tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17508135671276680382026-07-18T05:22:13.856+01:00Latin ResourcesSet up to help those interested in learning Latin, and suitable for beginners and intermediates. The Site aims to provide a free collection of resources and links with good quality exercises, information and resources.
Make learning Latin a more rewarding experience.Latin Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089001808184565948noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750813567127668038.post-50305209354382666422026-03-19T14:45:00.000+00:002026-03-19T14:45:06.305+00:00Featured Website: Learn RapidoTesting website developed to help you learn vocabulary (with hints and tips) https://learnrapido.com/basic-words-in-latinLatin Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089001808184565948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750813567127668038.post-83262642196544240132012-11-30T14:40:00.000+00:002012-11-30T14:40:00.372+00:00Exams adviceFor anyone preparing for Mock exams or a test, here is a piece of advice which I agree with.
I have to give a talk in a week (actually less than that - *panic*) to year 12 Latin students on how to prepare for and do the 'unseen translations' in their final examination. I have some idea of what I would like to say, but I turned to youtube to see if there was anything useful on there.All I Latin Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089001808184565948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750813567127668038.post-49607944938385918682012-10-24T15:10:00.000+01:002012-10-24T15:10:00.832+01:00Youtube Channel : LATINUM.ORG.UKThis channel accompanies a website which sells a lot of the resources that are used in the course, however the Youtube Channel is free and there are hundreds of videos on there, many with a specific focus on Latin, including children's books in Latin.
The owner of these videos presents an entire Latin course in Latin, allowing you to learn in Latin, rather than permanently translate everything. Latin Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089001808184565948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750813567127668038.post-42705167380126002392012-10-18T15:17:00.000+01:002012-10-18T15:17:00.177+01:00Translation AdviceHere is some advice about translating from Carmen Online Latin.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
I realise that everyone has slightly different methods, but I hope that for some of you at least, this will help! Latin Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089001808184565948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750813567127668038.post-31478662617491655192012-09-28T08:53:00.000+01:002012-09-28T08:53:00.090+01:00Featured BookHaving finished Edward Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, we move on to a series of commentaries of Julius Caesar's first book of Civil War.
This is a commentary of the book found on the Perseus Collection
Latin Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089001808184565948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750813567127668038.post-77015520061441415112012-09-20T14:47:00.000+01:002012-09-20T14:47:00.387+01:00Featured PodcastThis week I recommend you listen to this radio interview entitled "You Can't Dream in Latin" by an Australian radio station, it's quite interesting, and discusses the effects of Latin on the Western World.
Click here to Stream the Audio
You can see the transcript here if you wishLatin Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089001808184565948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750813567127668038.post-60525028124621168722012-09-17T09:45:00.000+01:002012-09-17T09:45:00.179+01:00Featured Website
Drills to accompany the Oxford Latin Course, second edition, chapter by chapter from the University of Missouri St Louis.
Here is the WebsiteLatin Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089001808184565948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750813567127668038.post-16472425603204779892012-09-14T08:45:00.000+01:002012-09-14T08:45:00.736+01:00Featured Book
Following on from the last featured book, this week is Volume 5 of the History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon.
Find it here
Latin Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089001808184565948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750813567127668038.post-78471608105646480612012-09-06T09:39:00.000+01:002012-09-06T09:39:00.019+01:00Featured Podcasts
Dickinson College has another series of Latin Poetry Podcasts
Christopher Francese, Professor of Classical Studies at Dickinson College, reads short poems in Latin.
The podcasts can be found on iTunes here
Latin Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089001808184565948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750813567127668038.post-25710485717268135532012-09-06T09:17:00.000+01:002012-09-06T09:17:00.531+01:00Featured PodcastSome recorded Latin conversations recorded for you
Neo-Latin Colloquia by Various Renaissance Humanists
Haec sunt colloquia scholastica viva voce acta compositaque ab humanistis sexti decimi saeculi ad usum tyronum linguae latinae. Istis fruere! Si dum audis haec colloquia illa et legere volueris, i ad paginam hanc: http://www.chlt.org/sandbox/colloquia/Latin Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089001808184565948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750813567127668038.post-62877296399588417412012-09-03T09:26:00.000+01:002012-09-03T09:26:00.484+01:00Featured Website
This weeks featured website has a very large collection of different texts all available from the Colloquia collection
University of Kentucky - Institute for Latin Studies Colloquia CollectionLatin Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089001808184565948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750813567127668038.post-55229224003971633922012-08-31T08:43:00.000+01:002012-08-31T08:43:00.328+01:00Featured 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 hereLatin Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089001808184565948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750813567127668038.post-35881913458077178762012-08-29T15:40:00.000+01:002012-08-29T15:40:00.282+01:00Basic Latin FlashcardsHere'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.
