Join me at Living Latin in New York City 2024! Use this link to get $50 off the $180 registration fee: www.paideiainstitute.org/llinyc_registration_payment_speakers I don't get any money if you sign up, but I'm happy to be able to offer my audience such a huge discount to this one-of-a-kind event. Nōs vidēbimus illīc! See you there! ERRATA At 3:37, I said "Tiberim" but I think "Rubicōnem" would have made more sense, since that was what Julius Caesar's 13th Legion was so famous for doing. While I had practiced my talk beforehad and knew what I was going to say, I did not memorize it verbatim, so you're hearing me speak Latin fluently from my head as I would speak about these topics in English (and thus errors and gaffs can occur, as in any fluently spoken language). 13:25 For some reason I say "pilum" (with a short vowel) instead of "pīlum," apparently confusing the word with "pilus," meaning a hair. Many thanks to my friend Metatron, who inspired me to learn about the Lorica Segmentata. See this video of his on the Lorica Segmentata that I helped him translate into Latin: ua-cam.com/video/lJq_l6Ihs2c/v-deo.html
you did great. though something curious happened to me with 2 of your videos. I somehow understood almost everything you said despite me not knowing latin, maybe surrounding myself with italians and knowing spanish may have to do with that... anyhow good video man.
@ScorpioMartianus, an extended tour through Romanian universities and highschools would be highly appreciated. Romanians love it when someone is making fun of their ancestors, the Dacians. I think professors would pay you to give speeches and to perform, as you performed here, in their university's Aula Magna.
@@ScorpioMartianus Anyway it was truly causing an uproar in my endorphine receptors. The entire presentation was splendid, and Luke please tell Rufus that he's a funny guy... unlike the Greeks.
@@livedandletdie As an actual Greek person, i dont understand all the bullying against us... after all, we were Romans for a millenia longer than the Italians
Can we just appreciate for a second that the audience was laughing at the right times and demonstrating that their Latin fluency was enough to follow and understand a talk completely delivered in Latin:P?
And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. -Jeremiah 29:13 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. -John 3:16 Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out. - Acts 3:19 If are in North America, please go check out any of the churches available to you: PCA, OPC, Rpcna/Rpc, Urcna, or a canrc church (These are conservative and actual Presbyterian churches) If you can’t find one of the conservative presby churches then, maybe a Lcms or Wels Lutheran church. If you are Scottish, I recommend the Free Church of Scotland and the APC (Different from the Church of Scotland) If you are English I recommend the Free Church of England. (Different from the Church of England) Also online you can look up church finders for each of the groups and it will show you locations
And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. -Jeremiah 29:13 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. -John 3:16 Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out. - Acts 3:19 If are in North America, please go check out any of the churches available to you: PCA, OPC, Rpcna/Rpc, Urcna, or a canrc church (These are conservative and actual Presbyterian churches) If you can’t find one of the conservative presby churches then, maybe a Lcms or Wels Lutheran church. If you are Scottish, I recommend the Free Church of Scotland and the APC (Different from the Church of Scotland) If you are English I recommend the Free Church of England. (Different from the Church of England) Also online you can look up church finders for each of the groups and it will show you locations
Imagine this guy at the airport, getting through the security check and shouting to the security personnel "LEGIONARIVS SVM LEGIONIS XIII" ! That was an amazing video by the way! Have you ever been invited in a high school Latin class ?
You just spawned a Roman dadjoke in my brain. "What's Rome's number one airline?" "Legion Air." Travel like an Emperor on your next "Trippio Africanus"!
I watched him walk down Lexington avenue in New York last year in his uniform. It was certainly interesting that most people (native New Yorkers??) seemed to not really react although they did glance while tourists did a serious double take. It was inspiring and amusing for those of us at the "Living Latin" conference who knew we would soon see him do this presentation after lunch. If you have the opportunity to go to the conference, you really should.
And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. -Jeremiah 29:13 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. -John 3:16 Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out. - Acts 3:19 If are in North America, please go check out any of the churches available to you: PCA, OPC, Rpcna/Rpc, Urcna, or a canrc church (These are conservative and actual Presbyterian churches) If you can’t find one of the conservative presby churches then, maybe a Lcms or Wels Lutheran church. If you are Scottish, I recommend the Free Church of Scotland and the APC (Different from the Church of Scotland) If you are English I recommend the Free Church of England. (Different from the Church of England) Also online you can look up church finders for each of the groups and it will show you locations
@HasufelyArod even then over time the Mongols would have fallen. Rome did fairly well against nomads once they got over the shock of losing a few legions.
