Worlds Texts
Go to Textmap for a
complete listing of Latin passages on the site
| Publius Vergilius Maro, Aeneis 4.630-662: Dido | C. Cornelius Tacitus, Annales 14.34-5: Boudica |
| Gaius Valerius Catullus,
Carmina 27: Postumia,
submitted by Maria Marsilio, St. Joseph's University |
Quintus Horatius Flaccus, Carmina 1.23: Chloe, submitted by Maria Marsilio, St. Joseph's University |
| Quintus Horatius Flaccus, Carmina 1.5: Pyrrha | Marcus Tullius Cicero, De
Oratore 3.12.45: Laelia, submitted by Anne Leen, Furman University |
| Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita 30.12, 15: Sophonisba | Sacris rite paratis: testimony for women's role in family worship |
Instruction
Materials
Additional colleague
contributions may be found at Activities and
Syllabi & Lessons
Donald Connor, Trinity School (New York)
The following annotated Latin passages have
been added to the four Ovid selections already on the site. Each lesson is
introduced by a brief overview essay. The Latin passage contains below a
full-entry running vocabulary; on the facing page is a commentary with ample
color illustrations. Review worksheets are included. All files are in
printer-friendly PDF format (best viewed in Adobe Reader 8):
| Ovid's Metamorphoses III.528-733: The Tale of Pentheus and Dionysus |
| Ovid's Metamorphoses IV.663-764: The Tale of Perseus and Andromeda |
| Ovid's Metamorphoses X.1-77: The Tale of Orpheus and Eurydice |
| Ovid's Metamorphoses XI.90-145: The Tale of Midas and his Daughter |
| Ovid's Metamorphoses XIII.750-897: The Tale of Acis and Galatea |
Anne Leen, Furman University (Greenville,
SC)
"A Lesson for Cicero De Oratore 3,12.45: Laelia." The
lesson on Laelia's Latin is in seven parts: introduction, text, vocabulary and
notes, comprehension and discussion questions, suggestions for activities, and
a bibliography.
Barbara McManus, The College of New Rochelle
(NY)
Tarpeia in Livy and the Roman Forum." This activity
connects text interpretation with the exploration of associated ancient sites
through an assignment that links Companion to the
Worlds of Roman Women and
VRoma.
John H. Starks Jr, Binghamton
University
De
vitis mulierum Romanarum: Fall 2008. Syllabus for an Intermediate
Latin course with reading and viewing assignments on Companion.