Talk:1634: The Bavarian Crisis/Chapter titles

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[edit] Chapter titles

The book's chapter titles are all in Latin, some classical allusions, and some modern. "A lot of these are double entendres, some in Latin and some bilingual."^[1]

Ch.	Latin	English
	Notes
1	Pietas Austriaca	Austrian Piety
2	Prudentia Politica	Political Prudence
	From Thomas Aquinas
3	Femella Minima	A Small Young Woman
4	Bavaria Sancta	Holy Bavaria
	Title of a book by Matthäus Rader
5	Dux Christianus	A Christian Duke
	Subtitle of Belisarius, Dux Christianus ("Belisarius, Christian General"), a 1607 play by Jacob Bidermann (1578–1627)
6	Commoditas Maxima	Maximum Agreeability
7	Miles Bellicosus	Warlike Soldier
8	Idea Boni Principis	The Model of a Good Ruler
9	Corona Conflagrens	Ring of Fire
10	Bella Gerant Alii	Let Others Wage War
	With Ch. 65, a Habsburg slogan: "Bella gerant alii, tu felix Austria, nube!" ("Let others wage war; you, happy Austria, marry!"), Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459–1519)
11	Iuventus Speratus	A Promising Young Man
12	Exercitium Religionis Privatus	The Private Exercise of Religion
	One of the rights of imperial knights under the 1555 Peace of Augsburg
13	Familia Restorata	A Restored Family
14	Exercitia Futilitatis	Exercises in Futility
15	Rosa Mystica	Mystic Rose
16	Quaestiones Diplomaticae	Matters of Diplomacy
17	Honoris Causa	For the Sake of Honor
18	Dramatis Nuptialis	Wedding Play
19	Disciplina Militaris	Military Discipline
20	Et Ferrum Ferentes	Even When Bearing Iron
	A play on "timeo Danaos et dona ferentes" ("I fear Greeks, even bearing gifts"), from the Aeneid by Virgil (70 BC – 19 BC)
21	Mulieres Intrepidae	Intrepid Women
22	Ferrum Redux	Iron, Again
23	Difficultas Labroque Discendi	The Difficulty and Effort of Learning
24	Tempora Jucunda	Joyful Times
25	Enchiridum Chirurgicum	Medical Manual
26	Occasio Rarissima	A Most Unusual Opportunity
27	Optiones Ineptae	Bad Choices
28	Maleficiae Abditae Atque Perficiosiae	Hidden and Perfidious Crimes
29	Tribulationes	Hardships
30	Conjurationes Atque Consilia	Conspiracies and Plans
31	Pompa Introitus	Entry, with Pomp
	From Pompa Introitus Ferdinandi Austriaci Hispaniarum Infantis, &c. in Urbem Antuerpiam ("Joyous Entry of Ferdinand of Austria, Prince of Spain, ... into the City of Antwerp" in 1635), illustrated by Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640)
32	Festae Miraculique	Holidays and Wonders
33	Schola Patientiae	The School of Patience
	From the title of a book, Gymnasium patientiæ ("The School of Patience"), by Jeremias Drexel (1581–1638)
34	Rumores Plurimi	A Lot of Rumors
35	Stipendia Pluria	A Lot of Promotions
36	Audacter Calumniare	Slander Boldly
	From Audacter calumniare, semper aliquid haeret ("slander boldly, something always sticks"), Plutarch (46–120)
37	Sedis Apostolicae Propositiones	Proposals from the Holy See
38	Nova Confoederatio	A New Alliance
39	Peregrinatores Suspiciosi	Suspicious Pilgrims
40	Scholas Cordis	School of the Heart
41	Sursum Corda	Lift up your Hearts
42	Effugium Admirable	An Amazing Escape
43	Decisiones Abrogandas	Abandoned Decisions
44	Amicitia Plena	Complete Friendship
45	Momentum, Utilitatum, Pretiumque Communicationis	The Momentum, Utility, and Speed of Communication
46	Servus Mori	The Slave of Death
47	Ad Extrema Descendera	To Descend to Extreme Measures
48	Haeredes Bavariae	The Heirs of Bavaria
49	Triumphata Conscientia	Conscience Led in Chains
	From Nicetas seu Triumphata conscientia, a 1624 book by Jeremias Drexel. [Definitely not "conscience triumphant," but rather conscience led as a captive in a Roman general's triumph.]
50	Negotiationes et Resolutiones	Negotiations and Outcomes
51	Multiformis Atque Multimodis	Many Forms and Many Ways
52	Excursio Culpae	Guilt Trip
53	Lux Veritatis	The Light of Truth
54	Personae Consecratae	Consecrated Individuals
55	Vultures Culturae	Culture Vultures
56	Vita Brevis	A Short Life
	From Ars longa, vita brevis ("art is long, life is short") The Latin translation by Horace of a phrase from Hippocrates.
57	Distrahere Dolor Tale Dulcis	[De]Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow
	Pun on "Parting is such sweet sorrow", from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (1564–1616).
58	Pericula Varia	Various Dangers
59	Augusta Vindelicum	Augsburg
60	Magnus Dies	Great Day
61	Epistolae Diplomaticae	Diplomatic Correspondence
62	Benedictiones Multiplex	Multiple Blessings
63	Potentiam Concupiscere	To Covet Power
64	Sceptrum Tenens	Holding the Scepter
65	Tu, Felix Austria, Nube	You, Happy Austria, Marry
	See Chapter 10, above.
66	Facinus Magnum ac Memorabile	A Great and Memorable Action
	From Agricola by Tacitus (ca. 56 – ca. 117)
67	Nuntius Optatissimus	The Best Possible News
68	Rosa Mystica, Redux	The Mystic Rose, Again
69	Monita Paterna	Fatherly Advice
	Title of essay by Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (1573–1651)
70	Mars gravior sub pace latet.	"A more serious conflict hides behind the face of peace."
	Phrase from Claudian
71	Cor Ad Cor Locquitur	Heart Speaks to Heart
	Phrase from the Confessions of St. Augustine (354–430)