And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. -Jeremiah 29:13 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. -John 3:16 Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out. - Acts 3:19 If are in North America, please go check out any of the churches available to you: PCA, OPC, Rpcna/Rpc, Urcna, or a canrc church (These are conservative and actual Presbyterian churches) If you can’t find one of the conservative presby churches then, maybe a Lcms or Wels Lutheran church. If you are Scottish, I recommend the Free Church of Scotland and the APC (Different from the Church of Scotland) If you are English I recommend the Free Church of England. (Different from the Church of England) Also online you can look up church finders for each of the groups and it will show you locations
And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. -Jeremiah 29:13 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. -John 3:16 Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out. - Acts 3:19 If are in North America, please go check out any of the churches available to you: PCA, OPC, Rpcna/Rpc, Urcna, or a canrc church (These are conservative and actual Presbyterian churches) If you can’t find one of the conservative presby churches then, maybe a Lcms or Wels Lutheran church. If you are Scottish, I recommend the Free Church of Scotland and the APC (Different from the Church of Scotland) If you are English I recommend the Free Church of England. (Different from the Church of England) Also online you can look up church finders for each of the groups and it will show you locations
That was an impressive mini lecture. Even though I don't speak latin, it was fascinating to listen and hear so many recognizable words compared how their distant permutations are used today.
Haha thanks. I'm not 100% in character since I keep smiling at my own silly jokes like Jerry Seinfeld, but Rufus is definitely a part I am playing here. It's fun, kind of like acting on stage.
As a Spanish speaker, when I watch this a second and third time, it's amazing how I begin to actually "hear" the words and have them make sense. After watching three to four times, I can "understand" about 50-70% of what's being said without reading the captions. Language and the organization of thought is a fascinating thing.
Así es. De joven en el instituto con 12 años dábamos latin... 2 años estuve estudiando... No estaría nada mal volver al tema. Con el subtitulado en español, te entra rápida la comprensión. Res Non Verba.
@joseantonioestevemiralles3791 Si, es cierto? A la misma vez, los lenguajes del Latín se traen un tono semejante con la emoción. En Inglés, usamos muchas palabras para describir los sentimientos, pero en los lenguajes del Latín, combinamos las palabras con la emoción directa en el tono. Por eso, se llaman lenguajes de la pasión. 😛
Gotta love how you not only wrote and recited an entire speech in Latin, but managed to inject very natural-sounding humor into it for that extra bit of verisimilitude and humanity. Even though I needed the subtitles to understand the speech (because I know precious little Latin), I was enthralled. Very impressive!
I loved the detail that the way you wrote Latin in the projection is indeed *Romanesque*. Not “Triumphus” but “TRIVMPHUS”; not “imperātōris” but “IMPERA’TO’RIS”. This would, of course, be the expected way of writing Latin by our beloved Roman, Rufus. I have to say that I barely know Latin language, for I’ve been learning the language only for a few weeks now. Your channel(s) was one of the many reasons to get me interested in learning this beautiful language. So thanks, Luke. Best wishes from Turkey. 🤙🏻
Thanks very much! Yes, that is how you can see many Latin inscriptions from antiquity, including in Turkey: ua-cam.com/video/D3bmLi1bKI0/v-deo.htmlsi=ymF6uQmrlg4peZLz
Help me my Turkish brother, I Would really love to start learning this, I would listen to someone speak for hours without understanding a word and I will never be bored. Can u tell me what’s your learning material and method ?
I started laughing when the audience member answered "tres" because all i could could think of was caesar's account of the gaelic wars and i couldnt stop smiling about it for the rest od the video
I really felt like I was listening to a lecture done 2100 years ago, but with HD. The audience not just being a blank slate kept it from just a single, skilled Latin speaker to a pretty immersive experience. Thank you for this and I applaud your grasp of Latin! I much appreciated the subtitles so I could follow.
An extended tour through Romanian universities and highschools would be highly appreciated. Romanians love it when someone is making fun of their ancestors, the Dacians. I think professors would pay you to give speeches and to perform, as you performed here, in their university's Aula Magna.
Even as a non-latin speaker, his accent was truly unique. Yet I could feel the emotional context if every line and the jokes really made this enjoyable and a personal experience.
