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ancestors of words that we use today. In addition to learning to read Latin students will learn about the origins of the Romans in the early iron age and the role Roman culture has played and continues to play in shaping the modern world. Prerequisite: None.

Latin II

Yearlong Course This course introduces students to the more complex patterns and constructions found in Latin. Examples of such points of advanced grammar are verbs in the passive voice, participial phrases, accusative-infinitive statement, and some uses of the verb in the subjunctive mood. In addition to grammar, students will build their vocabulary and study patterns of word formation in Latin. As part of this course, students will also study Roman political culture and Rome’s transition from republic to empire in the 1st c. bce. Prerequisite: successful completion of Latin I, the recommendation of the department based on demonstrated skills and motivation, and/or successful performance on an entrance/proficiency exam

Latin III

Yearlong Course This course is intended to develop the student’s ability to read Latin with facility and confidence. Students use genuine Latin texts as primary historical documents through which they gain access to significant events in Roman history. The majority of the work in this course will be the translation from Latin to English, but the course includes a schedule of regular vocabulary assignments as well as written grammar exercises. Students study specialized vocabulary, peculiar grammar, and the historical context for each of the passages presented in the course. Readings include selections from Cicero, Caesar, Eutropius, Petronius, and Pliny. Prerequisite: successful completion of Latin II, the recommendation of the department based on demonstrated skills and motivation, and/or successful performance on an entrance/proficiency exam

Latin IV/V

Yearlong Course

Latin IV/V guides experienced Latin students as they develop their translation and textual interpretation skills at the advanced level. The first unit of study in this course, a set of readings on a mythological theme, is intended to lead

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students through a review of salient elements of Latin grammar. Students move on to read original selections from Latin literature, including but not limited to, Ovid’s Amores and Metamorphoses, two important works of Latin poetry from the Augustan period; Plautus’ comedy, Menaechmi, which provides insight to the expansion of Rome’s territory and the social classes during the 3rd century B.C.; and other selected works by various authors. Students develop familiarity with advanced literary devices and rhetoric, the poetic meters found in Latin love elegy and epic poetry, and develop their ability to engage in evidence-based discussion of each work’s thematic content. Literary works alternate by year to provide fresh experiences for students who take the course for two consecutive years. Prerequisite: successful completion of Latin III or IV and the recommendation of the department based on demonstrated skills and motivation, and/or successful performance on an entrance/proficiency exam

Please Note: This course may be taken consecutively as texts and themes vary from year to year.

Advanced Latin Literature

Yearlong Course

In the Advanced Latin Literature course students work to gain mastery in all areas of the study of Latin. They acquire awareness of the ancient literary & historical context through their study of primary source material. Students develop their capacity to read Latin at sight, present observations & insights to colleagues in well-constructed essays, and recognize standard literary elements in their original forms. This year's course takes students through selected texts of Caesar and Vergil as they examine the way in which these authors construct both Roman and non-Roman identity. Prerequisite: successful completion of Latin III or IV, the recommendation of the department based on demonstrated skills and motivation, and/or successful performance on an entrance/proficiency exam

Please Note: This course may be taken consecutively as texts and themes vary from year to year.

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