Welcome
This website has been developed for people worldwide wanting to learn the Latin language and read Latin literature.
Students in Classics should also find many useful resources on the Cornucopiae, Architecture, Palaeography and Classics sections.
High School students considering studying Sciences or Classics should read the section:
Early morning on the Appian Way
NEMO NATVS EST DOCTVS SED OMNES DOCTI FIERI POSSVNT STVDIO ET CONSTANTIA
Did you know?
There are more than 2000 years of Latin Literature that can be read in the original text. Many of those texts are classics that will endure for ever, have inspired the greatest minds in years gone by and will continue to inspire writers of future generations. A long time ago I read a text that more than any other expressed the profound debt we all owe to the Roman Civilization. Regretfully I have lost or forgotten the name of its author, but here is the quotation: "So long as mankind look before and after, the name of Rome will be the greatest of those upon which their backward gaze can be turned."
Why Should You Learn Latin?
I believe that there are four main reasons for wanting to learn Latin:
- For your own personal pleasure.
- To acquire a commanding knowledge of your own native language skills, a key factor of success in your professional world.
- To help boost your career prospects by acquiring the essential elements of a leader rather than a follower.
- Finally, to raise your personal culture to a new dimension.
For these reasons Latin should be made a compulsory subject, again. I say, again, because it used to be compulsory up until the inter-war period, and even in the early sixties of the past century it was a prerequisite subject for students wanting to learn a European language in British universities.
Knowledge of Latin means having an edge, or at least an unspoken advantage, over those who have no knowledge of this language. You, obviously, will need other skills specific to the subject area of your own personal interest. But, ceteris paribus (all things being equal) you are more likely to succeed than your opponent. I use the word "opponent" perhaps somewhat inappropriately. But, making a career during your working life means being in an extremely competitive environment, and only your personal attitude, desire to wanting that job and succeed in it, hopefully for the right reasons, coupled to your professional know-how, a component of altruism, and a high measure of ethical conduct, will steer you through this arduous course in order to reach the top. You will find that Latin will provide many insights and examples to lead you along that path and reach the top, provided that is where you want to go. Latin literature is an immense source of teachings on leadership, control and management of people and resources.