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FOP2709 INTRODUCTION TO LATIN $29.95
Softcover, 352 pps., ISBN:9781585102709
Designed for introductory courses in Latin, this text covers all aspects of Latin Grammar with brief explanations in English, as needed, within the book. This edition is designed as a full year grammar-based course. “Real Latin” readings occur throughout the text, early and often, in the form of sentences and short passages. They are unconnected, providing the instructor the option of covering them as time and need allows.

AM5639 DISCOVERING LATIN STUDENT TEXT $19.50
E. Robbins, K. Ashworth, Softcover, 74pp. ISBN:9780877205630
A new program which provides an introduction to Latin and helps the students develop simple communicative skills. Vocabulary is organized topically: Numbers, Colors, Days of the Week, Months of the Year, The Body, and Talking About Yourself. Lively drawings convey the meanings without the use of English. Activities include: dialogues in a cartoon-strip format, picture-cued exercises and puzzles, skits and conversations, coloring activities, songs, and games. It also features short, entertaining dialogues and illustrated cultural notes after each lesson, offering views and insights into relatable aspects of Latin culture Final review sections at the end of chapters help students to practice and reinforce the material.
AM595T Teacher’s Edition $29.95

HC4237 WHEELOCK’S LATIN $29.95
F. Wheelock, R. Lafleur, 6th Ed. Softcover, 560pp. ISBN:9780060784232
Frederic M. Wheelock’s Latin first appeared in 1956, and has since become the standard text for introducing students to elementary Latin. The revised sixth edition of Wheelock’s Latin has all the features that have made it the best-selling single-volume beginning Latin textbook, many of them improved and expanded. It includes 40 chapters with grammatical explanations and readings based on ancient Roman authors, self-tutorial exercises with an answer key for independent study, a newly enlarged English-Latin/Latin-English vocabulary, a rich selection of original Latin readings, and etymological aids. Also included are maps of the Mediterranean, Italy, and the Aegean area, as well as diverse graphics and illustrations which highlight classical culture, mythology, and historical and literary figures presented in the chapter readings.
HC8423 WHEELOCK’S LATIN 6th Ed., Hardcover, ISBN:9780060784232 $29.95
HC6424 WHEELOCK’S LATIN WORKBOOK Softcover ISBN:9780060956424 $17.95
HC5061 WHEELOCK'S LATIN READER Softcover ISBN:9780060935061 $19.95

BOL486X A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO WHEELOCK’S LATIN $42.95
D. Grote, Softcover, 307pp. ISBN:9780060935061
This study guide accompanies the 6th ed. of “Wheelock’s Latin” It explains and expands the most important grammatical concepts covered in the Wheelock’s text. In addition to a companion to Wheelock’s, this guide may also be used to review beginning Latin for the general student. It features full grammatical explanations, useful short exercises with answer keys, etymological information, and a link to a companion website for pronunciation help and downloadable study aids.

BOL6385 LATIN FLASH DRILLS TO ACCOMPANY WHEELOCK’S LATIN $62.95
Designed specifically to accompany Wheelock’s, Latin Flash Drill on CD provides paradigm chart drills on forms of the major parts of speech: nouns, pronouns, adjectives and verbs (indicative and subjunctive, regular and irregular). All drills request full forms and can usually correct separately for stems and endings.

BOL5572 VOCABULARY CARDS/Grammatical Forms Summary For Wheelock’s Latin $30.95
R. LaFleur & B. Tillery, 877 Cards, ISBN:9780865165571
These vocabulary cards provide students an easy way to memorize Latin vocabulary words as they appear in each chapter of “Wheelock’s Latin,” the popular first-year Latin book. This set features 87 perforated sheets of numbered vocabulary cards arranged by chapter, a storage box, an alphabetical list of all Latin vocabulary entries with card numbers for cross-reference, and grammatical form summaries as included in Wheelock’s Latin.

