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The purpose of the Latin page is to virtually connect you -- students, faculty, staff, and community members--to the Latin-speaking world. Here you will be linked to sites relating to culture, instruction, and other Latin resources that we hope will enhance your learning of Latin and allow you to bring Latin out of the classroom and into your world.  

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  Art, Drama & Museums
 

  • Art/Architecture/Archaeology
    http://ancienthistory.about.com/msub25.htm
    In the About Network, the Human Internet site offers opportunities
    to those interested in the study of Ancient and Classical history --
    become a member and join chat rooms, forums and read the newsletter.

  • British Museum
    http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/education/romanbritain/home.html
    The British Museum contains a collection of Roman antiquities in Britain
    and will publish a CD-Rom titled Journeys of the Roman Empire along with
    other materials for research and viewing.

  • Museum of Bologna
    http://ancienthistory.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site
    =http://www.comune.bologna.it/bologna/
    Use your Italian to explore the rich Roman archeological collection that
    is housed at the Bologna Museum

  • Musei/Archeologico
    http://www.comune.bologna.it/ Musei/Archeologico/
    This site can be accessed both in Italian and English.
    The museum dates back to the XV century. Its collection contains
    archeological discoveries from Bologna and surrounding areas.

  • The Etruscan Virtual Museum
    This hands-on site is navigated by the tour guide Larth the Etruscan through
    history and his world.

  • Exploring Ancient World Cultures
    http://eawc.evansville.edu/index.htm
    This is an online supplement for teachers and students who are interested in
    learning more about the ancient and medieval worlds. EAWC is an associated
    site of Argos Project, an internet search engine site, that limits its responses
    to ancient and medieval resources.

Drama

  • Ancient Theater
    http://didaskalia.berkeley.edu
    This electronic site provides you with Ancient Theater as performed in drama, dance and music.

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  Education
 
  • Nuntii Latin
     http://www.yle.fi/fbc/latini/
    News in Latin is a weekly review in Classical Latin of the world news
    produced by the Finnish Broadcasting Company. This service is also
    available around the world via short wave radio and via satellite on
    Radio Finland.

  • Latin AOL
    http://search.aol.com/cat.adp?id=60505
    This search engine provides you with key search options and subcategories
    related to teaching resources. You may also search the Genealogy home
    pages here.

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  Food
 
  • Antique Roman Dishes
    http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/wchuang/cooking/recipes
    /Roman/Ancient_Roman.html
    Enjoy cooking recipes taken from old Roman dishes using native
    Roman ingredients.

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  Geography & Maps
 
  • Political Maps
    http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/9040/romemap.html
    View political maps of Ancient Rome.
  • The Kelsey Online
    http://www.umich.edu/~kelseydb/Maps.html
    This site provides topographical maps of Eastern Mediterranean,
    Italy, Germany and Greece.
  • Geography of Roman Gaul
    http://www.sc.edu/ltantsoc/geogmain.htm
    The internet site provides geographical material of Roman Gaul
    developed by the University of South Carolina.

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  Government  of Rome
 
  • The Roman Empire
    http://www.roman-empire.net/
    This site provides specific areas by major topics for research,
    bulletin boards, e-mail, online quiz, links and questions sections,
    along with the search engines preferred.

  • Roman Studies
    http://search.aol.com/dirsearch.adp?query=pompeii%20ruins&start
    AOL has more than 81 sites that can be viewed.

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  History, Culture & Civilization
 
  • Ancient/Classical History
    http://clicks.about.com/search/search_abc_d.asp?url
    =http%3A//ancienthistory.about.com/index.htm%3Frnk%
    3Dc1%26terms%3Dlatin
    Explore the About network. This area specializes in Ancient/Classical
    History topics, articles, links and forums.
  • Rome
    http://ancienthistory.about.com/msubmenurome.htm
    This site presents many aspects of Ancient Rome and houses
    specialized sites for homeschoolers.
  • Roman History , Coins and Technology
    http://myron.sjsu.edu/index.htm
    This site provides information in order to take advantage of the Web
    browser. It can be used by scholars and interested students of ancient
    Roman history.

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   Literature
 
  • Reading Materials
    http://www.eleaston.com/ln_read.html#C
    This collection of Latin inscriptions, magazines, classics, popular
    and readers provides information as to how to read a Latin sentence,
    prepare for an assignment and how to teach the art of reading Latin.

