Latin Study Groups

From: Kirk Lougheed <lougheed at pobox dot com>
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2020 20:10:20 -0700
Subject: Latin Activities: Update for July 4, 2020

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Group Listings:

Group: Vergil's Aeneid (Vergil)
Text: posted
Coordinator: Meredith Dixon <dixonm at pobox dot com>
Assignments:
     July 7 -- Fourth of July
     July 14: XII, 107-120, from "Nec minus...," to "... tempora vincti,"
         in which the field of battle is prepared.
     July 21: XII, 121-133, from "Procedit ...," to "... sublimibus adstant,"
         in which spectators flock to watch the battle.
     July 28: XII, 134-146, from "At Iuno...," to "... Iuturna, dolorem,"
         in which Juno speaks with the nymph Juturna.
     August 4: XII, 147-160, from "Qua visa est...," to "... volnere mentis,"
         in which Juno orders Juturna to try to rescue Turnus.
     August 11: XII, 161-174, from "Interea reges,..," to "... altaria libant,"
          in which sacrifices are made before the battle.
     August 18: XII, 175-186, from "Tum pius Aeneas..., to "... regna lacessent,"
          in which Aeneas begins to swear an oath.
     August 25: XII, 186-194, from "sin nostrum ...," to "...Lavinia nomen,"
         in which Aeneas concludes his oath.
     Sept. 1: XII, 195-215, from "Sic prior Aeneas,..," to "... lancibus aras,"
         in which Turnus swears in turn.
     Sept. 8 -- Labor Day

Group: Plautus (Plautus Amphitruo)
Coordinator: Donald Wright <wrightdonald6 at gmail dot com>
Text: https://latin.packhum.org/loc/119/1/0#0  and posted
Assignments:
     Act 1 scene 1: lines 238-255: July 9
     Act 1 scene 1: lines 256-75: July 16

Group: Ovid's Heroides (Ovid Heroides)
Coordinator: Donald Wright <wrightdonald6 at gmail dot com>
Text: http://latin.packhum.org/loc/959/2/0#0 and posted
Assignments:
     Poem XVI: Paris Helenae: lines 161-180: July 10
     Poem XVI: Paris Helenae: lines- 181-200: July 17

Group: The Elegies of Propertius (Propertius)
Coordinator: Donald Wright <wrightdonald6 at gmail dot com>
Text: http://latin.packhum.org/loc/620/1/0#0 and posted
Assignments:
     Book II Elegy 16 lines 45-56: July 9
     Book II Elegy 17 lines 1-18: July 16

Group: Ovid's Ars Amatoria (ArsAmatoria)
Text: posted,  http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/ovid/ovid.artis1.shtml
Coordinator: Sally Winchester <bcuthill at us dot net>
Assignments:
     Liber I:
         6 July: ll. 525-538
         13 July: ll. 539-548
         20 July: ll. 549-562
         27 July: ll. 563-574

Group: Martial's Epigrams (Martial)
Text: posted, http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/martial/mart.spec.shtml
Coordinator: Sally Winchester <bcuthill at us dot net>
Assignments:
     Liber II:
         6 July: Epigrams 61 & 62
         13 July: Epigrams 63 & 64
         20 July: Epigrams 65 & 66
         27 July: Epigrams 67 & 68

Group: Aeneas to Augustus (RomaAUC)
Text: Aeneas to Augustus by Hammond & Amory
Comment: Selections from Latin authors
Coordinator: Sally Winchester <bcuthill at us dot net>
Assignments
     XXIV First Civil War, ll. 1-16 [ending with proscriptionis fuit] : 6 July
     XXIV First Civil War, ll. 17-end: 13 July
     XXV Marius Defeated, ll. 1-14 [ending with esset secuta]: 20 July
     XXV Marius Defeated, ll. 15-end: 27 July

Group: Silvae by P. Statius (Silvae)
Coordinator: Sally Winchester <bcuthill at us dot net>
Text: http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/statius/silvae1.shtml
Assignments:
     ??

