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Study Guide for Latin 2 National Latin Exam

I.   LANGUAGE

Nouns:  

            Declensions   1st ,2nd and 3rd

 

            1st D        2nd Mas        2nd Neu       3rd M/F      3rd Neu            4th M/F      4th Neu      5th           

            a             us/r               um             ---              ---                    us          ū                    ēs

            ae           ī                    ī                 is               is                     ūs          ūs                  eī

            ae           ō                   ō                ī                 ī                       uī           ū                    eī

            am          um                um             em             ---                    um         ū                    em

            ā             ō                   ō                e                (ī)/e                  ū            ū                    ē

 

            ae           ī                    a                ēs              (i)a                   ūs          ua                  ēs

            ārum       ōrum             ōrum          (i)um          (i)um                uum       uum               ērum

            īs            īs                  īs               ibus           ibus                 ibus       ibus               ēbus

            ās            ōs                 a                ēs              (i)a                   ūs          ua                  ēs

            īs            īs                  īs               ibus           ibus                 ibus       ibus               ēbus

 

Cases: Nom-Abl (6) 

1 Nominative:     -subject and predicate nominative

 2 Genitive:         -possession (of, ‘s, s’);  

                          - genitive with causa or gratia;

                          -description

                          - objective genitive

                          - partitive genitive

 3 Dative:              -indirect object (to/for) with verbs of giving, saying, showing, telling, entrusting

                            - purpose/reference

                           - agent (with passive periphrastic)-- it must be done by me = mihi

                            - with special adjectives, e.g.,  amicus, (friendly) hostilis, (hostile)  gratus (pleasing)

                                      carus, (dear)  similis, (similar)


4 Accusative:      -direct object

                           -duration of time:  e.g. sex diēs = for six days

                           -extent of space: e.g. 10 feet deep

                           - place  to which (without preposition) e.g. to Rome = Romam

                            -accusative-infinitive construction (Indirect statement)

                           -object of the following prepositions: 

             apud- at (the house of), with      praeter-except, besides             super- above   

            ad –to, toward, near                  ante –before, in front of                        circum -around

            in –into, onto, against                 per -through                             post –after, behind

            contra -against                                     inter-between, among               prope -near

            trāns –across                           ob – on account of                           propter – because of

              

5 Ablative:      -ablative of means -no Latin preposition= by means of, with, by

                        -ablative of time   - no Latin  preposition; e.g. in the summer, at dawn

                        -ablative of agent – w/passive verbs- use ā/ab = by

                        -ablative absolute – with the noun verbing/having been verbed

                        - ablative of comparison- (doesn’t use quam) -taller than you = altior tē

                                - ablative of description-

                                - ablative of cause -                        

                         - place from which (without preposition)

            -object of the following prepositions (SID SPACE)

             Sub -under                                Sine -without

            In –in, on                                  Prō- on behalf of, for

            Dē- about, down from               Ab/ā – away from, from

                                                            Cum- with

                                                            Ex/ē –out of, out from


6 Vocative:     -direct address –used in questions and commands; often punctuated with  “ ”,  ! or  ?

 7. Locative:     place where

 Other Noun Uses:

 Apposition (appositives)- restates another noun- put into same case as other noun-

            e.g. My sister, the doctor, is famous.   Mea soror, medica famosa est.

                                                                                   appositive

 Comparison with quam (= than):  when comparing 2 nouns,  put 2nd noun in same case as the first

            e.g. I am taller than you.         Ego sum altior quam tū.

 

Pronouns:

 -personal:   ego, tū, nōs, vōs  

 

           I/me                         You/you                    We/us                      You/you

Nom        ego                         tū                            nōs                          vōs

Gen         meī                         tuī                           nōstrum                 vestrum

Dat          mihi                        tibi                          nōbīs                      vōbīs

Acc         mē                           tē                             nōs                          vōs

Abl          mē                           tē                             nōbīs                      vōbīs

 -relative:  quī, quae, quod – who, which, whose, whom

 Nom S                    quī                          quae                        quod

Gen S                     cuius                      cuius                      cuius

Dat S                      cui                          cui                          cui

Acc  S                    quem                      quam                      quod

Abl S                      quō                          quā                          quō

 

Nom pl                   quī                          quae                        quae

Gen pl                    quōrum                  quārum                  quōrum

Dat pl                     quibus                    quibus                    quibus

Acc pl                     quōs                        quās                        qua         

Abl pl                     quibus                    quibus                    quibus

 

-interrogative:   quis, quid (uses ? mark) – Who? what?  

