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LINGUA LATINA III
AD MMVII-MMVIII
Magistra Schuhl
Texts:1
Petronius, Gaius Arbiter. The Millionaire’s Dinner Party. Ed. Balme, G. Oxford University
Press: Oxford, 1974.
Saylor, S. Roman Blood. St. Martin’s Press: Cincinnati, 1991.
Saylor, Steven. Arms of Nemesis. St. Martin’s Press: Cincinnati, 1992.
Creighton, M. A Primer History of Rome. Wimbledon Press: Wimbledon, 2000.
Daily Materials:
3-ring binder divided into sections (quizzes, homework, notes, worksheets, handouts, and
miscellaneous)
lined paper
pen or pencil
2-3 highlighters in different colors
current text(s) or handout(s) in use
Purpose of the Course
In your third year of Latin, the focus of study shifts from primarily grammar acquisition and
usage to reading adapted and/or annotated Latin authors. You will still have regular grammar
practice to review concepts and strengthen your skills, but the emphasis is on learning to read
Latin prose and poetry for meaning and discussion.
This means that the course will become somewhat more like an English or history class, in which
the reading provokes conversation about language expression and the larger issues of Roman life
and culture.
What You Will Read
The third year is the equivalent of a buffet: you “taste” different authors and see a wide range of
styles and subject matter. There is no particular agenda to the readings except to expose you to
authors from a variety of times and with varying points of view on the experience of Roman life.
These authors can include Caesar, Cicero, Livy, Cornelius Nepos, Petronius, Horace, Octavian
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You will also be receiving handouts for various other authors, including Cicero, Caesar, and
some late writers less well known.
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(later Augustus), Catullus, Vergil, Perpetua and other late-empire writers, and Pliny. This
sampling will give you a background with which to work if you decide to take the AP Latin
course next year.
In order to provide context and background, we will be supplementing the Latin translations with
readings from a history text (in English) and a novel (in English). Seeing “the bigger picture” is
always useful when trying to understand any author, Roman or otherwise.
Daily Activities and Class Preparation
We will be doing a variety of activities in class: translations, grammar exercises, discussions,
and simulations. The anchor of the class, however, is increased facility with the Latin language,
and other activities will depend on how adept you become at the language. Thus, daily
preparation is essential not only to your progress but to your enjoyment of the class.
This preparation is especially important because in the second semester I will be introducing the
specific skill of sight-reading, which is translation from a “clean” version (no notes or
vocabulary) of a text with no previous preparation. As this is a high-level task that requires a
great deal of practice, these sessions will begin small and gradually increase in amount over
time. The objective is to have you familiarize yourself with sight-reading techniques and gain
confidence in your ability to read unseen Latin. Reading at sight successfully, however, requires
the synthesis of all your previous learning, and so the accumulation of daily habits pays off in
sight translation.
Grading
A. Running Average
I calculate your running average based on a point system:
HW: ~10-30 points
Quizzes: ~30-50 points
Tests: ~50-150 points
Other activities: ~40-150 points depending on the size and complexity of the task
The average is points earned/points possible
You average will “start over” at the second semester and is not cumulative
B. Semester and Year Grades
1st semester grade = semester grade (85%) + semester final (15%)
2nd semester grade = final average (no exam)
Year grade = sem. 1 (40%) + sem. 2 (40%) + final (20%)
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C. Late work
Assignments of less than 30 points will receive half credit up to the end of the semester in which
they were assigned.
Assignments of more than 30 points will receive 10% less credit every day for the first five days,
and after five days will not be accepted; the student will receive a zero for that assignment.
D. Collaboration on Homework
Since I oversee classwork and can monitor student interaction, students may work together in
class. Since, however, homework is graded on a good faith basis and is intended as a way for me
to assess the individual student’s progress, homework assignments may NOT be collaborative.
Receiving help on homework defeats the purpose of the assignment and thus will be considered
unauthorized aid.