You can find this flashcard game here
For your own sanity I recommend that you turn the volume down/off Latin Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089001808184565948noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750813567127668038.post-36227721762252200332012-08-23T09:13:00.000+01:002012-08-23T09:13:00.038+01:00Featured 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
Latin Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089001808184565948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750813567127668038.post-79913909587357163262012-08-17T08:32:00.000+01:002012-08-17T08:32:00.204+01:00Featured 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.
You can find it here. Latin Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089001808184565948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750813567127668038.post-47997627664112032532012-08-15T15:30:00.000+01:002012-08-16T10:31:08.044+01:00Cambridge Latin CourseThe 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
Latin Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089001808184565948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750813567127668038.post-36214958066883231332012-08-09T09:07:00.000+01:002012-08-09T09:07:00.241+01:00Featured PodcastThis 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 toLatin Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089001808184565948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750813567127668038.post-10743408156119315502012-07-26T09:01:00.000+01:002012-07-26T09:01:00.153+01:00Featured PodcastSt Andrews Episcopal School has a series of Latin Podcasts, some of which cover vocabulary, others grammar they are available both on iTunes and from their website.
Latin Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089001808184565948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750813567127668038.post-39960037697372945982012-07-20T08:27:00.000+01:002012-07-20T08:27:00.749+01:00Featured Book
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Volume 1) by Edward Gibbon is a great book for anyone who is interested in the Roman Empire.
It is quite dense, but written very clearly - definitely not an easy read but worth it!
You can find the book for free on iTunes
Latin Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089001808184565948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750813567127668038.post-56942712479392833572012-07-18T14:55:00.000+01:002012-07-18T14:55:00.205+01:00Learn Latin On YoutubeI have just come across this channel Learn Latin Language Online with a series of flashcard videos of particular topics. The pronunciation is not the best, but it might help to learn the words.
It covers the following topics
Numbers
Verbs
Prepositions
Nature
Months
Colours
Animals
Latin Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089001808184565948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750813567127668038.post-60150155123125930032012-07-15T11:46:00.000+01:002012-07-15T11:46:29.144+01:00Roman Empire MapToday's post I'd like to share an old map of the Roman Empire when it was at its largest. I am a massive fan of maps, and this one I think shows the extent of the roman empire in a particularly stylish way.
It is based approximately in the year AD 107 and you can find a larger resolution version hereLatin Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089001808184565948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750813567127668038.post-90156758034043643392012-07-12T08:18:00.000+01:002012-07-12T20:00:07.016+01:00Featured PodcastDickinson College have a series of six Latin poetry podcasts, available on iTunes.
Here is the list of their podcasts, and the link to get them.
iTunes linkLatin Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089001808184565948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750813567127668038.post-60777505538338249002012-07-09T08:10:00.000+01:002012-07-09T08:10:16.649+01:00Frank Frost Abbott, Commentary on Selected Letters of CiceroThe Perseus collection has provided a commentary on selected letters of Cicero, which are useful for anyone studying these works at school.
Commentary on selected letters of Cicero
Latin Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089001808184565948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750813567127668038.post-55578219337353168322012-07-06T12:00:00.000+01:002012-07-09T08:28:22.080+01:00Featured BookLetters of Cicero Volume 1 by Marcus Tullius Cicero
Available on all devices with iBooks from iTunes for freeLatin Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089001808184565948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750813567127668038.post-78918442771659166282012-07-04T13:34:00.000+01:002012-07-04T13:34:00.227+01:00Latin in SchoolsFor the teachers out there, here is a short video from Cambridge University, detailing how they support Latin in Schools.
Latin in SchoolsLatin Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02089001808184565948noreply@blogger.com0