Nom S                    quis                        quis                        quid

Gen S                     cuius                      cuius                      cuius

Dat S                      cui                          cui                          cui

Acc  S                    quem                      quem                      quid

Abl S                      quō                          quō                          quō

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Nom pl                   quī                          quae                        quae

Gen pl                    quōrum                  quārum                  quōrum

Dat pl                     quibus                    quibus                    quibus

Acc pl                     quōs                        quās                        quae       

Abl pl                     quibus                    quibus                    quibus

-reflexive:  meī, tuī,  nostrum, vestrum, suī- self (refers back to subject)

 

meī                         tuī                           nostrum vestrum                                     suī          of … self

mihi                        tibi                          nōbīs                      vōbīs                         sibi         to/for …self

mē                           tē                             nōs                          vōs                         sē            …self

mē                           tē                             nōbīs                      vōbīs                       sē            by/with/from…self

 -demonstratives:  hic, ille, is

This/these                                               That/those                                      He       She      It (also  this/that)

hic          haec        hoc                          ille          illa          illud                  is             ea            id

huius      huius      huius                         illius      illius      illius                      eius        eius        eius

huic        huic        huic                          illī           illī           illī                      eī             eī             eī

hunc       hanc       hoc                           illum      illam       illud                    eum        eam         id

hōc          hāc          hōc                          illō          illā          illō                   eō            eā            eō

 

hī            hae          haec                        illī           illae        illa                         eī             eae          ea

hōrum    hārum    hōrum                        illōrum  illārum  illōrum                       eōrum    eārum    eōrum

hīs          hīs          hīs                             illīs         illīs         illīs                         eīs           eīs           eīs

hōs          hās         haec                         illōs        illās        illa                          eōs          eās          ea

hīs          hīs          hīs                             illīs         illīs         illīs                         eīs           eīs           eīs

 -demonstratives:  ipse, īdem, iste

him-, her-, itself/themselves              The same…                            That/those, such.. (usually pejorative)

ipse         ipsa         ipsum              īdem       eadem     idem             iste         ista         istud

ipsius     ipsius     ipsius                 eiusdem  eiusdem eiusdem           istius      istius      istius

ipsī         ipsī         ipsī                   eīdem     eīdem     eīdem             istī          istī          istī

ipsum     ipsam     ipsum                eundem   eandem   idem              istum      istam      istud

ipsō         ipsā         ipsō                eōdem     eādem     eōdem           istō         istā         istō

 

ipsī         ipsae       ipsa                  eīdem     eaedem   eadem              istī          istae       ista

ipsōrum    ipsārum      ipsōrum               eōrundem      eārundem   eōrundem             istōrum  istārum  istōrum

ipsīs       ipsīs       ipsīs                   eīsdem   eīsdem    eīsdem               istīs        istīs        istīs

ipsōs       ipsās       ipsa                  eōsdem   eāsdem   eadem              istōs       istās       ista

ipsīs       ipsīs       ipsīs                   eīsdem   eīsdem    eīsdem              istīs        istīs        istīs

 -indefinite pronouns:     aliquis, aliquid, (someone/thing, anyone/thing)

                                   quīdam, quaedam, quiddam (a certain one/thing, someone/thing)

                                   quisque, quidque (each one/thing)

 Adjectives: Declensions 1st ,2nd, 3rd  (masculine, feminine and neuter) –positive form

                                Fem        Mas        Neu                                           Mas        Fem        Neu

                                a              us/r        um                                          -/is/e       -/is/e       -/e

                                ae            ī               ī                                               is             is             is

                                ae            ō              ō                                              ī               ī               ī

                                am           um          um                                          em           em           -/e

                                ā              ō              ō                                              ī               ī               ī

 

                                ae            ī               a                                          ēs            ēs            ia

                                ārum      ōrum      ōrum                                        ium         ium         ium

                                īs             īs             īs                                          ibus        ibus        ibus

                                ās            ōs            a                                           ēs            ēs            ia

                                īs             īs             īs                                          ibus        ibus        ibus

 -noun and adjective agreement = number, gender and case (don’t have to match declensions)