E. Use of “Trots”
Translations of Latin texts are widely available, both in print and on line. Since homework is
based on “good faith” effort and we will go over all translations in class, students MAY NOT use
outside (including other students’) translations. Use of such translations (known as “trots”) will
be considered an instance of academic dishonesty.
“Office Hours”
I am available during the after-school help periods, B and E periods, and Arts/Labs. I teach one
class in the middle school, so you want to schedule appointments in advance as much as possible
because I’ll be traveling between the two campuses and not always available at the last minute,
even during scheduled help times like after school.
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Syllabus Bihebdomalis
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Aug. 28
Dies I
course overview
Dies II
begin grammar review: case uses and five declensions
Dies III
adjectives, including unus nauta, and adverbs (cross-reference participles)
HW: Vocab Test
Sept. 3rd
Dies I Nullus conventus – Dies Laboris
HW: Vocab. Test Day 4
Dies II comparative/superlative adj/adv + irregular (bonus, malus, magnus, parvus, multus,
multi); verbs – irregulars; Roman history
HW: Vocab. Test Day 4
Dies III deponent verbs; subjunctive forms; Roman history
HW: Vocab Test Day 4
Dies IV Vocab Test; verbs: imperative and participles; Roman history
HW: forms test
Sept. 10th Week I
Dies I pronouns (ipse, qui, idem, quidam, iste, ego, tu, is, nos, vos ); history: kingship of
Romulus
HW: vocab test Sept. 17th
Day II subordinate clauses: qui, abl. Abs; history: 7 kings
HW: vocab test Sept. 17th
Dies III subordinate clauses: cum, ut, ne; history: founding of republic
HW: vocab test Sept. 17th
Dies IV rel. clause of characteristic; history: heroes of republic
HW: vocab test Sept. 17th
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Sept. 17th
Dies I Vocab test; indirect question and indirect command; history: heroes of republic
HW: forms test Tues., Sept. 25th
Dies II infinitives, Indirect Statement, and sequence of tenses; history: plebs vs patricians
HW: Forms test Tues., Sept. 25th
Dies III infinitives, Indirect Statement, and sequence of tenses; history: Pyrrhic Wars
HW: Forms test Tues., Sept. 25th
Dies IV relative clauses in indirect statement; history: Pyrrhic Wars
HW: Forms test Tues., Sept. 25th
Sept. 24th Week III
Day 1 irregular verb subj. quiz; clauses in indirect statement; history: Pyrrhic Wars
HW: forms test Thurs; bring Roman Blood
Day 2 introduce gerunds and gerundives; read Roman Blood Ch. 1 and 2
HW: forms test Thurs.; read RB
Day 3 forms test; practice gerunds/gerundives
HW: read RB Ch 3 and 4
Day 4 video: Hannibal
HW: none: trips week!
Oct. 1st: Nulli Conventus: Trips Week
Oct. 8th: Week IV
Dies I Nullus conventus: dies Francis Wass
Dies II Discuss Clause Test Mon., Oct. 15th; review/practice gerunds and gerundives
HW: study for test: ablative absolute and cum clauses
Review RB Ch 1-4
Dies III quiz abl abs/cum clause; read excerpt from Cicero: Sword of Damocles; discuss RB Ch
1-4
HW: study for test: indirect command and question
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Dies IV quiz ind ?/command; finish Sword of Damocles; history: review Punic Wars
HW: study for test: purpose and result clauses
Week of Oct. 15th: Week V
Dies I finish translation; go over HW and discuss Satyricon; RB Ch. 3 and 4
HW: Ch 1 vocab quiz Friday
Dies II Ch. 1 lines 1-18; history: Punic War battles
HW: Ch 1 vocab quiz Friday
Dies III Ch. 1 lines 19-33; read RB Ch. 5 and 6
HW: vocab quiz
Dies IV quiz; review Ch 1; discuss RB 5/6
HW: vocab quiz Ch. 2
Oct. 22nd: Week VI
Dies I vocab Ch 1 quiz; read Ch 2 lines 1-13; Roman time and dating
HW: vocab quiz Fri. Ch. 2
Dies II read Ch 2 lines 13-25; history: Punic War battles
HW: vocab quiz Fri.; finish RB
Dies III read Ch. 2 lines 25-39; read RB Ch. 7-9
HW: vocab quiz Fri.
