Latin

Course summary

Pupils will develop an appreciation for the Roman world between 100BC and AD100 via a study of Classical texts. After developing their language skills to deal with a variety of authors, pupils will study a speech of Cicero and Virgil’s Aeneid, while charting the fall of the Republic. Alongside this, love elegy will be studied, giving an intriguing insight into social life in Rome through the eyes of Ovid. Finally, the pupils will study Tacitus and his insight into the development of Empire, whilst making comparisons between ancient and modern history. Throughout the course, the pupils will hone their skills of literary and stylistic analysis. Further, they will have the opportunity to develop great attention to detail in linguistic skills.