2013 UVA Classics Day Syllabus Level I Mythology: History: Culture: Language: Creation stories, myths of 14 major gods and goddesses, mythological couples (e.g., Pyramus & Thisbe, Baucis & Philemon, Deucalion & Pyrrha, etc.) 753 B.C. – 201 B.C. with emphasis on Founding of Rome, Monarchy, Early Republic and 1st and 2nd Punic Wars; see list of Basic People and Places in Roman History AMSCO I Lessons 73-76 Level I vocabulary list; AMSCO I Lessons 79, 80, & 84 for mottoes, phrases, abbreviations, and Latin in the classroom; Level I grammar syllabus Level IA Mythology: History: Culture: Language: Creation stories, myths of 14 major gods and goddesses, mythological couples (e.g., Pyramus & Thisbe, Baucis & Philemon, Deucalion & Pyrrha, etc.) 753 B.C. – 201 B.C. with emphasis on Founding of Rome, Monarchy, Early Republic and 1st and 2nd Punic Wars; see list of Basic People and Places in Roman History AMSCO I Lessons 73-76 NJCL Core Novice Vocabulary (primary lists only for nouns, verbs, and adjectives); AMSCO I Lessons 79-84 for mottoes, phrases, abbreviations, and Latin in the classroom; Level IA grammar syllabus Level II Mythology: History: Culture: Language: Classical Mythology by Morford & Lenardon – “Part One: The Myths of Creation: The Gods” (excluding the chapter on Orpheus) and “Part Three: The Nature of Roman Mythology”; some questions in final round may also be drawn from Ovid’s Metamorphoses 753 B.C. – 201 B.C.; more in-depth than Level I with emphasis on Founding of Rome, Monarchy, Early Republic, Samnite and Pyrrhic Wars, 1st and 2nd Punic Wars AMSCO II Lesson 87, 89, & 90 NJCL Core Novice Vocabulary, in totō; AMSCO I Lessons 79-84 for mottoes, etc.; Level II grammar syllabus Level III Mythology: History: Culture: Literature: Language: Ovid’s Metamorphoses 753 B.C. – 201 B.C.; much more in-depth than lower levels AMSCO III/IV Lessons 35, 36, 38, & 39 + other sources on Roman government, religion, festivals, amusements, calendar, geography & roads Life and major extant works of: Plautus, Terence, Caesar, Cicero, Livy, and Pliny the Younger; AMSCO III/IV Lessons 33, 34 & 39 for information on Cicero and rhetorical devices; NO meter or scansion questions All concepts covered in the first two years of most Latin textbooks with emphasis on the Latin of Caesar, Cicero, Livy and Pliny the Younger; NO poetry or archaic forms Level IV+ Mythology: History: Culture: Literature: Language: Vergil’s Aeneid, Homer’s Iliad & Odyssey 753 B.C. – 14 A.D., with focus on Late Republic and reign of Augustus All topics Life and works of Vergil, Catullus, Horace, and Ovid; poetic devices, meter, and scansion (see especially AMSCO III/IV Lessons 46 & 47) The entire corpus of Latin grammar with emphasis on the Latin of Vergil’s Aeneid, Catullus, Horace, and Ovid; famous quotations from these authors (see AMSCO III/IV Lesson 48 for a list from the Aeneid) 2013 UVA Classics Day Syllabus Latin I Grammar Syllabus VERBS Present tense of 1st & 2nd conjugation Present tense of sum, esse identification and translation in isolation of infinitives interrogative sentences with –ne, quis, quid, cur, ubi, & quot -Latin to English only NOUNS Nominative Case o 1st, 2nd, & 3rd declensions, singular & plural o subject o predicate Genitive Case o 1st & 2nd declensions, singular & plural o possessive: definition and identification of English word(s) requiring a genitive in Latin –no translation Dative Case o 1st & 2nd declensions, singular & plural o indirect object: definition and identification of English word(s) requiring a dative in Latin –no translation Accusative o 1st, 2nd, & 3rd declensions, singular & plural o direct object o prepositional phrases with ad, in, & prope –Latin to English only Ablative o 1st & 2nd declensions, singular & plural o prepositional phrases with cum –Latin to English only Vocative o definition and identification of English word(s) requiring a vocative in Latin –no translation ADJECTIVES 1st and 2nd declension adjectives of the –us, -a, -um pattern noun-adjective agreement Latin-to English translation only PRONOUNS ego, tū, nōs, vōs –nominative only ADDITIONAL TERMINOLOGY infinitive, case, diphthong, macron, Romance language, etymology Notā Bene In general, English to Latin translations should only require manipulation of nominative and accusative endings of the first three declensions; Latin to English translations may include prepositional phrases with 1st and 2nd declension nouns in the accusative or ablative. All other questions involving case should require only a basic understanding of the primary case usage(s) and the inflections themselves for the 1st and 2nd declensions. 2013 UVA Classics Day Syllabus Latin IA Grammar Syllabus VERBS (Active Voice only) Present Tense o all conjugations + sum, esse Imperfect Tense o all conjugations + sum, esse Future Tense o 1st & 2nd conjugations + sum, esse Perfect Tense o all conjugations + sum, esse Imperative Mood o all conjugations in singular & plural, including abrupt imperatives o negative imperatives Identification and translation of all principal parts Interrogative sentences with –ne, nōnne, num, quis, quid, cur, ubi, quot, quandō, & quōmodō NOUNS Nominative Case o 1st, 2nd, & 3rd declensions, singular & plural o subject o predicate Genitive Case o 1st, 2nd, & 3rd declensions, singular & plural o possessive Dative Case o 1st, 2nd, & 3rd declensions, singular & plural o indirect object Accusative o 1st, 2nd, & 3rd declensions, singular & plural o direct object o place to which o prepositional phrases Ablative o 