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LATIN
A Fresh Approach Book 2

By
MIKE SEIGEL
Headmaster of Rokeby School,
Kingston-upon-Thames

Anthem Press
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MIKE SEIGEL

Mike Seigel has had a distinguised academic and teaching career. An
Oxford University graduate, he won an Exhibition to New College where he
read Classics. After joining St Paul’s School and Colet Court in 1973, Mike
was Head of Classics at Colet Court from 1976 to 1987, during which
period more than 80 of his pupils suceeded in getting scholarships to the
most prestigious Independent schools in the UK, including Eton, St Paul’s
Winchester and Westminster. He then concentrated his teaching on GCSE
and A level classes, as well as working as a Careers and Universities
adviser, before being appointed Headmaster of Rokeby School,
Kingstonupon-Thames in 1999.

FOR

Wendy, Emma and Alexander

and all my pupils
past, present and future

Acknowledgements

The author and publishers are grateful to the following for permission to
reproduce copyright material and illustrations:

David Camden, Leo Curran, Barnaby’s Picture Gallery, Paula Chabot,
Leslie Noles, John Traupman, Barbara McManus

Every effort has been made to contact all copyright holders before
publication. If there are any omissions the publishers will be pleased to
rectify them at the earliest opportunity.

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Introduction

I am delighted to be introducing the second book in the three volume
series which will make a complete beginner’s course in Latin. This book
continues the philosophy and practice of Book 1, with a variety of
exercises to meet the advancing needs of the students, while grammar
and vocabulary are again brought in at a pace designed to suit the pupils.

There continues to be a balance between the language and the culture of
Ancient Rome, with background material aimed at both general interest
as well as the Common Entrance syllabus.

Once again I hope that this book will make Latin a pleasure rather than a
chore, and that it will be enjoyed by pupils and teachers alike!

MKS
June 2000

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8

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10

11

12

REVISION OF NOUNS

Legends of Rome

THIRD DECLENSION NOUNS

Horatius

Contents

MORE THIRD DECLENSION NOUNS

Scaevola

NEUTER NOUNS

Cloelia

THE PRESENT TENSE–ALL FOUR GROUPS

Coriolanus

THE INFINITIVE

The Roman Republic

PERSONAL PRONOUNS

Latin Literature

MORE ADJECTIVES

Plays

ADVERBS

Theatres

THE IMPERFECT TENSE

Amphitheatres

THE FUTURE TENSE

Gladiators
VERBS LIKECAPIO

Beast shows

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35

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51

57

67

75

83

93

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16

FOURTH DECLENSION NOUNS

Chariot-racing

FIFTH DECLENSION NOUNS; TIME

The Baths

PLACE; THE LOCATIVE

Enemies of Rome (1)

MORE PRONOUNS

Enemies of Rome (2)

VOCABULARY

101

109

119

127

137

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REVISION OF
NOUNS

1

In the previous book we met nouns of the first two groups, which
we call Declensions.

Nouns likepuellabelong to what we call theFirst Declension;
nouns likeservus, puerandagerto theSecond Declension.

If you are at all unsure of these, use the tables below to refresh
your memory.

NOM
VOC
ACC
GEN
DAT
ABL

NOM
VOC
ACC
GEN
DAT
ABL

SINGULAR
puella
puella
puellam
puellae
puellae
puellƗ

SINGULAR
servus
serve
servum
servƯ
servǀ
servǀ

PLURAL
puellae
puellae
puellƗs
puellƗrum
puellƯs
puellƯs

PLURAL
servƯ
servƯ
servǀs
servǀrum
servƯs
servƯs

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N/V
ACC
GEN
DAT
ABL

N/V
ACC
GEN
DAT
ABL

SINGULAR

puer
puerum
puerƯ
puerǀ
puerǀ

SINGULAR

ager
agrum
agrƯ
agrǀ
agrǀs

PLURAL
puerƯ
puerǀs
puerǀrum
puerƯs
puerƯs

PLURAL

agrƯs
agrǀs
agrǀrum
agrƯs
agrƯs

Now is perhaps also a good time to revise the case uses which
you have so far learnt:

NOMINATIVEis used to describe the Subject of a sentence:

puellaeambulant
The girlsare walking

VOCATIVEis used to address people and is sometimes
preceded by the word “o”:

(o) puellae, ubi estis?
Girls, where are you?

ACCUSATIVEis used a) as the Object of the sentence:

puellasvidemus
We seethe girls

b) after certain prepositions:

ad puellasambulamus
We walktowards the girls

GENITIVEis used to denote possession:

puellarumlibros habeo
I havethe girls’books

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DATIVEis used a) as the Indirect Object, often after verbs of
giving, showing etc.:

or

puellislibros do
I give the booksto the girls
I givethe girlsthe books

b) to denote advantage (or disadvantage!):

cenampuellisparo
I am preparing dinnerfor the girls

ABLATIVEis used after certain prepositions:

cum puellisambulamus
We are walkingwith the girls

Here are some new nouns to be learnt before you do the
exercises in this chapter:

Likepuella:
luna
mora
porta
terra
turba
umbra
unda

Likeservus:
oculus
socius
somnus

and some new prepositions:
ante + Acc
post + Acc
sine + Abl
sub + Acc/Abl
trans + Acc

moon
delay
gate
land, ground
crowd
shade
wave

eye
ally
sleep

before, in front of
after, behind
without
under
across

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