How Latin has helped me

How Latin has helped me

Finn Collins

The Battle of Cannae and military history

After I researched the Battle of Cannae for Latin class we learned about it in Military History. My preknowledge on this battle and the Battle of Zama helped me a lot in understanding our military history comprehension questions. My knowledge of Roman military customs and leadership also helped me when taking notes on battles I did not know about. The history part of our Latin curriculum helped me a lot in my Military History Class and helped me understand the Latin Military.

Quid Pro Quo

The obvious one that comes to mind is the phrase Quid Pro Quo. This 3 word Latin phrase is at the center of all news programs right now. Meaning "this for that" is a phrase used to talk about a deal or a trade. My knowledge of Latin Vocabulary and mottoes gave me the edge when I first heard the term on KERA. While other people might have to look up what Quid Pro Quo means, I remembered what that motto meant because we learned it in our unit on mottoes.

Track and The Olympics

I recently joined the track team and with the Olympics coming up I felt that I should write about how Latin has helped me know more about these two events. In Latin, we learned about the origins of the Olympics and some of the track and field events. This knowledge won't help me in getting to the Olympics or shave a minute of my mile time but it is useful knowledge and helps me know about the history of popular sports. Because of Latin, I knew what events I could see in track and field and the different origins of Olympic sports.

Law and Order

Latin has helped me understand my favorite show Law and Order. It helped me understand the legal terms. Before the Latin blog post about Latin legal terms, most of the things said in Latin in the law and order courtroom went over my head. But because we were taught about these different terms (ie Ex parte, Postmortem.) Latin helped me further understand my favorite television show and its complex legal terms. Of course, this also helps me understand legal terms in real life but it was more helpful to understand my favorite tv show.

Trip to Italy

Latin helped me enjoy my trip to Italy more. Learning about ancient Rome gave me a preknowledge of the architecture and history of Rome. My experience visiting the Roman Forum was made better because I knew how they used this space and who would walk in this area. It also helped me learn more about the Colosseum. It really let me understand where I was and the importance of it all.

Latin has helped me enjoy and understand obscure and big pieces of knowledge. Whether pertaining to legal terms or historic events Latin has shaped the way I look at ancient history. Latin affects aspects of our everyday lives and I feel sympathy for those who did not pursue Latin. Latin is the best choice I could've made in a language