Group: Ad Alpes (AdAlps)
Coordinator: Sally Winchester <bcuthill at us dot net>
Text: Ad Alpes — A Tale of Roman Life by H.C. Nutting
Text: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b60534;view=1up;seq=19
Comment: easy Latin
Assignments:
     Caput XIV:
         To Venusia:
             6 July, pp. 80-81, ll. 19-33 [Olim adhuc ... incolumnis evaserit]
             13 July, p. 81, ll. 34-47 [At frater ... alte iactabat]
             20 July, pp. 81-82, ll. 48-63 [Hahahae ... sui pudere]
             27 July, p. 82, ll. 64-75 [Poeta Aeschylus ... inuit Publius]

Group: Stratagems (Frontinus):
Coordinator: Sally Winchester <bcuthill at us dot net>
Text: posted and http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/frontinus.html
Assignments:
     Liber II:
         On Concealing Reverses:
             sections 12-14: 6 July
         On Restoring Morale through Firmness:
             sections 1-5: 13 July
             sections 6-10: 20 July
             sections 11-14: 27 July

Group: Caesar's De Bello Civile (CaesarCW)
Coordinator: Sally Winchester <bcuthill at us dot net>
Text: posted and http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/caes.html
Assignments:
     Liber III:
         36: 6 July
         37: 13 July
         38: 20 July
         39: 27 July

Group: Aulus Gellius' Attic Nights (AtticNights)
Text: posted
Coordinator: Sally Winchester <bcuthill at us dot net>
Assignments:
     Liber II:
         Story 24 sections 8- 13 (on the sumptuary laws): 6 July
         Story 24 sections 14-end: 13 July
         Story 25 sections 1-6: 20 July
         Story 25 sections 7-end: 27 July

Group: Apuleius Apologia (Apologia)
Text: posted
Coordinator: Sally Winchester <bcuthill at us dot net>
Assignments:
     Section I:
         ??

Group: Letters of Pliny the Younger (PlinyJR)
Text: posted, http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/pliny.html
Coordinator: Sally Winchester <bcuthill at us dot net>
Assignments:
     Book 9:
         letter 24: 6 July
         letter 25: 13 July
         letter 26 (sections 1-6): 20 July
         letter 26 (sections 7-end): 27 July (ignore the Greek)

Group: Livy Early Rome (Livy)
Coordinator: John Isles <j_isles at yahoo dot com>
Text: http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/liv.html and posted
Assignments:
      Jul 6 5.30.7-31.4
      Jul 13 5.31.5-32.1
      Jul 20 5.32.2-7
      Jul 27 5.32.8-33.4(part)

Group: Suetonius (Suetonius)
Coordinator: John Isles <j_isles at yahoo dot com>
Text: http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/suet.html and posted
Assignments:
     Jul 6 Nero 31.1-2
     Jul 13 Nero 31.3-32.1
     Jul 20 Nero 32.2-4
     Jul 27 Nero 33.1-2

Group: Tacitus' Histories (Tacitus Histories)
Coordinator: John Isles <j_isles at yahoo dot com>
Text: http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/tac.html and posted
Assignments:
     Jul 6 2.9.1-10.2
     Jul 13 2.10.3-11.3
     Jul 20 2.12.1-13.2
     Jul 27 2.14

Group: Nepos Liber De Excellentibus Ducibus Exterarum Gentium (Nepos)
Coordinator: John DiNovo <johncdinovo at gmail dot com>
Text: posted
Assignments:
     Jul 05 Hannibal 6.1-4
     Jul 12 Hannibal 7.1-3
     Jul 19 Hannibal 7.4-7
     Jul 26 Hannibal 8.1-4
     Aug 02 Hannibal 9.1-4
     Aug 09 Hannibal 10.1-6
     Aug 16 Hannibal 11.1-3
     Aug 23 Hannibal 11.4-7
     Aug 30 Hannibal 12.1-5
     Sep 06 Hannibal 13.1-4

