Cambridge Latin Course Unit 2B

Cambridge Latin Course #3

by Cambridge School Classics Project

The Cambridge Latin Course is a well-established introductory program in four Units, originally developed by the Cambridge School Classics Project. Under the sponsorship of the North American Cambridge Classics Project. This proven approach includes a stimulating, continuous storyline, grammatical development and cultural information carefully woven throughout the text, a complete Language Information section-now bound into the student's volume- and, for the first time, color photographs that illustrate the Roman world. Also available are a thorough Teacher's Manual, a workbook, and cassette tapes.

142 pages, Paperback

First published May 24, 1990

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[Sammy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Volume 2B (which can also be found in a double volume with 2A) is actually one giant flashback continuing on from 2A, in which Quintus told the story of his life after Pompeii. Here, during the years 80 and 81, Quintus finds himself in Alexandria - at the other end of the Empire from the Roman Britain of 2A - as Quintus and his freed slave Clemens attempt to adjust to new life but face xenophobia, mobsters, and self-serving fellow citizens, along with suspicious deaths.

Grammatical concepts in volume 2B include the genitive case, the 4th and 5th declensions, a variety of clauses, conjunctions and pronouns. Cultural material includes life in Alexandria, Egyptian religious practices, Roman medicine and science, and the art of underwater excavation. An index wraps up the grammar thus far studied. The narrative is now becoming more complex with a wider use of tenses and cases, and the action more exciting for students as they get to know the characters and the often grim but exciting world they inhabit.

Highly recommended with the accompanying Teacher's Handbook