De Romanis. Dei et deae / Book 1, (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Katharine Radice, Angela Cheetham, Sonya Kirk, George Lord.
• Authors: Radice, Katharine; Cheetham, Angela; Kirk, Sonya; Lord, George
• Contents: Preface Introduction to the Romans Chapter 1: The Olympian GodsIntroduction and Sources to StudyCore Language including the following Latin stories- Saturn eats his children; Vulcan punishes Venus; Minerva's birth; Mars terrifies the humans Additional Language Chapter 2: Roman HeroesIntroduction and Sources to StudyCore Language including the following Latin stories- Aeneas travels from Troy to Italy; Horatius fights bravely at the bridge; Cloelia swims to safety Additional Language Chapter 3: Roman GodsIntroduction and Sources to StudyCore Language including the following Latin stories- Aeneas, Vesta and the Penates; Romulus is turned into the god Quirinus; An unlucky gateway; The sacred geese Additional Language Chapter 4: Favour and PunishmentIntroduction and Sources to StudyCore Language including the following Latin stories- Evander meets the hero Hercules and together they build the Ara Maxima; Cerberus, the guard dog for the Underworld; The Romans offer a huge sacrifice to the gods; Augustus builds many temples Additional Language Chapter 5: Festivals, Games and ShowsIntroduction and Sources to StudyCore Language including the following Latin stories- The theft of the Sabine women; The Ludi Romani; Spartacus; Violence at a gladiator show; Death of a charioteer Additional Language Chapter 6: ProphecyIntroduction and Sources to StudyCore Language including the following Latin stories- Tarquin and the Sibylline Books; Jupiter tells the future glory of the Roman race; A frightening prophecy; Marius and the sleeping chicks; Caesar ignores two warnings from the gods Additional Language Bibliography Grammar Reference Glossary of Names Vocabulary List (Latin to English and English to Latin).
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 478.2421; Latin language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers -- English
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781350100046; 9781350100053
• Related ISBNs: 9781350100039
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