Ancient/Classical History Forum posts on the topics of word origins, language and linguistics, including finding tapes of ancient language, the origin of the term Judaeo-Christian, the etymology of Hampton, words for millennium, Latin dictionaries, Latin in the EU, names for fabulous animals, and silent reading.

ANCIENT AUDIOS
"I'm really interested in listening to audio samples of _any_ ancient languages, e.g. Greek/Latin/Egyptian/Persian/Sanskrit/Celtic etc."

HAMPTON ETYMOLOGY?
"As a somewhat less earth-shaking inquiry: Ehm, would you have any contribution on the etymology of 'Hampton,' per chance? Does it refer to a port?"

JUDAEO-CHRISTIAN ORIGINS?
"Does anyone know how and when the term originated? It hasn't floated into my own consciousness until the public rise of evangelical fundamentalism in the U.S."

LATIN IN THE EU
Will a Latin dictionary enable you to decipher ingredients?

MILLENNIUM VOCABULARY?
"What's the oldest word for millennium?"

MODERN LATIN DICTIONARY
"Is there a Latin dictionary that covers modern terms?"

SILENT READING?
"How impressive was silent reading of all caps without spaces?"

WINGED ANIMALS NOMENCLATURE?
"What is the correct name for a winged cat? A winged cobra?"