Group: The Satires of Persius (Persius)
Text: posted, and http://thelatinlibrary.com/persius.html
Coordinator: John Weretka <john.weretka at gmail dot com>
Assignments:
     7/5: V: 45-51
     7/12: V: 52-61
     7/19: V: 62-72
     7/26: V: 73-87
     8/2: V: 88-99
     8/9: V: 100-112
     8/16: V: 113-123
     8/23: V: 124-131
     8/30: V: 132-145

Group: Seneca’s Epistulae morales ad Lucilium (Seneca Epistulae)
Text: posted, and http://thelatinlibrary.com/sen.html
Coordinator: John Weretka <john.weretka at gmail dot com>
Assignments:
     7/5: 1.12.1-3
     7/12: 1.12.4-6
     7/19: 1.12.7-9
     7/26: 1.12.10-11
     8/2: 2.13.1-3
     8/9: 2.13.4-6
     8/16: 2.13.7-9
     8/23: 2.13.10-12
     8/30: 2.13.13-15

Group: Ovid's Metamorphoses (Ovid)
Text: Ovid's Metamorphoses
Coordinator: John Weretka <john.weretka at gmail dot com>
Assignments:
     7/5: VII: 660-680
     7/12: VII: 681-693
     7/19: VII: 694-707
     7/26: VII: 708-722
     8/2: VII: 723-736
     8/9: VII: 737-757
     8/16: VII: 758-778
     8/23: VII: 779-795
     8/30: VII: 796-812

Group: The Venerable Bede (Bede)
Text: http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/bede.html
Coordinator: John Weretka <john.weretka at gmail dot com>
Assignments:
     7/5: 5.22 (from Susceperunt autem to vidit et gavisus est)
     7/12: 5.23 (from Anno dominicae to consecrante suscepit)
     7/19: 5.23 (from Anno dominicae to necdum sciri valeat)
     7/26: 5.23 (from Anno dominicae to nobiliter instructus)
     8/2: 5.23 (from Itaque in praesenti to subiectae sunt)
     8/9: 5.23 (from At vero to servitio mancipati)
     8/16: 5.23 (from Qua adridente to sanctitatis eius)
     8/23: 5.24 (from Verum ea to genti Anglorum evangelizarent)
     8/30: 5.24 (from Anno DXCVII to Osuiu rex Nordanhymbrorum obiit)

Group: Vulgate (Vulgate)
Coordinator: Ann Boulais <periwinkle456 at email dot com>
Text: posted, http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/vul/gen.htm
Assignments
     Jul 8 Letter of James 2:1-13
     Jul 15 Letter of James 2:14-26
     Jul 22 Letter of James 3:1-9
     Jul 29 Letter of James 3:10-18
     Aug 5 Letter of James 4:1-9
     Aug 12 Letter of James 4:10-17
     Aug 19 Letter of James 5:1-10
     Aug 26 Letter of James 5:11-20
     Sep 2 First Letter of Peter 1:1-12
     Sep 9 - No Assignment-Labor Day (US)

Group: Augustine / The City of God (Augustine)
Text: posted, see also: http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/august.html
Coordinator: Ann Boulais <periwinkle456 at email dot com>
Assignments:
     Jul 8 De Civitate Dei 3.10b, from, "Sed plane pro tantis bellis…"
         through, "...ut posset pax illa persistere?
     Jul 15 De Civitate Dei 3.10c, from, "Si enim bellis etiam..." to the end.
     Jul 22 De Civitate Dei 3.11a, through, "...etiam lacrimis indicabat."
     Jul 29 De Civitate Dei 3.11b, from, "Vnde non usquequaque..." to the end.
     Aug 5 De Civitate Dei 3.12a, through, "...deam ciuem Romanam."
     Aug 12 De Civitate Dei 3.12b, from, "Sub hoc tot deorum..." to the end.
     Aug 19 De Civitate Dei 3.13a, through, "...facerent uota nesciebant."
     Aug 26 De Civitate Dei 3.13b, from, "Talibus nuptiis populum Romanum…"
         through, "et parentes et uiros."
     Sep 2 De Civitate Dei 3.13c, from, "Neque enim et apud Romanos.." to end.
     Sep 9 - No Assignment - Labor Day (US)

