Lesson in Latin | The true cause of Rome's might?

How did Rome become an empire? We learn it from Valerius Maximus, one of the most copied Latin prose authors during the Middle Ages. Maximus was a 1st-century Latin writer who left us "Nine books of memorable deeds and sayings", an interesting collection of historical anecdotes. The one we chose for this video is about the pious theft that made Rome great. 📑 Valerius Maximus I Factorum ac dictorum memorabilium libri IX, 7. 3 Find more literature, sources, stories, and Latin audio and reading learning material in Legentibus: 📲 https://link-to.app/legentibus ⏱️ Use TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Lesson Introduction 0:26 About Valerius Maximus 1:50 Pious Theft: Reading of the passage 3:33 Lesson Beginning 3:46 Who is Servius Tullius? A note about ablative absolute. 4:39 Where and to whom was the mighty cow born? A note about dative. 5:45 What is "vacca" and why is this one special? A note about genitive of quality. 7:33 Oracles and oracle interpreters 9:21 The true meaning of the cow's birth: Diana's temple, Aventine Hill and the sacrifice 10:13 The meaning of the sacrifice 11:16 The haste, the drive, and the cow's destiny! 12:09 How was the cow presented in the temple? A note about how to write as a Roman. 14:00 How Sabines became rulers of the world. Almost. A note about future participle. 15:54 The meaning of "antistes". How a Roman priest changed the course of history. 18:46 How to distinguish "furtum" (theft) from "pium furtum" (pious theft). 🎞️ SUBTITLES Latin and English subtitles are available. ______________________________ ABOUT US The best way to learn Latin is to read and listen as much as you can right from the beginning! LATINITIUM is a modern platform that continuously develops learning resources for Latin students, autodidacts, and teachers: 🌐 LATINITIUM: blog, texts, audio, dictionaries, tools…: https://latinitium.com/ 📲 Legentibus I Digital Latin Audio and Ebook Library: https://link-to.app/legentibus 📚 Discover Latin stories and novellas in our traditional store I Pugio Bruti, Ad Alpes, Fabulae Gallicae: https://store.latinitium.com/ 🎯 Learn Latin and support us on Patreon:   / latinitium   📩 Sign-up for tips, news, and learning material: https://latinitium.com/email FOLLOW US: 🐦 Twitter:   / latinitium   📱 Instagram:   / latinitium   ⏩ Facebook:   / latinitium