Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Erscheinungsdatum
16.11.2025
Einband
Taschenbuch
Verlag
DiscoverLatinSeitenzahl
374
Maße (L/B/H)
22,9/15,2/2,3 cm
Gewicht
606 g
Sprache
Englisch
Latina Laeta A1 - The Beginning of a Living Roman World
Start Latin the Roman way - by reading, not memorizing.
Latina Laeta A1 begins a twenty-volume journey into the language and daily life of early Imperial Rome. Through more than 77,000 words of clear, continuous Classical Latin, you follow children, parents, and servants as they move through the rhythms of a real Roman household.
You step into a Roman home at the dawn of the Empire - a place where days rarely go as planned. Children chase each other through the atrium, servants hurry past with half-heard mutters, a dog steals bread from the kitchen, a neighbor brings gossip that changes the whole afternoon, and someone is always dropping a stilus or spilling water where they shouldn't. Life in the villa unfolds in short, vivid episodes: warm, a little chaotic, often funny, always human. The Latin is Classical in style but written at a true A1 level - short sentences, familiar words, and scenes that make understanding feel effortless.
Support for new learners:
To help absolute beginners start reading immediately, this edition includes an English introduction, interlinear translations for Chapters 1-3, and simple word glosses in Chapters 4-6. From Chapter 7 onward, the story continues in Latin only, with repetition and familiar settings making comprehension grow naturally.
Why learners love Latina Laeta A1
¿ True extensive reading - enough Latin for real acquisition
¿ Natural learning through story and context
¿ A continuous world - the same characters return across all volumes
¿ Authentic Classical Latin modeled on Terence, Petronius, Pliny, and Suetonius
¿ Historically grounded Roman daily life
¿ Difficulty rising in gentle steps
¿ Warm, humorous, memorable scenes
The Road Ahead:
A2 widens the world with study, travel, and early responsibilities.
B1 deepens the characters' lives with choices and consequences.
B2 brings full Silver-Age prose: justice abroad, renewal at home.
Beyond B2, the story continues in the Gens et Gloria novels - full Classical Latin literature under Trajan.
Latina Laeta A1 - 350 pages of Classical Latin made readable.
Read widely. Grow naturally.
Begin to live the language of Rome.
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