Roma Aeterna: Second Edition, with Full Color Illustrations: Pars II (Lingua Latina)

Hans Ørberg begins the book with his own description of Rome in his signature Latin prose style. He then gradually introduces adapted classical authors before introducing more or less unadapted texts from the likes of Livy, Vergil, and Cicero. The book includes wonderful illustrations and classic Ørberg glosses. Probably best to tackle after completing Familia Romana and other readers in the series, as well as some general extensive reading.

I am very keen on these books having been working with ‘Pars I’ for about eight months. I’ve also invested in the ‘Exercitia’ and the ‘Companion’ to both I and II . I’m an autodidact and tend towards perfectionism. I treasure my books and take great care of them. I read a lot. Keeping the books pristine takes continuous attention to detail and concentration BUT I feel this is an intrinsic part of the learning process. After all I’m aiming for perfection in my Latin just because… aren’t I. I received three of the series today. They arrived in separate packages. All three were dog-eared. I probably won’t send them back, as I don’t want to wreck the environment, but I know that I shall be bothered by their condition for a long time. I would NOT have bought these copies from a, bricks and mortar, book shop. This reminds me that one of the other of the series also arrived in such a condition and I kept that. I’ve bought quite a lot of books and have usually preferred to order such that the product was dispatched, etc, by Amazon. I’m thinking of changing this as it looks very much like their standards are slipping. If I were to liken Amazon to an on-line grocery supplier I’d say that it’s worth noting that they are sending bruised fruit more and more often. A bit shoddy really IMHO. If your learning Latin I highly recommend these series. Not dry or stuffy. Engaging.

This is a superb teaching text - just wish it had been available when I was a school boy. The deliberate absence of English in the book really does enable, well enforce, concentration and memory.

Produto muito bom! Só acredito que poderiam acelerar as entregas.

This is the second workbook in the Orberg series, which is the most effective method for learning Latin. My copy arrived promptly and in excellent condition, and cost a fair price. I highly recommend both book and seller.

Llegó a tiempo y en buen estado.

I purchased this book after working my way through all of Wheelock's Latin, as well as LLPSE Pars 1. I had also dabbled with the Oxford Latin course, and done some other side reading. Working through each chapter is, I admit, a challenge at first, and I HIGHLY recommend purchasing the companion book; it will save you a massive amount of time and any number of headaches. Even with my level of experience, and the companion, each chapter still takes me a couple of hours to get through, at least. This is mostly because of having to learn a lot of new vocabulary. My process essentially goes as follows: read the companion book's section on grammar, taking notes. Then start reading the chapter, one paragraph at a time, looking up (either in a dictionary or on Wiktionary) any words I do not know, and keeping a vocabulary list. I review vocabulary at the beginning and in-between sessions. Following that procedure the book is very comprehensible, and I've found myself reading faster and faster, although the vocabulary is still slowing me down considerably. Overall, however, its a great text: entertaining, and with a really stable learning curve. Making the jump into unadapted texts has been excruciating for me, but this book has, so far, been making the task relatively painless. Highly recommended.