Latin in Civilization V

[mikhaelkhan]

Zeker wel. Ik vind het best geweldig dat Augustus echt Latijn praat in dat spel.

[SuperSmashyfication]

Okay Augustus, what did the pontifex Maximus do this time?

[Heyprinny]

He's so badass he doesn't even need to look at you when he's speaking.

[lilredcutie0]

Look at me when I'm talking to you!

[Ulquiorra102722]

I understood everything because i'm learning Latin at school

[MrFarayane1]

@Ulquiorra102722 and...............why you say it we don't care

[FragMan69]

I like the fact that I, as a native Portuguese speaker, kinda can get what he wants to say without transcription or subtitles.

[snes317]

@FragMan69 same here, as a speaker of Spanish and Catalan I get a lot of what he's saying. It goes to show how much we owe to the ancient Romans. lol

[alexiapissi]

Thanks you for the video is really interesting!

Gracias por el video es muy interesante!

Ani lomedet hibrit baquita. (:P I wrote I study hebrew at my classroom in phonetical hebrew, lol, I only know a bit of this language)

[prussianguy]

I'ts good that each leader speaks their own laungage, it makes it easier to understand Harald Blåtand.

[boplax123]

In nomine patri. :D

[DoRaTo96]

whow dude this is in my lanquage

TE SALUT SUNT AUGUSTUS MAXIMUL ROMEI , DACA TU ESTI AMICUL ROMEI ESTI BINEVENIT

wow

[DenkaSaeba25]

Romae... i don't have words. I appreciate the effort, not the result

[Ennio444]

I will say it again: ever heard of the Etruscans? The Basques? The Picts, the Finns, the Slavs, the Lusitans, the Iberians, the Tartessians, the Umbrians, the Celts...?

None of these peoples were "founded by the Greeks". The Greeks were not the first people in Europe. Do your research before arguing with anyone at all.

[alexiapissi]

@Ennio444 You are true, that is the same thing that happen on America ( and I refer to all America not only to United States) In school teacher always teach that Cristobal Colon discovered America, but that is not true there were lots of Civilizations here, he was not the first one.

[paxtofettel]

Optime!

[WhiskerScot569]

@jeremiahswee since you appear quite knowlegable about latin can you answer me a question :-are most languages based of latin as i speak italian english and spanish (The benefits of having foreign parents) and i kept on noticing similarities

[Ellendful]

@WhiskerScot569

most languages which are now spoken in parts which in old times belonged to the imperium are mostly influenced by, or even built of latin.

english is a bad example, it was influenced by so many languages. the most "latin" words you find in english are from the french, which the normans brought with them in the middle ages.

but spanish and italian are great example, they were built from vulgar latin.

[WhiskerScot569]

@Ellendful gracias por el compañero de la información

[TheHiya2009]

pater in horto sedet :P

[goosemaster720]

Literal translation:I am Augustus. I am Roman and totally bored. My toga is making me itchy.

[Hteam1422]

the romans are so awesome I have a Aureus of Caesar from ~200B.C.E. on my channel in a video if you want to see it I think it's 24k or 22k gold plated because I can see it has some odd colors in it, but it's still really cool!

[Geistesbiss]

caput mundi Romae est

[holyknight234]

classical latin in a game? I'm sold! good excuse to play this game to increase my latin skill in school!

[GrandeSalvatore96]

"Greetings, I am Augustus, Ruler and High Pontif of Rome, you are a friend of ours, you're welcome. So strong, yet so stupid. The brain must be used to create forttude."

[jeremiahswee]

@GrandeSalvatore96 your last sentence makes no sense - it should be, "if only you had a brain similar to your bravery"

[GrandeSalvatore96]

@jeremiahswee it means we must use our knowledge to build an empire

[jeremiahswee]

@GrandeSalvatore96 im sorry, but he says nothing of the sort; he's saying, "if only you were as smart as you are brave"

[GrandeSalvatore96]

@jeremiahswee alright that makes sense thank you

[TMThesaurus]

Confound this blasted machine! Anyway, seems. Like a classical accent to me

[TMThesaurus]

Seems like a c

[chiisanawani]

Am I the only one disturbed by the fact he speaks latin with a modern italian accent?

