Sermones Romani

Lingua Latina per se Illustrata

by Hans Henning Ørberg (Editor)

This text provides readings from Latin authors for students who have completed the first book in the Lingua Latina series. As with all Lingua Latina materials, the text and notes are all in Latin.

Genres: Language, Ancient History, Classics

80 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2004

Reviews

[Conrado · Rating 4 out of 5]

Haec complurium auctorum colloquia in emendandam latinam discipulorum edita sunt.

Pleraque pars huius libri mi valde placuit, etsi quadam colloquia nil moror (Ciceronis praecipue).

Ceterum facile lectu. Medio in grado discipulis commendo.

[Samuel Parkinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a solid little book for anyone who wants some lesson practice that isn't too hard. The contents are varied and mostly interesting, with the exception of some of Aesop's fables - is there anything duller then Aesop's fables?
As part of the Lingua Latina series, this is the transition to Latin that's relatively 'real'. Of course, that means some of it is a *lot* harder than Familia Romana, and harder than the initial parts of Roma Aeterna.
The main issue I had was that Latin like this isn't much helped by Lingua Latina style marginal notes. They are helpful, but the challenge at this level isn't primarily understanding individual words. For the latter half of the book, I found myself pulling up translations on the internet to resolve difficulties, and therefore wondering why I wasn't just reading a diglot.
The other negative point is that it is very short indeed for the price. While I don't regret reading it, anyone wanting to save money could easily just move on to the Vulgate/Caesar/Eutropius etc.

[Jamie · Rating 5 out of 5]

So interesting to read Latin basically at my level, instead of struggling through Tacitus...I don't have to steel myself before sitting down to read it!

[Martina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Originele Latijnse teksten met annotaties volgens de LLPSI-methode.

De teksten zijn op het niveau van leerlingen in klas 4. Bruikbaar in de les: docentgestuurd.

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Liber bonus est sed difficilior est quam Familia Romana fortasse ob verborum novorum multitudinem.

[André · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great collection of texts from a wide range of Latin authors, with varying degrees of difficulty and topics. Some of the texts made me want to read more of certain authors. The (monolingual!) explanations, pictures and annotations next to the text – Ørberg's method – were immensely helpful. My recommendation, after reading his Familia Romana.
The only negative point I'd like to raise is that some of the texts are a bit too difficult to understand and would need even more annotations.

[Gregorius Minor · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've got a bit sick of reading about Roman history again and again, but there are also stories in this book and the history parts are way less well known than the history parts chosen in most Latin learning books. It is actually a good book though.

[Emmanuel Wallart · Rating 5 out of 5]

clarissimus liber. Facilis legere.