The Root of the Modern English Word Fata

Many romans felt that your fama or fame impacted you and ultimately how your life played out. This created the word fata, which is the root of the modern english word fate. A place where you offered prayers or made oaths was called a thanum in latin with the same fa root. The words profane and profanity come from the combination of pro and fanum. And i want to conclude this episode by looking at the expansion of the roman republic beyond the italian peninsula into the mediterranean - north africa, greece and the middle east.