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On-Line Exercises
- Internet
Workbook for the Oxford Latin Course. Developed by Robert W.
Cape, Jr., Austin College.
- On-line
Drills to Accompany the Oxford Latin Course. Developed by Margaret
Phillips, University of Missouri at St. Louis.
- Self-Help
Quizzes to accompany the Oxford Latin Course, Part I. Developed
by Barbara McManus using javascripts by Jean Alvares. Good review
for tests.
- Downloadable Study
Guides for each chapter of the OLC, Parts 1-2: grammar
explanations, worksheets, vocabulary (Greg Swann)
- Color-coded
vocabulary lists for each chapter, and more (Oxford Latin website)
- Latin
Derivatives: English Words from Latin, arranged alphabetically
by the Latin word, not only lists many English words derived from
Latin, but also has quizzes. Great way to learn vocabulary, both
Latin and English!
- Flashcards and
Games for Oxford Latin (from the Quia! web site).
- Diagraming
Latin Sentences. Developed by Barbara McManus.
- Cyber-Tutor:
Grammar explanations, and exercises for the OLC, Part 3 (John
Burroughs School)
- Scriba: Software to accompany the Oxford Latin
Course, Part I. Developed by John Gruber-Miller.
- Help with English
Grammar (Capital Community College, Hartford, CT)
- Easton Language Education's Latin
On-line, with links on grammar, pronunciation, readings, culture,
and lots more.
Quintus Horatius Flaccus
- A
Brief Biography of Horace, based primarily on his own writings.
- The
Life of Horace, attributed to Suetonius.
- Horace's
Villa, a fantastic site that includes photographs, axonometric drawings,
QuickTime movies of Horace's Villa in Licenza, plus descriptions of
new excavations at the site sponsored by the American Academy in Rome
and the Archaeological Superintendency for Lazio of the Italian Ministry
of Culture.
- Famous
Quotations from Horace, and many others. In Latin and English.
- University
of Toronto Crest and Latin motto, based on Horace, Odes 1.12.
- Listen to Fons
Bandusiae, Horace's famous poem about the fountain near his villa,
plus other poems. Each poem includes the text in both English and Latin.
- Horace's
Odes, in both English and Latin, located at the Perseus Project;
the Latin text includes an on-line dictionary and morphological analyzer
to help with tricky forms.
- Selections
from Horace's Odes, translated by Steven Willett (Diotima).
- Selections
from Horace's Epodes, with facing English and Latin, translated
by John T. Quinn (Diotima).
- The Interlinear
Horace (Greg Swann)
- Horace's
Ars Poetica (The Art of Poetry), translated by Leon
Golden.
- Q. Horati Flacci
Opera, the complete works of Horace in Latin at The Latin Library.
- Modern Poetry
based Classical Sources, compiled by Lisa Auanger. Go to Edit, Find
in Page, to find works based Horace's poetry.
- Philodemus
Project. In 1752 near Herculaneum, archaeologists discovered hundreds
of papyrus rolls that contained the library of the Epicurean philosopher
Philodemus. Learn more about the project of reading these badly-charred
scrolls and about a philosopher who influenced Horace.
The Roman world
- Interactive
Ancient Mediterranean Map Index: on-line and downloadable maps of
of the ancient Greek and Roman world.
- Ancient
Roman Technology explores how food and clothing were made, mining
and quarrying, construction, medicine and science, and time-keeping
(UNC-Chapel Hill)
- Augustus:
Images of Power (Mark Morford)
- Exploring Ancient
World Cultures: Ancient Rome. Includes a chronology, essays, images,
texts, and other interesting stuff.
- Forum Romanum: Exploring
an Ancient Marketplace, a site created by Dutch high school students;
besides descriptions and images of the buildings in the Forum, the site
includes biographies of famous Roman celebrities, anecdotes, information
on history and religion, plus on-line quizzes to test your knowledge!
- Homo Faber.
Nature, Science and Technology in Ancient Pompeii. How did Romans
measure time, build roads, make pottery? Find out here.
- History
for Kids: Rome contains articles about history, religion, daily
life, etc., plus craft projects, parents' corner, and lesson plans for
teachers.
- Imperium Romanorum,
includes a complete list of consuls, censors, and emperors.
- Lacus
Curtius: Into the Roman World. Includes a Roman Gazeteer, list of
1700 RomanSites, texts, atlas, Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman
Antiquities, and selections from Platner's Topography of Ancient
Rome.
- Riley Collection of Roman
Portraits features portraits of emperors and senators, as well as
men, women and children during the height of the Roman empire: images,
descriptions, family trees, additional links and more (Cedar Rapids
Museum of Art).
- The Rome Project,
a vast collection of resources about the Roman world, including archaeology,
literature, military, politics, philosophy, religion, theater, and maps
of Rome.
- Roman Villa at Hechingen-Stein,
Germany features a virtual tour through the villa!
- Vita Romana
Cottidiana covers a wide range of topics on Roman daily life, such
as the Roman family, the Roman house, art and architecture, money and
the economy, entertainment, school, marriage, and the military, writing
and literature (Austin College).
Easy Latin Texts and More
- Latin
Songbook. Alphabetically organized compilation of familiar songs,
translated into Latin. Includes "Ring Around the Rosie," "Adeste
Fideles," "Bah, Bah, Black Sheep," "Itsy-Bitsy Spider,"
"If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands," and more!
- Elementary
Latin Readers features Anecdotes from Antiquity, Fables of Aesop,
stories about early Roman history, and a selection from the Gospel of
Mark (Claude Pavur).
- Tolle,
Lege! "Pick it up and Read it." Easy Latin texts.
- Rude Words in Latin: insults, terms of affection, and interjections from Plautus (The Classics Pages)
- Roman tombstone
inscriptions (Pyrrha's Roman Pages), including How
to decipher tombstone inscriptions
- Latin
inscriptions at Lacus Curtius. Teach yourself to read Latin inscriptions!
A selection of photographed inscriptions, sorted by level of difficulty,
solutions presented separately.
- Ritchie's Fabulae Faciles: Click on specific
chapters in the left navigation frame to access notes and vocabulary
(UNC-Charlotte)
The
Story of Perseus
Hercules
Jason
and the Argonauts
Roman
History
- The
Fables of Phaedrus completely glossed and annotated (CTCWeb)
- The Vindolanda Tablets
On-Line
- A
Hypertext Book of Hours. Based on a 1599 Psalter, it contains Gospel
readings, psalms, prayers for saints' feastdays, and a daily calendar.
Also includes facing English translation. (Glenn Gunhouse)
- Nuntii Latini, "News
in Latin" is a weekly news show broadcast from Finland: taped broadcasts,
transcripts, archives, and more.
- Radio Bremen
also produces a Latin news broadcast.
- Hymnus Latinus Europae (Est Europa Nunc Unita)
- Current Weather (in Latin)
- The
Vulgate Bible (in Latin, of course)
- The
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook--Rome: Republic and Empire (all
in translation).
- Cicero's
Home Page
- Vergil's Home Page
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