Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with Latin 7Chapter 1: You Already Know a Little Latin 9Chapter 2: The Nitty Gritty: Basic Latin Grammar 23Chapter 3: Salve! (Hello!): Greetings and Introductions 47Part 2: Latin in Action 67Chapter 4: The Roman Family and Social Structure 69Chapter 5: Food and Housing in Roman Life 87Chapter 6: The Roman Calendar 105Chapter 7: The Roman Army 129Chapter 8: Roman Entertainment and Sports 145Chapter 9: Roman Government 161Chapter 10: More Lasting Than Bronze: Latin Literature 185Part 3: Latin in the Modern World 201Chapter 11: Keeping It Simple, Silly 203Chapter 12: The Decline and Fall of Roman Declensions 223Chapter 13: We All Live In a Yellow Subordinate Clause 243Chapter 14: Latin in Zoology and Botany 265Chapter 15: Translating and Reading Latin 275Chapter 16: Mottoes, Sayings, and Quotes: Cocktail Party Latin 299Part 4: The Part of Tens 313Chapter 17: More than Ten Loanwords from Latin 315Chapter 18: Ten (or So) False Friends: Common Mistakes in Latin 321Part 5: Appendices 327Appendix A: Noun, Adjective, and Verb Tables 329Appendix B: Latin-English Mini-Dictionary 353Appendix C: Answer Key 381Index 395
Clifford A. Hull MA in Classical Studies, MA in Classical Architecture, and MLS, teaches Latin, history, and social science at The Harker School in California.Steven R. Perkins MA in Classics, is an award-winning teacher who has taught Latin and Classics for more than 30 years at secondary and undergraduate levels.
