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\"Latin<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Whoever said the ancient world was boring clearly can\u2019t read Latin!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Anyone who\u2019s spent time traveling knows that Latin inscriptions come a dime a dozen. In Europe pretty much every building and every street corner has an inscription of varying age, but if you look around you you\u2019ll find them on every continent in the world<\/strong>! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Okay fine, not in Antarctica (I think?), but certainly the other six. For those of you trying to remember the list, that\u2019s North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of these inscriptions are ancient, some of them medieval, some modern. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This really isn\u2019t surprising when you think about it, since Latin was the language of the Roman Empire, and remained the lingua franca<\/em> (Latin for \u2018Frankish language \u2013 funny story about that<\/a>) for nearly two thousand years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, just as you tend to hear English being spoken in many countries as you travel (when I was in Amsterdam I was listening to some French, German, Italian, and Dutch natives speaking to each other in English, the only language they all<\/em> knew), so too was Latin in its day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The great thing about this is it means that all<\/em> human life can be found in Latin.

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That\u2019s right, all of it<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We often think of Latin as being about battles and wars<\/strong>, but the truth is the Romans lived a lot like us. They gossiped, went to the shops, lived in apartments, bought and sold, stole, slept around, laughed and cried. And they were not above practical jokes or pettiness<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is especially good for us because it means if we look just a little closer at the inscriptions we come across, we find some pretty funny quips set in stone<\/strong> (literally). Plus, what better way to learn a little Latin<\/a>, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a list of the 5 quirkiest Latin inscriptions you can find when traveling in Italy!<\/strong>


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The Galleon Fountain<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Latin<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

If you go to Rome, a tour of the Vatican gardens<\/a> is always worth the trip, with over 100 fountains and beautiful pathways. Probably the least known of these fountains is La Fontana dells Galera nei Giardini Vaticani<\/em> (variously translated as \u2018the galleon fountain,\u2019 \u2018fountain of the galley\u2019, \u2018fountain of the galleon\u2019, \u2018fountain of the galley\u2019, \u2018galea fountain\u2019 and \u2018fountain of the galea\u2019. Nothing like simplicity, right?). This fountain contains a 15-foot lead replica of an early modern papal warship, originally built in the 17th<\/sup> century.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Behind the galley is a scene from the Roman author Ovid\u2019s Metamorphoses<\/em> in which, after the young Phathon fails to control the chariot of the sun and is killed by Zeus, his nymph sisters weep around his body before their grief turns them to poplar trees, and their tears become the amber of the trees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next to this fountain one finds the following rather unexpected inscription:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Latin<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Bellica Pontificum non fundit machina flammas, sed dulcem belli qua perit ignis aquam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or, in English (the brackets are inserted for clarity):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The war machines of the pontifex (the Pope) doesn\u2019t pour out flames, but (instead) sweet water, in which fire perishes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given the irony of the war galley, a symbol of the papal military power in the 17th<\/sup> century, this inscription is a little tongue in cheek at best. But in combination with the scene from Ovid\u2019s Metamorphoses<\/em>, it becomes a double joke, for the war machines of the Pope are the waters of baptism and redemption, in which the grief of the nymphs is wiped away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Piazza del Rotonda, Rome<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Latin<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Most people have visited the Pantheon<\/a> in Rome, and many of those have enjoyed a meal or a drink at one of the cafes in the piazza just in front, called La Piazza del Rotonda<\/em>. It seems idyllic, but if you know a bit of Latin and look on the wall of the piazza, you\u2019ll find this inscription:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This inscription is on the wall of the Piazza Del Rotonda, directly opposite the Pantheon. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The inscription reads:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pius VII, P(ontifex) M(aximus) an(no) Pontificatus Sui XXIII aream ante Pantheon Marci Agrippae ignobilius tabernis occupatam demolitione providentissima ab invisa deformitate vindicavit et in liberum loci prospectum patere iussit. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In English this reads: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPius VII, Pontifex Maximus (the official title of the Pope), in the 23rd year of his pontificate, freed the area in front of the Pantheon of Marcus Agrippa, occupied by ignoble taverns\/businesses, from hated deformity, by a most provident demolition, and ordered to open a free view of the place.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pope Eugenius IV, wanting to be loved by the people of Rome, knocked down all the houses and shops in front of the Pantheon and built the piazza and fountain to clear the space in front of it. In this inscription, he\u2019s clearly very proud of himself, though of course, I\u2019m not sure how happy the people who lost their houses were about it. In any case these days we\u2019re probably all pretty grateful to the Pope for giving us a great space to sit back, drink wine, eat pasta, and take photos of the Pantheon for Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this inscription, he\u2019s clearly very proud of himself, though of course, I\u2019m not sure how happy the people who lost their houses were about it. In any case these days we\u2019re probably all pretty grateful to the Pope for giving us a great space to sit back, drink wine, eat pasta, and take photos of the Pantheon for Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A proud nobleman in Florence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

