Publisher's Synopsis
This innovative guide to the Latin language, written for a new generation of students, deploys examples and translation exercises taken exclusively from the Classical Latin canon.
- Translation exercises use real Latin from a variety of sources, including political speeches, letters, history, poetry, and plays, and from a range of authors, including Julius Caesar, Cicero, Virgil, Catullus, Ovid, and Plautus, among others
- Offers a variety of engaging, informative pedagogical features to help students practice and contextualize lessons in the main narrative
- Prepares students for immersion in the great works of Classical Latin literature
- A companion website provides additional exercises and drills for students and teachers