This is amazing, thanks for reciting our history in classic Roman fashion! I hope you return home to the castrum of the 13th in Apulum, Dacia (modern Alba Iulia, Romania) to do this presentation. That would be awesome.
I like how you accentuate important points with hand gestures and speak Latin intensely and emotionally. It's not unlike hearing modern Italian and Spanish being gestured and spoken by current speakers in their respective nations. No doubt that part of the Roman influence has lasted all these centuries via the speech patterns and gestures (and helps with the authenticity- to say nothing of keeping the audience ready for more)!
That was cool! The most Latin I ever heard spoken at one time before watching the video was the exchange between Johnny Ringo and Doc Holliday in 'Tombstone'. As I listened to the presentation, I could hear the future echos of Spanish, Italian and Romanian in some of the words.
This guy can single-handedly change how they speak Latin. Probably can keep that language alive and well. As with all other languages, I’m sure it will continue to find its crowd.
Haven't seen anything so impressive and fun for a long time! Please keep it up! By the way, I still remember the time when Latin was used widely in the medical profession.
This doesn’t mean much I know lol but I’ve been using Duolingo for Latin for 129 days so far, and I understood a sentence! You actually translated it differently than the literal so that was interesting. The caption said “and why do we do this?” But you asked “why do we make this journey?” You’re an inspiration my dude. Keep it up.
I'd swear that just by listening to him and reading his Latin words, I could almost piece together what he's saying based on the Latin roots of the words in an English translation.
I did this for adult Bible class years ago, but in English. I was a Christian convert of Sicilian Greek origin and a Senator. Quintus Messanus Branchus. Ave Scorpio!
Fin dall'inizio della saga di Rufus ho notato la straordinaria capacità di riportare in vita il Latino classico in un modo assolutamente reale. È chiaro che questo non è solo il prodotto delle sue capacità linguistiche ma anche della naturalità con cui interpreta il personaggio. Che modo di viaggiare nel tempo, mi stupisce. Amico mio, non sto scherzando quando dico che prima o poi Netflix ti scoprirà e diventerai parte dei suoi contenuti. Non ho il minimo dubbio. Salve Lucius!
Thank you for making Latin an interesting language to learn again ...my grandmother already pass away shes the only person in the family that can speak Latin and I miss her ...
Grande..im from Rome...and the funny thing is I understand exactly all the words that this gentleman says..most vocabulary is integrated into the Italian language and some in our Romanesco dialet.....S.P.Q.R.
As the legionary was speaking, I was thinking 'oh we also have a trajan's column here in Romania, how many columns did this guy raise?', and then I felt immediately SEEN and vaguely offended by this roman soldier. Wonderful work! Though I say that I'm offended, the column is still somewhat of an artifact of a founding myth of my country, as I don't speak Dacian, I speak very new-fashioned Latin. Seeing the first page of my récit national or roman national (haha roman) presented in such a way by someone who was there is a wonderful experience. These videos are fascinating, and those people are very lucky to sit in the auditorium. Cheers!
This is what I call living history and reenacting. You are indeed a model in your field, an inspiration. From a hairy Gaul (shaven-headed, actually, but well).
Learned Latin in Montessori school, 1st-6th grade in Wooster. They taught me the vocabulary but never learned proper pronunciation, typical word order, nor how conjugations worked. I’ve been trying to relearn the proper pronunciation and grammar. Your channel has helped me a lot. I hope to speak in the same way as you do. We used to learn through the “Minimus” books.
God I hope Producers and game companies will inite you to translate and guide voice actors on Latin. There's no way you can be ignored with such skill.
I actually dont speak latin nor have ever learned it but because of your last few videos you have intrigued me about this language and the Roman history. Great video and I cant wait for more!
This presentation was Awesome! 🤩 Funny, informative and the coolest thing was that I found myself able to catch words and understand bits and pieces without having to read all the subtitles!🥳 please do more👏🏽
I was born at the beautiful Danube. My native home stands right on the shore of the river. It's nice to hear about my native places here, in glorious Latin.
This was great to watch! I have always wanted to re-enact Imperial Rome, however my passion has been WW2 for over 30 years. One day I will put together a Roman kit with lorica squamata and Italic d helm. I always liked the Signifer look. Gloria ad Romam!
I found two old leatherbound Latin books from 1914 Malden Massachusetts and I've been having a hell of a time with the pronunciation because I don't have any kind of instructor. Listening to your videos has helped me out tremendously. I didn't realize that V is always pronounced as W for example. Gratias Luke.