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  Media: Movies
 
  • Gladiator (Movie)
    http://gladiator-thefilm.com/
    Entertain yourself with Hollywood's Gladiator.
  • Latin Movies
    http://www.eleaston.com/latin_music.html#ltmov
    This site provides Latin Music, Classical /Religious and Christmas
    Selections.
  • Movies Lycos
    http://lycos.imdb.com/Sections/Languages/Latin/
    Mentions seven movies recognized by most audiences.
    These links refer to additional sources and external links.

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  Music
 
  • Latin Music
    http://www.eleaston.com/latin_music.html#music
    This site provides Latin Lyrics and Music for Christmas,
    Classical/Religious, movies and audio material.

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  Religion
 
  • Gods/Goddesses and Religion 
    http://ancienthistory.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site
    =http://www.agmen.com/etruscans/pag%5Fengl/museum/museum.htm
    Visit and learn about ancient and mysterious gods.

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Travel & Tourism

 
  • Pompeii
    http://www.marketplace.it/pompeionline/ This site has been developed both in Italian and English allowing you to answer questions about art, history, culture, social services and trade.
  • The Amazing Ancient World Ancient Rome http://www.omnibusol.com/anrome.html
    Please refer to Premier Ancient Civilization Internet Book Act I Part III Rome. Visit sites, which present a journey to the Roman world.

  Women in Antiquity
 
  • Ancient Roman Links
    http://www.costumes.org/pages/romanlnx.htm
    This Ancient Roman site differentiates between internal and external links. This page is part of the Costumer's Manifesto web-page.

  • Ancient Sites
    http://www.exovedate.com/ancient_timeline_one.html
    This website provides a chronological index of Ancient Roman history with links to internet resources emphasizing the roles of women.

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Courses and Instruction

 Virginia Community Colleges by Region Ratione et Institutio
 
   Latin Courses at Virginia Community Colleges*
(Colleges in caps are participants in the Virtual Foreign Language Classroom)		  
  Blue Ridge                      Catalog          Schedule of Classes          Distance Learning

 
 
 
 
  Central Virginia          Catalog           Schedule of Classes          Distance Education  
 

 

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 Dabney S. Lancaster    Catalog        Schedule of Classes         Distance Education  
 
  • Offers Latin Courses

  
  Danville                          Catalog          Schedule of Classes          Distance Learning  
 

 
  Eastern Shore              Catalog          Schedule of Classes          Distance Learning  
 

 
  Germanna                              Catalog          Schedule of Classes          Distant Learning  
 

 

 

 J. Sargeant Reynolds     Catalog        Schedule of Classes        Distance Education  
 

 
  John Tyler                          Catalog         Schedule of Classes        Distance Education  
 

 
  Lord Fairfax                      Catalog & Schedule of Classes                Distance Learning  
 

 
  Mountain Empire       Catalog            Schedule of Classes          Distance Education  
 

 
  New River                            Catalog           Schedule of Classes           Distance Learning  
 

 

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 Northern Virginia     Catalog | Class Schedule | Distance Ed | Compressed Video  
   
    Alexandria Campus Foreign Language Department  
   
    Annandale Campus Foreign Language Department  
     
    Loudoun Campus Foreign Languages  
     
    Manassas Campus  
     
    Woodbridge Campus Foreign Languages  
 
 
    Extended Learning Institute  
 
 
  Patrick Henry         Catalog            Schedule of Classes           Distance Learning    
 

 
  Paul D. Camp         Catalog                  Schedule of Classes  
 

 

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 Piedmont Virginia          Catalog & Schedule of Classes              Distance Learning  
   
  Rappahannock                Catalog & Schedule of Classes             Distance Education  
 

 
  Southside Virginia          Catalog        Schedule of Classes           Cyber Courses  
 

 

 

Southwest Virginia       Catalog & Schedule of Classes            Distance Education  
   
  Thomas Nelson         Catalog & Schedule of Classes             Distance Learning  
 

 

 

Tidewater                     Catalog         Schedule of Classes         Distance Learning  
 

 
  Virginia Highlands           Catalog        Schedule of Classes         Distance Education  
 

 
  Virginia Western        Catalog             Schedule of Classes       Distance Learning  
 

 
  Wytheville                    Catalog          Schedule of Classes     Distance Learning  
 

 
    Latin Online Practice  
 
    Latin Programs & Departments at other Colleges  
 
  • Boston Latin School
    http://www.amherst.edu/~bgjohnso/latin/
    This web-page has Latin links, web tools and other points of interest for the Boston Latin School alumni.

