Since when is New Jersey known as Nova Caesarea in Latin?
Sel Appa
20-07-2006, 05:53
I was looking for the Latin name of New Jersey and found on wikipedia it is Nova Caesarea. How is that possible? Isn't Caesarea that place in Israel built by King Herod. :confused:
WIKI: New Jersey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_jersey)(English)
WIKI: Nova Caesarea (http://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_Caesarea)(Latin)
Look on the sidebar and they link to each other...
Caesarea is all over the place: WIKI Caesarea search. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea)
The Atlantian islands
20-07-2006, 06:00
I've actually been to Caesarea (in Israel), its quite cool!
Ever since Bruce Springsteen defeated the Gauls.
Maybe if there was anything for which the Romans were too lazy to come up with a unique name they just called it Caesarea?
Sel Appa
20-07-2006, 06:41
Just another thing to add to the puzzle of Latin:
New York is called Novum Eboracum.
EDIT: I think I've solved it. York in the UK is called Eboracum, so maybe the isle of Jersey was known in LAtin as Caesarea.
Just another thing to add to the puzzle of Latin:
New York is called Novum Eboracum.
Eboracum was the Roman name for York. ;)
Intangelon
20-07-2006, 06:46
Ever since Bruce Springsteen defeated the Gauls.
That's cause he was
BOOOORN TO DEFEAT POMPEY, he was
BOOOORN TO DEFEAT POMPEY!
...sorry.
Intangelon
20-07-2006, 06:48
Well, given the typical pattern of elision and/or metathesis as Latin traveled to English both directly and through French (mostly), "Caesar" and "Jersey" aren't all that far apart.
That's cause he was
BOOOORN TO DEFEAT POMPEY, he was
BOOOORN TO DEFEAT POMPEY!.
His lesser know hits, "Vercingetorix, Come out Tonight" and "Meeting Across the Rubicon" never fail to amaze.
That's cause he was
BOOOORN TO DEFEAT POMPEY, he was
BOOOORN TO DEFEAT POMPEY!
...sorry.
YOU MAGNIFICENT BASTARD!
Intangelon
20-07-2006, 07:05
His lesser know hits, "Vercingetorix, Come out Tonight" and "Meeting Across the Rubicon" never fail to amaze.
Beautiful!