Join me at Living Latin in New York City 2024! Use this link to get $50 off the $180 registration fee: www.paideiainstitute.org/llinyc_registration_payment_speakers
I don't get any money if you sign up, but I'm happy to be able to offer my audience such a huge discount to this one-of-a-kind event. Nōs vidēbimus illīc! See you there!
ERRATA
At 3:37, I said "Tiberim" but I think "Rubicōnem" would have made more sense, since that was what Julius Caesar's 13th Legion was so famous for doing. While I had practiced my talk beforehad and knew what I was going to say, I did not memorize it verbatim, so you're hearing me speak Latin fluently from my head as I would speak about these topics in English (and thus errors and gaffs can occur, as in any fluently spoken language).
13:25 For some reason I say "pilum" (with a short vowel) instead of "pīlum," apparently confusing the word with "pilus," meaning a hair.
Many thanks to my friend Metatron, who inspired me to learn about the Lorica Segmentata. See this video of his on the Lorica Segmentata that I helped him translate into Latin: ua-cam.com/video/lJq_l6Ihs2c/v-deo.html
you did great.
though something curious happened to me with 2 of your videos.
I somehow understood almost everything you said despite me not knowing latin, maybe surrounding myself with italians and knowing spanish may have to do with that...
anyhow good video man.
At the beginning you said Rūfum vocant, but the caption is Rūfus vocant. Which is right?
“Alea iacta est” disse Cesare attraversando il Rubicone !
HISTŌRIA EST 🚬🗿
@ScorpioMartianus, an extended tour through Romanian universities and highschools would be highly appreciated. Romanians love it when someone is making fun of their ancestors, the Dacians. I think professors would pay you to give speeches and to perform, as you performed here, in their university's Aula Magna.
"because they did not yet understand that they were conquered" is such a wonderfully Imperial-Roman way of putting things
Haha I’m glad you liked it. I believe Gul Dukat said that in Deep Space Nine.
@@ScorpioMartianus Anyway it was truly causing an uproar in my endorphine receptors. The entire presentation was splendid, and Luke please tell Rufus that he's a funny guy... unlike the Greeks.
@@ScorpioMartianus You choose your inspiration very well and it shows in your work!
@@livedandletdie knowing you like DS9 gets you even more points in my book. Always loved the cardasians
@@livedandletdie As an actual Greek person, i dont understand all the bullying against us... after all, we were Romans for a millenia longer than the Italians
Can we just appreciate for a second that the audience was laughing at the right times and demonstrating that their Latin fluency was enough to follow and understand a talk completely delivered in Latin:P?
You just have to laugh with the others.
That made it so much better!
And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. -Jeremiah 29:13
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. -John 3:16
Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out.
- Acts 3:19
If are in North America, please go check out any of the churches available to you: PCA, OPC, Rpcna/Rpc, Urcna, or a canrc church
(These are conservative and actual Presbyterian churches)
If you can’t find one of the conservative presby churches then, maybe a Lcms or Wels Lutheran church.
If you are Scottish, I recommend the Free Church of Scotland and the APC
(Different from the Church of Scotland)
If you are English I recommend the Free Church of England.
(Different from the Church of England)
Also online you can look up church finders for each of the groups and it will show you locations
@@Indylimburg🐪
@@connycontainer9459🐪
The fact you make a joke in fluent latin in the 21 century and have people laughting without subtitles is amazing
Haha thanks!
And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. -Jeremiah 29:13
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. -John 3:16
Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out.
- Acts 3:19
If are in North America, please go check out any of the churches available to you: PCA, OPC, Rpcna/Rpc, Urcna, or a canrc church
(These are conservative and actual Presbyterian churches)
If you can’t find one of the conservative presby churches then, maybe a Lcms or Wels Lutheran church.
If you are Scottish, I recommend the Free Church of Scotland and the APC
(Different from the Church of Scotland)
If you are English I recommend the Free Church of England.
(Different from the Church of England)
Also online you can look up church finders for each of the groups and it will show you locations
@@ScorpioMartianus🐪
Imagine this guy at the airport, getting through the security check and shouting to the security personnel "LEGIONARIVS SVM LEGIONIS XIII" ! That was an amazing video by the way! Have you ever been invited in a high school Latin class ?
Haha that would be funny. Thanks! I've taught at various levels, and occasionally been invited to schools to speak in Latin.
