"Laudenda est Alano" , which means "Alan must be praised" !
Francis (still working on his homework! :-)
"Alan S. Harrell" wrote:
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> On 30 Nov 99, 18:29, fpjm wrote:
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> > Question to the latin and greek educated Seekers and Finders:
>
> Well, I guess I don't qualify. :-)
>
> > At one crucial point in its history, Roma decided it had to eliminate
> > its rival, the city of Carthagena, located in modern Tunisia.
>
> Yes. All us guys saw the movie, *Patton*. <BG>
>
> > There was a motto, which I can't find, saying in LATIN "Carthagena must
> > be destroyed".
>
> > Does anyone know the correct latin words used then for this expression ?
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> Were I allowed by your rules to answer I would answer:
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> Carthaginem esse Delendam (censeo) were the words with which Cato the
> Elder concluded every speech in the Roman senate. More usually quoted
> �Delenda est Carthago.� They are now proverbial, and mean, �That which
> stands in the way of our greatness must be removed at all hazards.�
>
> cite: http://www.bibliomania.com/Reference/PhraseAndFable/data/219.html
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> > I think any good latin teacher knows it by heart, but I don't know any
> > good latin teacher!! Any links ? (2)
> >
> > I think Pline the Ancient used it when writing his History of Rome..
> > which brings me to the third quest:
> >
> > where are the very good web sites on Roman/Greek/Egyptian cultures? (3)
>
> Okay, by now you should be finished with the homework I gave you on
> using math symbols at search engines to aid your search. You could use
> the keyword combination:
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> +Rome +culture
>
> ...however, upon first trying that I was not satisfied with the initial
> results. I think perhaps you would have more success in your quest by
> using the keyword "ancient." Examples:
>
> +ancient +Rome
> +ancient +Greek
> +ancient +Egypt
>
> Good searching and good luck, Francis. :-)
>
> Alan
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