This OCR-endorsed Latin course for students aged 11+ is breathing new life into Latin teaching.
An introduction to both the Latin language and the cultural world of the Romans, it also develops English literacy skills through derivation tasks and two-way translation exercises, which promote the understanding of English as well as Latin. Cultural topics, supported by background notes, and primary sources, included for study and analysis, enable students to engage with authentic Roman history and acquire a broad understanding on which to build in future study.
- Language learning is split between Core and Additional to ensure effective differentiation and flexible timetabling.
- Fun and varied exercises include word identification, word manipulation, vocab acquisition / consolidation, and translation from English into Latin.
- 30 words of new vocabulary in each chapter build towards a total of 360.
- Vocabulary is consistently and constantly consolidated to give an unshakeable grounding for GCSE.
- Clear and systematic explanations of grammar encourage steady progress.
- Early use of Latin stories rather than isolated sentences build student confidence from the start.
In this second volume students meet the most famous historical figures of the Roman world, introduced through a variety of reading passages in Latin. From the earliest legends of the kings of Rome through the turbulent events of the Republic to seminal moments from imperial history, this is the perfect way to learn about Roman history and key institutions that enabled power, such as rhetoric and the military.
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Katharine Radice teaches Classics at the Stephen Perse Foundation, UK. She is a regular speaker at Classics conferences on the methodology of effective Latin teaching. She is an experienced examiner and has co-authored recent A Level editions of Ovid (Bloomsbury Academic, 2011), Cicero (Bloomsbury Academic, 2013) and Tacitus (Bloomsbury Academic, 2016).
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This is the new Latin course that you have long been waiting for!
An introduction to both the Latin language and the cultural world of the Romans, it also develops English literacy skills through derivation tasks and two-way translation exercises, which promote the understanding of English as well as Latin. Cultural topics, supported by background notes, and primary sources, included for study and analysis, enable students to engage with authentic Roman history and acquire a broad understanding on which to build in future study.
- Language learning is split between Core and Additional to ensure effective differentiation and flexible timetabling.
- Fun and varied exercises include word identification, word manipulation, vocab acquisition / consolidation, and translation from English into Latin.
- 30 words of new vocabulary in each chapter build towards a total of 360.
- Vocabulary is consistently and constantly consolidated to give an unshakeable grounding for GCSE.
- Clear and systematic explanations of grammar encourage steady progress.
- Early use of Latin stories rather than isolated sentences build student confidence from the start.
In this second volume students meet the most famous historical figures of the Roman world, introduced through a variety of reading passages in Latin. From the earliest legends of the kings of Rome through the turbulent events of the Republic to seminal moments from imperial history, this is the perfect way to learn about Roman history and key institutions that enabled power, such as rhetoric and the military.
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Chapter 7: The History of Rome - Kings and the Republic
Introduction and Sources to Study
Core Language including the following Latin stories
-Rome elects its second king; Horatius kills his sister; The rape of Lucretia; Cincinnatus is chosen as dictator; What to do about Hannibal?
Additional Language
Chapter 8: Oratory and Cicero
Introduction and Sources to Study
Core Language including the following Latin stories
- Cato the Elder; Cicero and Catiline; Cicero and his daughter; Cicero's death; Pliny prefers to study than to go and see a volcano
Additional Language
Chapter 9: The Army and Julius Caesar
Introduction and Sources to Study
Core Language including the following Latin stories
- Marius reforms the Roman army; Lucullus is denied a triumph; Caesar launches an invasion of Britain; Caesar conquers Vercingetorix and all of Gaul; Civil War in Rome
Additional Language
Chapter 10: Egypt and Cleopatra
Introduction and Sources to Study
Core Language including the following Latin stories
- Herodotus travels to Egypt; Alexandria; Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt; Cleopatra and Julius Caesar; Cleopatra meets Mark Antony
Additional Language
Chapter 11: Augustus and Image
Introduction and Sources to Study
Core Language including the following Latin stories
- Octavian becomes Julius Caesar's heir; Octavian, Mark Antony and Lepidus; Actium; Augustus as princeps; Augustus and the poets
Additional Language
Chapter 12: Roman Britain and Boudicca
Introduction and Sources to Study
Core Language including the following Latin stories
- The emperor Claudius invades Britain; Boudicca leads a rebellion; Boudicca is defeated; Calgacus rouses the Scots; Hadrian's Wall
Additional Language
Bibliography
Grammar Reference
Glossary of Names
Vocabulary List (Latin to English and English to Latin)