1st, 2nd & 3rd declensions, singular & plural o place from which and place where o accompaniment, means, & manner o prepositional phrases Vocative o 1st, 2nd, & 3rd declensions, singular & plural ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS 1st & 2nd declension adjectives Adverbs from 1st & 2nd declension adjectives PRONOUNS ego, tū, nōs, vōs –all cases EXCEPT genitive 2013 UVA Classics Day Syllabus Latin II Grammar Syllabus VERBS All tenses, active and passive indicative o all conjugations + irregular verbs and their compounds (sum, eō, ferō, volō) Imperative Mood o all conjugations in singular & plural, including abrupt imperatives o negative imperatives Participles and infinitives in final round only NO SUBJUNCTIVE, DEPONENTS, SUPINES, or GERUND(IVE)S NOUNS 1st – 3rd declensions (4th & 5th in final round only) Genitive Case o partitive Dative Case o with special verbs and adjectives o possession Accusative o duration of time and extent of space Ablative o time expressions o agent o comparison Vocative o 1st, 2nd, & 3rd declensions, singular & plural ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS All declensions Formation of adverbs from adjectives Comparative and superlative (including use of quam with each) PRONOUNS complete paradigms and usage of o personal pronouns o demonstrative pronouns hic, ille, & is o relative pronoun 2013 UVA Classics Day Syllabus Basic People and Places in Roman History: 753 B.C. – 201 B.C. The following list is provided as a starting point for the study of Roman History and is in no way inclusive. Students on Levels I and IA can expect to do well if they learn the stories associated with the items on this list. Students on Level II and above should ensure that they are well acquainted with the items on this list, but are strongly encouraged to fill in the gaps as thoroughly as possible using the sources provided in the syllabus. 7 Hills of Rome Aegates Islands Aequi Alba Longa Amulius Ancus Marcius Appius Claudius Caecus/Censor Appius Claudius Decemvir Ausculum Beneventum Brennus C. Duilius C. Flaminius Camillus Cannae Caudine Forks Cincinnatus Cloelia Collatinus Coriolanus Corsica Decius Mus Drepanum Ebro River Etruria/Etruscans Fabricius Faustulus Gauls/Senones Hamilcar Barca Hannibal Hasdrubal Heraclea Horatii & Curiatii Horatius Cocles L. Junius Brutus Lake Regillus Lake Trasimene Lars Porsenna Lutatius Catulus M. Claudius Marcellus M. Manlius Mamertines Messana/Straits of Messana Metaurus River Mt. Algidus Mucius Scaevola Mylae Numa Pompilius Numitor P. Claudius Pulcher P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus Pyrrhus Q. Fabius Maximus Cunctator Regulus Remus Rhea Silvia Romulus Saguntum Samnites Sardinia Sentinum Servius Tullius Syracuse Tanaquil Tarentum Tarpeia Tarquinius Priscus Tarquinius Superbus Titus Tatius Tullia Tullus Hostilius Verginia Verginius Volsci Xanthippus Zama 2011 VSCL Kick-Off Certamen Syllabus MAJOR SOURCES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STUDY N.B. This is only a list of recommended sources and is not in any way meant to be comprehensive. The sources listed for Level II and up are, however, those specifically provided by the NJCL for academic contests and certamen, and the OCD is considered the summa auctoritās for history, culture, and literature. Mythology Level I & IA: Level II and up: Any good introductory mythology text such as Edith Hamilton’s Mythology; Classical Mythology and More by Colakis and Masello; Robert Graves’ Greek Myths; Bullfinches Mythology, etc. Classical Mythology by Morford and Lenardon (7th ed. or later); Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Vergil’s Aeneid, Homer’s Iliad & Odyssey Students on all levels may also wish to use any good dictionary of mythology, such as those by Edward Tripp, Pierre Grimal, Grant & Hazel, et al. History Level I & IA: A list of basic people and places in Roman History has been provided as a starting point; sources include AMSCO* Review Text in Latin First Year; Chronicles of the Roman Republic; Classical Mythology and More and Grant & Hazel for information on Roman kings; any first year Latin textbook Level II and up: Students should begin by becoming thoroughly familiar with the list of basic people and places; sources for further study include AMSCO* Review Text in Latin Two Years and Three and Four Years; A History of Rome by Cary & Scullard; The Romans: From Village to Empire by Boatwright, Gargola, & Talbert; A History of the Roman People by Ward, Heichelheim, & Yeo; Oxford Classical Dictionary 3rd or 4th ed.; primary sources include Livy Ab Urbe Condita Bk I for levels III and up, and Caesar’s Commentarii De Bello Gallico level IV+ Level I & IA: AMSCO first year; any first year Latin textbook Level II and up: AMSCO second and third year; The Private Life of the Romans by Harold Johnston; Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome by Atkins & Atkins; Oxford Classical Dictionary 3rd or 4th ed. Culture Literature Level III and up: Language Level I & IA: Level II & up: AMSCO; A History of Latin Literature by Moses Hadas: Latin Literature: A History by Gian Biagio Conte; Oxford Companion to Classical Literature; Oxford Classical Dictionary 3rd or 4th ed. Any first year Latin textbook; AMSCO; Level I Vocab List and NJCL Core Novice Vocabulary List Any Latin textbook series; AMSCO; Allen & Greenough’s New Latin Grammar; any good Latin-English dictionary; any good English dictionary (for derivatives) *Referred to in the syllabus as AMSCO I, AMSCO II, and AMSCO III/IV