Reading Livy's Rome is a graded Latin reader designed for college use and to prepare high school students to read sight passages of Livy such as those presented on the high level International Baccalaureate exam. This innovative reader takes students who have learned the essentials of Latin grammar by stages into reading their first extended passages of a Latin author. High-interest readings are drawn from legendary ancient Roman history as told in Books I-VI of Livy's Ab Urbe Condita: Romulus and Remus, Cincinnatus, and more. Readings progress from paraphrases to authentic Livian passages, all annotated but with increasingly fewer vocabulary aids. An appendix of authentic Livian passages is included for all simplified selections.
A Teacher's Guide is available separately.
Student Text Features
Simple Latin paraphrases for pre-reading
Graded Livian Latin passages with same-page glossaries
Inserts on features of Livy's language
English section titles provide context
Graduated notes on syntax and grammar
Appendix of authentic Livian Latin for all paraphrases
Full vocabulary
6 black-and-white illustrations
Teacher's Guide Features
Literal English translation of all Latin paraphrases
Author bio
Milena Minkova and Terence Tunberg teach classical languages, literatures, and cultures at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Minkova has previously written a manual of introduction to Latin Prose Composition, as well as books on Latin inscriptions, and on medieval philosophy. Dr. Tunberg has widely published on Latin prose style and edited Latin texts. Together they have coauthored a manual on Latin composition, and are currently preparing a Latin textbook for beginners.
Extras
Reading Livy's Rome errata.
Please note the following corrections in the 2005 print run.
These changes have been incorporated in the 2007 print run.
p. 29, note to l. 4 - antecendent read antecedent
p. 53, note to l. 5 - indicated read indicate
p. 54, l. 29 - collum read manus
p. 58, l. 58 - ut placaret read ut deos placaret
p. 110, l. 36 - Postumus read Postumius
p. 111, l. 24 - Postumus read Postumius
p. 114, l. 32 - Romanorum read Volscorum
p. 115, note to l. 23 - a result clause read a purpose clause
p. 117, note to l. 13 - est read sunt
p. 121, note to l. 11 - Dykes read Dikes
p. 122, l. 38 - Animi plebis iam fracti esse videbantur. Should be first sentence in the next paraphrase on p. 124.
p. 134, l. 19 - vallum read munimentum
p. 138, l. 47 - mundavit read expurgavit
p. 167, note to l. 30 - nemo read eum
Reading Livy's Rome Teacher's Guide errata.
Please note the following corrections in the 2005 print run.
These changes will be incorporated in the next reprint.
p. 31, paraphrasis, l. 15 - collum read manus
p. 31, translation, l. 20 - neck read hands
p. 34, paraphrasis l.6 - ut placaret read ut deos placaret
p. 34, translation, l. 7 - read the gods
p. 66, paraphrasis, l. 16 - Postumus read Postumius
p. 66, paraphrasis, l. 17 - Postumum read Postumium
p. 67, translation, l. 2 - Postumus read Postumius
p. 67, translation, l. 3 - Postumus read Postumius
p. 70, paraphrasis, l. 10 - Romanorum read Volscorum
p. 70, translation, l. 13 - of the Romans read of the Volsci p. 75, paraphrasis, l. 22 - Animi plebis iam fracti esse videbantur. Should be first sentence in the next paraphrase on p. 77.
p. 76, translation, l. 12 - The spirits of the plebs seemed already to be broken. Should be first sentence in the next translation on p. 77.
p. 83, paraphrasis, l. 18 - vallum read munimentum
p. 84, translation, l. 15 - rampart read siege-work
p. 85, paraphrasis, l. 20 - mundavit read expurgavit