Group: Gesta Tancredi (Tancredi)
Coordinator: Ann Boulais <periwinkle456 at email dot com>
Text: posted, see also http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/raoul.html
Assignments
     Jul 8 Gesta Tancredi 120.7-120.13
     Jul 15 Gesta Tancredi 120.14-121.6
     Jul 22 Gesta Tancredi 121.6-122.4
     Jul 29 Gesta Tancredi 123.1-123.6
     Aug 5 Gesta Tancredi 123.7-123.13
     Aug 12 Gesta Tancredi 123.14-124.6
     Aug 19 Gesta Tancredi 124.7.-124.13
     Aug 26 Gesta Tancredi 125.1-125.6
     Sep 2 Gesta Tancredi 125.7-125.13
     Sep 9 - No Assignment - Labor Day (US)

Group: Augustine / De Doctrina Christiana (Christiana)
Coordinator: Ann Boulais <periwinkle456 at email dot com>
Text: posted, see also https://www.augustinus.it/latino/dottrina_cristiana/index.htm
Assignments
     Jul 8 De Doctrina Christiana 1.33.40
     Jul 15 De Doctrina Christiana 1.34.41a, through, "...permanere desiderant."
     Jul 22 De Doctrina Christiana 1.34.41b, "Sic enim ait:" to the end.
     Jul 29 De Doctrina Christiana 1.35.42
     Aug 5 De Doctrina Christiana 1.36.43a, thru, "...qui autem falli, neminem."
     Aug 12 De Doctrina Christiana 1.36.43b, "Cum igitur hoc sciens…" to the end.
     Aug 19 De Doctrina Christiana 1.36.44
     Aug 26 De Doctrina Christiana 1.37.45
     Sep 2 De Doctrina Christiana 1.38.46
     Sep 9 No Assignment - Labor Day (US)

Group: Medieval Latin (MedLat)
Text: Beeson's Primer of Medieval Latin
Coordinator: Meredith Dixon <dixonm at pobox dot com>
Assignments:
     July 7 -- Fourth of July
     July 14:  "The Founding of Conca...," p. 330,
         from "Interea nox atra...." to "... claustra celer."
     July 21:  "St. Benedict," p. 132, to "... totus iret."
     July 28:  "The Founding of Conca...," p. 330,
         from "Nec mora...." to "... temete, precor."
     August 4: "St. Benedict," p. 132, from "Despectis...." to the end.
     August 11:  "The Founding of Conca...," p. 330,
         from "Tum manus ad muros...." to "... voce vocat."
     August 18: "De Simulatione Regis Totilae Deprehensa"
         to "... rex esse putaretur."
     August 25: "The Founding of Conca...," p. 330,
         from "Hoc vero...." to "... tenere parant."

Group: Hobbitus Ille (Hobbit)
Text: Hobbitus Ille by JRR Tolkein; trans, by Mark Walker; ISBN:978-0007445219
Coordinator: Diana Poskrop <hariscruff at gmail dot com>
Assignments:
     July 7 - no assignment (Independence Day, US)
     July 14 - p. 190, after song to 191, 8 (mid-line)
         (ita cantabant . . . . . opportunitas esset!)
     July 21 - p. 191, 8 (mid-line) - 22
         (hoc tempore uisus . . . . . liberarent.)
     July 28 - p. 191-192, song
         (atro flumine . . . . . tibique notas!)
     Aug 4 - p. 192, line after song to the bottom
         (iam nunc . . . . . adnumerare non potes.)