 -interrogative:     quot =how many

  -degrees:  positive, comparative, superlative in all 3 declensions (regular and irregular)

positive:  (tall) --altus, a, um (1st/2nd Decl) or (brave,strong)-- fortis, e (3rd Decl)

comparative: (taller, more tall, rather tall) ----altior, altioris (all comparatives are 3rd declension) (M/F)

                                                                     ----altius, altioris (neuter)

superlative: (tallest, very tall, most tall) altissimus, a um; fortissimus, a,  um (all in 1st/2nd declension) 

variant superlatives:  words which end in ‘r’ – errimus instead of issimus (celerrimus)

                                     words which end in ‘l’ – illimus instead of issimus (facillimus)

 

 irregulars: bonus        melior, ius       optimus           (good, better, best)

                  malus         peior,  ius        pessimus         (bad, worse, worst)

                  parvus       minor, us         minimus          (small, smaller, smallest)

                  magnus      maior, ius        maximus          (big, bigger, biggest)

                   multus      ------- plus        plurimus          (much, more, most)

 

 

Numbers:

Cardinal  numbers   1-10; unus, duo, tres/tria, quattuor, quinque, sex, septem, octo, novem, decem

                                 100 –centum      and 1000- mille

Roman numerals 1-100:  I (1), V(5),  X(10), L(50), C(100), D(500), M(1000)

 

Ordinals:    1st-10th: primus, secundus, tertius, quartus, quintus, sextus, septimus, octavus, nonus, decimus

 

Adverbs: degrees:  positive, comparative, superlative (regular and irregular)

-positive forms made from from first and second declension adjectives (usually ly in English)

-formation 1st/2nd Decl:  pulcher, pulchrA, pulchrum=beautiful:

                        remove the ‘A’ from feminine, replace with ē = pulchrē = beautifully

-formation 3rd Decl:  add –‘ter’ or ‘iter’ to the stem.    e.g. celer ----celeriter; fortis -----fortiter

- comparative:  add –ius to the base (any declension)  e.g. fortius –more bravely

 

-superlative:  add –issimē, errimē or illimē to the base  e.g. fortissimē = most/very bravely

 

-interrogatives:    cur, (why?) ubi (where?) quomodo (how?) quando (when?)

 

-irregulars:      bene                melius             optimē                         (well, better, best)

                        male                peius               pessimē           (badly, worse, worst)

                        magnopere      magis               maximē           (greatly, more, greatest)

                        multum            plus                 plurimum         (much, more, most)

                        parum              minus              minimē                        (little, less, least)

                        diu                   diutius             diutissimē       (long, longer, longest)

 

 

 

Conjunctions:

 sive… sive (whether…or),       vel…vel (either…or),                                       (if),

antequam (before),                   non modo...sed etiam (not only…but also)            nam, (for)        

vero (in truth, but, however)      aut, (or)                                                            et (and),          

quod (because)                         sed (but),                                                          ubi (when)       

neque, (and not/neither/nor)      et...et, (both… and)                                          nec…nec (neither…nor)

neque...neque (neither…nor); aut…aut; (either…or)                                       postquam; (afterwards) quamquam; (although)

 

 

Enclitic: -ne (indicates a yes/no question –do not use with question word like how, when, who, etc)

              -que (attach on the second of the 2 words/phrases; puerī puellaeque (boys and girls)

              - cum (attach to pronouns-e.g. tēcum = with you)

              -ve (or)

 

Verbs: Translations:  Present, (3) Imperfect, (4) Future, (1) Perfect (3) Pluperfect (1), Future Perfect (1)

 Present:            I verb                                    I do verb                     I am verbing

Imperfect:         I was verbing                        I used to verb             I did verb                    I verbed

Future:              I shall/will verb

Perfect:             I have verbed                       I verbed                      I did verb

Pluperfect:        I had verbed

Future Perfect:    I shall/will have verbed

 

Passive Verbs: Translations:  Present, Imperfect, Future, Perfect, Pluperfect, Future Perfect

 

Present:               I am verbed                                     I am being verbed

Imperfect:           I was being verbed                           I used to be verbed                    I was verbed

Future:                I shall/will be verbed

Perfect:                I have been verbed                         I was verbed                      

Pluperfect:          I had been verbed

Future Perfect:   I shall/will have been verbed

 

