LAT001: INTRODUCTION TO LATIN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

FALL 2005

Vox latina Partes corporis (parts of the body)

caput, capitis n., head frns, frontis m., forehead manus, -s m. hand palma, -ae f., palm digitus, - m., nger pollex, pollicis m., thumb condylus, - m., knuckle cubitum, - n. elbow umerus, - m., upper arm oculus, - m., eye palpebra, -ae f., eyelid supercilium, -i n., eyebrow coma, -ae f., hair crinis, -is m., hair auris, -s f., ear lanna, -ae f., ear-lobe nsus, - m., nose nris, -s, f. nostril s, ris n., mouth labium, - n., lip dns, dentis m., tooth lingua, -ae f., tongue maxilla, -ae f., jaw collum, - n., neck braccium, - n. forearm ulna, -ae f., forearm ala, -ae f., armpit thrx, -cis m. chest latus, lateris n. side costa, -ae f., rib pectus, pectoris n., breast (of man) mamma, -ae f., breast (of woman) coxa, -ae f., hip inguen, inguinis n., groin ilia, -um n., groin ile, ilis n., groin, loins tergum, - n. back spna, -ae f., spine postcum, - n. backside clus, - m., backside crs, crris n., leg femur, femoris n., thigh gen, gens n., knee patella, -ae f., kneecap tbia, -ae f., shin sra, -ae f., calf tlus, - m., ankle calx, calcis m./f., heel ps, pedis m., foot digitus, - m., nger allus, - m. big toe mentum, - n., chin lacertus, - m. shoulder venter, -tris m. stomach, womb alvus, - m., belly, bowel

About the statuE

The Augustus of Prima Porta dates from 15 CE. The statue is based on the Doryphorus, a famous antique statue by Polykleitos portraying the ideal human proportions of an Athenian athlete. The depiction of Augustus portrays him as a victorious general making a speech. Although the figure is identifiably Augustus, his features are idealized and his face depicted in the manner of Apollo was meant to associate Augustus abilities with those of the powerful god.