Group: Wheelock Beginners (Davenport)
Text: Wheelock's Latin, 7th ed. rev, ISBN 978-0061997228
Coordinator: Meredith Dixon <dixonm at pobox dot com>
Comment: A chapter of Wheelock every two weeks.
Assignments:
     July 14: Caput 4 SA, TR
     July 21: Caput 5 EX
     July 28: Caput 5 SA, TR
     Aug. 4: Caput 6 EX
     Aug. 11: Caput 6 SA, TR
     Aug. 18: Caput 7 EX
     Aug. 25: Caput 7 SA, TR
     Sept. 1: Caput 8 EX
     Sept. 8 -- Labor Day
     Sept. 15: Caput 8 SA, TR
     Sept. 22: Caput 9 EX
     Sept. 29: Caput 9 SA

Group: Wheelock Beginners (Solida)
Text: Wheelock's Latin, 7th ed. rev, ISBN 978-0061997228
Coordinator: Meredith Dixon <dixonm at pobox dot com>
Comment: A chapter of Wheelock every two weeks.
Assignments:
     July 7 -- Fourth of July
     July 14: Caput 23 TR
     July 21: Caput 24 EX
     July 28: Caput 24 SA
     Aug. 4: Caput 24 TR
     Aug. 11: Caput 25 EX
     Aug. 18: Caput 25 SA
     Aug. 25: Caput 25 TR

Group: Wheelock Beginners (Hydra)
Text: Wheelock's Latin, 7th ed. rev, ISBN 978-0061997228
Coordinator: Meredith Dixon <dixonm at pobox dot com>
Comment: A chapter of Wheelock every two weeks.
Assignments:
     July 7 -- Fourth of July
     July 14: Caput 39 SA
     July 21: Caput 39 TR
     July 28: Caput 40 EX
     Aug. 4: Caput 40 SA
     Aug. 11: Caput 40 TR

Group: Latin to GCSE (Cullen)
Coordinator: Jennifer Margrison <jmargrison at gmail dot com>
Text: Latin to GCSE Part 1 by H. Cullen and J. Taylor
Comment: Introductory Latin
Assignments:
     July 5 no assignment July 5
     July 12 Assignment 106 Ex 6.29-6.30
     July 19 Assignment 107 Ex 6.31-6.32
     July 26 Assignment 108 Ex 6.33 translate "Tarquinius buys books"

Group: Latin to GCSE (Cullen Fast)
Coordinator: Jennifer Margrison <jmargrison at gmail dot com>
Text: Latin to GCSE Part 1 by H. Cullen and J. Taylor
Comment: Introductory Latin at a quicker pace
Assignments:
     July 5 no assignment
     July 12 Ex 10.10-10.12
     July 19 Ex 10.13 "Britain in prospect"
     July 26 Ex 10.14-10.16

Group: Lingua Latina Pars I (Castor)
Text: Lingua Latina: Pars I: Familia Romana; Exercitia Latina I
Coordinator: Diana Poskrop <hariscruff at gmail dot com>
Comment: http://www.hortuslegendo.com/castor
Comment: One chapter every 2-3 weeks
Assignments:
     July 7 - no assignment (Indep. Day, US)
     July 14 - cap. 29, 60-126, ex. 5 ; 6 (8-14)
     July 21 - cap. 29, 127-202, ex. 7 ; 10 (1-7)
     July 28 - cap. 29, 127-202, ex. 8 ; 10 (8-14)
     Aug 4 - cap. 29, 127-202, ex. 9 ; 11
     Aug 11 - cap. 30, 1-38, ex. 1 ; 3 (1-9)
     Aug 18 - cap. 30, 1-38, ex. 2 ; 3 (10-15)
     Aug 25 - cap. 30, 39-85, ex. 4 ; 7 (1-4)
     Sep 1 - cap. 30, 39-85, ex. 5 ; 7 (5-11)
     Sep 8 - no assignment (Labor Day, US)
     Sep 15 - cap. 30, 39-85, ex. 6
     Sep 22 - cap. 30, 86-158, ex. 8 ; 11 (1-9)
     Sep 29 - cap. 30, 86-158, ex. 9 ; 11 (10-15) ; 13

