Latin 365 -- Survey of Latin Literature I |
Contents
Cicero, de Senectute: Study Guide
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| Time of composition: http://www.uah.edu/student_life/organizations/SAL/claslattexts/cicero/desenectute.html |
| Cicero's Dates |
| Roman Names |
| Outline of the de Senectute |
| General Character of the de Senectute |
| Notes and Background |
| Idioms and Useful Expressions |
| Prepositions and other little words |
Grammar Review Pages for De Senectute
Deponents Pronouns Subjunctive: Forms Independent Subordinate Sequence
Cases: Genitive Dative Accusative Ablative
Review of Verb Constructions wih Exercises
Livius Andronicus: Selections
Naevius: Selections
Ennius: Selections
Cato: Selections from the de re rustica / de agricultura
Useful Links:
The Cicero Home Page
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Cicero entry http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/c/cicero.htm
"The dialogues De Senectute and De Amicitia have been regarded as among the most highly finished performances of which any language can boast."
Sites on Roman Literature http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/6946/literature.html
LEWIS & SHORT LATIN DICTIONARY (at Perseus) http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/resolveform?lang=Latin
Latin Dictionary http://www.sunsite.ubc.ca/LatinDictionary/HyperText/index.html