Latin
Stage 6 Continuers Syllabus Resources
The new Continuers syllabus may be implemented with minimal variation in the resources
currently used, though additional items may be added as they are identified. The following list
has been developed by practising teachers of Latin, in the light of the new syllabus.
The list is not definitive and has been provided for guidance only.
PRINT RESOURCES
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Dictionaries and Grammars
Adkins, L, & Adkins, J, Dictionary of Roman Religion, Facts on File Inc, USA, 1996.
Allen, W S, Vox Latina, Cambridge University Press, 1965.
Gildersleeve, B L, & Lodge, G, A Latin Grammar, (3rd edition), 1965.
Glare, P G W (ed). Oxford Latin Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1994.
Griffin, R, The Cambridge Latin Grammar, Cambridge University Press, 1992.
Hornblower, S, & Spawforth, A, The Oxford Classical Dictionary, (3rd edition) Oxford University
Press, 1995.
Lewis, C T, & Short, C, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1879.
Lewis, C T, Elementary Latin Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1904.
Morwood, J, The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1994.
Mountford, J, Kennedy’s Revised Latin Primer, Longman, Hong Kong, 1962.
Palmer, L T, The Latin Language, Bristol Classical Press, 1954.
Platner, S B, A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome, 1929.
Scottish Classics Group, The Latin Language, Oliver and Boyd, 1989.
Woodcock, E, A New Latin Syntax, Bristol Classical Press, 1959.
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Textbooks suitable for the Preliminary course
Balme, M, & Morwood, J, The Oxford Reader, Oxford University Press, 1999.
Scottish Classics Group, Ecce Romani Book V, Oliver and Boyd, 1986.
Scottish Classics Group, Ecce Scriptores Romani, Oliver and Boyd, 1994.
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Prescribed Texts
Austin, R G (ed), Pro M Caelio, Oxford University Press, New York, 1988.
Donkin, E H, Pro Roscio Amerino, Bristol Classical Press, 1987.
Gould, H & Whiteley, J, Cicero: In Catilinam I & II, Bristol Classical Press, 1982.
Gould, H & Whiteley, J, Livy: Book 1, Bristol Classical Press, 1987.
Williams, R D (ed), Aeneid Books I-VI, Bristol Classical Press, 1973.
Williams, R D (ed), Aeneid Books VII-XII, Bristol Classical Press, 1973.
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Translations of Prescribed Texts
de Selincourt, A, Livy: The Early History of Rome, Penguin Classics, Great Britain,1964.
Grant, M, Cicero: Selected Political Speeches, Penguin Classics, Great Britain, 1978.
Grant, M, Cicero: Murder Trials, Penguin Classics, Great Britain, 1978.
West, D, Virgil: The Aeneid: A New Prose Translation, Penguin Classics, Great Britain, 1991.
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Recommended Reading List for Preliminary Course and HSC Course
Virgil
Anderson, W, The Art of the Aeneid, Bristol Classical Press, London, 1969.
Camps, W A, An Introduction to Virgil’s Aeneid, Oxford, 1969.
Commager, S, Virgil: Collection of Critical Essays, Prentice Hall Inc, New Jersey, 1966.
Dudley, D R (ed), Virgil: Studies in Latin Literature and its Influence, London, 1969.
Fordyce, C J, P Vergili Maronis Aeneidos Libri VII-VIII, Oxford University Press, 1977.
Gransden, K W, Aeneid Book VIII, Cambridge University Press, 1976.
Gransden, K W, Virgil: The Aeneid, Cambridge University Press, 1990.
Griffin, J, Virgil, Oxford Classical Press, 1986.
Hardie, P R, Virgil’s Aeneid: Cosmos and Imperium, 1986.
Heinze, R, Virgil’s Epic Technique (English translation of German original 1928), 1995.
Jenkins, R, Classical Epic: Homer and Virgil, Bristol Classical Press, London, 1992.
Knight, W, Roman Virgil, Peregrine Books, 1966.
Levi, P, Virgil: His Life and Times, St Martin’s Press, New York, 1999.
Martindale, C, Virgil and His Influence: Bimillennial Studies, Bristol Classical Press, London, 1984.
Martindale, C, The Cambridge Companion to Virgil, Cambridge University Press, 1997.
Nussbaum, G, Virgil’s Metre: A Practical Guide for Reading Hexameter Poetry, Duckworth,
London, 1986.
O’Hara, J, Death and the Optimistic Prophecy in Vergil’s Aeneid, 1990.
