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Why did Roman authors never feel a need for word spacing?

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Why did scientists abandon Latin in their publications?

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What errors did the Greeks typically make in Latin?

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Was there a word which meant roughly the same thing as "nerd" or "geek" does today?

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What is a runny nose?

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What is "gullible" in Latin?

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What did a *cellarius* do?

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What is "old" in the age of a wine?

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A word for bad quality joke

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Ancient guides or descriptions of punctuation

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"How about" in Latin

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Are there any Roman/Latin equivalents of the English interjections um, huh, uh, etc.?

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What is the etymology and origin of the name of Dido's sister Anna?

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How did the Romans wish good birthday?

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Interpretation of circumflex in a poem from 1621

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Did the Romans 'tip' for good service?

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Cibus sanus — healthy food?

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Why no relative pronoun in ἄνθρωπος ἐξηραμμένην ἔχων τὴν χεῖρα?

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Greek quote source

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What did the Greeks and Romans call their pets?

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Meaning of "Noe" in Medieval Latin carols

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What is the difference between aula and atrium?

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Saying "thank you"

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What is a "monster" in Latin?

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Did the Romans have children's books?

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Did the Romans have a color of mourning?

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Did the ancients write that their sculpture is painted?

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What is "menu" in Latin?

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Latin prefix to describe the wiping out of robots

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Classical example of homesickness

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