Latin literature
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Latin literature (Q620): The study of literature originally written in Latin. Includes the use of techniques of literary analysis and interpretation.
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A BRIEF GUIDE TO CATULLUS 7 |
This link takes you a site where you can get a brief analysis of Catullus 7, plus quite a few links to other relevant sites. |
Latin, Catullus, Lesbia, Translation | view |
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ABOUT THE HENDECASYLLABLE (IN ENGLISH) |
THis link takes you to a discussion of hendecasyllables as used in English poetry. |
Latin, Catullus, Latin Verse Metre, Hendecasyllables | view |
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Augustan Rome |
Short introduction to Augustan Rome -lecture notes for Reading Latin Texts |
Augustus, Ancient rome | view |
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BREAD & CIRCUSES (PART 1) |
The poet Juvenal famously wrote: The public has long since cast off its cares; the people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions... |
Rome, Gladiators, Bread and Circuses, Venationes, Colosseum | view |
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These images illustrate the venues and activities associated with 'Bread and Circuses'. |
Bread and Circuses, Roman architecture, Roman art, Amphitheatre, Gladiators, Venationes, Mosiac, Wall painting, Colosseum, Pompeii | view |
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BREAD AND CIRCUSES (PART 2) |
This podcast is the second of two that give some information about 'Bread and Circuses' at Rome. In Part 2 we talk about what happened during the... |
Rome, Bread and Circuses, Gladiators, Venationes, Colosseum, Chariot racing | view |
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CAESAR v POMPEY: THE OUTBREAK OF THE CIVIL WAR |
This podcast is Part 3 of a 3-part Introduction to Section 6B - 49: Cicero, Caelius and the Approach of Civil War. It describes the events leading... |
Roman, Cicero, Caesar, Pompey, Crassus, Civil War | view |
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CATULLUS 11 ANALYSED |
This link takes you to an analysis of Catullus 11 (and others) by the scholar David Konstan |
Latin, Catullus, Lesbia | view |
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CATULLUS 11 TEXT |
THis link takes you to a text of Catullus 11. You can get more information by clicking on each word and using the Word Study Tool. |
Latin, Catullus, Lesbia | view |
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CATULLUS 11 TRANSLATION |
This link takes you to a site that might help you to translate Catullus 11. |
Latin, Catullus, Lesbia, Translation | view |
