Friday 31 August 2012

Featured Book


Following on from the last featured book, this week is Volume 4 of the History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon.




Find it here

Wednesday 29 August 2012

Basic Latin Flashcards

Here's a flashcard game, aimed at children, but also easy for beginners to use. It's quite fun making it easy to learn the vocabulary and gives you a choice of 6 different meaning for each word.



For your own sanity I recommend that you turn the volume down/off 

Thursday 23 August 2012

Featured Podcast


This week features another podcast by X. Subashi who reads Caesar's De Bello Gallico (Book II) in study speed with 

read at a slow pace, with articulation, word groups, and clauses emphasized.
It can be found on iTunes 


Friday 17 August 2012

Featured Book


Following on from the last featured book, this week is Volume 3 of the History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon.

Wednesday 15 August 2012

Cambridge Latin Course

The Cambridge Latin course is the one that I followed at school and I was recently told about this interactive crossword that is based on the series of books.

You can have a look and use the wordsearch exercises here

I recommend you have a look. It helps to remember different vocabulary.

Here is an example of one

Thursday 9 August 2012

Featured Podcast

This week features two podcasts by X. Subashi who reads Cicero's Pro Caelio

There are two versions, a natural version
capturing the sound, rhythm, and pace of natural speech and performance
The other is a study version
read at a slow pace, with articulation, word groups, and clauses emphasized. 
These should help to get a genuine idea of what the latin should sound like as well as help to study the texts.