Latin for the New Millennium: Level 2

by Terence O. Tunberg, Milena Minkova

This new complete introductory course to the Latin language 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. This new series also incorporates exercises designed for oral use, as well as a substantial core of more conventional exercises in each chapter, so that the entire course can be completed with profit by teachers who are less willing to employ spoken Latin. 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 post-antique Latin literature
* each chapter contains an unadapted selection of classical Latin from Nepos Life of Atticus
* text ends with ten additional unadapted selections from the Life of Atticus for students transition to authors courses
* Nepos selections accompanied by facing notes and vocabulary
* clear, concise grammatical explanations
* abundant exercises, both Latin to English and English to Latin
* optional oral exercises
* vocabulary geared to upper level literature and AP* syllabi
* review unit for every three chapters
* derivative and proverb studies
* background essays on daily life and the culture of post-ancient world
* essays on the heroes of classical mythology
* essays connecting the ancient, post-ancient, and modern worlds written by university scholars
* plentiful full-color illustrations complement the Latin text of each chapter
* study tips for students
* three maps custom-made for Latin for the New Millennium
* timeline of historical and literary events
For over 30 years Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers has produced the highest quality Latin and ancient Greek books. From Dr. Seuss books in Latin to Plato's Apology, Bolchazy-Carducci's titles help readers learn about ancient Rome and Greece; the Latin and ancient Greek languages are alive and well with titles like Cicero's De Amicitia and Kaegi's Greek Grammar. We also feature a line of contemporary eastern European and WWII books. Some of the areas we publish in Selections From The Aeneid
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569 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2009

About the author

Terence O. Tunberg (Ph.D., Classical Philology, University of Toronto) is an Associate Professor of Classics and teaches in the Honors Program at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. He has held faculty positions in Classics in Canada, the USA, and Belgium. His research interests include Latin prose style, and Medieval and Neo-Latin. Dr. Tunberg founded the electronic Latin journal, Retiarius, and conducts seminars every summer in the active use of Latin. (aka Terentio Tunberg).

Reviews

[Eylül Çetinbaş]

Best Latin book I have ever had albeit Oxford's Latin materials. Series' levels are not that low either. Historical details, Picts, Scots, British isles in Latin.. Aah, I'm in heaven!

[Kristen Fort]

So during this teacher workday I finish my initial read-through of the textbook we'll use next year. Some of it is kind of strange material to use in a high school Latin class, but whatever. I like the Cornelius Nepos readings.