Civis Romanus is a graded Latin reader for beginning Latin students. The memorable stories that grew from the civilization of ancient Rome are the basis of the Latin passages in this reader. New grammar is assumed in odd-numbered passages only and thus the teacher who wishes to proceed more quickly through the text may skip the even-numbered readings. In Civis Romanus students read about actual people and events while honing their Latin grammatical and syntactical skills and increasing their Latin vocabulary. . Students who finish this reader in beginning Latin (Latin 1 and 2 at the high school level) will have acquired a minimum vocabulary of 1,000 words.
Features
New introduction by Marianthe Colakis
60 passages of graded Latin readings of graduated length (from 120 to 300 words, beginning with macrons and later without macrons)
Readings on legends (including Romulus and Remus, Camilla, Scaevola, Manlius), political personalities (including Cincinnatus, Appius Claudius, the Gracchi), daily life (including Horace, Cato, Cicero's son), historical figures (including Caesar, Augustus, Agricola), and famous events (including the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, the conquest of Britain).
Special Latin-to-English vocabulary list for each reading
General Latin-to-English glossary
List of grammar assumed for each reading