This selection for school use of six hundred lines from the works of Catullus, Virgil, Horace, Tibullus and Ovid is accompanied by an introduction which includes short biographies of each of the poets, and a section on metre. Copious notes follow the Latin text and there is a complete vocabulary at the back of the book. The selection consists of these passages: Catullus 3, 4, 31, 45, 51, 101; Virgil "Georgics" 2.136-73, 4.460-527, "Aenei"d 8.190-267; Horace "Odes" 3.9, 3.13, 4.7, 3.30; Tibullus 1.1; Ovid "Metamorphoses" 1.451-567.

This useful school edition of Ovid's "Metamorphoses Book VIII," first published in the "Macmillan Modern School Classics" series in 1940, contains a short Introduction (covering Ovid's life, the "Metamorphoses" in general, the myths contained in "Book VIII," and a section on metre), the Latin text, detailed Notes on the text to aid translation, and a Vocabulary.

This school edition of Caesar's Gallic War book III contains an introduction giving background and context, the Latin text, notes on the text and vocabulary.

This school edition, first published by Macmillan in 1953, includes an introduction, the Latin text, notes on the text and an appendix containing brief selections from Livy, Ovid and Horace relating to themes in the legends and history of Rome relevant to the subject matter of" Aeneid" VIII.

The De Amicitia is one of Cicero's most carefully crafted philosophical treatises. It offers an excellent introduction both to the eleoquence of his expository prose style and to the ethical values of Roman society during the first century BC. Moreover, many of the issues raised by its content are not entirely divorced from the realities that present-day students may encounter in regard to friendship.This edition contains a full vocabulary, a biographical index, and notes which give assistance ewith translation, as well as informative and detailed coverage of language and content.

This is a complete critical edition of Cicero's Cato Maior de Senectute (On Old Age )with an introduction and commentary. The text is based on a fresh examination of the manuscript tradition while the introduction aims to place the work in the context of Cicero's writings on old age in the ancient world. The Roman and Ciceronian qualities of the work are emphasized, rather than the search for lost sources that occupied scholars in the past. Matters of text, language, and content are all considered equally in the commentary.

This volume has served several generations of Latinists making their first acquaintance with the main Roman prose authors of the first acquaintance with the main Roman prose authors of the first century BC. It includes part of Cornelius Nepos' Miltiades, sections of Caesar's De Bello Civili Book II, Sallust's De Bello Jugurthino, Livy Books II and V, and three short extracts from Cicero -- Pro Milone, De Amicitia and a letter to Atticus. All are chosen for the intrinsic interest of their content and ease of narrative.

Livy's first book covers the 'mythical' period of Rome, from the arrival of Aeneas in Italy, including the founding of Alba Longa and Rome, the lives of Romulus and Remus, and the period of Kingship up to the banishment of the last of the seven kings, Tarquinus Superbus and the election of the first consuls. The book opens with Livy's important Preface which explains his rationale for writing this history.This edition, with introduction, commentary notes and vocabulary by H.E. Gould and J.L. Whiteley, was first published in Macmillan's "Modern School Classics "series. The introduction covers the life and work of Livy, his role as an historian, Livy's writing, style, grammar and syntax, and the historical context of the period. The edition's comprehensive annotation, vocabulary and introduction elucidates essential points of historical content as well as providing all the linguistic support needed to understand the text, including glosses of obscure words, explanations of difficult phrases and grammatical support. A translation of the Preface and maps of Latium and Rome of the Regal Period are also included.