Books in the Latin Texts series

Contains a continuous running commentary suited to short poems. This book contains the commentary to promote in sixth-formers and undergraduates, not just an understanding of the Latin but also an appreciation of literary quality.

Aeneas is shipwrecked on the coast of North Africa, near where the Phoenician queen Dido is building a city that will become Carthage. Aeneas and Dido meet. Their doomed love is set against Aeneas' destiny as founding father of Rome.

This volume contains the explanatory sections of Cicero's speech Pro Cluentio - the defence in a particularly lurid murder case set in the provincial Italian town of Larinum. This is unadapted and exciting Latin well within the grasp of those tackling a 'real' text for the first time; a fine introduction to the reading of Golden Latin prose

The odes of Horace are the cornerstone of lyric poetry in the Western world. Now, for the first time, leading poets from America, England, andIreland have collaborated to bring all 103 odes into English in aseries of new translations that dazzle as poems while illuminating theimagination of one of literary history's towering figures.

Book I of Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War starts with an account of Gaul and goes on to cover Caesar's defeat of first the Helvetians and then the Germans under Ariovistus.

This volume contains the Latin text of Tacitus' Annals Book XV, supplemented by a useful introduction and notes on the text.

This selection from Caesar's Gallic War, intended for use in schools, includes the following passages in Latin: Book IV, chapters 20-36, and Book V, chapters 8-23. These cover Caesar's expeditions to Britain in 55 and 54 BC. Eight explanatory sections in English, with maps, palns and notes give the student an opportunity to become familiar with Roman Britain and to follow up with project work n that background area. The Latin text is supplemented by an introduction and textual notes on the text in English aid the comprehension of the Latin.

This volume presents a new commentary on the first book of satires of the Roman satirist Juvenal.

The first volume of R.D. Williams' classic edition of the Aeneid, covering books I-VI.

This edition, first published by Macmillan in 1943, has thestraightforward utilitarian aims of all those prepared by H.E. Gouldand J.L. Whiteley: a basic introduction, reliable text, suitableillustrations, and a vocabulary that gives only those meanings that arerequired.

Dido, queen of Carthage, is inflamed by love for Aeneas. The goddesses Juno and Venus plot to unite them, and their 'marriage' is consummated in a cave during a hunt. However, Jupiter sends Mercury to remind Aeneas of his duty, and the hero departs despite Dido's passionate pleas. Dido commits suicide.

Cicero's speech on behalf of Roscius of Ameria in Umbria represents hisfirst public 'cause celebre' in 80 BC. Donkin's edition, first published as one of the history 'red Macmillan'series, has never been bettered for its concise, yet detailed,introduction and its annotation covering matters of language andcontent.

First published by Macmillian in 1964, this volume is designed to introduce students to a wider range of Latin poetry thanthey would encounter in a simple author prescription. There are extensive notes on language and content, an introduction on metre and a full vocabulary.

Metamorphoses is an epic-style, narrative poem written in hexameters. Original, inventive and charming, the poem tells the stories of myths featuring transformations, from the creation of the universe to the death and deification of Julius Caesar. Book X contains some of Ovid's most memorable stories: Orpheus and Eurydice, Pygmalion, Atalanta and Hippomenes (with the race for the golden apples), Venus and Adonis, and Myrrha.This edition contains the Latin text as well as in-depth commentary notes that provide language support, explain difficult words and phrases, highlight literary features and supply background knowledge. The introduction presents an overview of Ovid and the historical and literary context, as well as a plot synopsis and a discussion of the literary genre. Suggested reading is also included.

De Imperio Cn. Pompeii (in support of Pompey), or Pro Lege Manilia, (in favour of the Manilian law) was Cicero''s first speech on public affairs. Delivered in 66 BC when Cicero was praetor, he argued in support of a proposal from Manilius, the tribune at that time, to extend Pompey''s command in the East and so take over the command in the war against Mithridates. The speech charts the moment when Cicero was transformed from lawyer to politician, but also effected a decision which led to Rome''s success in the third Mithridatic War and her assertion of supremacy in the East. This edition contains sections 27-45, where Cicero discusses how to choose a general, passionately advocating for a leader with the skills and expertise of Pompey. The introductory essay provides an overview of the historical and political context, and provides detail on the rhetorical and literary devices employed by Cicero in this speech. Detailed commentary notes accompanying the Latin text gloss difficult words and phrases, explain references to Cicero''s contemporary politics, and highlight instances of oratorical usage. This is the prescribed edition of the prose set text for OCR''s AS GCE Classics Latin qualification, for examination from 2015 to 2017 inclusive.

Deals with the events of the Second Punic War after Hannibal's victory at Canna.

The fifth book of Livy's Roman history. It contains a literary and historical introduction and a vocabulary. The notes offer discussion of historical and linguistic points of significance, and each section ends with a summary paragraph that concerns language, matters of history, and composition.

School edition of the Latin text with English Introduction, Notes and Vocabulary.

This anthology draws from Cicero's speeches, letters and philosophical writings. The text is designed to meet the needs of students today and gives generous assistance with vocabulary and has explanatory notes placed next to the Latin text.

The lively action and well-constructed plot of the "Phormio" make it an ideal introduction to Terence and to the Roman comic genre. This edition includes a great deal of help with the difficulties presented by his colloquial (and early) poetic idiom.

This is Sallust's text, "Bellum Catilinae", in Latin with English introduction and notes.

This edition of Book II of Virgil's "Aeneid" aims to provide students with help in translation, encourage them to consider the sound of the poetry, and appreciate the emotional impact of the story as Virgil portrays it.

An analysis of Suetonius' account of the emperor Domitian. The book provides a detailed commentary on matters of historical importance in the text, together with a discussion of Suetonius' life. A comparison is offered between Suetonius' account and Dio's version. Latin sources are utilized.