Dies IV vocab Ch 2 quiz; read Ch 3 lines 1-13; discuss RB
HW: vocab Ch 3
Oct. 29th Week VII
Dies I read Ch 3 lines 14-27; history: conquest of Greece
HW: vocab; finish maps
Dies II read Ch 3 lines 28-40; read RB 10-12
HW: vocab; finish RB
Dies III Roman tombstones: make tombstones for Halloween
HW: vocab; finish tombstones
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Dies IV Ch 3 vocab quiz; read Ch. 4 lines 1-15; maps of conquest
HW: vocab
Nov. 5th Week IX
Dies I read Ch. 4 lines 16-31; discuss RB Ch. 10-12
HW: study for test: review Ex. Ch 1 a 3, 5, 9, 12; b 3 and 8; c 2 and 3, 7 and 8
Dies II read Ch. 4 lines 32-46; go over HW; read RB Ch. 13-15
HW: study for test: review Ex. Ch 2 a2, 3, 8, 10;b 2, 3, 7, 9; c 6 and 7
Dies III read Ch. 4 lines 47-62; go over HW; history: Gracchus Bros.
HW: study for test: Ex. Ch. 3 a 1, 2, 10; b 2 and 3; 6, 9, 10
Dies IV go over HW: read for review
HW: study for test: Ex. Ch. 4 a 2, 4, 8, 12; 3, 5, 7; c 1, 8, 9
Nov. 12th Week X
Dies I discuss RB 13-15; study for test: Ex. Ch. 4 a 2, 4, 8, 12; 3, 5, 7; c 1, 8, 9
HW: study for test
Dies II test
HW: none
Dies III correct tests; read RB Ch. 16-18
HW: RB 16-18
Dies IV read Ch. 4 lines 46-62; history: Gracchus Bros.
HW: vocab/synopsis/ RB 16-18
Nov. 19th Week XI
Dies I read Ch. 5 lines 1-15; discuss Ch. 16-18
HW: vocab/synopsis
Dies II making Roman roads with candy
Nov. 26th : Week XII
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Dies I introduce Trimalchio video; Ch. 5 ll. 1-15; finish discussion of RB 16-18
HW: vocab/synopsis/grammar wkst.
Dies II Ch. 5 ll. 15-30; history: Marius
HW: vocab/synopsis/grammar wkst.
Dies III Ch. 5 ll. 30-43; read RB Ch.19-21
HW: vocab/synopsis/grammar wkst.
Dies IV Ch 5 ll. 44-54; Trimalchio video
HW: vocab/synopsis/grammar wkst. /RB 19-21
Dec. 3rd Week XIII
Dies I go over HW; Ch 6 ll. 1-13
HW: vocab/synopsis/grammar wkst. /RB 19-21
Dies II go over HW; Ch. 6 ll. 13-23; discuss RB Ch. 19-21
HW: vocab/synopsis/grammar wkst.
Dies III go over HW; Ch. 6 ll. 24-38; history: Marius vs. Sulla
HW: vocab/synopsis/grammar wkst
Dies IV go over HW; Ch. 6 ll. 38-50; read RB Ch. 22-24
HW: study for test: Ch 5 #’s 1, 4-6, 7, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20
Jan. 28th: Week I
Dies I introduce history presentations; go over and correct tests
HW: bring Arms of Nemesis
Dies II Ch. 8 lines 1-20; begin Arms of Nemesis (Ch. 1 and 2)
HW: synopsis; grammar sheet
Dies III Ch. 8 lines 21-40; AoN
HW: synopsis; grammar sheet
Dies IV Trimalchio editing with Mr. Barry
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HW: study for vocab quiz Wed.
