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Minimus
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Minimus sum, mus sum. (I am Minimus, I am a mouse.) I live at Vindolanda with my Roman family, and in Suffolk with Dr Helen Forte. We like to make Latin fun!

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secundo die Decembris, Minimus erithacum invenit. On the second of December, Minimus finds a robin. #latinadventcalendar
Ink and wash drawing of Minimus, the Latin mouse, with a European robin
December 2, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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primo die Decembris, Minimus caseum invenit. On the first of December, Minimus finds cheese. #latinadventcalendar
Ink and wash drawing of Minimus, the Latin mouse, with a piece of cheese
December 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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#fabulamurina (mouse story) 474
Kalendis Decembris Silvius aurem patris prendit et stridet "vellicatio pugnusque primae diei mensis!" (On the 1st December, Silvius grips his father's ear and squeaks "A pinch and a punch on the first of the month!)
Photo of Minimus and Silvius, the Latin mice, in Silvius' bedroom. The cheeky little mouse is pinching his daddy's ear.
December 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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‪Time for Minimus to start opening his Advent calendar!‬
‪#MinimusLatin #Minimus #MinimusAdvent #LatinAdventCalendar‬
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Drawing of Minimus the Latin mouse, asleep in his woolly nest. It's the front of his advent calendar; download it from the link.
December 1, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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#fabulamurina (mouse story) 473
convivium natalicium! (Birthday party!) Silvius et amici transmissionem fasciculi ludunt, dum Minimus tibiam utricularem canit (Silvius and his friends play Pass the Parcel while Minimus plays his bagpipes).
Photo of Minimus and Silvius, the Latin mice, with a group of little friends. Minimus is playing the bagpipes (as popularised by Nero) to accompany their game of Pass the Parcel. Fusca the crow has won the prize, a blue 'eye' amulet to keep away bad luck.
November 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Drawing of Minimus the Latin mouse shocked
November 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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#fabulamurina (mouse story) 472
Silvius diēm natalem celebrat - duos annos natus iam est (Silvius is celebrating his birthday - he is now two). felix diēs tibi sit, Silvii! (Happy birthday to you, Silvius!)
Photo of Minimus, Minima and Silvius, the Latin mice, on Silvius' second birthday. They are all standing around the table watching two beeswax candles burning on top of a cake-shaped piece of cheese.
November 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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#fabulamurina (mouse story) 471
cave! dracunculus terribilis alas scorteas plaudit et flammam exhalat (Beware! The terrible dragon is flapping its leathery wings and breathing out flames).
noli te vexare, Silvius musculus est (Don't worry, it's Silvius the little mouse)!
Photo of Silvius, the little Latin mouse, in the dragon costume he wore to his little friend's party. He was definitely the scariest of all the dragons present! Greek and Roman dragons didn't have legs or wings in the stories, but Silvius hopes the anachronism will be forgiven.
November 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Yes! Alexander the Great, Bucephalus and Alexander's pet parakeet (Silvius the Latin mouse is in that costume!)
Photo of Halloween costume: Alexander the Great (granddaughter), Bucephalus (me) and Alexander's pet Indian parakeet (Silvius the little Latin mouse)
November 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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#fabulamurina (mouse story) 470
There's a sale on Minimus' Redbubble shop until the 6th November. Pick up a mouse-themed bargain!
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Photo of a cushion with Silvius, the little Latin mouse, on his Vespa
November 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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We did ours today. Granddaughter as Alexander the Great, me as Bucephalus and Silvius as Alexander's Indian parakeet!
Two people and a mouse dressed as Alexander the Great, his horse and his pet parakeet
November 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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#fabulamurina (mouse story) 469
Hodie Silvius et amicae Alexander Magnus, Bucephalus et psittacus sunt (Today Silvius and his friends are Alexander the Great, Bucephalus and a parrot).
Photo of Silvius with his human friends in their Halloween costumes. Amelia is Alexander in a copy of the Horrible Histories costume, Helen is wearing a horse hat as his famous steed Bucephalus , and Silvius is dressed as the pet parakeet that Alexander was given in India.
November 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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#fabulamurina (mouse story) 468
Silvius cucurbitam sculpsit (Silvius has carved a pumpkin). musculus noster hanc noctuam non timet (Our little mouse isn't scared of this owl)!
Photo of Silvius the little Latin mouse with a tiny lighted pumpkin, carved like an owl's face.
October 31, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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#fabulamurina (mouse story) 467
Vibrissa* et amiculi murini Minimus Silviusque confabulantur (Vibrissa and her little mousy friends Minimus and Silvius are chatting together). Silvius capillum felis leniter mulcet (Silvius strokes the cat's fur gently).
*iterum Merlin
Photo of Minimus and Silvius, the Roman mice, sharing a cushion with a silver tabby cat. It's their friend Merlin, taking on the role of Vibrissa as usual!
October 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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#fabulamurina (mouse story) 466
Silvius hortulanus glandes, in silvas carptas, in ollas deponit (Silvius the gardener is planting acorns in pots).
Photo of Silvius, the little Latin mouse, planting acorns in little terracotta pots, his little spade and bucket and a big watering jug to hand (paw?)
