Table of Contents Preface
An Introduction to the Latin Language
A Brief History
Latin Alphabet and Pronunciation Guide
Vowels • Diphthongs • Consonants • Semiconsonants • Double Consonants •
Syllables • Word Accent • Scribenda [Exercises]
Inflection and Word Order I The Verbal System
Verbs in English and Latin
Principal Parts of the Latin Verb
The Present System of Tenses
Present Active Indicative • Scribenda • Future Active
Indicative • Scribenda • Imperative • Scribenda
The Perfect System of Tenses
Perfect Active Indicative • Scribenda
Verba tenenda [Vocabulary]
Notanda [Vocabulary Notes]
Ante legenda [Pre-reading] II Nouns, Adjectives, and Adverbs
Cases
Gender
Declensions
Nouns: First Declension • Nouns: Second Declension •
A Note on Translation • Scribenda
Adjectives of the First and Second Declension
Adverbs: Formation
Scribenda
Verba Tenenda
Notanda
Ante legenda
Legenda Bestiae in caelo III Third and Fourth Conjugations: Present Stem; Special Adjectives;
Sum and Possum; Ablative Case (1)
Third and Fourth Conjugation Verbs: Present Stem
Present Active Indicative • Future Active Indicative •
Imperative Mood • Scribenda
Third and Fourth Conjugation: Perfect System
Perfect Indicative Active • Formation of the Perfect
Stem • Scribenda
Special Adjectives
Scribenda
sum and possum
Present, Future, and Perfect Indicative • Predicate Nominative •
Complementary Infinitive • Scribenda
The Ablative Case
Scribenda
Verba tenenda
Notanda
Ante legenda
Legenda Scenes From Roman Comedy (1)
Probanda I - III IV Subjunctive Mood (1); Jussive and Purpose Clauses;
Dative Case (1)
The Subjunctive Mood
Formation of the Present Active Subjunctive • Present
Subjunctive of sum and possum • Uses of the Subjunctive:
Jussive/Horatory • Purpose Clauses • Scribenda
Imperfect Subjunctive Active
Sequence of Tenses • Formation of Imperfect
Subjunctive • Scribenda
The Dative Case
Verba tenenda
Notanda
Ante legenda
Legenda
Scenes From Roman Comedy (2): The Menaechmi V Indicative Mood (2): Remaining Tenses; Subjunctive Mood (2);
Conditions; Potential Subjunctive
Indicative Mood (2)
Imperfect Indicative • Pluperfect and Future Perfect • Future Perfect
Active Indicative • Scribenda
Subjunctive Mood (2); Perfect and Pluperfect Tenses
Formation of the Perfect and Pluperfect Active Subjunctive •
The Synopsis • Scribenda
Conditions
Scribenda
Potential Subjunctive
Verba tenenda
Notanda
Ante legenda
Legenda
Scenes from Roman Comedy (3): Phormio; Pamphilus • Medieval Drama VI Irregular Verbs: Volo, Nolo, Malo; Pronouns (1): Relative
and Interrogative; Subjunctive Mood (3); Questions;
Sequence of Tenses
Irregular Verbs: volo, nolo, malo
Scribenda
Relative Pronouns
Scribenda
Interrogative Pronouns, Adjectives, and Adverbs
Scribenda
Subjunctive Mood (3): Questions
Deliberative Subjunctive • Indirect Questions • Future Active
Participles • Sequence of Tenses • Scribenda
Verba tenenda
Notanda
Ante legenda
Legenda Education at Rome (1)
Probanda IV-VI VII Genitive Case (1); Pronouns (2); Indirect Statement
Uses of the Genitive Case
Scribenda
Pronouns
Personal Pronouns • Reflexive Pronouns • Scribenda
Indirect Statement
Present, Perfect and Future Active Infinitives • Subordinate
Clauses in Indirect Statement • Scribenda
Verba tenenda
Notanda
Ante legenda
Legenda Education at Rome (2) VIII Third Declension (1); Irregular Verb: Eo, Ire;
Constructions of Place and Time
Third Declension Nouns: Regular
Scribenda
Irregular Verb: eo, ire, ii (ivi), itum, “Go”
Scribenda
Constructions of Place and Time
Scribenda
Verba tenenda
Notanda
Ante legenda
Legenda Education at Rome (3) IX Pronouns (3): Demonstrative and Intensive; Subjunctive Mood:
Result Clauses, Clauses of Characteristic
Demonstrative and Intensive Pronouns
Scribenda
The Subjunctive Mood
Clauses of Result • Relative Clauses of Characteristic
Scribenda
Verba tenenda
Notanda
Ante legenda
Legenda Mythology (1): The Story of Hercules
Probanda VII-IX X Passive Voice; Ablative Case (2)
