Latin Everyday

Over the summer I read The Red Rising trilogy which uses many different aspects of Roman Empire culture including military, political and basic terms. The books are set far in the future but the Society models itself off of Roman society. The political system although working differently to the Romans uses the same terms and phrases like praetor. They also use the same military ranks and positions like Imperator and Legion. Along with political and military words, they also use latin for their house mottos. The most prevalent in the book was "Hic Sunt Leones" which the characters translate to "Here Be Lions".

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