James Morwood Boeken

Now with a handsome new cover, this outstanding dictionary has been updated and revised to meet the needs of both students of Latin, and those with an interest in the classical world. Offering 50,000 entries and over 120,000 translations, it reflects recent developments in the study of Latin,such as pronunciation and grammar. The most up-to-date and comprehensive dictionary of its size, it includes complete grammatical information about each Latin word, and indicates differences in meaning, style, and context in cases of ambiguity. In addition, it provides details of conjugation forLatin verbs, comprehensive markings of vowel length as a guide to classical Latin pronunciation, and detailed appendices of historical personalities, mythological characters, and geographical names, with English explanations of who they were. A handy resource for anyone with an interest in the Latinlanguage or ancient history, The Oxford Latin Minidictionary is also an invaluable reference for word-origin enthusiasts

This concise volume provides brief original reading matter to illustrate key features of Greek grammar and syntax. Each chapter begins with an account of the grammatical issue in question; this is then followed by a selection of passages from Greek literature, some shorter, some longer, covering a wide range of authors, and of considerable intrinsic interest.

Hecuba, in slavery after Troy's fall, fails to dissuade Odysseus, whose life she once saved, from sacrificing her daughter to honour his dead friend, Achilles; but the girl dies proudly, true to her royal blood in surmounting degradation.

Charts the historial spread of the classical languages throughout the English- speaking world and uncovers the central part they play in giving English its current shape.

Over 100,000 words, phrases, and translations between English and Latin.

Combining the best features of traditional and modern methods, Athenaze: An Introduction to Ancient Greek 3/e, provides a unique, bestselling course of instruction that allows students to read connected Greek narrative right from the begining and guides them to the point where they can begin reading complete classical texts. Carefully designed to hold students' interest, the course begins in Book I with a fictional narrative about an Attic farmer's family placed in a precise historical context (423-431 B.C.). This narrative, interwoven with tales from mythology and the Persian Wars, gradually gives way in Book II to adapted passages from Thucydides, Plato, and Herodotuc and ultimately to excerpts of the original Greek of Bacchylides, Thucudides, and Aristophanes' Acharnians. Essays on relevant aspects of ancient Greek culture and history are also woven throughout.

Useful for language learning, this title gives clear explanations of almost all the key points of Latin grammar. It also includes additional features, such as a glossary of grammatical terms, a vocabulary list covering all the Latin words found in the main text, study tips, and notes on Roman dates, money, weights and measures, and names.

The Oxford Grammar of Classical Greek gives clear, concise and easily understood explanations of all the key points of Classical Greek grammar. With additional features such as a glossary of grammatical terms, a vocabulary list covering all the Greek words found in the main text, study tips. It ensures that students have all the support they need to complement their language learning. schovat popis

Features: Covers over 46,000 words and phrases, including new Latin words from Plautus, Terence, and Silver Latin, while common irregular stems are now given as headwords Existing appendices on historical, mythological, and geographical names have been expanded and new appendices include money, weights and measures, dates, and times, as well as sections on metre, and medieval Latin With a timeline of important dates, and biographies on Roman writers, this edition is packed with interesting and useful information on Roman history New in-text boxed notes provide help with language usage, and with difficult words and constructions.

A guide to writing Latin from scratch, covering various major grammatical constructions of the Latin language, reinforcing what students have learnt from reading Latin. It contains longer passages for practising continuous prose composition.