You just spawned a Roman dadjoke in my brain.
"What's Rome's number one airline?"
"Legion Air."
Travel like an Emperor on your next "Trippio Africanus"!
Imagine if the airport security dudes just immediately got it and were like "Thank you for your service Sir." then let him continue on as normal.
@@ScorpioMartianus Rufus non capillary habet. Eius caput calvus iocularis est.
I watched him walk down Lexington avenue in New York last year in his uniform. It was certainly interesting that most people (native New Yorkers??) seemed to not really react although they did glance while tourists did a serious double take. It was inspiring and amusing for those of us at the "Living Latin" conference who knew we would soon see him do this presentation after lunch. If you have the opportunity to go to the conference, you really should.
Something about a Roman soldier giving a PowerPoint presentation tickles me.
BAck in the 2D century they used visual aids to give presentations, the grandpa of powerpoint.
Alternate timeline where the Roman Empire conquered the entire world and the Lorica Segmentata is a ceremonial uniform.
Seems plausible
And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. -Jeremiah 29:13
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. -John 3:16
Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out.
- Acts 3:19
If are in North America, please go check out any of the churches available to you: PCA, OPC, Rpcna/Rpc, Urcna, or a canrc church
(These are conservative and actual Presbyterian churches)
If you can’t find one of the conservative presby churches then, maybe a Lcms or Wels Lutheran church.
If you are Scottish, I recommend the Free Church of Scotland and the APC
(Different from the Church of Scotland)
If you are English I recommend the Free Church of England.
(Different from the Church of England)
Also online you can look up church finders for each of the groups and it will show you locations
@@ScorpioMartianus🐪
@@ScorpioMartianuswith only the Mongol Empire holding its own 🎉🎉🎉
@HasufelyArod even then over time the Mongols would have fallen. Rome did fairly well against nomads once they got over the shock of losing a few legions.
Edict from the Emperor: send us more documentaries Rūfus!
I'd love one with a monk-scribe talking about working in a Scriptorium 😊
Si a imperatore traditur, cur lingua barbarorum dicitur? Curiosum... tamen probo!
I have no idea why an American is more proud of the Latin culture than Italians
@@matteozerbini6139He's actually Italian-American from his name. He just delved more into his real roots. 😄
@@sammoblammo5810 ita vere!
He is not pretending. He is in fact a warrior for empire.
Exurge Mars ultor, Roma et imperator.
Facts.
Recte
He is bad ass!
You bring ancient Rome back to life! Thank you!
Real Americunt!
That’s time travel right there
fr. shits fire
Not in America. The culture is reverse🤭
And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. -Jeremiah 29:13
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. -John 3:16
Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out.
- Acts 3:19
If are in North America, please go check out any of the churches available to you: PCA, OPC, Rpcna/Rpc, Urcna, or a canrc church
(These are conservative and actual Presbyterian churches)
If you can’t find one of the conservative presby churches then, maybe a Lcms or Wels Lutheran church.
If you are Scottish, I recommend the Free Church of Scotland and the APC
(Different from the Church of Scotland)
If you are English I recommend the Free Church of England.
(Different from the Church of England)
Also online you can look up church finders for each of the groups and it will show you locations
I adore how amazingly geeky this is! Please don't ever stop doing this. Preserving history AND amazing cosplay, whats not to love?
It's called "Reenactment"
@@pixythegunner😂 so we tell ourselves, while everyone else says it's cosplay.
And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. -Jeremiah 29:13
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. -John 3:16
Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out.
- Acts 3:19
If are in North America, please go check out any of the churches available to you: PCA, OPC, Rpcna/Rpc, Urcna, or a canrc church
(These are conservative and actual Presbyterian churches)
If you can’t find one of the conservative presby churches then, maybe a Lcms or Wels Lutheran church.
If you are Scottish, I recommend the Free Church of Scotland and the APC
(Different from the Church of Scotland)
If you are English I recommend the Free Church of England.
(Different from the Church of England)
Also online you can look up church finders for each of the groups and it will show you locations
@@miketackabery7521🐪
@@pixythegunner🐪
Absolutely brilliant public speaking skills
Yeah. He speaks with the perfect speed and spacing for people unfamiliar with Latin to understand it.
I'm sure, like tailored business suit, his full armor grants confidence, posture, respect
Well Brutus was an honourable man.
Of course, he is Roman. Public speaking is an expected basic skill.
