LATIN EXPRESSIONS 1

The grave of Rear Admiral Robert Peary, at the Arlington National Cemetery, bears an epitaph befitting the Arctic explorer: INVENIAM VIAM AUT FACIAM, meaning, 'I will find a way or make one.' It's a variation on what Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca (247-181/3 BC) is believed to have said during his expedition across the Alps to attack Rome: AUT VIAM INVENIAM AUT FACIAM. Latin sayings are loaded not just with tough-guy sentiment, like this one, but also with wit, wisdom, and humor. This course gives a taste of some of them. It has about 25 cards now, but will grow to include more Latin expressions. In future, the course will also include interesting facts associated with the expressions -- who first used them, the stories associated with them, eponymous paintings, and so on.