  • Conversation Latin Seminar at the University of Kentucky
    http://www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/Classics/aestivumeng.html
    This site announces the upcoming intensive Conversational Latin Seminar to be held in Lexington, Kentucky during July 2001.

  • Cornell College Classical Studies Program
    Cornell College Classical Studies Program http://cornell-iowa.edu/hmc/languages/classics/roman.shtml
    Explore the Ancient Roman World by using the Classical Studies Resources in the Humanities Multimedia Classroom web-page, Cornell College.

  • VRoma: A Virtual Community for Learning Classics
    http://www.informalmusic.com/latinsoc/#lat02
    The goal of this site is to promote Latin and Roman culture.
 

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Language Resources open book Lingua Facultates
Career Opportunities
 
Dictionaries & Language Tools
 

Dictionaries

  • Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid http://www.nd.edu/~archives/latgramm.htm
    This Latin dictionary defines more than 15,600 words and includes a Grammar aid tool that has a Latin Wordlist to help students read Medieval Latin. There is also a "Need more Help?" section.
  • Travlang
    http://dictionaries.travlang.com/EnglishLatin/
    Use this online English- Latin dictionary containing 2,300 items.

Language Tools

  • Allen and Greenbough Latin Grammar
    http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/text?lookup=ag+gram.+toc
    Latin Grammar is divided into three sections: Words and Form, Syntax and Prosody.

  • Group Latin Study
    http://www.tlg.uci.edu/~tlg/index/listservs.html
    This is a selected archive of 61 discussion groups that is found in the Electronic Resources for Classicists: The Second Generation.

  • Inflected Latin
    http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/6946/inflections.html This site features a virtual tour of Rome, Mythology, Roman History, Roman Life, Latin Language, Latin Literature and much more. Refer to the Latin Language category and find the Inflected Latin link that identifies endings for verbs, adverbs, nouns, pronouns and adjectives.

  • Latin
    http://search.aol.com/cat.adp?id=3396&layer=
    Search AOL category of the Arts then Classical Studies then Roman where one can find more than 71 sites to check-out.

  • Latin Grammar
    http://ancienthistory.about.com/msub_latin_grammar.htm Here one is able to concentrate on grammar, formation of words. A chat room and online classes are found for the person interested in studying Latin.

  • Latin Language FAQ
    http://latin.about.com/homework/latin/mbody.htm
    This site is found in the Latin Language page of the About The Human Internet Homepage along with 30 more subject.

  • Latin Proverbs & Mottos
    Latin http://www.ozemail.com.au/~enigman/latin.html Enigman's Favorite Latin Sayings includes more than 120 translated into English.

  • Tips for Learning Latin
    http://www.cornelliowa.edu/classical_studies/latin/tips.shtml The section Tips for Learning Latin with less stress provides general guidelines, specific suggestions and "don'ts". It is found in the Cornell College Classical Studies Program.

  • Latin Pronunciation
    http://www.eleaston.com/lnspls.html#pr
    This section of the Languages web-page concentrates on how to pronounce Latin. This link comes from the web-page of Dr. William Harris. http://www.middlebury.edu/~harris/h.
 
Libraries
  
  • Encarta
    This site gives access to the online multimedia encyclopedia that provides general information on the Latin language.
  • The Latin Library
    http://patriot.net/~lillard/cp/latlib
    The Classics Page at Ad Pontes Academy has access Latin texts that links to the Latin Library, Classic Links of General interests, Classical Associations and Groups, Classical Journals, Specific Sites and Homepages, Discussion Groups, Images of the Ancient World and Latin Resources.
 
Organizations
 
  • The Later Latin Study
    http://www.informalmusic.com/latinsoc/#lat02
    The purpose of this site is to promote Latin and Roman culture.
 
Publisher Web Sites (Open Access)
 
Search Engines (Language)
Use these search engines to find sites relating to Latin topics.
 

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