Latin

The image of this mosaic from the House of the Trident in Delos has, since antiquity, illustrated this oxymoronic adage.

These informative and entertaining selections build a brilliant mosaic that depicts the thought, theology, history, and spiritual lives of an array of people living in the fourth through fifteenth centuries C.E., from early Christianity to the Renaissance.

Mendax! or Liar! in English is an engaging Latin card game that teaches students how to conjugate and translate Latin verbs fluently in the present active tense in all four conjugations

The Pseudo-Athlete of Delos, from the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, illustrates this line from Juvenal.

Intended for anyone interested in exploring the range of Latin literature beyond the confines of the "classical" period, Millennium explores writing ranging from the Bible to the Carmina Burana, and authors ranging from St. Anselm to William of Malmesbury. Each of the book's seven sections includes an insightful introduction, and the book also features notes and bibliography.

An Athenian tetradrachm provides the background for this quote from Plautus.

 

These intermediate readers offer a wealth of material from 18 centuries of Latin literature. The selections are arranged under headings that explore universal human values, and the material has been chosen for its relevance to students of today. Designed to be read rapidly without the intensive work necessary in a regular text.

Teacher's Manual to More Latin Readings

First published in 1912, Bennett's New Latin Composition remains a highly regarded, widely used composition text for both high schools and colleges. Part I is based on the works of Caesar with illustrative samples drawn directly from his own words. Parts II and III concentrate on Cicero.

A model of clarity and precision, Bennett's New Latin Grammar uses copious specific examples from primary sources to teach Latin's inflections, syntax, sounds, accents, particles, and word formations. This reprint of Bennett's 1908 revised grammar remains a highly regarded, widely-used resource both in and out of the classroom. Traditional in its structure and exhaustive in its scope, the descriptions of all things grammatical remain accessible and current after over 100 years of Latin pedagogy.

A bust of Cicero in the Capitoline Museums is behind this line from Cicero.

Seneca's words work well with this photograph of the Eagle nebula, "Pillars of Creation," captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.