From Augustus to Nero: An Intermediate Latin ReaderThis reader contains selections from Tacitus, Suetonius and Seneca on the first five Roman emperors. They present a dark world of murder, mayhem, debauchery and palace intrigue: Augustus with his firm moral policies and secret adulterous affairs; the sour and depraved Tiberius; the extravagance and madness of Caligula; the slobbering and ineffective Claudius; and Nero with his absurd artistic pretensions. Exciting, horrific and moving, the selections are also valuable for studying style and rhetoric, human nature and the roles of women, imperialism and corruption. The book is aimed at students moving on to genuine, unsimplified Latin prose after completing an introductory Latin course. It contains a useful introduction, detailed notes providing a lot of help with grammar, expression and translation, a full vocabulary, and an appreciation offering historical comment for context and analysis and literary criticism to make the passages come alive as literature and enhance students' perception and enjoyment. |
Contents
Section 1 | 29 |
Section 2 | 30 |
Section 3 | 42 |
Section 4 | 45 |
Section 5 | 77 |
Section 6 | 90 |
Section 7 | 100 |
Section 8 | 113 |
Section 9 | 129 |
Section 10 | 155 |
Section 11 | 157 |
Section 12 | 158 |
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From Augustus to Nero: An Intermediate Latin Reader Garrett G. Fagan,Paul Murgatroyd No preview available - 2006 |
Common terms and phrases
ablative absolute ablative of cause ablative of description accusative and infinitive adeo adultery adverb Agrippina Anicetus apud assassination atque Augustus Britannicus Burrus Caligula causal ablative Claudius cuius dative death denotes domum Drusilla Drusus eadem eius emperor erat etiam freedmen Gaius genitive Germanicus Germans gerund haec haud i.e. Nero igitur illa illi imperial indirect question indirect speech indirect statement inter Introduction section ipse iubet kill Livia manu Mausoleum of Augustus means Messalina metu modo murder Narcissus neque Nero Nero's Neronis nihil nisi noun Octavia omnis omnium palace Passage plural Poppaea praetorian guard primum principis quae quam quia quibus quidem quis quisque quod quoque refers relative clause RLRG sections Roman Rome rursus Sejanus Senate Seneca sibi Silius simul subjunctive subjunctive expresses purpose Suetonius Suetonius Caligula sunt supply Tacitus Annals tamen tamquam tantum Tiberius Tigellinus understand velut verb wife