That was an impressive mini lecture. Even though I don't speak latin, it was fascinating to listen and hear so many recognizable words compared how their distant permutations are used today.
Love how your voice gets gentler once you become lucius again at the end hahah, its almost like you're posessed by rufus!
Haha thanks. I'm not 100% in character since I keep smiling at my own silly jokes like Jerry Seinfeld, but Rufus is definitely a part I am playing here. It's fun, kind of like acting on stage.
dude, you're levels and levels above seinfeld LOL he could learn humor from you! @@ScorpioMartianus
@@ScorpioMartianus also I think the more formal speaking is easier for the audience
It's called acting
And Luke is really good at it 😅
As a Spanish speaker, when I watch this a second and third time, it's amazing how I begin to actually "hear" the words and have them make sense. After watching three to four times, I can "understand" about 50-70% of what's being said without reading the captions.
Language and the organization of thought is a fascinating thing.
It's called Romance language for a reason. Spanish and Italian are the descendants of OG Latin.
@@Jordi_Llopis_i_Torregrosa96
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@@redline841you’re slow huh?
Así es. De joven en el instituto con 12 años dábamos latin... 2 años estuve estudiando... No estaría nada mal volver al tema. Con el subtitulado en español, te entra rápida la comprensión. Res Non Verba.
@joseantonioestevemiralles3791 Si, es cierto? A la misma vez, los lenguajes del Latín se traen un tono semejante con la emoción. En Inglés, usamos muchas palabras para describir los sentimientos, pero en los lenguajes del Latín, combinamos las palabras con la emoción directa en el tono.
Por eso, se llaman lenguajes de la pasión. 😛
How I wish I had a history teacher like this. You nailed it, absolutely gorgeous latin.
Gotta love how you not only wrote and recited an entire speech in Latin, but managed to inject very natural-sounding humor into it for that extra bit of verisimilitude and humanity. Even though I needed the subtitles to understand the speech (because I know precious little Latin), I was enthralled. Very impressive!
So unique, so valuable, so creative and so fun. It's the closest thing to a time machine trip straight to the Roman Empire days. Thank you! ❤
Very kind!
I loved the detail that the way you wrote Latin in the projection is indeed *Romanesque*. Not “Triumphus” but “TRIVMPHUS”; not “imperātōris” but “IMPERA’TO’RIS”. This would, of course, be the expected way of writing Latin by our beloved Roman, Rufus.
I have to say that I barely know Latin language, for I’ve been learning the language only for a few weeks now. Your channel(s) was one of the many reasons to get me interested in learning this beautiful language.
So thanks, Luke. Best wishes from Turkey. 🤙🏻
Thanks very much! Yes, that is how you can see many Latin inscriptions from antiquity, including in Turkey: ua-cam.com/video/D3bmLi1bKI0/v-deo.htmlsi=ymF6uQmrlg4peZLz
if the romans had powerpoint im sure that's the typeface they would use
Help me my Turkish brother,
I Would really love to start learning this,
I would listen to someone speak for hours without understanding a word and I will never be bored.
Can u tell me what’s your learning material and method ?
Asia Minor 😊
As an Italian, this fills me with pride.
ROMA CAPUT MUNDI
Sempre!!!!👍👍
I started laughing when the audience member answered "tres" because all i could could think of was caesar's account of the gaelic wars and i couldnt stop smiling about it for the rest od the video
Haha fabulous! That was my hope: to set up the audience with a response they couldn’t resist, followed by my insult-comedy retort.
All of Gaul is divided into three parts…
@@ScorpioMartianus you came prepared
@@ScorpioMartianus😂😂😂PERFECTUM
I really felt like I was listening to a lecture done 2100 years ago, but with HD. The audience not just being a blank slate kept it from just a single, skilled Latin speaker to a pretty immersive experience. Thank you for this and I applaud your grasp of Latin! I much appreciated the subtitles so I could follow.
An extended tour through Romanian universities and highschools would be highly appreciated. Romanians love it when someone is making fun of their ancestors, the Dacians. I think professors would pay you to give speeches and to perform, as you performed here, in their university's Aula Magna.
Romanians are from Romania. I think you mean Roman universities and Roman high schools.
@@johnd9357Read it again.
@@johnd9357 where do you think the roman in romania came from
intelegi latina ?
@@johnd9357Romania means "from Rome" or "of Rome".
You are hilarious, you bring so much life to this language and history, keep it up!!!!