AM117P LINGUA LATINA, FIRST YEAR LATIN BOOK I $23.95
J. C. Traupman, Softcover, 408 pp. ISBN:9781567654251
This book may serve as both a basic text or as a comprehensive review of the essential elements of Latin and an overview of Roman culture. Each of the 26 chapters deals with a specific topic and integrates grammatical structures and vocabulary with culture. Clear and concise explanations of structure are provided in a lively style, accompanied by a wide variety of examples. Mini-essays on aspects of the public and private life of the Romans give cultural background and provide vocabulary for the readings and exercises. Contextual exercises reinforce grammar, Roman history, and classical culture. There are questions on the readings, completion and matching games, scrambled sentences, grammatical and cultural misfit excerises, and analogy exercises. Drills based on cognates and prefixes strengthen and extend vocabulary. The book features over 40 two-color illustrations.
AM117T Teacher’s Edition $11.95
AM117C Cassettes (Set of 4 with Script) $160.00

AM689P Lingua Latina, Second Year Latin $23.95
J. C. Traupman, Softcover, 408 pp., ISBN:9781567654295
The first four chapters begin with a review of the grammar and vocabulary covered in Book I through a variety of recapitulative exercises. This book relies on the explanations of classical Latin scholars and thinkings to illustrate grammatical points. Students will read excerpts from Ovid, Vergil, Suetonius, Eutropius, Livy, Pliny, and Julius Caesar among others. Footnotes below each section of the longer readings provide historical context or linguistic commentary. A running vocabulary helps in making the texts more accessible and enjoyable.
AM689T Teacher’s Edition $11.95

OX2096 OXFORD LATIN READER $24.00
M. Balme, J. Morwood, SC, 255 pp., ISBN:9780195212099
This reader consists of excerpts from Caesar, Cicero, Catullus, Virgil, Livy, and Ovid. Commentary for each of the author’s readings are included. No grammar or practice exercises are included in this reader.

NEW STEPS IN LATIN $19.95 Each
Designed for Middle school students (6th -8th grade). A series of textbooks for use in beginning Latin courses. With this series you will learn Latin through the grammar-translation method. Each book consists of 30 lessons (intended for a year-long course in Latin), combines a minimum of explanation with a maximum of exercises (at least 40 sentences per lesson). Vocabulary in the series is based on Cicero, Vergil, Ovid, and Pliny.cognates and prefixes strengthen and extend vocabulary. The book features over 40 two-color illustrations. Instructor's Manual and Answer key are for all 3 levels.

  • FOP0088 New First Steps ISBN:9781585100088

  • FOP0453 New Second Steps ISBN:9781585100453

  • FOP0958 New Third Steps ISBN:9781585100958

  • FOP0269 Instructor's Manual ISBN:9781585100262

  • FOP2501 Answer Key ISBN:9781585102501

FOP079X FINIS REI PUBLICAE: Eyewitnesses to the End of the Roman Republic $28.95
For intermediate Latin courses, the text combines a close reading of selections of late Republican prose with a thorough grammar review. Caesar’s Civil War forms the core of the reading material; excerpts from letters of Cicero, Hirtius’ treatment of the period just before the outbreak of war, and some other readings supplement Caesar’s narrative. It is an excellent transitional text which uses actual documents and readings, with commentary on history and grammar, and exercises. Appropriate for third or fourth semester Latin and Latin Grammar review. Notes keyed to Allen and Greenough. Numerous exercises are compiled in the accompanying 126 page workbook.

FOP0804 Workbook ISBN:9781585100804 $16.95
FOP0828 Answer Key ISBN:9781585100828 $9.95

FOP0910 PLAUTUS AMPHITRYO $18.95
Softcover, 164 pps., ISBN:9781585100910
This Latin text is designed for use in intermediate courses in Latin at the college level, or as a fourth year reader. Plautus Amphitryo is an excellent example of Roman comedy. This new Latin edition and commentary by Anne Mahoney provides access to the work and its many complexities.

FOP0903 READINGS AND EXERCISES IN LATIN PROSE COMPOSITION $24.95
Softcover, 192 pps., ISBN:9781585100903
Readings and Exercises provides a refreshing approach for the standard Latin composition course. The student is encouraged to think in Latin through the process of reading unedited Latin selections and then composing in Latin, as opposed to the process of translating back and forth into English. The book offers a number of highly structured composition exercises that develop students to a deeper understanding of Latin grammar and prose as well as to greater facility in reading and understanding it.
FOP0927 Answer Key Softcover, 60 pps $19.95 ISBN:1585100927

FOP1910 LATIN PROSE COMPOSITION $24.95
Softcover, 302 pps., ISBN:ISBN:9780941051910
This book is aimed at helping students enhance their command of Latin grammar and vocabulary. The exercises have been structured in a manner that gradually enables students to build their Latin prose skills. This classic text includes all common words and constructions, special vocabularies, rules for the orders of words, list of synonyms and prepositional phrases, and more. Key to Latin Prose Composition is a very informative teacher’s manual.

