Episodion Octogesimum et Septimum: Fabula Corneliae Matris Gracchorum

Episodion Octogesimum et Septimum: Fabula Corneliae Matris Gracchorum

From Rem Tene! by Rem Tene!

October 9, 2025 · 10 min

About this episode

This episode tells the story of Cornelia, the mother of the Gracchi, highlighting her rejection of luxury for traditional Roman values.

Salvete sodales! Welcome to our series, "Rem Tene;" a Latin podcast presented by Latinitas Animi Causa for beginner and intermediate learners of the Latin language built and designed for the acquisition and understanding of it as a language, not just a code to decipher. In this episode of Rem Tenē, we tell you the story of Cornelia, the mother of the Gracchi, famously a woman who spurned luxury in favor of traditional Roman values. 💬 Comment below and share your top language to learn!👍 Like this video to support spoken Latin content.🔔 Subscribe for more Latin episodes every week!Rem Tenē, verba sequentur.🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts!We gloss some words throughout the episode in English and repeat them. We don't, however, gloss everything. Our brains are really good at deducing meaning when we know a lot of the context surrounding words or phrases. The transcript for the show can be found ⁠⁠⁠⁠below so you can follow along. We hope you enjoy this show!Please take some time, if you enjoy this, to rate us and write to us! We love hearing from our listeners and receiving feedback on how we can improve! You can also support us on…

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Host: Rem Tene!

Topics covered

  • Latin language
  • Roman values
  • Gracchi
  • language learning
  • storytelling

Keywords

  • Latin
  • Cornelia
  • Gracchi
  • Roman values
  • language learning
  • podcast
  • story

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Organizations: Latinitas Animi Causa, Patreon

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