Grātiās!
Incredibilis! Mirabilis! Potens! Admirabilis!
Incredible Presentation
Amazing Oration
Thank You
Awesome! Latin is an awesome language! 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Even as a non-latin speaker, his accent was truly unique. Yet I could feel the emotional context if every line and the jokes really made this enjoyable and a personal experience.
You are amazing, I was smiling the entire time. Hilsninger fra Norge.
Data smoking a pipe is very appropriate for this video LOL
This is amazing, thanks for reciting our history in classic Roman fashion! I hope you return home to the castrum of the 13th in Apulum, Dacia (modern Alba Iulia, Romania) to do this presentation. That would be awesome.
I like how you accentuate important points with hand gestures and speak Latin intensely and emotionally. It's not unlike hearing modern Italian and Spanish being gestured and spoken by current speakers in their respective nations. No doubt that part of the Roman influence has lasted all these centuries via the speech patterns and gestures (and helps with the authenticity- to say nothing of keeping the audience ready for more)!
Please do more with this character! He's very charming. Haha
That was cool! The most Latin I ever heard spoken at one time before watching the video was the exchange between Johnny Ringo and Doc Holliday in 'Tombstone'.
As I listened to the presentation, I could hear the future echos of Spanish, Italian and Romanian in some of the words.
As a speaker of three romance languages, I was surprised that my comprehension of this talk was about 90%!
Please tell us which three languages are these!
@@danapablazaI would assume Spanish, French and Italian. But he could know Romanian too
@@Michael_Sangworththere is more too
I speak portuguese and It was a struggle to understand some parts. I imagine french and italian would be the best languages for this.
@@flaviocardoso573 you are right, i understood almost everything With eyes closed but his accent make things a bit hard haha
This guy can single-handedly change how they speak Latin. Probably can keep that language alive and well. As with all other languages, I’m sure it will continue to find its crowd.
I like this guy! He is very pleasant and really knows Latin well. All his videos have me smiling!
Haven't seen anything so impressive and fun for a long time! Please keep it up!
By the way, I still remember the time when Latin was used widely in the medical profession.
Thanks!
This doesn’t mean much I know lol but I’ve been using Duolingo for Latin for 129 days so far, and I understood a sentence! You actually translated it differently than the literal so that was interesting. The caption said “and why do we do this?” But you asked “why do we make this journey?” You’re an inspiration my dude. Keep it up.
Have you read the Good Book yet -- Lingua Latina per se Illustrate by Hans Ørberg?
Luke has readings of the chapters elsewhere on this channel.
This guy is in-character. This is amazing.
Haha. I had a fun time.
I'd swear that just by listening to him and reading his Latin words, I could almost piece together what he's saying based on the Latin roots of the words in an English translation.
I did this for adult Bible class years ago, but in English. I was a Christian convert of Sicilian Greek origin and a Senator. Quintus Messanus Branchus. Ave Scorpio!
7:05 "Ego sum ille tertius a laeva" instantly broke me! haha 😂
Hahaha so glad you liked that joke.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Good presentation! I haven't heard Latin since I was in class. Well done.
Fin dall'inizio della saga di Rufus ho notato la straordinaria capacità di riportare in vita il Latino classico in un modo assolutamente reale. È chiaro che questo non è solo il prodotto delle sue capacità linguistiche ma anche della naturalità con cui interpreta il personaggio. Che modo di viaggiare nel tempo, mi stupisce. Amico mio, non sto scherzando quando dico che prima o poi Netflix ti scoprirà e diventerai parte dei suoi contenuti. Non ho il minimo dubbio.
Salve Lucius!
Thank you for making Latin an interesting language to learn again ...my grandmother already pass away shes the only person in the family that can speak Latin and I miss her ...
Grande..im from Rome...and the funny thing is I understand exactly all the words that this gentleman says..most vocabulary is integrated into the Italian language and some in our Romanesco dialet.....S.P.Q.R.
As the legionary was speaking, I was thinking 'oh we also have a trajan's column here in Romania, how many columns did this guy raise?', and then I felt immediately SEEN and vaguely offended by this roman soldier. Wonderful work!
Though I say that I'm offended, the column is still somewhat of an artifact of a founding myth of my country, as I don't speak Dacian, I speak very new-fashioned Latin.
Seeing the first page of my récit national or roman national (haha roman) presented in such a way by someone who was there is a wonderful experience. These videos are fascinating, and those people are very lucky to sit in the auditorium.