LATIN EVERYWHERE, EVERYDAY: A Latin Phrase Workbook

BOL5726 STUDENT TEXT $30.95
152pp ISBN:9780865165724
The student text features 180 Latin phrases with examples of usage in English, literal and everyday translations, abundant English cognates/derivatives, ample exercises for mastering phrases, 29 Latin abbreviations, and unique historical facts. The teacher’s book features answers to all of the student text’s exercises and quizzes, additional exercises, games and projects, and a CD that offers clear pronunciation in Latin. For grades 7-10.
BOL5890 Teacher’s Guide & CD-ROM $31.95 164pp, ISBN:9780865165892

AMSCO TEXTS

This series of review texts are useful as refreshers and a reference for beginning to advanced students of Latin. The lessons can be followed in any order thereby adapting to any teaching curriculum., and illustrated cultural notes introduce your students to up to date surveys of the Latin language, geography, history, life-style, literature, art, and music.

  • LATIN IS FUN BK 1
    • AM487S LATIN IS FUN $24.00 ISBN:0877205507
    • AM487T TEACHER'S EDITION on CD $14.95
  • LATIN IS FUN BK 2
    • AM605S LATIN IS FUN $25.95 ISBN:0877205655
    • AM605T TEACHER'S EDITION $14.95
  • LATIN FIRST YEAR
    • AM332P LATIN FIRST YEAR $16.00 ISBN:0877205515
    • AM58W Workbook $20.95 ISBN:0877205531
    • AM58K ANSWER KEY $4.00
    • LATIN TWO YEARS
      • AM333P LATIN TWO YEARS $20.95 ISBN:0877205558
      • AM335W WORKBOOK $21.95 ISBN:0877205566
      • AM333K ANSWER KEY $4.00
    • LINGUA LATINA 1st Year Bk 1
      • AM117P LINGUA LATINA, 1 year Bk 1 $23.95 ISBN:0567654258
      • AM117T TEACHER'S EDITION $11.95
      • AM117C CASSETTES (Set of 4 with Script) $160.00
    • LINGUA LATINA 2nd Year Bk 2


    ADVANCED PLACEMENT

    REA2132 AP Latin Vergil/Literature The Best Prep $19.95
    Softcover, 425 pps., ISBN:9780738602134
    An in depth review and test prep covering both the Vergil and Literature Latin Exams. These comprehensive reviews cover a multiple choice section of 50 questions that contains passages common to both exams, as well as a syllabus based passage. They feature 2 full length practice exams, both of which are on CD-ROM with timed tests and instant scoring. Includes full explanations for each answer, test taking strategies, drills, and a custom study schedule.

    REA2930 AP Latin Vergil/Literature w/TESTware $29.95
    Softcover, 425 pps., ISBN:9780738602936
    An in depth review and test prep covering both the Vergil and Literature Latin Exams. These comprehensive reviews cover a multiple choice section of 50 questions that contains passages common to both exams, as well as a syllabus based passage. They feature 2 full length practice exams, both of which are on CD-ROM with timed tests and instant scoring. Includes full explanations for each answer, test taking strategies, drills, and a custom study schedule.

    FOP1675 A HORACE READER FOR ADVANCED PLACEMENT $19.95
    Softcover, 160 pps., ISBN:9780941051675
    Intended for Latin students with at least 3 years of Latin experience. This new, illustrated text prepares students for the Advanced Placement examination in Latin with an introduction to Horace’s life and work, and is also useful as a college text introducing Horace. Includes, Latin text of 28 poems with facing notes, glossaries on meter and figures of speech, and a complete vocabulary. Each poem is introduced by a brief summary in English.
    FOP1682 Teacher’s Edition ISBN:9780941051682 $19.95

    AP PRACTICE WORKBOOKS
    Contains the required AP Latin text along with exercises. Includes all aspects of AP syllabus: content, translation, meter, grammar, syntax, vocabulary, figures of speech, and literary analysis.
    BOL574 A Horace Workbook ISBN:9780865165748 $26.50
    BOL6498 A Horace Teacher's Guide ISBN:9780865166493 $31.95
    BOL6141 A Vergil Workbook ISBN:9780865166141 $26.50
    BOL6516 A Vergil Teacher's Guide ISBN:9780865166516 $31.95

    AM334P LATIN THREE AND FOUR YEARS: Prose and Poetry Review Text $18.95
    C. I. Freundlich, Softcover, 334 pp., ISBN:9780877205586
    This text includes a combined review of Latin prose and poetry that is ideal for an advanced Latin course. The text is divided into two sections for flexibility of use for teachers who wish to alternate prose and poetry in Latin 3 and 4. A comprehensive review of Latin grammar is organized topically and extensive structural practice, along with word study and derivation, are found within each main section. Also included is a review of Roman culture and civilization.
    AM334PK Answer Key $4.00

    FOP0800 Selections from Ovid $19.95
    Softcover, 206 pps. ISBN:9781585100880
    Perfect for intermediate/advanced Latin classes. Contains extensive selections for Ovid’s primary works, all in Latin, with notes, commentary and glossary. The selections include: Metamorphoses, Fasti, Heroides, Tristia, Epistulae ex Ponto, Amores, Ars Amatoria.

