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Volume XII, Issue 4
Nuntius Californiensis, Spring
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Top 5 Events to Attend at
Cleopatra’s True Race
National Convention (continued from pg. 2) Zahra Hasanain, Nuntius Editor
creative arts contests provide a great opportunity to
show off your dramatic chops, as well as test your
ability to interpret Latin. It’s also easy to make friends
at creative arts events, since everyone is waiting in the
same room before their performance and most people
will be eager to chat to make the waiting period seem
shorter.
3. Ludi
I’m from Wisconsin, so I may be biased, but I think
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as Cleopatra white? Was she black?
Was she mixed-race? How does our
modern conception of race compare with that of
the Classical World? Does knowing Cleopatra’s
true race even matter? More than 2,000 years
after Cleopatra’s death, the answers to these
questions remain ambiguous.
On the white side, many point to the fact that the
playing Ludi is a great idea. You can bond with people Ptolemaic dynasty, from which Cleopatra hails,
both from your own state and from others, all while has Macedonian beginnings. On the black side,
quenching your need for competition and getting some emphasis is placed on the supposed Black
exercise. Even if you’re not on the state team for a African origins of Ancient Egyptians, from
particular sport, it’s still fun to attend and cheer your whom many commoners of Egypt during
friends on. Cleopatra’s time were descended. Cleopatra’s
2. Certamen
Certamen is as close to the pinnacle of our collective true racial makeup lies confusingly between
these two viewpoints.
Latin nerdiness as you can get. Whether you’re on a
competitive team, play Wild Card or Open Certamen,
or just want to watch and support your state’s team,
expect a wild ride. A typical round is filled with crazy
hyperbuzzes, impressive displays of knowledge, and
suspense, and it showcases the hundreds of hours of
work players put into the game each year.
1. Spirit
Luckily, you won’t be missing the number one most
interesting event at national convention! Spirit is an Two dissimilar busts of Cleopatra
incredible, loud, fun-filled experience where each Source: Wikimedia Commons
state’s creativity and hard work is evident through their Scholars all agree that Cleopatra’s father was pure
costumes and props, (continued on pg. 8) Macedonian, a direct heir (continued on pg. 9)