Wednesday 11 March 2020

Your Chariot



Date of the races is the Monday after Spring break, last period.
Needed
-A name and a motto for your chariot. Motto must be Latin, options below to pick from. Be prepared to proudly declare your name and motto WWE style before the start of the race.
-A Chariot to do 7 laps around the bench. Mass start, first across wins. When the horse(sphero) gets separated from the chariot, you have left the race.
NB-We have a sphero for everyone and you are responsible for having a chariot. Students may team up, but the responsibility remains the same to have a chariot.


The roman quotes we have already studied,
Veni, vidi, vici- I came, I saw, I conquered, 
Carpa Diem-Seize the Day,  
Dulce et Decorum-it is sweet, and proper 
Pro patria mori-to die for your country

here are some other roman sayings 


invictaunconquered
in omnia paratusready for anything 
hoc est bellumthis is war 
fortis in arduisstrong in difficulties-when the going gets tough, the tough get going
fortes fortuna adiuvatfortune favors the bold-Take the leap
flectere si nequeo superos, acheronta moveboif I cannot move heaven I will raise hell
fac fortia et pateredo brave deeds and endure
ex nihiloout of nothing
ex animofrom the heart
dulcius ex asperissweeter after difficulties 
disce quasi semper victurus vive quasi cras morituruslearn as if you're always going to live; live as if tomorrow you're going to die (a teacher favourite)
dictum factumwhat is said is done 
deo volenteGod willing
citius altius fortiusfaster, higher, stronger -- modern Olympics motto
bono malum superateovercome evil with good
bellum omnium contra omneswar of all against all
barba non facit philosophuma beard doesn't make one a philosopher
aut viam inveniam aut faciamI will either find a way or make one -- said by Hannibal, the great ancient military commander
auribus teneo lupumI hold a wolf by the ears -- a common ancient proverb; indicates that one is in a dangerous situation where both holding on and letting go could be deadly; a modern version is, "to have a tiger by the tail"
aut neca aut necareeither kill or be killed
arte et marteby skill and valour 
annuit cœptisHe (God) nods at things being begun -- or "he approves our undertakings," motto on the reverse of the Great Seal of the United States and on the back of the United States one-dollar bill
amor vincit omnialove conquers all
alea iacta estthe die has been cast -said by Caesar as he crossed the rubicon 
ad honoremfor honor
ad hocto this -- improvised or made up
vox populivoice of the people
vivere militare estto live is to fight
vivere est vincereto live is to conquer
vive memor letilive remembering death
virtute et armisby virtue and arms -- or "by manhood and weapons"; state motto of Mississippi, which may explain the large number of guns they have
virtus tentamine gaudetstrength rejoices in the challenge
vincit qui se vincithe conquers who conquers himself
vincit qui patiturhe conquers who endures
vae victiswoe to the conquered
summum bonumthe supreme good
summa cum laudewith highest praise, quote used at Universities 
spes bonagood hope
sola fideby faith alone-hopefully your sphero has more than faith
sic vita estthus is life -- the ancient version of "it is what it is" 
sic semper tyrannisthus always to tyrants -- attributed to Brutus at the time of Julius Caesar's assassination, and to John Wilkes Booth at the time of Abraham Lincoln's assassination; whether it was actually said at either of these events is disputed
sic parvis magnagreatness from small beginnings -- motto of Sir Frances Drake
si vis pacem, para bellumif you want peace, prepare for war
si vales, valeowhen you are strong, I am strong-A great team quote
semper anticusalways forward
scientia ipsa potentia estknowledge itself is power-another teacher favourite
scientia ac laboreknowledge through hard work-as above
requiescat in pace let him rest in peace -- abbreviated R.I.P., and you probably thought it meant 'rest in peace'
quis custodiet ipsos custodes?who will guard the guards themselves? -- commonly associated with Plato and timely with the happenings down south
quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videturwhatever has been said in Latin seems deep -- or "anything said in Latin sounds profound"; a recent ironic Latin phrase to poke fun at people who seem to use Latin phrases and quotations only to make themselves sound more important or "educated"

primus inter paresfirst among equals -- a title of the Roman Emperors 
praesis ut prosis ne ut impereslead in order to serve, not in order to rule
para bellumprepare for war -- if you want peace, prepare for war—if a country is ready for war, its enemies are less likely to attack
panem et circensesbread and circuses -- originally described all that was needed for emperors to placate the Roman mob; today used to describe any entertainment used to distract public attention from more important matters
non progredi est regredito not go forward is to go backward
non loqui sed facerenot talk but action
non ducor, ducoI am not led; I lead
nil volentibus arduumnothing [is] arduous for the willing
morior invictusdeath before defeat
mea culpamy fault
magnum opusgreat work
labore et honoreby labor and honor
laborare pugnare parati sumusto work, (or) to fight; we are ready
labor omnia vincithard work conquers all
invictus maneoI remain unvanquished
Examples of Chariots from last year


Here are some more examples of chariots. Not pictured is making a chariot out of a mason bottle screw band. 






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