    Ovid Amores, Metamorphoses Selections
    2nd edition. Latin text based on Loeb text by Goold contains: Met. I.452-567; IV 55-166; VIII.183-235; VIII.616-724; X.238-297; Amores I.1, I.3, I.9, I.11, I.12, III.15. This workbook contain the Latin text that is on the AP* syllabus accompanied by exercises (grammar, translation, short answer analysis, scansion if appropriate, figures of speech, and essay questions) that will both help students to read and understand the literature as well as prepare for the AP* examination.
    BOL4314 Student Text Softcover, ISBN:9780865164314 $35.50
    BOL4963 Teacher's Edition Softcover, ISBN:9780865164963 $35.50

    BOL3835 Selections from Ovid Read in Classical Latin $57.50
    This exciting [Living Voice] series of cassettes for teachers and students features oral performances of important works in Latin by Robert Sonkowsky. The readings incorporate the Restored Classical pronunciation of Latin and Greek after the scholarly conclusions of historical linguists and endeavour to interpret the selections in accord with the text.

    Horace: Satire 1.9 The Boor
    Complete text based on the Oxford Wickham-Garrod edition, with introduction, notes on same and facing pages, complete vocabulary in back.
    BOL4130 Student , Softcover ISBN:9780865164130 $13.95
    BOL4291 Teacher's Edition ISBN:9780865164291 $7.95

    BOL4420 Roman Verse Satire:Lucilius to Juvenal $39.95 ISBN:9780865164420
    The full spectrum of Roman satire is presented in a reader-friendly format, perfect for Roman Civilization survey-type courses and as a supplementary text for the Latin classroom. Includes: Introduction, Translations, Notes keyed to the translations, Index of biographical, mythical, and geographical names.

    Cicero Pro Archia Poeta Oratio
    2nd Edition. This is one of the best defenses of literature and the humanities. Cerutti's edition provides a comprehensive treatment of grammatical issues with a keen analysis of the rhetorical devices Cicero wove into the fabric of the oration. This edition combines the Latin text, running vocabulary and commentary, a brief bibliography, glossary of proper names and places, glossary of terms, and general vocabulary to make it an excellent edition for the AP* and college Latin classroom.
    BOL6424 Student $24.50 Softcover, ISBN:9780865166424
    BOL6165 TG $34.50 Softcover, ISBN:9780865166165
    BOL4390 Companion $34.50 ISBN:9780865164390

    BOL6431 A Cicero Workbook $26.50 ISBN:9780865166431
    The exercises in the workbook give students practice with all aspects of the AP* Cicero syllabus: content, translation, meter, grammar, syntax, vocabulary, figures of speech, and literary analysis. In addition, the format of the exercises accustoms the students to all the kinds of questions found on the AP* Cicero Examination.
    BOL6547 A Cicero TG ISBN:9780865166547 $31.95

    BOL3416 Cicero's First Catilinarian Oration $30.95 ISBN:9780865163416
    This edition of Cicero's speech provides the entire speech with the essential vocabulary and assistance they need. The format of the information on the page makes it more comfortable to read and review the Latin text. An historical narrative introduces the oration. This text is suitable for those who are teaching Cicero for the first time as well as seasoned Cicero fans.

    Cicero's De Amicitia
    This edition includes the Latin text of the AP* selections of De Amicitia (sections 17–23 and 100–104) , running vocabulary and commentary, a brief bibliography, and general vocabulary.
    BOL6394 Student $20.95 Softcover, ISBN:9780865166394
    BOL6417 TG $31.95 ISBN:9780865166417

    BOL5595 Cicero's Pro Caelio $50.95 ISBN:9780865165595
    3rd Edition. This newly revised edition of one of Cicero's greatest orations provides all the linguistic and background material for the Cicero component of the AP* program in Latin literature. A terrific college text, too.

