Paris Map

In our house, we have a map of Paris that tells you all of the different sites in the city. At the top and on the sides there is Latin that tells you about the "people of the city". First, on the sides of the map, there are pictures that have captions with the different names of the people. For instance, it has "Rex/Regina Galliae" which translates to "King/Queen of France" There are a few more of these depicting the Nobles, Plebians, and Farmers of France. There is also a title at the top of the Map saying: " LUTETIA PARISORUM URBES, TOTO ORBE CELEBERRIMA NOTISSIMAQUE, CAPUT REGNI FRANCIA" which translates to: " The City of Paris,  famous to us and the entire world, head of the King of France". Relics of the past are all around us that keep Latin alive.

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