Group: Lingua Latina Pars II (Argo)
Text: Lingua Latina: Pars II: Romana Aeterna; Exercitia Latina II
Coordinator: Diana Poskrop <hariscruff at gmail dot com>
Comment: http://www.hortuslegendo.com/argo
Assignments:
     July 9 - cap. 48, 838-865; ex. 15 ; 16 (13-15)
     July 16 - cap. 49, 1-42; ex. 2 (1-4)
     July 23 - cap. 49, 43-76; ex. 2 (5-11)
     July 30 - cap. 49, 77-101; ex. 1 ; 2 (12-14)
     Aug 6 - cap. 49, 102-145; ex. 4 (1-10)
     Aug 13 - cap. 49, 146-178; ex. 3 ; 4 (11-17)
     Aug 20 - cap. 49, 179-214; ex. 6 (1-6)
     Aug 27 - cap. 49, 215-241; ex. 6 (7-11)
     Sep 3 - no assignment (Labor Day, US)
     Sep 10 - cap. 49, 242-275; ex. 5 ; 6 (12-13)

Group: Lingua Latina Pars I (Tern)
Text: Lingua Latina: Pars I: Familia Romana
Coordinator: Diana Poskrop <hariscruff at gmail dot com>
Comment: http://www.hortuslegendo.com/tern
Comment: One chapter every 3 weeks
Assignments:
     July 7 - no assignment (Independence Day, US)
     July 14 - cap. 6, lines 1-45, ex. 3, 4, 5
     July 21 - cap. 6, lines 1-45, ex. 1, 2
     July 28 - cap. 6, lines 46-95, ex. 6, 7, 11 (1-4)
     Aug 4 - cap. 6, lines 46-95, ex. 9, 10, 11 (5-10)
     Aug 11 - cap. 6, grammatica, ex. 8, 12
     Aug 18 - cap. 7, 1-29, ex. 1, 2, 3
     Aug 25 - cap. 7, 30-60, ex. 4, 5, 6 (1-6)
     Sep 1 - cap. 7, 61-104, ex. 7, 10 (1-7)
     Sep 8 - no assignment (Labor Day, US)
     Sep 15 - cap. 7, 61-104, ex. 8, 9, 10 (8-11)
     Sep 22 - cap. 7, grammatica, ex. 11
     Sep 29 - cap. 8, 1-35, ex. 2 (1-5), 3, 4
     Oct 6 - cap. 8, 1-35, ex. 1, 2 (6-11)
     Oct 13 - cap. 8, 36-82, ex. 5, 7 (1-6)
     Oct 20 - cap. 8, 36-82, ex. 6, 7 (7-10)
     Oct 27 - cap. 8, 83-133, ex. 8, 10, 12
     Nov 3 - cap. 8, 83-133, ex. 9, 11, 13
     Nov 10 - cap. 8, grammatica, ex. 14, 15

Group: Lingua Latina Pars I (Falcon)
Text: Lingua Latina: Pars I: Familia Romana; Exercitia Latina I
Coordinator: Diana Poskrop <hariscruff at gmail dot com>
Comment: http://www.hortuslegendo.com/falcon
Comment: One chapter every week
Assignments:
     July 9 - cap. 18, Pensum C
     July 16 - cap. 19, Pensum C
     July 23 - cap. 20, Pensum C
     July 30 - cap. 21, Pensum C
     Aug 6 - cap. 22, Pensum C
     Aug 13 - cap. 23, Pensum C
     Aug 20 - cap. 24, Pensum C
     Aug 27 - cap. 25, Pensum C
     Sep 3 - no assignment (Labor Day)
     Sep 10 - cap. 26, Pensum C
     Sep 17 - cap. 27, Pensum C
     Sep 24 - cap. 28, Pensum C
     Oct 1 - cap. 29, Pensum C
     Oct 8 - cap. 30, Pensum C
     Oct 15 - cap. 31, Pensum C
     Oct 22 - cap. 32, Pensum C
     Oct 29 - cap. 33, Pensum C
     Nov 5 - cap. 34, Pensum C
     Nov 12 - cap. 35, Pensum C

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