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One cool thing about learning Latin in high school was reading books from two-thousand years ago. Take Ovid's Ars Amatoria for example. He was the original PU
by Yhippa 10y ago
One cool thing about learning Latin in high school was reading books from two-thousand years ago. Take Ovid's Ars Amatoria for example. He was the original PUA (from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ars_Amatoria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ars_Amatoria): "The first two books, aimed at men, contain sections which cover such topics as 'not forgetting her birthday', 'letting her miss you - but not for long' and 'not asking about her age'."
- schoen 10y agoI didn't remember that the ancient Romans observed birthdays as we do, but sure enough, it's in there: > Magna superstitio tibi sit natalis amicae: > Quaque aliquid dandum est, illa sit atra dies. ("Your girlfriend's birthday should be a source of great dread for you: whenever it's time to give something, that's a dark day.")
- talideon 10y agoIt's important to note that Ars was intended to be satirical. However, when it was rediscovered, a lot of the context surrounding it was lost, so people too it seriously... and it became the basis of courtly love and thus modern romance.