Civis Romanus: A Reader for the First Two Years of Latin

by J.M. Cobban, R. Colebourn

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 unique 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.

Also available:

Caesar: Invasion of Britain - ISBN 0865163340
Duces Romanorum: Roman Profiles in Courage - ISBN 0865166927

Genres: Nonfiction

128 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1936

Reviews

[Bel]

Librum insulsum sed multum autem didici

[Matthew · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very pleasant graded,* Latin reader. It contains sixty short selections on Roman mythology, history and culture beginning with very simple compositions, Poeta fabulam narrant, to unadapted selections by Pliny and Martial.

This is in reference to the 1986 Jubilee Aniversary edition by Methuen Educational.

* From gradus steps

[Drianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this reader. It felt very Cambridge-esque, actually, but with different topics (history, political system, etc.). Would be good for review. Tightly-controlled vocab.