Cheers!
Absolutely the greatest speech of all time. Thank you, Patches.
Un soldado Romano en la ciudad de Nueva York. Te saludamos! Adelante con tu sermon. Tienes mucho que reportar
Wow this is so cool my man in living the dream much love
From Hispania, good job 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I mean this guy knows so well the phrenology it is like seeing the empire again in its glory
This is what I call living history and reenacting. You are indeed a model in your field, an inspiration.
From a hairy Gaul (shaven-headed, actually, but well).
Awesome! Give a ted talk next time!
Tell them to invite me! haha
You be the second presenter to wear Armor on a TED talk 😂
Shame on those subways for their discrimination against our glorious legionaries. Loved this video!
Mirabilis dictio fuit! Bene structum dictumque. Superbus debes, et velimus videre plures!
More people would take up Latin classes if the professors delivered them in Legionary uniforms.
Absolutely amazing!!
It was an amazing presentation Decimus Helvidius Rufus. I enjoyed from second 1 until the end. Round of applause
Glad you enjoyed it!
This looks like an amazing presentation you did. I love it. 👍
Ok that's it. Even tho I won't use it so much in my everyday life, I NEED to learn latin right now! What a powerful language.
You are amazing, this presentation made my night.
Scorpio performs the part magnificently--my greatest congratulations!
Thank you!
Learned Latin in Montessori school, 1st-6th grade in Wooster. They taught me the vocabulary but never learned proper pronunciation, typical word order, nor how conjugations worked. I’ve been trying to relearn the proper pronunciation and grammar. Your channel has helped me a lot. I hope to speak in the same way as you do. We used to learn through the “Minimus” books.
God I hope Producers and game companies will inite you to translate and guide voice actors on Latin. There's no way you can be ignored with such skill.
I actually dont speak latin nor have ever learned it but because of your last few videos you have intrigued me about this language and the Roman history. Great video and I cant wait for more!
Questo è encomiabile da parte tua. Grazie
Grazie a te!
I was fully entertained! Amazing how fluent you are (and the audience).
I'd watch & listen to you Luke, reading the telephone directory. Absolutely divine man. X
I took four years of Latin in high school and learned more about English grammar and vocabulary. I really like your UA-cam presentations.
I came upon this by accident. What an incredible surprise 😮.
Truly enjoyed so much, did not expect that.
Thanks for sharing 👍 😊
Fantastico! Grazie!
Rūfus, your speech is AWESOME X/X!
Beautiful! I shed an actual tear 🥲
This is great!
Thank you for reminding me to study. Salvete!
Super cool - thanks so much!!
Awesome!
This brother makes you feel the Empire very much alive.
Gratia
Truly exceptional 😊.
That was so great! I love Rufus, he makes leaning fun. :)
I just adore you and what you are doing with this channel.
Love it man!
I love these videos, don’t ever stop making them. For the Emperor.
Really interesting video, I'm binge watching your videos now.
*Carthago delenda est.*
Placuit mihi multum!!!! Optima presentatiō! Vērus legiōnārius fuīstī per XVI minūtas!!
Hahae utinam. Grātiās amīce
This was awesome!
Thanks!
This presentation was Awesome! 🤩 Funny, informative and the coolest thing was that I found myself able to catch words and understand bits and pieces without having to read all the subtitles!🥳 please do more👏🏽
I was born at the beautiful Danube. My native home stands right on the shore of the river. It's nice to hear about my native places here, in glorious Latin.
Honestly...great acting. Like a Roman soldier really did come to our era.
This was great to watch! I have always wanted to re-enact Imperial Rome, however my passion has been WW2 for over 30 years. One day I will put together a Roman kit with lorica squamata and Italic d helm. I always liked the Signifer look. Gloria ad Romam!
Grazie! !!!!!
I found two old leatherbound Latin books from 1914 Malden Massachusetts and I've been having a hell of a time with the pronunciation because I don't have any kind of instructor. Listening to your videos has helped me out tremendously. I didn't realize that V is always pronounced as W for example. Gratias Luke.
Wow! Excellent job !
This guy would convince me to join Caesar's Legion
You’d need convincing?
Amazing
Pure genius. So much wit and humor!
Excellent love it Latin sounds such a cool language didn't understand a word but great to listen to
Loved the reference to Gladiator at the end: "Nonne oblecatmini??"
amazing dude