Two examples of New Year's greetings
Letter of Marcus Cornelius Fronto
EPISTOLA XXX.
DOMINO MEO.
Annum novum faustum tibi, et ad omnia, quae recte cupis, prosperum, cum tibi tum domino nostro patri tuo et matri et uxori et filiae ceterisque omnibus, quos merito diligis, precor. Metui ego invalido adhuc corpore turbae et inpressioni me committere. Si dei iuvabunt, perendie vos vota nuncupantis videbo. Vale, mi domine dulcissime. Dominam saluta.
Activities
A) Epistulam lege et quaestiones responde:
a) Ad quem epistulam mittit?
b) Quid ei exoptat?
c) Qui eius propinquii nominati sunt in epistula?
d) Quando Fronto eum videbit?
B) Answer the following questions:
a) Who was Marcus Aurelius?
b) In what time did he live?
c) Find out who Marcus Cornelius Fronto was.
d) Find out from when the year starts on January 1st.
Vindolanda tablet
Hostilius Flauianus Cereali
suo salutem
annum nouom faustum felicem
tibi precor
https://romaninscriptionsofbritain.org/inscriptions/TabVindol261#text
Activities
A) Epistulam lege et ad quaestiones responde:
a) Quis epistulam scripsit?
b) ad quem epistulam mittit?
B) Answer the following quaestions:
a) What English word do you think comes from the Latin verb precor?
b)Find out what material Vindolanda letters were written on.
c) Where you can watch them?