bella stellaria

I'm a bit late on this one, but here are a few links in honour of May the fourth.

• How Star Wars history is like Roman History
• Star Wars trailer in Latin (judging from the spelling this one was put together by someone from Finland)
• George Lucas likes Rome (the HBO series that is; interesting because the article suggests his interest in and knowledge of Ancient Rome is quite developed)
• Why Yoda talks funny
• A Latin speech about Star Wars

sit vis vobiscum!

Trivia

I enjoyed a lovely night last week with my senior Latin classes and others from all around Sydney at the annual Senior Classics Dinner (organised by the CLTA). The costumes were especially fabulous this year, and I am full of admiration for those of my students who embraced the spirit of the evening by dressing up (even if it was as grapes and Jedi).

The after-dinner trivia was slightly easier than in previous years, but there were still a few questions which left me scratching my head. See if you can work out the answers to these beauties.

Which Sydney suburbs are referred to below?

• terra australis
• ager cinis
• urbs cornus
• oppidum novum
• herbaria
• virilis
• collis aestivus
• tumuli septem
• filix rubra
• vallis viridis

Which sporting teams are referred to below?

• tigres
• cygni
• cornices
• tauricanes
• feles
• aquilae
• dracones
• leones

What was the nationality of the following people?

• Ulysses
• Hannibal
• Romulus and Remus
• Cleopatra
• Vercingetorix
• Boudicca