No visit to Florence is complete without a visit to the Palazzo Pitti<\/em> and the Neighbourhood of Santo Spirito. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Santo Spirito is popular with university students, so you\u2019re bound to find bookshops, hipster bars and people who speak English, for those of you less confident in the native tongue. But once you\u2019ve finished browsing, <\/em>if you go further up the Via Romana<\/em> you\u2019ll find the old Roman gate and the entrance to the Boboli Gardens<\/a> (definitely worth a visit). Here, on the Via Romana<\/em>, just opposite the gardens you will find this inscription from a pious (and boastful) Italian noble. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its simple inscription reads \u201cDomus mea domus orationis vocabitur\u201d<\/strong>, or, in English, \u201cMy house is called the house of prayer\u201d<\/strong>. Nothing like tooting your own horn, right? I\u2019m surprised he didn\u2019t talk about his humility too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Villa D\u2019Este: Cardinal\u2019s Bedroom<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Latin<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In the little village of Tivoli in the mountains near Rome, there is the world-famous Villa D\u2019Este<\/a>, a magnificent and massive villa built in the 1th century by Cardinal D\u2019Este as his private residence. You\u2019ve probably seen photos of the incredible gardens, the fountains (including a fountain that plays the organ) but the house itself is equally impressive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Cardinal\u2019s bedroom  one reads the short inscription ab insomni non custodita dracone<\/strong><\/em>, or \u201cunattended by a sleepless dragon\u201d<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Harry Potter<\/em> fans it might immediately remind you of the motto f Hogwarts, Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus <\/em>(usually translated as \u2018never tickle a sleeping dragon\u2019, but more accurately \u2018a sleeping dragon should never be tickled\u2019), and who knows, this could have been the inspiration! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In any case, the inscription is a quote, once again, from Ovid\u2019s Metamorphoses<\/em>, but here serves as an educated joke to all those who read it, telling them that the garden is free from dangers and free to roam in. It\u2019s also a bit of a show off to do so by quoting Ovid!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A love triangle in Pompeii<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Latin<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Pompeii is probably one of the biggest tourist attractions in Italy, outside Rome itself, of course, and it\u2019s well worth a visit. One thing that always interests visitors is the amount of everyday life that\u2019s still able to be seen because of the complete covering of the city in the eruption of Vesuvius. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One favorite of Pompeii tour guides is to take the tourists through the brothels, complete with paintings of rather lude detail, not to mention physiological impossibilities\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, it\u2019s in Pompeii that we can see a perfect example of the pettiness I spoke about earlier, in the following graffiti, found on the West wall of caupona, and site of stairs to upper floor, and known as \u2018the love story of Successus, Severus and Iris.\u2019:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Successus textor amat coponiaes ancilla(m)
nomine Hiredem quae quidem illum
non curat sed illa com(m)iseretur
scribit rivalis vale<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first reply: 
invidiose quia rumperis secare noli formonsiorem
et qui est homo pravissimus et bellus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, finally:
Dixi scripsi amas Hiredem
quae te non curat SIX() Successo
ut su[p]ra(t) s
Severus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 In English these read:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSuccessus, a weaver, loves the innkeeper\u2019s slave girl named Iris. 
She, however, does not love him.
Still he begs her to have pity on him. 
His rival wrote this. Goodbye\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Answer by Successus) –
\u201cEnvious one, why do you get in the way.
Submit to a handsomer man and one who is being treated very wrongly and good looking\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Answer by Severus) –
\u201cI have spoken. I have written all there is to say.
You love Iris, but she does not love you\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nice to know that some things never change, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that\u2019s it! These five are not the only quirky or funny inscriptions you\u2019ll find in Italy, of course, but they give a pretty good idea of the kinds of things you can find if you just look a little closer at the bits of Latin you\u2019ll see around you as you go through the old home of the Roman Empire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next time you\u2019re in Italy, look out for these, and maybe consider learning a little smattering of Latin<\/a> before you go\u2013a little Latin can go a long way (think you don\u2019t have time? I taught myself Dutch<\/a> in two and a half months before I went to Amsterdam)!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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