[GovernorBooberry]

@chiisanawani

What accent do you think he should be using?

[alexprometheus]

@chiisanawani sorry but this is not the italian accent at all... the italian tonic accents are completely mistaken as his voice doesn't fall on the stressed vowel, but it even seems it's rising...

[utrechtnoordwest]

hoe kom jij aan dit beeldmateriaal dan?

[gato123452]

Latin seems so close to Spainsh i think i knew some words he said

[R10freestyle]

@gato123452 Latin comes from ancient Greek =] but modern day spanish is close to italian

[alexprometheus]

@R10freestyle Actually Latin does not come from Greek: they maybe share the same ancestor (Indo-European), but the only Greek influences in vocabulary concern phylosophy (logically) and ships (they were certainly better sea-men than Romans). I'm Italian and I perfectly understand spoken Latin, still I almost don't get a word of Modern Greek.

[R10freestyle]

@alexprometheus okay, well all italians have hellenic genes and derive from Greeks. but i understand what u r saying =] ciao! :D

[Ennio444]

Italians don't come from the Greeks. There were a myriad of Itallic peoples before the Romans homogenised the Peninsula. Ever heard of the Etruscans, who spoke an unknown language of unknown origin? They were there before the Greeks ever set a foot on Italy.

[florinj87]

@gato123452 spnaish along w3ityh french, romanian, portugese, italian, romansch, etc. are all descended from latin. that's why.

[somebody8576]

haha he calls you stupidos

[alexprometheus]

Even though it is generally well done, the pronunciation still sounds English in some word, while the voice completely (or almost) lacks of feeling.

Sad to say that in Civ4 latin was far more accurate than here...

[gato123452]

@alexprometheus sorry to say but in English and Latin they have some similaryties in them ( sorry if i spelled some words wrong)

[orion2309]

So proud about having learnt Latin at High School. ;)

[Kennychan222]

I want to speak well like them!! I Wanna learn Latin! I got ball of steel! OVEr 9000!

[ndkblackhawk]

@Kennychan222

learn late-latin, it's fun fun fun...

[MyOpinionOnline]

we all know augustus was blonde, they got him perfectly in civ 4 and messed it all up in 5

[CyborgWarlock]

such a shame that latin is a dead language :(

such beautiful words

[dasmysteryman12]

@CyborgWarlock It's not a dead language. Latin is the official langauge of the Vatican City. Plus all of the Romance languages (French, Spanish, Italian) are all direct descendants of Latin. And most English words are originally from Latin. So long as men can write or speak, Latin is not dead. :D

[Krazymann234]

@dasmysteryman12 It is dead. It is not spoken

[CroPETROforever]

@Krazymann234 well it is spoken in this game :D

[Areweonfiya]

@dasmysteryman12 >implying anyone cares about the vatican

[dasmysteryman12]

@Areweonfiya Most Catholics care about the Vatican...

And apparently the entire Vatican City is a World Heritage Site and is of great cultural significance.

If you're going to insult my religion or start a debate with me then I won't reply to you anymore. That also goes to anyone replying to this comment.

[Seth2378]

good thing i took latin class

[GodmyX]

Bene factum ;) Plura facias!

[Weereen1]

@GodmyX Gratias ago. Forsan.

[feragon430]

i understood some of this some how

[EmisoraRadioPatio]

No one knows how the Latin was spoken back then.

[catalog343]

lol he sounds quite bored by your presence

[WlakyMaster]

awesome! 

[desertwonder]

i don't know anything about latin but it sounds like it's being spoken with an italian accent lol

[emangi1]

@desertwonder it is very close to Italic pronunciation, but it slips here and there. Should it not be the most accurate accent?

[CRAZEDMETHOD]

@desertwonder because it was spoken by the romans which now live in italy and if you knew anything about italian and latin which u said u didnt aout latin. italian is a shitty version of latin

[prefonta1ne]

what an awesome translation, maybe you could make the SO we need to make tomorrow a little easier (g3a) :D thumbs up and liked ;)

[Tarquinius83]

I really like this! Thumb up. Could you make the same with Alexander on old greek, pls ^^

[Weereen1]

@Tarquinius83

 Done! :-)