| spes bona | good hope |
| sola fide | by faith alone-hopefully your sphero has more than faith |
| sic vita est | thus is life -- the ancient version of "it is what it is" |
| sic semper tyrannis | thus always to tyrants -- attributed to Brutus at the time of Julius Caesar's assassination, and to John Wilkes Booth at the time of Abraham Lincoln's assassination; whether it was actually said at either of these events is disputed |
| sic parvis magna | greatness from small beginnings -- motto of Sir Frances Drake |
| si vis pacem, para bellum | if you want peace, prepare for war |
| si vales, valeo | when you are strong, I am strong-A great team quote |
| semper anticus | always forward |
| scientia ipsa potentia est | knowledge itself is power-another teacher favourite |
| scientia ac labore | knowledge through hard work-as above |
| requiescat in pace | let him rest in peace -- abbreviated R.I.P., and you probably thought it meant 'rest in peace' |
| quis custodiet ipsos custodes? | who will guard the guards themselves? -- commonly associated with Plato and timely with the happenings down south |
| quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur | whatever has been said in Latin seems deep -- or "anything said in Latin sounds profound"; a recent ironic Latin phrase to poke fun at people who seem to use Latin phrases and quotations only to make themselves sound more important or "educated" |
| primus inter pares | first among equals -- a title of the Roman Emperors |
| praesis ut prosis ne ut imperes | lead in order to serve, not in order to rule |
| para bellum | prepare for war -- if you want peace, prepare for war—if a country is ready for war, its enemies are less likely to attack |
| panem et circenses | bread and circuses -- originally described all that was needed for emperors to placate the Roman mob; today used to describe any entertainment used to distract public attention from more important matters |
| non progredi est regredi | to not go forward is to go backward |
| non loqui sed facere | not talk but action |
| non ducor, duco | I am not led; I lead |
| nil volentibus arduum | nothing [is] arduous for the willing |
| morior invictus | death before defeat |
| mea culpa | my fault |
| magnum opus | great work |
| labore et honore | by labor and honor |
| laborare pugnare parati sumus | to work, (or) to fight; we are ready |
| labor omnia vincit | hard work conquers all |
| invictus maneo | I remain unvanquished |
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