Essential LatinThe ideal introduction to the world of ancient Rome for students and armchair enthusiasts alike, this text presents a comprehensive survey of the language, life and customs of a culture that continues to influence our own. |
Contents
Carthage | 14 |
Cicero | 34 |
Augustus | 47 |
Society | 70 |
Leisure | 101 |
Britain | 112 |
Religion | 122 |
Christianity | 133 |
Appendices | 143 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
accusative adjectives Aeneas Aeneid agricola ambulat amphitheatre Antony atque audltl Augustus Augustus Caesar bona bonus-a-um Boudicca Britain bull Caesar Carthage Catiline Catullus cenam century chases Christians Cicero Ciceronem Clodius Cloelia Clytaemnestra dat./abl dative declension Dido dixit emperor endings English epistula erat etiam farmer father femina fugat Gauls genitive gerundive girl gladiator gods Greece Greek haec Hannibal Horace horse Identify imperfect infinitive Italy Julius Latin Latin words Leners Livy lulius Marcus mihi monitus neque Nero neut neuter nihil nom./acc nominative nouns NOUNS ADJS nunc Octavian omnes paratus passive past participle pl./acc Pliny plural poet poeta Pompey present pronoun puella pueri quae quam quid quod Romam Roman Rome senators servi servo servus singular slave subjunctive Suetonius sunt Tacitus tamen taurus teacher Tiberius tibi translate urbe venit verb videt villa vinum Virgil Vocabulary TEXT wine woman