Latin

Course summary

A Level Latin offers an insight into one of the greatest ancient civilisations of the western world. Not only will you continue to develop your linguistic skills, you will use these skills to read and analyse some of the finest pieces of literature written. Such texts are wonderful to read in themselves but it is very gratifying to read them in the original language, knowing over 2,000 years separates you from the author. You will further enhance your knowledge of grammatical structures, so you are able to read unabridged versions of Latin texts by authors like Livy and Ovid. You will develop your analytical and essay writing skills, as you study prose and verse literature in depth. In addition, through your study of literature, you will learn about the historical context of the end of the Roman Republic and early imperial Rome.