Latin for the New Millennium Level 1

A complete introductory course to the Latin language, suitable for both high school and college students, consists of two volumes, each accompanied by a teacher's manual and students' workbooks. The strategy employed for teaching and learning incorporates the best of both the reading approach and the more abstract grammatical method. The choice of vocabulary in each chapter reflects ancient authors commonly studied for the AP* Latin examinations. There are exercises designed for oral use, as well as a substantial core of more conventional exercises in each chapter. The readings, pictures, and supplementary inserts on cultural information illuminate Roman life, civilization, Roman history, and mythology, as well as the continuing use of Latin after antiquity and its vigorous literary tradition in such periods as the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Each chapter also includes derivatives, the influence of Latin vocabulary on English, and selected proverbs or common Latin sayings.

Special Features

• the best of the reading approach and the grammar-translation approach
  
• one Latin passage in each chapter that is adapted from Latin literature
  
• clear, concise grammatical explanations
  
• abundant exercises, both Latin to English and English to Latin
  
• optional oral exercises
  
• vocabulary geared to the AP* examinations
  
• derivative and proverb studies
  
• inserts on daily life in ancient Rome and cultural information
  
• plentiful full-color illustrations, many of which are reproductions of great works of art
  
• study tips for students
  
• timelines of historical and literary events