The Accidence of 'Roma Surrectum'

[Zenith Darksea]

This looks like a very interesting mod, but, with all respect, the person who selected this title clearly isn't very well acquainted with Latin grammar. The literal translation of 'Roma Surrectum' is not 'Rome Arises' but 'Rome the thing having arisen', which clearly makes as much sense in English as it does in Latin.

On the other hand, 'Roma surregit' does mean 'Rome Arises'. Try to avoid translating the 3rd person singular present indicative active 'arises' with the supine participle 'surrectum'!

[rory o'kane]

Latin doesnt always properly translate into english anyways...two hours a week at school for the past 3 years has taught me that!

[Tankbuster]

Latin doesnt always properly translate into english anyways...two hours a week at school for the past 3 years has taught me that!

Five hours a week for past five years OWNED

Roma surrecta might be a little better though (after Rome has arisen )

[dvk901]

But this is an Infinitive in the Present Progressive....or vica-versa.

[Tony83]

Blimey! And here's me thinking it meant something like "Rome's pain in the a.."

Shows you how much I know about Latin.

Whatever it means, I don't think I've looked forward with anticipation so much for a mod since the heady days just before RTR6 was released.

[dvk901]

I remember consulting with my friend Ultor with 'Res Gestae' about the term, and about what Res Gestae meant as well. He's Italian, and I grew up in a world that still spoke Latin...in Church. (Shows how old I am!) We concluded it was close enough. Res Gestae itself was fun to investigate, because we translate it in english to 'things done'.....yet it probably more correctly referred to 'work' in the sense of moving or lifting things....since 'gestae' is a derivitive of the term 'to carry'.

Wish you'd been around when we were trying to figure it out!

[NintendoRevo]

This looks like a very interesting mod, but, with all respect, the person who selected this title clearly isn't very well acquainted with Latin grammar. The literal translation of 'Roma Surrectum' is not 'Rome Arises' but 'Rome the thing having arisen', which clearly makes as much sense in English as it does in Latin.

On the other hand, 'Roma surregit' does mean 'Rome Arises'. Try to avoid translating the 3rd person singular present indicative active 'arises' with the supine participle 'surrectum'!

And after all the work they did the only comment you have is THAT? Jesus

[Zenith Darksea]

Apparently so, yes.

[Tankbuster]

Well zenith

Let me give you a hint:

If you are going to say something that is not entirely grateful to the modders... before you do that, YOU HAVE TO DO SOME SERIOUS BUTT LICKING I'd say 10 lines of "great mod, excellent work" before your question

Try it 20 times till tomorrow!

[dvk901]

O come on guys, give the guy a break. He's probably right....

[Tankbuster]

O come on guys, give the guy a break. He's probably right....

Perhaps he is...
Are we going to call a latin expert or just change the name to Rome Surrecta ?