Deponent Verbs: active translations, passive forms except: active forms in present participle, future participle and future infinitive. Sample verbs below:

 1st: arbitror, āri, arbitratus; (to judge, think) 2nd: vereor, verērī, veritus (to fear, revere)

3rd: loquor, loquī, locutus (to speak);             sequor, sequī, secutus (to follow)

3rd io: gradior, gradī, gressus (to walk)          4th: orior, orīrī, ortus (to rise)

 

 

 

Conjugations 1st – 4th   

 -six tenses of the indicative mood: present, imperfect, future, perfect, pluperfect, future pf (active voice)

           Present        Imperfect  Future 1st/2nd -3rd/4th         Perfect           Pluperfect         Future Perfect

I              -ō            -bam           -bō           -am             -ī                      -eram              -erō

You         -s             -bās             -bis          -ēs              -istī                  -erās                -eris

He, she, it  -t             -bat             -bit           -et              -it                     -erat                -erit

We          -mus        -bāmus         -bimus      -ēmus        -imus                 -erāmus           -erimus

You pl     -tis           -bātis          -bitis          -ētis           -istis                  -erātis             -eritis

They       -nt            -bant           -bunt         -ent           -ērunt                 -erant              -erint

 

present   imperfect        future1st/2nd 3rd/4th               perfect,                  pluperfect,             future pf  

-(o)r        -bar                       -bor         -ar                    4th pp + sum          4th pp + eram         4th pp + erō

-ris         -bāris                     -beris     -ēris                    4th pp + es             4th pp + erās          4th pp + eris

-tur         -bātur                    -bitur      -ētur                  4th pp + est            4th pp + erat           4th pp + erit

-mur       -bāmur                   -bimur    -ēmur                4th pp + sumus        4th pp + erāmus    4th pp + erimus

-minī      -bāminī                  -biminī   -ēminī                 4th pp +   estis        4th pp + erātis       4th pp + eritis

-ntur       -bantur                   -buntur  -ēntur                 4th pp + sunt           4th pp + erant        4th pp + erunt

 -present active imperative singular and plural          :   = verb!

                                                           1st                       2nd                  3rd                  4th       

                                                        ā   āte                ē   ēte                ĕ    ĭte               ī    īte

 

-irregular imperatives:  dīc (speak, say), dūc, (lead) fac (do, make), fer (carry, bring)

 -negative imperative with noli, nolite + infinitive = don’t verb!

            e.g. nōlī amāre = don’t love!             nōlīte amāre = don’t love (plural)

 

-present active infinitive= to verb                  -āre                   -ēre               -ere                 -īre

-present passive infinitive=to be verbed       -ārī                    -ērī                -ī                      -īrī

-perfect active infinitive= to have verbed    use the 3rd  principal part + sse    e.g. amāvisse

-perfect passive infinitive=to have been verbed  use the 4th principal part + esse     e.g. amātus esse

-future active =to be about to verb    use the 4th  principal part + ūrus + esse       e.g. amatūrus esse

 

-infinitives in indirect statement (with accusative subject)

Main(head) verb +    accusative subject        + infinitive verb

 

e.g.   Sciō                   puellam                           ambulāre          (I know that the girl is walking)

         Sciō                   puellam                          ambulāvisse      (I know that the girl walked)

         Scīvī                  puellam                           ambulāre            (I knew that the girl was walking)

         Scīvī                  puellam                          ambulāvisse      (I knew that the girl had walked)

 

-participles: 

    present          -ns,  ntis = verbing   e.g. amans, monens, veniens (3rd Decl)

    perfect          4th pp + us, a, um = having been verbed   amatus, monitus, etc  (1st/2nd Decl)

    future            4th pp + ūrus, a, um = about to verb/going to verb (1st/2nd Decl)

 

 

 

 

 -four tenses of the subjunctive mood: present, imperfect, perfect, pluperfect

                             1st C             2nd C        3rd C       3rd io and 4th

  Present Tense:      Lets             Beat         That        Liar   + m, s, t, mus, tis, nt (active)

                                                                                         + r, ris, tur, mur, mini, ntur (passive)

 

  Imperfect:  present active infinitive            (e.g. amāre) + m, s, t, mus, tis, nt (active);            = amārem

                                                                             +(r, ris, tur, mur, mini, ntur (passive)           = amārer

 

 Perfect:  3rd principal part + erō, erīs, erit, erīmus, erītis, erint                                                = amāverō

                Passive:  4th principal part + sim, sīs, sit, sīmus, sītis,  sint                                     = amātus sim

 

 Pluperfect: perfect active infinitive +  m, s, t, mus, tis, nt                                                    = amāvissem

               Passive:  4th  principal part + essem, essēs, esset, essēmus, essētis, essent             = amātus essem

 

 

Sequence of Tense:              Main Verb                                           Subjunctive Verb

 Primary Sequence:           present, future, future perfect             present, perfect

 Secondary Sequence:        imperfect, perfect, pluperfect             imperfect, pluperfect

 

-irregular verb sum, esse, fuī, futūrus (to be):  and possum, posse, potuī—(to be able)

 

Present                Imperfect   Future     Perfect      Pluperfect          Future Perfect

sum             eram           erō fuī                fueram          fuerō    I am, was, will be, have been, had been,will have been

es                 erās            eris                fuistī           fuerās         fueris You are, were, will be, have been, had been,will have been

est                erat             erit                fuit                fuerat            fuerit  He, is, was, will be, has been, , had been, will have been

sumus         erāmus      erimus          fuimus      fuerāmus  fuerimus We are,were, will be,have been,had been,will have been estis                   erātis         eritis  fuistis        fuerātis     fueritis  You are, were, will be, have been, had been,will have been

sunt             erant          erunt             fuērunt      fuerant     fuerint  They are,were,will be, have been , had been,will have been

 

I am able/can        I was able/could    I will be able         I have been able  I had been able        I shall have been able

possum            poteram            poterō              potuī            potueram         potuerō  

potes                       poterās           poteris                  potuistī         potuerās           potueris  

potest                     poterat                  poterit             potuit            potuerat          potuerit      

posumus                poterāmus         poterimus           potuimus       potuerāmus      potuerimus  

potestis           poterātis            poteritis             potuistis            potuerātis              potueritis   

possunt                  poterant            poterunt                  potuērunt       potuerant          potuerint   

 

 

volō, velle, voluī – to wish, want (to)   -   Pf Infin = voluisse     Participle:  volens, entis

 I want                   I wanted             I will want           I have wanted        I had wanted          I shall have wanted

volō                      volēbam              volam                  voluī                     volueram               voluerō  

vīs                         volēbās               volēs                   voluistī                 voluerās                 volueris  

vult                       volēbat                volet                   voluit                   voluerat                 voluerit    

volumus                volēbāmus           volēmus               voluimus              voluerāmus           voluerimus   

vultis                     volēbātis             volētis                  voluistis                voluerātis              volueritis   

volunt                    volēbant              volent                   voluērunt              voluerant               voluerint  

 

 

 

fiō,  fierī, factus sum – to happen, become, be made, be done

 I become                I became                I will become        

fiō                           fiēbam                    fiam         

fis                           fiēbās                     fiēs                            

fit                            fiēbat                      fiet                             

fimus                      fiēbāmus                fiēmus             

fitis                         fiēbātis                   fiētis                         

fiunt                       fiēbant                    fient                          

  

nōlō, nolle, noluī – to not want, be unwilling (to)  Imperatives: nōlī and nōlīte------ Pf Infin = noluisse

 

I am unwilling      I was unwilling                             I will be unwilling                I have been unwilling   I had been unwilling            I shall have been unwilling

nolō                        nolēbam          nolam                       noluī                     nolueram               noluerō  

nōn vīs                   nolēbās             nolēs                        noluistī                noluerās                nolueris  

nōn vult                  nolēbat            nolet                         noluit                  noluerat                 noluerit    

nolumus                nolēbāmus          nolēmus                   noluimus             noluerāmus          noluerimus   

nōn vultis              nolēbātis            nolētis                     noluistis               noluerātis             nolueritis   

nolunt                    nolēbant             nolent                      noluērunt             noluerant              noluerint  

 

mālō, mālle, maluī—to prefer     Pf Infinitive = māluisse

 I prefer                   I preferred             I will prefer           I have preferred          I had preferred      I shall have preferred

mālō                       mālēbam                mālam                     māluī                     mālueram              māluerō  

māvīs                      mālēbās                 mālēs                      māluistī                māluerās               mālueris  

māvult                    mālēbat                  mālet                      māluit                  māluerat                māluerit    

mālumus               mālēbāmus            mālēmus                 māluimus             māluerāmus         māluerimus   

māvultis                 mālēbātis               mālētis                    māluistis              māluerātis            mālueritis   

mālunt                   mālēbant                mālent                     māluērunt            māluerant             māluerint  

eō, īre, iī, itūrus – to go    Pf infin= īsse         Part:  iēns, euntis      Gerund:  eundī

 I go                 I was going            I shall go               I have gone            I had gone              I shall have gone

eō                            ībam                       ībō                           iī                             ieram                    ierō  

is                             ībās                         ībis                         īstī                          ierās                       ieris  

it                             ībat                         ībit                          iit                           ierat                       ierit    

imus                       ībāmus                 ībimus                        iimus                      ierāmus                 ierimus   

itis                          ībātis                      ībitis                       īstis                        ierātis                   ieritis   

eunt                        ībant                      ībunt                       iērunt                     ierant                    ierint  

 

Present Imperatives:    (Sing)  ī  (go!)              (Plural) īte (go!)

  

ferō, ferre, tūlī, lātus – to carry, bear

 

I carry                    I carried                I shall carry          I have carried       I had carried         I shall have carried

ferō                         ferēbam                 feram                     tulī                          tuleram                 tulerō  

fers                         ferēbās                   ferēs                       tulistī                     tulerās                   tuleris  

fert                         ferēbat                   feret                       tulit                        tulerat                    tulerit    

ferimus                  ferēbāmus             ferēmus                tulimus                  tulerāmus             tulerimus   

fertis                      ferēbātis                ferētis                    tulistis                   tulerātis                               tuleritis   

ferunt                     ferēbant                 ferent                      tulērunt                tulerant                tulerint  

 PASSIVE:  To be carried

 feror                       ferēbar                   ferar                       lātus sum              lātus eram             lātus erō

ferris (re)              ferēbāris (re)        ferēris (re)            lātus es                  lātus erās              lātus eris

fertur                     ferēbātur               ferētur                   lātus est                 lātus erat               lātus erit

ferimur                  ferēbāmur             ferēmur                 lātus sumus          lātus erāmus        lātus erimus

feriminī                 ferēbāminī            ferēminī                lātus estis             lātus erātis           lātus eritis

feruntur                ferēbantur             ferentur                 lātus sunt              lātus erant            lātus erunt

 

Present Imperatives:    (sing)  fer  (bear!)       (Plural) ferte (bear!)

  

impersonal verbslicet = it is permitted;  placet – it is pleasing (usually plus a dative);

                              oportet (it is necessary)

 

-Subjunctive Verbs- (all forms)

  -hortatory, (may, let) -purpose, (in order to, to, so that) -result, (so… that (as a result))

  -indirect question, (question main verb & question word + subjunctive) e.g. I asked how he did that.

  -cum clauses, (when, since, because, although + tamen)

  -conditions – should…would aka future less vivid; (2 pres subj);

   present contrary to fact; (2 imperfect subj) past contrary to fact (2 pluperfect subjunctives)

 

 

-Syntax

  - ablative absolute

  - passive periphrastic

  - gerunds and gerundives

  - expressions of purpose using gerunds and gerundives

 

 

II. CIVILIZATION AND CULTURE

-Authors and Literature: 

general information on the life and works of Caesar:

general information on the life and works of Cicero:

Golden Age prose authors, e.g., Livy;

Silver Age prose authors, e.g., Pliny the Younger, Tacitus

 

-Rhetorical Figures:  those common in prose, e.g., anaphora,  hyperbole, irony,  alliteration,  simile, chiasmus

  

-Geography:  Alexandria, Alps, Pyranees, Libya, Delphi,

-Regions of Italy:  Latium, Etruria, Campania

Roman world, e.g., Roma, Italia, Graecia, Britannia, Hispania, Germania, Aegyptus

  -Bodies of water: Mare Nostrum, Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, Black Sea

  -Rivers:  Tiber River; Rhine River, Po River, Nile River, Rubicon River

  -Important Italian locations, e.g., Ostia, Pompeii, Mt. Vesuvius, Brundisium, Apennine Mts

  -Provinces, e.g., Africa, Gallia, Asia Minor,

  -Major cities: Carthage, Troy, Athens

  -Islands:  Sicilia, Creta

 

History:

 

-Basic historical divisions:

Monarchy- 753BC-509 BC –  kings are highest ruling officials

--Kings of Rome: 1. Romulus, 2. Numa Pompilius, 3. Tullus Hostilius, 4. Ancus Martius, 

                                  5. Tarquinius Priscus,  6. Servius Tullius,  7. Tarquinius Superbus

Republic – 509 BC-27BC –      consuls, dictator, praetor, tribune, fasces

--Early Roman heroes:                        Horatius, Cincinnatus, Mucius Scaevola

--Prominent historical characters:  Hannibal; Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Spartacus

-- Major events of Roman history:  Punic Wars, Caesar's conquest of Gaul

 Late Republic-Early Empire:   Caesar, Cicero, Octavian (Augustus) --Battle of Actium, Pompey, Crassus, Catiline, eruption of Mt. Vesuvius

 Empire –     27 BC -476 –        emperors are highest ruling officials

-- Prominent historical characters:  Augustus, Marc Antony, Cleopatra

  

-Mythology: Olympians (Greek/Roman names) symbols, duties; founding of Rome, Romulus and Remus

 Olympians and associated myths, e.g., Daphne and Apollo, Arachne and Minerva;

 Major heroes, e.g., Hercules, Aeneas, Jason and Medea, Odysseus, Perseus, Theseus, Daedalus

 Monsters Medusa, Cyclops, Minotaur, Chimera

 Trojan war, e.g., Achilles, Hector, Ulysses, Helen

 The Underworld, e.g., Cerberus, Charon, Prosperina, Styx, Pluto

 Groups and figures:  Centaurs, Fates, Muses, nymphs, satyrs, Atalanta, Echo and Narcissus

 

 -Roman life:

 

-calendar: Kalends, Nones, Ides, pridie, a.d. (ante diem)

-religion:  Pontifex Maximus, Augures

-military: legio, castra, legatus, impedimenta

-ceremonies: weddings, funerals

-city of Rome, e.g., Forum, Circus Maximus, Colosseum; Palatine Hill, Via Appia, Curia

-basic housing, e.g., villa, atrium; triclinium, insulae

-clothing, e.g., toga, tunica, stola;

-Roman household, e.g., pater, mater, servus, filius, filia

-meals, e.g., ientaculum, prandium, cena, culina

 

-architectural structures and their functions: e.g., aqueduct, thermae (baths), circus, (chariot racing)    

     amphitheater (gladiatorial battles), curia (senate house), theatrum (theater, stage performances)

     basilica, (law courts)

 

 III. LATIN IN USE

-Basic spoken phrases:

plaudite omnes                        everyone clap                me paenitet      I’m sorry/I regret

eamus                          let’s go

Salve, salvete               hello                            Quid agis?       How are you? / What are you doing?

Quid est nomen tibi?    What is your name?     Vale, valete      goodbye

Ita vero,                       Yes!                              Minime,           no!

Quid est?                     What is it?                    Quis est?          Who is it?

Gratias tibi ago,           Thank you                     Sol lucet,         The sun is shining

Quota hora est?          What time is it?             Adsum,            I am present

Quid novi?                  What’s new?                Quaenam est tempestas? What is the weather?

Surge, surgite             Rise, get up                   Ignosce mihi   Excuse me.

Bene respondisti        You responded well

 

-Derivatives: English words based on Latin roots, prefixes and suffixes e.g., agriculture, aquarium, portable, lunar, octet ; sedentary, sorority, puerile, quadruped, introspection, omniscient, incredulous,   benevolent, subsequent, moratorium, deciduous, contingent

  

-Expressions, tempus fugit, (time  flies) carpe diem Veni vidi vici, Summa cum laude, per annum, caveat emptor, status quo,  de facto, persona non grata, O tempora! O mores!, habeas corpus, Morituri te salutamus, cuique

-Mottoes E pluribus unum, (one out of many) ad astra per aspera, ars longa, vita brevis

-Abbreviations  N.B., (nota bene= note well), A.M. i.e., A.D., et al, vs., q.v.

 

 

IV. LATIN 11 READING LEVEL

Students  read and understand passages heavily adapted and simplified from the original authors. They interpret the meaning of the passage based on their knowledge of Roman culture.