Antiquam Exquirite Matrem.

[anaktas]

What does Antiquam Exqurite Matrem mean? I am unfamiliar, unfortunately, with Latin.

[Phlegethon]

The quote is from Vergil's Aeneis III, 96

"Dardanidae duri, quae vos a stirpe parentum
prima tulit tellus, eadem vos ubere laeto
accipiet reduces. antiquam exquirite matrem.
hic domus Aeneae cunctis dominabitur oris
et nati natorum et qui nascentur ab illis."


`Undaunted youths, go, seek that mother earth
From which your ancestors derive their birth.
The soil that sent you forth, her ancient race
In her old bosom shall again embrace.


OK, a prosaic translation. I am sure there are better ones.

[Nerthus]

A typically Johannes-de-Leon-id choice

antiquus, -a, -um (adjective) = old, ancient
exquiro, -rere, -sivi, -situm (verb) = to look for/search/discover
mater,-tris (noun) = mother

Antiquam and matrem are in the accusative, exquirite is imperative, so it could be translated with 'search for your ancient mothers/your ancient roots'.

[Ederico]

Originally Posted by Aeternitas

A typically Johannes-de-Leon-id choice

antiquus, -a, -um (adjective) = old, ancient
exquiro, -rere, -sivi, -situm (verb) = to look for/search/discover
mater,-tris (noun) = mother

Antiquam and matrem are in the accusative, exquirite is imperative, so it could be translated with 'search for your ancient mothers/your ancient roots'.

What do we have here? A Professoressa of a swarthy language?

[Faísca]

Originally Posted by Aeternitas

A typically Johannes-de-Leon-id choice

antiquus, -a, -um (adjective) = old, ancient
exquiro, -rere, -sivi, -situm (verb) = to look for/search/discover
mater,-tris (noun) = mother

Antiquam and matrem are in the accusative, exquirite is imperative, so it could be translated with 'search for your ancient mothers/your ancient roots'.

Very good. You really excel in Latin.

[Menydh]

Originally Posted by Aeternitas

A typically Johannes-de-Leon-id choice

Hey! It was *my* choice!

antiquus, -a, -um (adjective) = old, ancient
exquiro, -rere, -sivi, -situm (verb) = to look for/search/discover
mater,-tris (noun) = mother

Antiquam and matrem are in the accusative, exquirite is imperative, so it could be translated with 'search for your ancient mothers/your ancient roots'.

For the Romans, mater, -tris also had the meaning of motherland or patria.

The Old European peoples were more matriarchal, whereas patriarchate was brought in by the Indo-Europeans. Thus why the usage of motherland instead of fatherland.
Probably the Romans acquired this concept from more ancient peoples.

[Nerthus]

Well my apologies then, I assumed it was Johannes considering the source of the quote

[Menydh]

Originally Posted by Phlegethon

The quote is from Vergil's Aeneis III, 96

"Dardanidae duri, quae vos a stirpe parentum
prima tulit tellus, eadem vos ubere laeto
accipiet reduces. antiquam exquirite matrem.
hic domus Aeneae cunctis dominabitur oris
et nati natorum et qui nascentur ab illis."


`Undaunted youths, go, seek that mother earth
From which your ancestors derive their birth.
The soil that sent you forth, her ancient race
In her old bosom shall again embrace.


OK, a prosaic translation. I am sure there are better ones.

'Undaunted youths, go, seek that mother earth
From which your ancestors derive their birth.
The soil that sent you forth, her ancient race
In her old bosom shall again embrace.
Thro' the wide world th' Aeneian house shall reign,
And children's children shall the crown sustain.'

Aeneid/Book III - Wikisource

[Tarabos]

thanks!