Description

The Cambridge Latin Course is set firmly in the cultural context of the Roman world in the first century AD. In Book I, the story begins in the city of Pompeii, shortly before the eruption of Vesuvius. All textbooks in the Course are full colour and offer a wealth of linguistic and cultural material.

The main language features of Book I include:

• Nominative, accusative and dative cases, singular and plural, using nouns of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd declensions
• Present, imperfect and perfect tenses, all persons, using verbs of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th conjugations
• Word order
• Personal pronouns
• Intransitive verbs
• Comparatives and superlatives
• Questions

The main civilisation topics include:

• Roman families
• Houses
• Daily life
• The town of Pompeii
• The forum
• The theatre
• Slaves and freedmen
• Life and death
• Gladiators
• The baths
• Schools
• Local government and elections
• The eruption of Vesuvius; destruction and excavation of Pompeii

Use the menu on the left to explore the the many publications available to support Book I of the series.