orthography - Why is the Roman acronym SPQR and not SPR?
Aug 11, 2017 · SPQR stands for "Senātus Populusque Rōmānus". It would be logical (at least in English or Spanish) to expect the initialism or acronym to be SPR. However, the first letter of …
Why is there a Q in SPQR? - Latin Language Stack Exchange
The abbreviation SPQR stands for Senatus PopulusQue Romanus. Why is the Q included, as there are only three words? Why isn't it just SPR? Or does SPQR stand for something else?
SPQR: Why not Romani? - Latin Language Stack Exchange
In SPQR the adjective is used attributively. It is intended to be a noun phrase, not a statement that the senate and people are Roman. Therefore it should indeed be Romanus, not Romani. As to …
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Why is there a Q in SPQR? 14 The abbreviation SPQR stands for Senatus PopulusQue Romanus. Why is the Q included, as there are only three words? Why isn't it just SPR? Or …
Inscriptions in statues along Via dei Fori Imperiali
I am interested in a couple of statues in Rome. They are on the north side of Via dei Fori Imperiali, between Via Cavour and Piazza Venezia. If my memory serves me well, they are of key …
Does the Latin language have an official flag?
For things that focus more on the Latin of ancient Rome, especially if it uses the classical pronunciation, the Vexilloid @Joonas Ilmavirta suggested would be best. Users looking for the …
What exactly is the meaning and usage of "communemque?"
Dec 26, 2020 · The conjunction is not communemque, but just -que; it's an "enclitic" that attaches onto the previous word, like English 's. (It's generally written as part of the word, but that's a …
When to use "-que" and when to use "et"? [duplicate]
For example, it is " Senatus Populusque Romanus " but it could be " Senatus et Populus Romanus ". Similarly, it is " qui ex Patre Filioque procedit " but it could be " qui ex Patre et Filio …
classical latin - Does -que get appended to adjectives? - Latin ...
Jun 20, 2022 · For example in the following sentence should the adjective 'magnus' also take 'que' to agree with the noun 'puer'? Puella puerque magnus.
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