Passive Voice
Present Passive System • Ablative of Personal Agent •
Scribenda • Perfect Passive System • Passive Infinitives • Scribenda
Ablatives of Separation, Agent, Source and Cause
Ablatives of Source • Ablative of Cause • Scribenda
Verba tenenda
Notanda
Ante legenda
Legenda Mythology (2): Hercules in Roman Religion and Philosophy XI Third Declension (2); i-stem Nouns; Participles;
Dative of Agent; Ablative Absolute
Third Declension I-Stem Nouns and Adjectives
Third Declension I-stem Nouns • Third Declension Adjectives •
Adverbs from Third Declension Adjectives • Scribenda
Participles
Present Active Participles • Future Passive Participles • Translation of
Participles • Scribenda • Attendant Circumstances and Ablative Absolute •
Scribenda
Verba tenenda
Notanda
Ante legenda
Legenda Mythology (3): Hercules as Exemplum XII Fourth Declension Indefinite Pronouns; Irregular Verb: fero;
Cum-Clauses
Fourth Declension
Scribenda
Indefinite Pronouns and Adjectives
Scribenda
Irregular Verb: fero, ferre, tuli, latus
Scribenda
Cum-Clauses
Scribenda
Verba tenenda
Notanda
Ante legenda
Legenda Mythology (4): Astrology and Astronomy
Probanda X-XII XIII Comparison and Superlative Degree of Adjectives and Adverbs;
Subjunctive Mood (5); Indirect Commands
Comparitive Degree of Adjectives and Adverbs
Meaning of Comparative Degree • Formation of Comparative
Adjectives • Comparative Adverbs • Scribenda
Superlative Degree of Adjectives and Adverbs
Meaning of the Superlative Degree • Formation of Superlative Adjectives •
Formation of Superlative Adverbs • Quam with the Superlative • Scribenda
Indirect Commands (Jussive Noun Clauses)
Scribenda
Verba tenenda
Notanda
Ante legenda
Legenda The Roman Experience (1): Latin Love Poetry XIV Fifth Declension; Irregular Verb: fio; Gerund and Gerundive;
The Supine
Fifth Declension Nouns
Scribenda
Irregular Verb: fio, fieri, factus sum
Scribenda
Gerunds and Gerundives
Scribenda
The Supine
Scribenda
Verba tenenda
Notanda
Ante legenda
Legenda: The Roman Experience (2): Poets and Patrons XV Irregular Adjectives and Adverbs: Comparative and
Superlative Degree; Dative Case (2): Summary of Uses
Comparitive and Superlative Degree of Irregular Adjectives and Adverbs
Scribenda
Dative Case (2)
Special Verbs Governing the Dative Case • Dative with Compound Verbs •
Summary: Uses of the Dative Case • Scribenda
Verba tenenda
Notanda
Ante legenda
Legenda The Roman Experience (3): Freedmen and Social Mobility
Probanda XIII-XV XVI Deponent Verbs; Subjunctive Mood (6): Optative;
Verbs of Fearing; Ablative Case (3): Summary of Uses
Deponent Verbs
Forms of Deponent Verbs • Deponents Governing the Ablative Case • Scribenda
Optative Subjunctive
Scribenda
Noun Clauses after Verbs of Fearing or Prevention
Quin, Quominus
Scribenda
Summary: Uses of the Ablative Case
Ablative Proper • Location in Place or Time • Sociative-Instrumental
Verba tenenda
Notanda
Ante legenda
Legenda: The Roman Experience (4): The Deaths of Lucretia and Julius
Caesar—The Beginning and End of the Republic XVII Numbers; Impersonal Verbs; Definitive and Descriptive
Conjunctions
Roman Numbers
Scribenda
Impersonal Verbs
Noun Clauses with Impersonal Verbs • Scribenda
Definitive and Descriptive Conjunctions
Scribenda
Verba tenenda
Notanda
Ante legenda
Legenda The Roman Experience (5): Romulus and Remus XVIII Alternate Forms; Accusative: Additional Uses; Genitive Case (2):
Summary of Uses
Alternate Forms
Scribenda
Accusative: Additional Uses
Scribenda
Summary: Uses of the Genitive Case
Scribenda
Verba tenenda
Legenda The Roman Experience (6): Life in the City
Probanda XVI-XVIII
Appendix A: Parts of Speech
Appendix B: Uses of the Subjunctive
Appendix C: Summary of Verb Forms
Appendix D: Nouns, Adjectives, Pronouns
Appendix E: Numerals
Appendix F: Chronological Table
Appendix G: Proper Names
Latin-English Vocabulary
English-Latin Vocabulary
Index | 
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