October 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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#fabulamurina (mouse story) 465
talpa esurit, sed difficile est ei vermiculum capere (The mole is hungry but it's hard for her to catch a worm). Silvius vermiculum prendit (Silvius grabs the worm). eheu! vermiculus sinuosus effugit! (Oh dear! The wriggly worm gets away!)
Photo of Silvius the little Latin mouse with a small plush mole. Silvius has caught a worm for her, but it's the wiggliest worm ever, and it is escaping over his shoulder before he can hand it over. Never mind, he can share his lunch with his new friend instead.
October 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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#fabulamurina (mouse story) 464
Kalendis Octobris mures nuces iuglandes colligunt (On October 1st, the mice are gathering walnuts). Silvius plostellum implet, et Minimus putamina prasinea ā nucibus detrahit (Silvius fills his little cart, and Minimus takes the green husks from the nuts).
Photo of Silvius and Minimus, the Latin mice, collecting fallen walnuts to stock their larder. Silvius is hauling his little wooden cart, while Minimus is holding a walnut that still has some of its outer shell sticking to it
October 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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#fabulamurina (mouse story) 463
messium festa adsunt, igitur Silvius et Minimus prandent apud cognatos ecclesiasticos (It's the Harvest Festival, so Silvius and Minimus have lunch with their church relatives) Silvius malum sucosum eligit (Silvius chooses a juicy apple)
Photo of Silvius and Minimus, the Latin mice, investigating a Harvest Festival window display of fruit and nuts. The incumbent church mice have already had a nibble here and there!
September 27, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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#fabulamurina (mouse story) 462
mures silvam perambulant (The mice are walking through the wood). Silvius et Minimus fungum magnum inveniunt, qui sellam optimam musculo praebet (Silvius and Minimus find a big mushroom, which provides an excellent seat for a little mouse)!
Photo of Minimus and Silvius among fallen leaves and acorns on the floor of a small wood. Silvius is balancing on a mushroom (beech bolete Leccinum scabrum), while Minimus looks on.
September 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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#fabulamurina (mouse story) 461
Minima et Silvia in culinā occupati sunt (Minima and Silvius are busy in the kitchen). Minima mel fervens miscet (Minima stirs boiling honey). Silvius apiculas fingit (Silvius shapes little bees). suavissimae sunt (They're delicious)!
Photo of Minima and Silvius, the Roman mice, making honey sweets in the kitchen. Both mice are wearing aprons. Minima is heating honey and vinegar on the stove, while Silvius tidies up the bee sweets after taking them out of the moulds. Romans didn't have sugar, but it's possible to make sweets from honey and something acidic to help it set hard.
September 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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#fabulamurina (mouse story) 460
hodie spatium studiorum Minimi incipit (Today Minimus' teaching term begins). Silvius pro ianuam cavi est , capsulam libellumque tenens (Silvius is in front of the mousehole door, holding his satchel and a little book).
#notbacktoschool
Photo of Silvius the little Latin mouse, outside the front door of the mousehole. He's holding a scroll and his little red satchel. Silvius doesn't go to school, but learns at home with his parents.
September 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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#fabulamurina (mouse story) 459
Minimus imaginem pictam in murum figit; Silvius eum adiuvat. (Minimus is fixing a painting to the wall; Silvius helps him ("macte, Tata! nos omnes graphice pinxisti! (Bravo, Daddy! You have painted us all realistically!)
Photo of Minimus and Silvius, the Latin mice, in the main bedroom of the mousehole. Silvius has a room of his own now (watch this space!) so Minimus and Minima are redecorating. Minimus is standing on a painted red chair, putting up a picture. Silvius is helping him. The picture is a family portrait in the style of a Pompeii fresco.
September 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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#fabulamurina (mouse story) 458
mures occupatissimi erant (The mice were very busy). Minimus novam mensam fecit, Minima clavos in murum fixit et Silvius vasa coquinatoria et lucanicam suspendit (Minimus made a new table, Minima put nails in the wall and Silvius hung up kitchenware and a sausage).
Photo of Minimus, Minima and Silvius, the Latin mice, in their newly redone kitchen. There's a big plate on the new wooden table with a whole cheese, and Minimus is holding a cheese knife. There are pegs above the stove with a chopping-board, a muffin pan, a sprig of rosemary and a salami style sausage.
August 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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#fabulamurina (mouse story) 457
hodie Silvius artifex est (Today Silvius is an artist). imaginem Tatae in schedam chartae delineat (He's drawing a picture of Daddy on a piece of paper). quam sollers musculus! (What a skilful little mouse!)
Photo of Silvius, the little Latin mouse, with a pencil and a drawing of Minimus on a small square of paper.
August 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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#fabulamurina (mouse story) 456
Silvius et nova amica Lara diem ventosum laetumque in litore degunt (Silvius and his new friend Lara spend a windy, happy day on the beach). algam, ostreas, vestigia ...et poma terrestria fricta inveniunt (They find seaweed, oysters, footprints...and chips)!
Photo collage of Silvius the little Latin mouse and his new friend Lara the seagull, on the beach at Walton-on-the-Naze in Essex, which is not far from the Roman city of Colchester. They are pictured sheltering from the wind behind a seaweed-covered breakwater post, inspecting a huge barnacled oyster. following gull footprints on the sand and trying to steal chips.
August 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM