A Level Latin

Course summary

Roman literature has been an inspiration for over 2000 years: Shakespeare and Dante would not be the same without Ovid and Virgil; modern orators still draw on the rhetoric of Cicero. The Latin A-Level gives you the unique opportunity to read and appreciate these amazing pieces of literature in their original language, so that you can fully grasp the skill with which these texts were crafted. We read a range of Latin authors for unseen translation and as literary texts: we will delve into the epics, poetry, politics, culture and history of the fascinating Roman world. Latin is an academically rigorous subject which is why it is so highly regarded by both universities and a wide range of professions. Course Content: You will greatly expand your knowledge of the Latin language. This will develop important transferable skills - keen analysis, problem solving, lateral thinking and attention to detail – and enrich your English vocabulary. You will also study a range of set authors for the literature papers. Year 12 • Translation and prose composition (writing Latin sentences) • The set texts for study will be: • Nepos, Life of Hannibal, 1-13 • Virgil, Aeneid Book 4, lines 1–128, 529–629 Year 13 • Translation (Livy and Ovid) and prose composition • Apuleius, Metamorphoses, Book VI, 7–21 and selection in English or Cicero, pro Roscio Amerino (selected chapters in Latin and English) • Virgil, Aeneid Book 4, lines 259–396, 416–503 and English: Virgil, Aeneid 1 lines 613–722 and rest of Book 4