Otis, B, Virgil: a Study in Civilized Poetry, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1963.
Petrini, M, The Child and the Hero: Coming of Age in Catullus and Vergil, 1997.
Putnam, M, The Poetry of the Aeneid, Harvard University Press, 1965.
Putnam, M, Virgil’s Aenedi: Interpretation and Influence, 1995.
Quinn, K, Virgil’s Aenedi: A Critical Description
Williams, R D, Aeneas and the Roman Hero, Macmillan Educational, 1973.
Williams, R D, An Introduction to Virgil’s Aeneid, Australian Broadcasting Corporation,
Sydney, 1977.
Williams, R D, The Aeneid of Virgil: A Companion to the Translation of C. Day Lewis with
Introduction, Commentary and Glossary, Bristol Press, 1985. ISBN 1 8539 9496 0
Livy
Dorey, T A, Livy: Studies in Latin Literature and its Influence, London, 1971.
Feldherr, A, Spectacle and Society in Livy’s History, 1998.
Lipocsky, G, A Historiographical Study in Livy, Bks. 6-10, 1981.
Luce, T J, Livy:The Composition of this History, Princeton, 1977.
Miles, G, Livy: Reconstructing Early Rome, 1995.
Ogilvie, R M, A Commentary on Livy Books 1-5, Oxford, 1965.
Walsh, P G, Livy: His Historical Aims and Methods, Cambridge, 1961.
Cicero
Clarke, M L, Rhetoric at Rome: A Historical Survey, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1966.
Dorey, T A, Cicero: Studies in Latin Literature and its Influence, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1965.
Kennedy, G, The Art of Rhetoric in the Roman World 300 BC – AD 300, Princeton University
Press, New Jersey, 1972.
Lacey, W, & Wilson, B, Res Publica: Roman Politics and Society According to Cicero, Bristol
Classical Press, 1978.
Mitchell, T, Cicero: The Senior Statesman, Yale University Press, New Haven, 1991.
Mitchell, T, Cicero: The Ascending Years, Yale University Press, New Haven, 1979.
Moles, J, Plutarch: Lives. The Life of Cicero, Aris & Phillips, Wiltshire, 1988.
Shackleton Bailey, D, Cicero, Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York, 1971.
Stockton, D, Cicero: a Political Biography, Oxford University Press, 1970.
NON-PRINT RESOURCES
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Internet sites
Dead Romans
http://www.iei.net/~tryan/deadroma.htm
Library of Congress Greek and Latin Classics
http://www.loc.gov/global/classics/classics.html
Maecenas General Contents
http://wings.buffalo.edu/AandL/Maecenas/general_contents.html
Latin Software – Description
http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~/ccuran/scytale-descrip.html
Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/jod/AG/allgre.contents.html
Facta & Verba Home Page
http://www.euronet.nl/users/joostkok/
Latin Teaching Materials
http://www.slu.edu/colleges/AS/languages/tchmat.html
Ovid, Metamorphoses: the Analytical Onomasticon Project (homepage)
http://www.princeton.edu/~mccarty/Onomasticon
About Penn Moo
ccat.sas.upenn.edu/MOO.html
SPQR Latin Service
www.online-club.de/~spqr/index.htm
The Classics Page at Ad Fontes Academy
http://patriot.net/~lillard/cp/
Virgil Project
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/VirgilProject
The Aeneid of Virgil
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~joelja/aeneid.html
Marcus Tullius Cicero
http://www.cp-tel.net/miller/BilLee/quotes/cicero.html
Marcus Tullius Cicero
http://www.rjgeib.com/thoughts/cicero.html
Mr J's Cicero Page
www.mnsinc.com/hoocher2/cicero.htm
AP Latin
http://testprepbooks.com/Ap/latin.htm
ILTweb Study Place Virgil
http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/academic/index.html
Virgilian Society Home Page
http://vergil.classics.upenn.edu/vergilius/
virgil.org – Virgil resources
http://virgil.org
Livy
http://www.konbib.nl/dutchess/18/4/info-2042.html
The Latin Library
http://patriot.net/~lillard/cp/latlib
Livy
www.malaspina.edu/~mcneil/livy.htm
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This resource list will be regularly up-dated. Suggestions in respect of additional resources will be
most welcome and should be forwarded to the Inspector Languages, Curriculum Branch, Office of the
Board of Studies, GPO Box 5300, Sydney, 2001.
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