Latin Profanity in Popular Culture
The HBO/BBC2 original television series Rome depicts the city with the grit and grime that is often absent from earlier productions, including that of language. But since the actors speak English, Latin profanity is mostly seen in written graffiti, such as:
- ATIA FELLAT, "Atia sucks"; "fellatio" is a noun derived from this verb.
- ATIA AMAT OMNES, "Atia loves all ". Thus calling her a whore or slut.
- CAESARI SERVILIA FUTATRIX, "Servilia is Caesar's bitch".
However, the character Titus Pullo says "cack!" occasionally when irritated, most likely a derivative of caco above.
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