Cambridge Latin Course ~ Book I

In Book I, the story begins in the city of Pompeii, shortly before the eruption of Vesuvius. The Book is divided into 12 Stages, with assessment tests available at the end of Stages 4, 8 and 12. 

The main language features of Book I include:

•     Nominative, accusative and dative cases, singular and plural, of 1st, 2nd and 3rd declension nouns
•     Present, imperfect and perfect tenses, all persons, of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th conjugation verbs
•     Word order
•     Personal pronouns
•     Intransitive verbs
•     Comparatives and superlatives
•     Questions

The main civilisation topics include:

•     Roman families
•     Houses
•     Daily life
•     The town of Pompeii
•     The forum
•     The theatre
•     Slaves and freedmen
•     Life and death
•     Gladiators
•     The baths
•     Schools
•     Local government and elections
•     The eruption of Vesuvius; destruction and excavation of Pompeii