    Cicero The Patriot
    This readable volume interweaves the story of Cicero's private life and feelings with the development of his public life and his literary output. Students will enjoy this volume that completes the gaps in a student's knowledge of Cicero. The ethical principles that propelled the orator to courageous and ultimately fatal undertakings are told with memorable twists of language that offer comic relief and enhance the appreciation for Cicero as a total person. The teacher's manual is reproducible.
    BOL5878 Student $13.50 ISBN:9780865165878
    BOL5885 Teacher's Edition $13.50 ISBN:9780865165885

    BOL0019 Cicero On Old Age / De Senectute $27.50 ISBN:9780865160019
    The relevance of Cicero's On Old Age transcends time and culture as it examines with superlative clarity the challenging problem of aging. Cicero brilliantly addresses the aspects of old age and its sociological problems in a manner that is as relevant today as it was two thousand years ago. With Latin text, notes, and vocabulary, this is a valuable text that intermediate students will find instructive and insightful.

    CATULLUS: EXPANDED EDITION
    The student book provides an annotated Latin text of the Catullus selections and a variety of excellent supports including vocabulary, explanation of meters and figures of speech, and an introduction to the life and poetry of Catullus. The Teacher’s Manual is designed to help educators prepare students for the Catullus component of the AP Latin Literature Exam. It includes the Latin text of the selections, a working translation, a bibliography, and tests on reproducible pages.The Teacher’s Manual and Student Text of the have successfully prepared students for the AP Latin Literature exam.
    BOL2751 Student Text $38.50 ISBN:9780865166035
    BOL4304 Teacher’s Guide $27.50 ISBN:978086516648X

    WRITING PASSION: A Catullus Reader
    BOL4826 Student Book R. Ancona, ISBN:9780865164826 $40.95
    This anthology includes all of the 42 Catullus poems required by the 2004-2005 AP Latin Literature Syllabus and features an introduction to each poem, line-by-line contextual notes, appendices on meters and rhetorical devices, and a complete vocabulary guide.
    BOL4835 Teacher’s Guide $30.95 ISBN:9780865164833
    The key features the Latin text in large format, literal translations of the poems, discussion questions, and sample tests.

    BOL5858 POET AND ARTIST: Imagining the Aeneid $40.95
    H. Bender & D. Califf, (Book & CD) ISBN:9780865165854
    Included in this set are the Ogilgy plates and the AP lines of the Aeneid, complete with questions about the masterpeice. This book encourages close examiniation and critical reflection of the passages. Also included are the complete ext of all lines on the Vergil AP syllabus, all of the Ogilgy translation plates on CD-ROM, and questions in English.

    BOL4196 HORACE: SELECTED ODES AND SATIRE 1.9 Student Text $37.50 2nd Edition ISBN:9780865166080
    BOL6129 Teacher's Guide $38.50 ISBN:0865166127
    This teacher’s guide contains large print of all of the Latin text in a reproducible format, literal translations, and sample tests.
    The poetry of Horace is highlighted with the text of all of the AP poems, line-by-line notes, vocabulary, descriptions of all of the meters used, and definitions of figures of speech.
    BOL5742 HORACE Workbook $26.50 ISBN:9780865165748
    BOL6493 WORKBOOK TG $31.95 ISBN:9780865166493

    FOP0880 SELECTIONS FROM OVID $19.95
    Softcover, 206 pps., ISBN:9781585100880
    Perfect for intermediate/advanced Latin classes. Contains extensive selections for Ovid’s primary works, all in Latin, with notes, commentary and glossary. The selections include: Metamorphoses, Fasti, Heroides, Tristia, Epistulae ex Ponto, Amores, Ars Amatoria.

    VERGIL’S AENEID: Selections From Books 1,2,4,6,10, and 12, 2nd Edition
    Barbara Weiden Boyd
    Designed for Advanced Placement and college classes, this text is a complete revision of passages from Pharr’s translation of Vergil’s Aeneid. The teacher’s guide includes literal translations, questions for discussion and analysis, large-print Latin text without macrons or italics for in-class translation and mock-tests. The student text contains Latin text with selected vocabulary and notes, ancient illustrations, grammatical appendix, Vergil’s Meter and Rhetorical Terms, Figures of Speech and Metrical Devices, and full vocabulary in a Pull-out Word List.
    BOL584X Text (Softcover) $45.50 ISBN:9780865165847
    BOL5831 Text (Hardcover) $60.50 ISBN:9780865165830
    BOL4819 TG (Softcover) $34.50 ISBN:9780865164819


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