Comments on: Ancient History Competition 11

By: constantinakatsari

constantinakatsari — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:44:07 +0000

I am afraid I am not aware of any. I would like to urge the readers of this blog to respond, if they have any information.

By: Lisa Macaluso

Lisa Macaluso — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:12:21 +0000

I’m a parent of a 9th grader who is very interested in History. I’m wondering if you know of any programs or competitions related to History for kids. I’d appreciate any info you could share.

By: Terrence Lockyer

Terrence Lockyer — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:24:36 +0000

Latin usage seems to vary. Greek Akragas may be directly transliterated (and declined as a Greek noun, like Chalcas) as Acragas (Vergil, Aeneid 3.703; Ovid, Fasti 4.475, Pomponius Mela 2.118) or occasionally Agragas (Pliny, NH 3.89), with adjective Acragantinus (Lucretius 1.716; Valerius Maximus 4.8(ext).2; Cicero, Tusculan Disputations 5.65); but the native Latin form is Agrigentum (Pliny, NH 3.89; Cicero, De republica 3.45 and In Verrem 2.63 and often thereafter), with adjective Agrigentinus (Cicero, Laelius de amicitia 24; Livy, AUC 36.31.12; Pliny, NH 31.85). Agrigento is the modern form, though Lewis & Short say “Girgenti”.

By: Manolis

Manolis — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:50:45 +0000

Acragas is correct. Acragus is not. In this case the -us ending does not apply. In Latin it’s “Agrigentum” (I think ).

By: constantinakatsari

constantinakatsari — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:45:26 +0000

Acragas is a Greek city with a Greek name. I would use this form instead of Acragus, which sounds latin but it is not.

By: Gary Corby

Gary Corby — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:00:36 +0000

Acragas vs Acragus…I tend to use -as and -us almost interchangably when transliterating, depending on what sounds best in English. Is there some rule about this?

By: Marie Parsons

Marie Parsons — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:41:27 +0000

I just now got to the competition question and came too late!!

I cannot wait for the next quiz.

By: Terrence Lockyer

Terrence Lockyer — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:00:58 +0000

One minor correction: is it not Acragas (=Agrigento).

By: Gary Corby

Gary Corby — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:17:56 +0000

In my case at least, if you ask even a simple question about poetry or philosophy I won’t have a clue. But if you ask about Persian methods of execution, or how to extract ancient posions, or how to pull a maritime insurance scam in ancient Greece, or how inheritence works under Classical Athenian law, I’ll totally get it.

By: Manolis

Manolis — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:11:51 +0000

Constantina we need to redefine the word ‘difficult’. I am prepared to give new meaning to the word with my next quiz!