-- Reproducible worksheets

-- Etymology

-- Aeneida

-- Certamina

-- Periculum

-- Vocabulary

-- Stained Glass Windows

Farrago contains tips for new and experienced teachers on etymology and its place in the Latin classroom, on themes and figures of speech in the Aeneid, and on commonly confused words in Latin. The Stained Glass Windows ("Fenestrae Romanae") offer a unique activity that helps students to recognize parts of speech and endings of nouns and verbs. Periculum Latinum (similar to "Jeopardy ") and Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced Certamina are engaging classroom games that add diversity to learning.

Carl Orff's selections of twenty-four "cantiones profanae" from the Middle Ages are explored in this illustrated, dual-language edition featuring the original Latin poems with facing translations and vocabulary, complete vocabulary, bibliography, and study materials. Also included is a literary translation by Jeffrey M. Duban. This new edition contains an additional seventeen original illustrations by Thom Kapheim.

These essays survey, document and elucidate over a thousand years of Roman garments and accessories, from Etruscan influences to the transition to early Christian and medieval garb. Subjects include functional and symbolic uses, manufacture and industry, male, female and children's garb, and daily life and official dress.

This is a reader on the theme of women in the ancient world for Intermediate Latin students. It contains introductions of each selection, notes, a glossary and an index. A companion website has been designed by the authors to be used in conjunction with the text: http: //www.cnr.edu/home/sas/araia/companion.html

The transition from adapted texts to original language is a difficult one for all beginning language students, but even more so with Latin students. This reader has material that will encourage the shift from decoding words to critical reading for ideas and appreciation of language and style.