Oxford Latin Course Reader
Second Edition
Maurice Balme, James Morwood
$79.95 AUD
- ISBN:
- 9780195212099
- Published:
- 1 Jul 1997
- Availability:
- 36
- Series:
- Oxford Latin Course
- Helps make the transition from adapted Latin to unadapted texts
- Extracts are of a manageable length and a glossary of difficult vocabulary and usages aid students to approach the texts with confidence
- A historical timeline matches major events with the featured authors' lives
- The Teacher's Book provides full translations to save time as well as suggested questions and additional background information
Cicero
1: The young Cicero
2: Consulship, exile and return
3: Governor of Cilicia
4: Civil war and death
Caesar
1: The first invasion of Britain
2: The second invasion of Britain
3: Revolt in Gaul 1: The ambush of Sabinus and Cotta
4: Revolt in Gaul: 2: The siege of Cicero's camp
Catullus
1: Catullus and his friends
2: Catullus in love
3: The sequel
Virgil
1: Aeneas arrives at Carthage
2: The love of Dido and Aeneas
3: The death of Dido
Livy
1: Hannibal prepares to invade Italy
2: Hannibal reaches the Alps
3: Hannibal crosses the Alps
Ovid
1: Ovid tells the story of his life
2: Ovid the lover
3: Ovid in exile
Appendix 1: Select vocabulary
Appendix 2: The metres of the poems of Catullus, Virgil and Ovid
General vocabulary
Maurice Balme
James Morwood