Feb. 4th : Week II
Dies I Ch. 8 lines 41-54; discuss AoN
HW: synopsis; grammar sheet
Dies II quiz; Ch. 9 lines 1-20; Greek Wars and the East
HW: synopsis; grammar sheet
Dies III Ch. 9 lines 21-41; read AoN Ch. 3 and 4
HW: synopsis; grammar sheet
Dies IV: Trimalchio editing
HW: study for vocab. quiz Wed. ; finish AoN Ch 3/4
Feb. 11th : Week III
Dies I 1st Triumvirate; handout on conditionals and gerunds; Ch 9 lines 10-25
HW: Grammar sheet and vocab.
Dies II Ch. 9 ll. 25-41; discuss AofN Ch. 3/4
HW: vocab. quiz Ch. 9 Tues.; grammar sheet
Dies III 2nd Triumvirate; Ch. 9 ll. 41-56
HW: vocab. Ch. 9 quiz Tues.; grammar sheet
Dies IV Nullus Ludus – dies magistris laborum
HW: vocab. Ch. 9 quiz Tues.; grammar sheet; AofN Ch. 5/6
Feb. 18th : Week IV
Dies I quiz; Ch. 9 ll. 56-66; discuss AofN Ch. 5/6
HW: begin review for test: Ch. 8 English review and 8b
Dies II review for test: go over Ch. 8 work; translation review
HW: Ch. 9 English review and 9a
Dies III nullus classis: schedule change
Dies IV go over Ch. 9 work and translation review
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HW: review for test: vocab.
Feb. 25th : Week V
Dies I Test
HW: AofN Ch. 7/8
Dies II Julio-Claudians; Flavians and 5 Good Emperors; go over AofN Ch. 7/8
HW: synopsis; grammar sheet
Dies III Mystery religions; read Ch. 10 ll. 1-20
HW: grammar sheet; vocab.(due Tues. – EC for Fri)
Dies IV Trimalchio editing
HW: grammar sheet; vocab.; AofN Ch. 9/10
Mar. 3rd : Week VI
Dies I 3rd century problems; read Ch. 10 ll. 1-8; 24-31
HW: grammar sheet; vocab
Dies II read Ch. 10 ll. 32-49; discuss A of N Ch. 9/10
HW: grammar sheet; vocab
Dies III Diocletian; Ch. 10 ll. 50-54; Ch. 11 ll. 1-10
HW: grammar sheet; vocab
Dies IV read Ch. 11 ll. 11-25; Trimalchio editing
HW: grammar sheet; vocab
Mar. 10th: Week VII
Dies I Ch. 10 quiz; Constantine
HW: read AofN Ch. 11/12
Dies II read Ch. 11 ll. 25-40; discuss AofN Ch. 11/12
HW: grammar sheet; vocab
Dies III 4th century problems; read Ch. 11 ll. 40-55
HW: grammar sheet; vocab
Dies IV read Ch. 11 ll. 55-75; introduce debate
HW: Trimalchio reading and vocab. quiz (NO GRAMMAR)
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Mar. 17th : Week VIII
Dies I Ch. 11 quiz; discuss themes in Trimalchio
HW: prepare for debate
Dies II Trimalchio debate
Dies III show Trimalchio videos
Week of Mar. 31st: Week IX
Dies I review gerundives; read Ch. 11 ll. 44-60
HW: synopsis/grammar
Dies II review gerundives; read Ch. 11 ll. 61-75
HW: synopsis/grammar
Dies III Attila the Hun; collapse of the West
HW: vocab quiz Ch. 11 Tues.
Dies IV introduce Trimalchio debate; downloading videos to Youtube
HW: vocab quiz Ch. 11 Tues.
Week of Apr. 7th: Week XI
Dies I quiz; review for test: Ch. 10 review questions
HW: p. 75 sect. a and b
Dies II go over HW; review for test: Ch. 11 review questions and translate p.78
HW: study for test
Dies III test
Dies IV Rome: Total War
Week of Apr. 14th: Week X
Dies I debate preparation
HW: debate
Dies II go over HW; debate prep
HW: debate
Dies III go over HW; debate prep
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HW: debate
Dies IV debate
HW: study for test